Hartford Whalers????????????????
Now I've heard it all!!!!!!!!!!!
How in the world can you put the Hartford Whalers in the same group as the other 3 great teams you just named??
Celtics, RedSox and Cowboys....
What the hell were you thinking when you picked the Whalers, who were nothing back then, and are not even in the league today? If you liked Redsox and Celtics so much, why didn't you choose the Bruins at least...
Whalers????????????? I can't believe I just heard that..
The Whalers?????????????????????????????? LOL
Now I've heard it all!!!!!!!!!!!
How in the world can you put the Hartford Whalers in the same group as the other 3 great teams you just named??
Celtics, RedSox and Cowboys....
What the hell were you thinking when you picked the Whalers, who were nothing back then, and are not even in the league today? If you liked Redsox and Celtics so much, why didn't you choose the Bruins at least...
Whalers????????????? I can't believe I just heard that..
The Whalers?????????????????????????????? LOL
Dante is right, people change teams b/c they are band wagon jumpers and generally not true sports fans.
Its easy to call them out on it..Just ask them some questions like so:
1) ask them to name their 3 all time players on their "favorite" team, that type of thing..
2) ask them do you like so and so b/c you are from there and you usually can find out in their answer if they are a legit fan or a dumbass bandwagon jumper.
personally mine are
1) Vikings (from minny)
2) twins
3) nuggets (lived in colo when twolves came)
4) avs
5) cu buffs (alum)
Never will understand why people flip flop on teams..guess its an insecurity/need to feel loved thing..
Its easy to call them out on it..Just ask them some questions like so:
1) ask them to name their 3 all time players on their "favorite" team, that type of thing..
2) ask them do you like so and so b/c you are from there and you usually can find out in their answer if they are a legit fan or a dumbass bandwagon jumper.
personally mine are
1) Vikings (from minny)
2) twins
3) nuggets (lived in colo when twolves came)
4) avs
5) cu buffs (alum)
Never will understand why people flip flop on teams..guess its an insecurity/need to feel loved thing..
I am a Gambler and when I have a good future prop that team becomes my favorite. But over the Years I have been a big Packer and Cub fan. I was a huge LA Ram fan back in the day. I had a good reason to jump ship when they moved.Also a big Dodger fan but when they got rid of Piazza I said goodbye. Legitmate reasons for cheanging favorite teams in my opinion.
Agree with Dante....Longtime Steeler fan here....watched them as a kid when Bradshaw and Swann and Franco, Lambert, Ham, Shell played....never had the same enthusiasm for any sports team since....maybe I'm getting old or maybe the gambling has dulled my intensity for watching the game.....
Question: I'm from Nebraska....why is it everybody and thier dog around here is either a Chiefs, Vikings, or Broncos fan.....at one time there were a lot of 49er fans here just from the fact that Craig and Rathman ran for Frisco....has the fact that these are the nearest "local" teams available have anything to do with it????
Is this the Nebraska fan's way of cheering for the home team???
For those of you living on either coast or in other geographic locations....do you find this to be true for the majority of fans you know, to pick a team that's close to the area????
Question: I'm from Nebraska....why is it everybody and thier dog around here is either a Chiefs, Vikings, or Broncos fan.....at one time there were a lot of 49er fans here just from the fact that Craig and Rathman ran for Frisco....has the fact that these are the nearest "local" teams available have anything to do with it????
Is this the Nebraska fan's way of cheering for the home team???
For those of you living on either coast or in other geographic locations....do you find this to be true for the majority of fans you know, to pick a team that's close to the area????
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by exilarch:
I am a gambler. My favorite teams are the ones that win when I bet on them.A serious gambler cannot win long-term if he depends on sentiment.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I agree with this statement. I have teams I root for but only one, in baseball (Mets) that I will rarely play against b/c it hurts too much. (I won't play on them much either). Now as for the Jets, I have season tickets and will drop a dime against them and go to the game and root against them. No qualms.
I am a gambler. My favorite teams are the ones that win when I bet on them.A serious gambler cannot win long-term if he depends on sentiment.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I agree with this statement. I have teams I root for but only one, in baseball (Mets) that I will rarely play against b/c it hurts too much. (I won't play on them much either). Now as for the Jets, I have season tickets and will drop a dime against them and go to the game and root against them. No qualms.
