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Headhunter : 10/21/2014 8:55 am
team and completely stopped following your old team and are all in on your new team in any sport at any level? I mean rooting for at least 10 years for the old team before the switch
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I understand it for people who move to different geographic regions  
jcn56 : 10/21/2014 9:59 am : link
I had a friend in college who relocated to California, and became a 49ers fan (he was a Jets fan here). He still roots for the Jets, but he's a 49ers fan who goes to games regularly there. Seeing as there's rarely any conflict between the two, I can understand it - although he barely seems to care about the Jets anymore. Not sure if it's just his new fandom or the team's lack of success that caused it though.

Now, had the same guy relocated to NE and started rooting for the Patriots? That would be some strange concept of fandom to me, IMO.
One of my best buddies didn't like football until we were late 20s.  
BeerFridge : 10/21/2014 9:59 am : link
He picked the Jets because they had Parcells and Testaverde. To his credit, he stuck it out for a bunch of years. He recently switched to the Giants because of the Jets bringing in Michael Vick. (ok, I guess)
Eric  
Greg from LI : 10/21/2014 10:01 am : link
That's why one championship that always bugged me was the 1996 Stanley Cup. Nordqiues fans suffered through years of awful teams, then their team rises from the ashes to become a contender, and what happened? They skip town and win a Cup. People in Denver invested NOTHING in that team and reaped instant benefits.
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arcarsenal : 10/21/2014 10:06 am : link
I think all it says is that you aren't much of a fan in the first place.

Personally, I could never do it. I'm a Giants/Rangers/Mets/Knicks fan and none of those 4 will ever change.
RE: I guess what I find odd is the idea of just  
pjcas18 : 10/21/2014 10:07 am : link
In comment 11933425 Greg from LI said:
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For me it's something almost primal in nature. It's like being born into a tribe. I literally was raised to be a fan of the Giants, Yankees, Rangers and Knicks. It was every bit a part of my upbringing as eating my vegetables and making my bed. I could never even fathom changing allegiances - it would be like changing my last name.


Well I picked the Canadiens when I was young. Like 10 years old. My father was a Rangers fan, but when I started playing hockey the Canadiens were the best team in the league and when we'd get hockey games on TV, which was rare, it was the Canadiens, and I was told by my dad "watch that guy play if you're going to play defense" and it was Chris Chelios. So I was hooked from that point on.

The fact they won a couple championships early on once I began following them cemented the deal.

I did "follow" the Whalers because we'd get free tickets a lot, and I know a lot about the franchise (best live game I've seen was game 6 1991 Bruins Whalers), but I was never a fan.

Never....  
BillKo : 10/21/2014 10:21 am : link
and I'm not the type that has "second teams" or teams in other conferences.

Wasn't Jody McDonald a guy who was a Jets fan, but the Cowboys were his NFC team. WTF?? LOL.......

I can appreciate good players on other teams, but that is as far as it goes.

I'm with my teams thru good and bad...........
RE: RE: I guess what I find odd is the idea of just  
BillKo : 10/21/2014 10:22 am : link
In comment 11933458 pjcas18 said:
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In comment 11933425 Greg from LI said:


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For me it's something almost primal in nature. It's like being born into a tribe. I literally was raised to be a fan of the Giants, Yankees, Rangers and Knicks. It was every bit a part of my upbringing as eating my vegetables and making my bed. I could never even fathom changing allegiances - it would be like changing my last name.



Well I picked the Canadiens when I was young. Like 10 years old. My father was a Rangers fan, but when I started playing hockey the Canadiens were the best team in the league and when we'd get hockey games on TV, which was rare, it was the Canadiens, and I was told by my dad "watch that guy play if you're going to play defense" and it was Chris Chelios. So I was hooked from that point on.

The fact they won a couple championships early on once I began following them cemented the deal.

I did "follow" the Whalers because we'd get free tickets a lot, and I know a lot about the franchise (best live game I've seen was game 6 1991 Bruins Whalers), but I was never a fan.


PJ - what game was that? I recall, being a Bruins fan, a game where the Bruins scored four goals in the third period and erased a 5-2 deficit versus Hart (or something of that sort). But I thought that game was in 1990.
i switched baseball allegiance  
FJ : 10/21/2014 10:23 am : link
Growing up, I was a Yankee much to the dismay of my father who still rooted from the SF Giants even though they had moved to the west coast may years earlier. Despite being a fan of the Yankees, I really couldn't stand George Steinbrenner. In 1980, when the Yankees won 103 games, but failed to reach the World Series, Steinbrenner fired the manager, Dick Howser, who had done an excellent job. That was the last straw for me. I decided I could no longer root for that team.

