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re: Have you ever switched pro teams

Posted on 3/2/21 at 11:24 pm to
Posted by Gullah Gullah Island
SC
Member since May 2015
2933 posts
Posted on 3/2/21 at 11:24 pm to
I’m a Charlotte Hornets fan. When they became the bobcats I started pulling for the Hawks. When they brought the buzz back to Charlotte I switched back.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
41317 posts
Posted on 3/2/21 at 11:44 pm to
Franchises, that I pulled for then against gets to be a long list, but always been

Saints & Reds
This post was edited on 3/2/21 at 11:46 pm
Posted by BatonRougeBuckeye
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2013
1799 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 5:26 am to
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I've come very close but always opt out of doing it.


Yes. Twice actually. I grew up near Cleveland OH and was a Browns fan but in 1997 they lost their franchise so I started becoming a saints fan since I was living in South Louisiana. Saints still sucked at that time. Then after 3 years when Browns returned I just stayed with the Saints. Then too many of the Saints players became woke and i switched to NOBODY!!!!
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 5:49 am to
Kind of. I chose to be a SKC fan around 2011, but switched to Atlanta United in 2017.
Posted by Mizz-SEC
Inbred Huntin' In The SEC
Member since Jun 2013
19299 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 6:52 am to

Yes. When I moved from one city to another.

While I still root for my old teams, it was too hard to follow them day-to-day pre-internet.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101940 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 6:57 am to
I grew up cheering for the Oilers... but they left for Tennessee when I was going into my senior year of HS, then I went to LSU and went to a few Saints games and that's that.

Now I live in TN, but sure as shite not switching over to the Titans.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
22073 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 7:05 am to
Yeah when I was a little kid. Was a Blue Jays fan at first because that was my first little league team’s name. Then became a Mariners fan because of Griffey
Posted by Me
Nebraska
Member since Oct 2003
4829 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 7:51 am to
No, but the Saints have tried their best to make it happen.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
38402 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 8:19 am to
A little when it comes to pro soccer.

I have my main team that I follow in England and to a lesser extent Germany, but my "backup" teams are entirely dependent on if they have Americans or not.

I'll watch and cheer for Werder Bremen, Hoffenheim, or RB Leipzig now when I wouldn't care in the past. I just want to see the American kids succeeding on successful squads over there. I guess that's a bit like the casual NFL fan/die hard CFB fan just cheering for teams with players from his favorite college

Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
17328 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 8:22 am to
NFL- never changed (Saints)
MLB- never changed (Astros)
NBA- I don’t watch it anymore, but was a Jazz fan till they moved, then Celtics til Bird retired, then Rockets til the Hornets moved here.
Posted by MountainTiger
The foot of Mt. Belzoni
Member since Dec 2008
14680 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 8:24 am to
Yes. I was a Green Bay fan before the Saints came along.
Posted by LSUChamps03
Member since Feb 2006
2172 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 8:29 am to
Saints/Pelicans/LSU/Braves fan here. Only one I could switch is from the Braves to a team that comes to NO. And being a Braves fan since ‘81 that’d be big.
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
28925 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 8:31 am to
Went from the Jazz to the Hornets/Pelicans when they came to New Orleans.

For NFL, it's Saints ride or die. I can't even pretend to care that much for another team unless they are playing the Falcons.
Posted by RoyalAir
Detroit
Member since Dec 2012
5942 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:22 pm to
Yeah, was a Thrashers fan, but largely pull for the Preds now.

When I give a shite at all, anyhow.
Posted by McMillan
Member since Jul 2018
5971 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:29 pm to
When it comes to the NFL, twice.
Posted by Packer
IE, California
Member since May 2017
7890 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:34 pm to
Yep, was a Bucks fan, but outside of 2000 they were mostly horrendous for most of my life. I moved out of state in 2009 and just stopped watching them. Part of it was they were never on national TV, the other was years of garbage play. I didn't have a favorite team until I moved to New Orleans in 2013 and got into watching the Pelicans with AD and Jrue. 8 years later and I still follow the Pels.
Posted by Kraut Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
4523 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:37 pm to
This post was edited on 3/12/21 at 11:04 am
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145520 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:49 pm to
I used to be a fan of the warriors, Yankees, and Patriots. Now I'm a fan of the lakers, dodgers, and chiefs
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96935 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:53 pm to
Yes, only because there wasn’t a local NBA team prior to the Hornets moving to NOLA.

I was a Shaq fan from LSU to Orlando to the Lake Show, tapering off around the Heat years which roughly coincided with NOLA getting a team.
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
14673 posts
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:55 pm to
Absolutely, grew up a Laker fan and stayed one for nearly 30 years, but I didn't like the way it ended with Shaq and didn't particularly like Kobe or the Zen Master, so I just didn't like them anymore.
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