I don't blame kids for switching favorite teams these days. Owners, names and players change each year.
There isn't a rich history anymore. Teams will turn on their fans faster than the fans give up on them.
If you stuck it out with the Charlotte Hornets for their short existance, you were rewarded with the Bobcats.
There isn't a rich history anymore. Teams will turn on their fans faster than the fans give up on them.
If you stuck it out with the Charlotte Hornets for their short existance, you were rewarded with the Bobcats.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Marco:
Agree with Dante....Longtime Steeler fan here....watched them as a kid when Bradshaw and Swann and Franco, Lambert, Ham, Shell played....never had the same enthusiasm for any sports team since....maybe I'm getting old or maybe the gambling has dulled my intensity for watching the game.....
Question: I'm from Nebraska....why is it everybody and thier dog around here is either a Chiefs, Vikings, or Broncos fan.....at one time there were a lot of 49er fans here just from the fact that Craig and Rathman ran for Frisco....has the fact that these are the nearest "local" teams available have anything to do with it????
Is this the Nebraska fan's way of cheering for the home team???
For those of you living on either coast or in other geographic locations....do you find this to be true for the majority of fans you know, to pick a team that's close to the area????<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
good to see another steeler fan marco Duce should be great along with big ben when he starts
Agree with Dante....Longtime Steeler fan here....watched them as a kid when Bradshaw and Swann and Franco, Lambert, Ham, Shell played....never had the same enthusiasm for any sports team since....maybe I'm getting old or maybe the gambling has dulled my intensity for watching the game.....
Question: I'm from Nebraska....why is it everybody and thier dog around here is either a Chiefs, Vikings, or Broncos fan.....at one time there were a lot of 49er fans here just from the fact that Craig and Rathman ran for Frisco....has the fact that these are the nearest "local" teams available have anything to do with it????
Is this the Nebraska fan's way of cheering for the home team???
For those of you living on either coast or in other geographic locations....do you find this to be true for the majority of fans you know, to pick a team that's close to the area????<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
'Dozer has a good point here....no loyalty to teams anymore.....loyalty to the $$$....awful hard to bet these games when the players change like dice at a craps table.....
Dante....yeah, Steelers rocked at one time...would be nice to see it again....speaking upon what I just wrote above, at least the Steeler players had some loyalty to the team back then....maybe one of the last of that breed.....after the 70's that attitude went down the crapper....
Dante....yeah, Steelers rocked at one time...would be nice to see it again....speaking upon what I just wrote above, at least the Steeler players had some loyalty to the team back then....maybe one of the last of that breed.....after the 70's that attitude went down the crapper....
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sick gambler:
Hartford Whalers????????????????
Now I've heard it all!!!!!!!!!!!
How in the world can you put the Hartford Whalers in the same group as the other 3 great teams you just named??
Celtics, RedSox and Cowboys....
What the hell were you thinking when you picked the Whalers, who were nothing back then, and are not even in the league today? If you liked Redsox and Celtics so much, why didn't you choose the Bruins at least...
Whalers????????????? I can't believe I just heard that..
The Whalers?????????????????????????????? LOL<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I lived in Hartford, who do u think I'm going to pick? I love the Whalers. But I don't watch NHL hockey anymore. I am NOT a Hurricanes fan.
Hartford Whalers????????????????
Now I've heard it all!!!!!!!!!!!
How in the world can you put the Hartford Whalers in the same group as the other 3 great teams you just named??
Celtics, RedSox and Cowboys....
What the hell were you thinking when you picked the Whalers, who were nothing back then, and are not even in the league today? If you liked Redsox and Celtics so much, why didn't you choose the Bruins at least...
Whalers????????????? I can't believe I just heard that..
The Whalers?????????????????????????????? LOL<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I lived in Hartford, who do u think I'm going to pick? I love the Whalers. But I don't watch NHL hockey anymore. I am NOT a Hurricanes fan.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by exilarch:
I am a gambler. My favorite teams are the ones that win when I bet on them.A serious gambler cannot win long-term if he depends on sentiment.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I don';t bet with my heart, I was simply listing my favorite teams and asking why people change?
I am a gambler. My favorite teams are the ones that win when I bet on them.A serious gambler cannot win long-term if he depends on sentiment.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I don';t bet with my heart, I was simply listing my favorite teams and asking why people change?