I was basically without a team for 2 seasons until the Mets traded for Keith Hernandez in 1983. The Mets had been a laughingstock for so long, but that move told me that they were finally committed to winning. They followed that up with the trade for Gary Carter and became one of the top teams for a number of years.

I don't follow baseball that closely any more, but I still root for the Mets and despise the Yankees.
No  
Route 9 in LEH : 10/21/2014 10:28 am : link
I only liked the Giants, Yankees and Rangers for as long as I can remember. I don't follow basketball at all and have a very hard time watching it. If I were to say I was a fan of one team it would be, the Brooklyn Nets? I did attend games with my mom back in 2002-2004 but eh. I don't have any "second" favorite teams either. I guess my second favorite team would be whoever plays the Eagles or Cowboys in the playoffs, if they play each other, I gotta go with the Cowboys...

"What the fuck?? How can you root for the Cowboys" -every person that lives north of Brick
RE: Eric  
EricNY33 : 10/21/2014 10:35 am : link
In comment 11933441 Greg from LI said:
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That's why one championship that always bugged me was the 1996 Stanley Cup. Nordqiues fans suffered through years of awful teams, then their team rises from the ashes to become a contender, and what happened? They skip town and win a Cup. People in Denver invested NOTHING in that team and reaped instant benefits.


but that wasn't their doing. I can't fault the fans for that. It's not like the fans were the ones that moved the team.
What about a "2nd Team" in another conference....  
ThatLimerickGuy : 10/21/2014 10:39 am : link
For example, I would root for the Giants to beat the ever living shit out of a bunch of nuns and priests (on the football field of course :0) but I do have to say that for some reason, I do like to root for the Pats (of course unless they play the Giants or a team where a win would affect the giants chances in ANY way, shape or form- basically any NFC team if the Giants are still in it).

Maybe it's my hatred for the Jets (they are my #3 most hated franchise behind eagles and cowboys- somehow they are ahead of the skins on my hate list...but I digress.)

Maybe it's the Belichik connection to the Gmen or maybe it's just that Tom Brady is sooo dreamy.

Can't explain it. Maybe I just like cheaters?

I've come REALLY close to ditching the Islanders over the years  
islander1 : 10/21/2014 10:44 am : link
If they had moved away, I'm really not sure what I would've ever done. Cheer them in Seattle or wherever they went? I suppose I could've reconciled cheering for the Rangers, but good grief how weird would that be. At least (unlike the Devils) the Rangers are New York through and through.

I've tried to get behind the Capitals here in the DC area, but I never could. Even as the Islanders have sucked for the better part of 25 years. I never wanted to wear anything Caps wise. I just couldn't get into it.

The Knicks, it was easier for me as basketball is hands down my least favorite sport to watch on TV. I do get into college basketball a little bit, that's probably because my school VCU has been fairly good for a long period of time now - pretty much since I went there in the 90's. Sure, they are mainstream now, but even back in the Kendrick Warren days the boys were tripping people up in the tournament and competing for the CAA every year.
no edit button  
islander1 : 10/21/2014 10:48 am : link
just wanted to re-emphasize that the only thing that might have made me switch allegiances was the Islanders leaving New York.

I don't think that's particularly clear in my previous post header.

All these years I've sorta stopped watching hockey much. Although part of that is still based on the fact I had to physically stop playing hockey due to a bad kidney disease over ten years ago. Some wounds are still slow to heal. Sometimes it's tough for me to watch hockey because it reminds me of what I can't do anymore.
I was a Rangers fan until 1975  
Peter in Atlanta : 10/21/2014 10:50 am : link
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If I didn't leave the Knicks,  
kmed : 10/21/2014 10:52 am : link
I can't imagine a scenario in which I would leave a team.
RE: What about a  
islander1 : 10/21/2014 10:52 am : link
In comment 11933572 ThatLimerickGuy said:
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For example, I would root for the Giants to beat the ever living shit out of a bunch of nuns and priests (on the football field of course :0) but I do have to say that for some reason, I do like to root for the Pats (of course unless they play the Giants or a team where a win would affect the giants chances in ANY way, shape or form- basically any NFC team if the Giants are still in it).

Maybe it's my hatred for the Jets (they are my #3 most hated franchise behind eagles and cowboys- somehow they are ahead of the skins on my hate list...but I digress.)

Maybe it's the Belichik connection to the Gmen or maybe it's just that Tom Brady is sooo dreamy.

Can't explain it. Maybe I just like cheaters?


