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re: If you aren't a fan of your local NFL team, who is it and why?

Posted on 9/24/26 at 9:52 am to
Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
6056 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 9:52 am to
The Panthers are my "local" team but not my team. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and lived there again after college for a handfull of years. I was basically born into Steeler fandom.

Posted by RolltidePA
North Carolina
Member since Dec 2010
6056 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 9:57 am to
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I grew up in Pittsburgh but my favorite team is the Commanders.


Traitor... Also Moon Football sucks this year.

JK... I get it, the Mark Malone / Bubby Brister era Steelers were enough to push a lot of folks away.
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
11749 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 10:26 am to
Dad’s family has some roots in Minnesota and he saw fit to inflict generational trauma on his children.
Posted by bgtiger
SOLA
Member since Dec 2004
12406 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 10:40 am to
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No one wore LSU gear in BR in the early to mid 90’s. It was all Miami and FSU.


That's simply not true.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
13679 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:12 am to
Grew up mostly in Alabama, with a little stint in Mississippi. Really too far from the Saints or Falcons, Nashville didn't have a team yet, and dad was a Raiders fan. When he was in high school, Kenny Stabler went from Alabama to the Raiders, so he started following them. So I've been a lifelong long-suffering Raiders fan since birth.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
68413 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:24 am to
Thats when I dropped the saints. Not because of the team doing that. But because fans didnt care. Why would I want to be associated with scum people like that. Still sell the family saints tickets to opposing fans every chance I get. Suck it nola
Posted by VerlanderBEAST
Member since Dec 2011
19395 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:07 pm to
Always hated the Lions
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
22284 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 12:19 pm to
Dallas

In 1970s in Birmingham the Cowboys were on TV a bunch and had Leroy Jordan and Roger Staubach.

Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
37941 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 2:07 pm to
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I pull for the Bills also because my wife and all my in-laws are from Niagara Falls. Huge bills fans. Kicking around going to see them play the Packers this year.


A while ago I dated a girl from the Buffalo area and love how much like the Packers they are...the cities, fanbases, their commitments. So I always pull for them as well.

Also, you should absolutely check out the game in Green Bay. I'm biased but it's the best, friendliest, and most fun scene in the NFL and second place isn't close.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
64634 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 5:02 pm to
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All you would see at Cortana Mall and around town was Miami and FSU gear.


I worked in CM and only remember black kids and Vanilla Ice wannabes wearing this stuff.
Posted by icecreamsnowball
Member since Mar 2025
1922 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 5:21 pm to
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I hate the city of Nola with every ounce of my being and always have
This feels excessive lol.

Also, New Orleans is a much better city than Buffalo.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
54481 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 5:56 pm to
Is it difficult to seem like such a dumbass here all the time or does it just come naturally?
Posted by Fat Bastard
alter hunter
Member since Mar 2009
96008 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 10:04 pm to
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Its kinda a BR area thing.


you sound as stupid as lafayette ULL fans hating red stick and LSU and vice versa.

thankfully many can pull for both and appreciate all cities here in this state. food.music.culture. good stuff in all 3 cities. we can easily trash BR for negatives especially now.
Posted by Fat Bastard
alter hunter
Member since Mar 2009
96008 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 10:04 pm to
quote:

Its kinda a BR area thing.


you sound as stupid as lafayette ULL fans hating red stick and LSU and vice versa.

thankfully many can pull for both and appreciate all cities here in this state. food.music.culture. good stuff in all 3 cities. we can easily trash BR for negatives especially now.
Posted by Mike Joyce
Member since Jan 2021
454 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 5:04 am to
Started a Dolphins fan. Didn’t like the way they were going so changed to the Pats when Brady signed. Nowadays I root for the Chiefs because of Mahomes and Kelce.
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Baw Land
Member since Sep 2017
15494 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 7:17 am to
I’ve lived in ATL for the past 11 years. The falcons are a joke.

Lived in the Raleigh area as a kid, and began rooting for the Panthers at an early age. Grew up in the Jake Delhomme/Steve Smith era. I’ve remained steadfastly loyal since then. 2015 was a fun ride. It looks like the ship is slowly being righted with Bryce Young and Dave Canales.
Posted by wareaglepete
Siberia
Member since Dec 2012
20502 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 7:21 am to
When I lived in ATL for 10 years I supported the Falcons. I moved on from that cursed franchise when I moved to BHM area. Here in BHM we are football free agent fans. So, GO BRONCOS!
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
16896 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 7:22 am to
If I had to pick a fav NFL team I guess it would have to be the Dolphins. I cheered for them back in the day because of how much I loved Ace Ventura: Pet Detective when I was little and Dan Marino and the Dolphins being a central part of the movie. I guess a little bit of Young Zap’s fanhood still exists.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
35624 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 8:15 am to
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Grew up in small town outside of BR to an LSU grad father who was obsessed with LSU sports but didn’t really watch the nfl and hated New Orleans as a city with a passion


Another BR little Brother syndrome...

Didn't realize it went back that far...
Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
19722 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 8:51 am to
When I was young we only had 3 games on TV. Oilers, Saints, and whoever had the double header (CBS or NBC). The Saints were complete dogshit and that was the game that was on every Sunday. I was an Oilers fan, to this day I still hate the Saints. I don't watch NFL any longer, but I pulled for the Dolphins after the Oilers moved to TN.
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