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Is your favorite NFL team the same as it was when you were 8?
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:11 pm
Spin off from other thread. Like most people I'm a fan of my NFL team because of where I grew up.
Have anyone changed their allegiance? If so, why?
Have anyone changed their allegiance? If so, why?
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Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:22 pm to IvoryBillMatt
From south Alabama and grew up a Cowboys fan. Our "local" team was the Saints, but as a young impressionable lad in the late 70's there was nothing fun or enjoyable about the Saints. Now I really don't care about Cowboys.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:22 pm to IvoryBillMatt
If NFL teams are allowed to move cities and abandon fanbases, then NFL fans should be able to do the same.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:24 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Saints 4 life mate.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:24 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Yep, used to be a casual Saints fan. Now Bengals and Commanders, but mostly neutral to all teams.
A combination of the Saints returning to a trash franchise after years of being an NFC competitor and the sliminess of Gayle Benson using the Saints PR/ legal staff to assist with the fallout and coverup (removing accused names off the list) of the New Orleans Archdiocese abuse case.
A combination of the Saints returning to a trash franchise after years of being an NFC competitor and the sliminess of Gayle Benson using the Saints PR/ legal staff to assist with the fallout and coverup (removing accused names off the list) of the New Orleans Archdiocese abuse case.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:24 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Yes, I’m a masochist so I’ve been a Saints fan my whole life.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:27 pm to IvoryBillMatt
When I was 11 or 12 years old, I loved the Dallas Cowboys. This was around 1978-1981.
I cried on my bed when Joe Montana beat the Cowboys with the Catch to Dwight Clark. I loved Tom Landry and my favorite aunt and uncle lived in Texas so I grew up a big fan of the Cowboys.
When Jerry bought the team and fired Tom Landry, I became unglued and was no longer a fan. Today, I dislike Jerry and the Cowboys organization.
I cried on my bed when Joe Montana beat the Cowboys with the Catch to Dwight Clark. I loved Tom Landry and my favorite aunt and uncle lived in Texas so I grew up a big fan of the Cowboys.
When Jerry bought the team and fired Tom Landry, I became unglued and was no longer a fan. Today, I dislike Jerry and the Cowboys organization.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:29 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Unfortunately, yes. Growing up in South Florida in the early 70s was a great time to be a Dolphins fan. Since the end of the Marino/Jimmy Johnson era...not do much.
(As a kid had 4 of my dad's brothers and sisters living in the Dallas metroplex. Was a huge Cowboys fan, too. I've never been starstruck by celebrity but if I ran into Roger Staubach today I'd revert to 8-yr old me)
(As a kid had 4 of my dad's brothers and sisters living in the Dallas metroplex. Was a huge Cowboys fan, too. I've never been starstruck by celebrity but if I ran into Roger Staubach today I'd revert to 8-yr old me)
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:31 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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Is your favorite NFL team the same as it was when you were 8?
Yes, because the NFL is mostly for children.
You carried these to grade school, you don't carry similar stuff to work. Changing a team as an adult is arrested development.
College Football WAS the last bastion for adults and alums...there was more purpose in fandom than simply millionaires in different Laundry, different cities and childhood dreams.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:35 pm to IvoryBillMatt
age 8: Dallas Cowboys
today: no team
in between: the Los Angeles Rams in the movie Heaven Can Wait
today: no team
in between: the Los Angeles Rams in the movie Heaven Can Wait
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:36 pm to IvoryBillMatt
i haven’t changed but i grew up a 49ers fan and now probably care less than i ever have, even with a few super bowl appearances in recent years.
maybe i’m just getting old but pro sports franchises just have much less personality than they used to so it’s hard to have strong feelings about this team or that. it just feels like rooting for the Apple store in one city to post a bigger profit than the one in another.
maybe i’m just getting old but pro sports franchises just have much less personality than they used to so it’s hard to have strong feelings about this team or that. it just feels like rooting for the Apple store in one city to post a bigger profit than the one in another.
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:38 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Fans that switch to front runners are bullshite. I also think it’s the responsibility of the organization to carry itself in a way that would attract fans. That isn’t just wins and losses.
I’m a Cowboys fan, but the organization is dogshit. I can easily go without watching them. I’ve enjoyed watching the Bills, even when Tyrod was their QB. They were more of an underdog then.
I can see why fans bail nowadays. There is rarely any loyalty.
I’m a Cowboys fan, but the organization is dogshit. I can easily go without watching them. I’ve enjoyed watching the Bills, even when Tyrod was their QB. They were more of an underdog then.
I can see why fans bail nowadays. There is rarely any loyalty.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:43 pm to IvoryBillMatt
I don’t know if I had a favorite NFL team in 1984. It wasn’t until 87 when the Saints and LSU were good that I started paying attention to the Saints. But they are still my favorite team even though I rarely post on the Saints forum anymore.
I watched plenty of football as a ute. I remember rooting for the Dolphins in the Super Bowls because who the heck doesn’t love Dolphins
I watched plenty of football as a ute. I remember rooting for the Dolphins in the Super Bowls because who the heck doesn’t love Dolphins
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:44 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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maybe i’m just getting old but pro sports franchises just have much less personality than they used to so it’s hard to have strength feelings about this team or that. it just feels like rooting for the Apple store is one city to post a bigger profit than the one in another.
Great observation about corporatism aspect.
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 4:01 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Unfortunately, yes. I've been a Panthers fan since I was old enough to watch football.
David Tepper has completely ruined something I used to love.
David Tepper has completely ruined something I used to love.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 4:01 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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Is your favorite NFL team the same as it was when you were 8?
Liked the Packers, but loved the Aikman/Emmitt Cowboys when I was 8.
Also was a Jags fan for a bit. They had their training camp in WI, and my Dad knew a coach at the college they practiced at, so I got to meet a bunch of the players. My Pro Player jacket (was a poor) in elementary school was the Jags.
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 4:04 pm to IvoryBillMatt
no
Luv ya blue
Luv ya blue
Posted on 9/12/25 at 4:14 pm to IvoryBillMatt
Posted on 9/12/25 at 4:15 pm to Packer
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My Pro Player jacket (was a poor) in elementary school was the Jags.
That’s sick. Anybody repping expansion era Panthers and Jags had major street cred at my elementary school
Posted on 9/12/25 at 4:16 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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Spin off from other thread. Like most people I'm a fan of my NFL team because of where I grew up. Have anyone changed their allegiance? If so, why?
Yup been a saints fan my whole life. I do like the Bills now because my wife has rubbed off on me over the last 20 years.
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