See, I'm somewhat of a second team Ravens fan. Again, I'd NEVER wear any Ravens apparel. No way. I was p*ssed as all get out when they spanked us a couple years ago.

But like you said, it's not a conflict of interest (usually), and I live in Baltimore, have friends who are hardcore fans. Most Raven fans I know aren't proud of the Ray Rice handling, most of them accept/acknowledge what Ray Lewis did.

Same with the Orioles. I'm a Mets fan so again, Orioles aren't direct competition. Especially now, with Buck in charge. I have a ton of respect for him as a manager.
If the Giants were to miss the playoffs in 2014 ...ha!  
Route 9 in LEH : 10/21/2014 10:53 am : link
This is who I guess I would pull for...

1) not Philly
2) not Dallas
3) I guess the Colts because of Bradshaw and Andrew Luck is a great QB
4) Broncos?
The only league I have jumped around was the NBA  
Vin R : 10/21/2014 10:56 am : link
I wanted to be an all NY fan.. Just couldn't be a Knicks fan for some reason. But now since the Nets moved to BK.. I'm all NY.
RE: I guess what I find odd is the idea of just  
BrettNYG10 : 10/21/2014 11:03 am : link
In comment 11933425 Greg from LI said:
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For me it's something almost primal in nature. It's like being born into a tribe. I literally was raised to be a fan of the Giants, Yankees, Rangers and Knicks. It was every bit a part of my upbringing as eating my vegetables and making my bed. I could never even fathom changing allegiances - it would be like changing my last name.


My dad's a Jets fan. He ingrained hockey into me, though, which is where I get my Rangers allegiance from (thanks for the shitty eyesight and shitty team allegiance!)
My dad is a Raiders fan  
Vin R : 10/21/2014 11:09 am : link
but my older brother is a Giants fan and when the Giants went to Super Bowl 21 my brother got this Giants helmet with the Super Bowl patch on it. It was above my crib and the rest is history.
I liked St John's basketball in high school, and for a few years was  
Mad Mike : 10/21/2014 11:10 am : link
pretty into them (Walter Berry, Mark Jackson, Shelton Jones). I don't have any connection to the school, and it's not a family thing to root for them, so when I went to a school with D-1 basketball, I became a big fan and lost interest in St John's. I've always been primarily a pro fan though, and I've never switched from any of those. (If Dolan ever brings back Isiah though...).
RE: The only league I have jumped around was the NBA  
EricNY33 : 10/21/2014 11:14 am : link
In comment 11933621 Vin R said:
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I wanted to be an all NY fan.. Just couldn't be a Knicks fan for some reason. But now since the Nets moved to BK.. I'm all NY.


What reason is that?
A friend of mine in middle school was a die hard Knicks fan  
Vin R : 10/21/2014 11:16 am : link
wore Knicks gear everyday and just would not shut up about them
Never!  
butler : 10/21/2014 11:23 am : link
I was a Whalers fan when I was a kid and ditched the NHL when they moved. I think I would be justified in picking another team since the team moved on me, but I just can't do it.
RE: RE: RE: I guess what I find odd is the idea of just  
pjcas18 : 10/21/2014 11:24 am : link
In comment 11933507 BillKo said:
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In comment 11933425 Greg from LI said:


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For me it's something almost primal in nature. It's like being born into a tribe. I literally was raised to be a fan of the Giants, Yankees, Rangers and Knicks. It was every bit a part of my upbringing as eating my vegetables and making my bed. I could never even fathom changing allegiances - it would be like changing my last name.



Well I picked the Canadiens when I was young. Like 10 years old. My father was a Rangers fan, but when I started playing hockey the Canadiens were the best team in the league and when we'd get hockey games on TV, which was rare, it was the Canadiens, and I was told by my dad "watch that guy play if you're going to play defense" and it was Chris Chelios. So I was hooked from that point on.

The fact they won a couple championships early on once I began following them cemented the deal.

I did "follow" the Whalers because we'd get free tickets a lot, and I know a lot about the franchise (best live game I've seen was game 6 1991 Bruins Whalers), but I was never a fan.




PJ - what game was that? I recall, being a Bruins fan, a game where the Bruins scored four goals in the third period and erased a 5-2 deficit versus Hart (or something of that sort). But I thought that game was in 1990.


Sorry, yes it was 1990, game 6, Whalers won in OT in Hartford. Bruins won in 7 at home.

Those two teams were stacked. B's had Bourque, Neely, Wesley, Janney, Carpenter, etc.

But the Whale was loaded: Francis, Dineen, Ferraro, little ball of hate (Pat Verbeek), Scott Young, Ulf Samuelsson, Sylvain Cote.

great great old Adams division series. Every game was a 1-goal or 2-goal dog fight.
Vin, explain this...  
kmed : 10/21/2014 11:25 am : link
You were a Pistons fan when they were winning. Then when they started sucking, you became a bulls fan. Now you're a nets fan???? Dork
RE: Vin, explain this...  
Vin R : 10/21/2014 11:30 am : link
In comment 11933682 kmed said:
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You were a Pistons fan when they were winning. Then when they started sucking, you became a bulls fan. Now you're a nets fan???? Dork


Knew you would chime in!
Step father was a Pistons fan, wanted to build a closer bond.
Was always a Rip fan, so I just followed him then Rip retired. Nets moved to BK and whala! Dork
I TRIED IT A COUPLE OF YEARS  
old man : 10/21/2014 11:47 am : link
with baseball a bajillion years ago; enjoyed the wins but it was like cheating on your wife; the thrill lasted as long as the hard did, when that subsided and after about 5 minutes there was no interest in the thrill-er.
Came back 'home'.
SwirlingEddie: New England has been full of those the last 20 years, since Big Bill arrived.
And when my cousin runs into any former Giants fan that says they were Giants fans but are now Patriots fans he simply says:"You should be ashamed of yourself".
Nah.  
Dave in Hoboken : 10/21/2014 11:56 am : link
Giant/Yankee fan for life. The other teams can suck it.
Yes  
mcr2343 : 10/21/2014 12:05 pm : link
Was a die hard Yankees fan growing up in MO and Philly in the late 80s and early 90s (due to my dad and Donny baseball). Stuck with them through college in Philly and went to a few WS games in lat 90s

For some reason though when they began really acquiring the high-priced players (clemens, giambi, mussina, etc) my interest waned...I actually always thought of them as an underdog despite the storied history because until 95 they were so bad for so long.

Being in Philly I grew to root for the Phillies, going to games, friends, etc. Once I was out of college my overall interest in baseball declined and I found myself rooting for both independently. The Phillies run in 2007/2008 really pushed me over the edge to them and by 2009 I was rooting for the Phils vehemently in the WS.

It's far easier and more fun to be a fan of the home team and it was an easy transition bc until 2009 there was never really any overlap

That said, fuck the Eagles. I hate that team sometimes more than I love the Giants.
I started as a Lakers fan in the early 80s.  
Matt M. : 10/21/2014 12:07 pm : link
I loved Magic and heard a lot of stories from my mom about Lew Alcindor. She saw him play a few times in HS. So, they were my team.

But, in college I loved Georgetown. When Ewing was drafted by the Knicks I became an instant Knicks fan and have been ever since. I still rooted for the Lakers for a little while, but lost interest after Magic left and despised them once they signed Shaq.
I think if I stopped rooting for the Giants  
Curtis in VA : 10/21/2014 12:11 pm : link
I would just stop watching football. I could never change teams.
I'm a diehard Giants and Yankee fan...those allegiances will never  
BLUATHRT : 10/21/2014 12:23 pm : link
change. I grew up a Rangers fan but when I moved to Buffalo we has season tickets to the Sabres games and I became a fan of them along with the Rangers. I used to follow the Sonics before they moved to OKC,now I just hate the NBA.
Old man  
Route 9 in LEH : 10/21/2014 12:29 pm : link
Lol
Yes. I have in  
Yorkgfan17 : 10/21/2014 1:38 pm : link
College football
Hockey
for me these things  
bluepepper : 10/21/2014 2:35 pm : link
are inherited from my dad. Giants, Yankees and Knicks. Could not go with any other teams even if I moved across the country. I don't understand people who switch. Only exception is if your team moves like the Dodgers and Colts.
I followed the Angels when I move to LA in 81  
ed90631 : 10/21/2014 6:19 pm : link
I never stopped following any NY team (Mets,Jets,Yanks,Giants,Islanders) and once I could get them on cable or satellite I stopped watching the Angels.
You follow  
pjcas18 : 10/21/2014 6:22 pm : link
the Jets and Giants?
Spike Lee was on Francesa today..  
arcarsenal : 10/21/2014 6:24 pm : link
Mike called him a bandwagon phony when Spike said he was a Mets fan but switched to the Yankees later on. It was funny.
I can't imagine switching to root for another team  
OlyWAJintsFan : 10/21/2014 6:32 pm : link
I still root for all the teams I rooted for when I was 5 years old. 40+ years later its still the same even though I have moved 3000 miles from where I grew up. Changing my teams would be akin to changing my being, personality or history - I just can't fathom it.
Knicks to Nets  
Dylan fan : 10/21/2014 10:20 pm : link
When the Nets got Dr. J in 1973, I pretty much stopped caring much about the Knicks, although I never rooted for another NBA team. Soon became a serious Nets fan until they had to trade him to the 76ers in order to get into the NBA. Then I stopped caring about basketball completely.

Aside from being a Giants fan, I rooted for the Vikes & Raiders from 1968 to 1980. Stopped caring about both after Fran & Stabler retired.
the only way I could ever see  
WeatherMan : 10/21/2014 10:32 pm : link
a reason for a team change is if they relocated. I knew a lot of Whalers fans who had zero interest in following the Hurricanes in 1998.
no way - Giants and Yanks since the late '50s,  
Del Shofner : 10/21/2014 10:38 pm : link
Knicks and Rangers since the early '60s. With all the suckinesss I've seen at different points from those teams in 50+ years (along with the great moments), I'd have changed by now if I was ever going to.

However, I've followed soccer more and more over the years and watch more of it at times than the "four major" sports, especially if my four NY teams aren't doing too well. I don't have a favorite team in soccer, though, other than the USMNT (which I will almost always watch).
Yeah, it was all ingrained to me from my Dad.  
Davisian : 10/21/2014 10:39 pm : link
Rangers, Giants, Yanks, Knicks and there was no "second" teams in any sport.

I did kinda root for 'Cuse growing up, simply because we went to a couple games at the dome, but my Dad didn't care much so I never really had a college team and didn't pay much attention to Saturday football until I went to my first WVU game..


Now that we've moved to Denver, I really fucking hate their sports teams. My kids proudly wear their Giants gear on Friday "Spirit" days at school.








RE: Yeah, it was all ingrained to me from my Dad.  
B in ALB : 10/21/2014 10:48 pm : link
In comment 11935099 Davisian said:
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Rangers, Giants, Yanks, Knicks and there was no "second" teams in any sport.

I did kinda root for 'Cuse growing up, simply because we went to a couple games at the dome, but my Dad didn't care much so I never really had a college team and didn't pay much attention to Saturday football until I went to my first WVU game..


Now that we've moved to Denver, I really fucking hate their sports teams. My kids proudly wear their Giants gear on Friday "Spirit" days at school.









That's a nice story Davis. But didn't you switch teams the first time the Banghamton 7 penetrated your balloon knot during freshman ball?

Seriously though. How's Denver? One of my friends lives out there and hefucking loves it. I've been out there on a ton of trips and it's a great spot. Sort of.

Surprised you didn't jump on the first puddle jumper to Wheeler after the big win last week to get a taste of victory. Good stuff by the trash bags.
I didn't get a date for the freshman ball...  
Davisian : 10/21/2014 10:56 pm : link
It's fuckin great out here, sports teams aside. Should have made the move when the kids were even younger. I still love Binghamton and for all the shit it takes, it's an awesome place to raise a family, especially when you have family around (which is what I miss most), but we're fuckin lovin it.


WVU's in Morgantown, fuck Wheeling. I tried to burn a couch on Saturday, but my wife kibosh'd it. That bitch. Great fuckin win tho.


I think the only plausible reason to switch teams  
David in LA : 10/21/2014 11:01 pm : link
is if your team is held hostage by a completely inept owner.
RE: I didn't get a date for the freshman ball...  
B in ALB : 10/21/2014 11:04 pm : link
In comment 11935117 Davisian said:
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It's fuckin great out here, sports teams aside. Should have made the move when the kids were even younger. I still love Binghamton and for all the shit it takes, it's an awesome place to raise a family, especially when you have family around (which is what I miss most), but we're fuckin lovin it.


WVU's in Morgantown, fuck Wheeling. I tried to burn a couch on Saturday, but my wife kibosh'd it. That bitch. Great fuckin win tho.



I think we used to fly into Bridgeport maybe? It was like North Central Airport or some shit. Fucking ridiculous. You'd land and taxi on the same fucking runway. Weird shit. Third world country stuff. All kinds of missing teeth handling our precious helmets and pads.
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SanFranGiantsFan : 10/22/2014 7:00 am : link
No. I do watch & root for the Pats however, as long as it doesn't interfere with the Giants. I have family from New England who are diehards & I do like Belichick (former Giant) and Brady. And we own them so they have nothing on us.

I do notice that as I get older, I only religiously still follow the Giants, ND football, & UNC basketball.
RE: ...  
Greg from LI : 10/22/2014 8:13 am : link
In comment 11935229 SanFranGiantsFan said:
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the Giants, ND football, & UNC basketball.


hahaha....Mook has a clone!
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