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re: When is it okay to switch teams you root for?
Posted on 6/2/19 at 1:39 pm to ColoradoAg03
Posted on 6/2/19 at 1:39 pm to ColoradoAg03
If Houston ever got a NHL team would you switch to them or stick with the Avalanche?
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Posted on 6/2/19 at 1:42 pm to CRDNLSCHMCPSN11
I would switch to Htown’s NHL team.
If little ColoradoAg03(s) ever happen, I just assume they will naturally grow up here as Denver sports team fans. Hard to say.
If little ColoradoAg03(s) ever happen, I just assume they will naturally grow up here as Denver sports team fans. Hard to say.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 1:49 pm to Draconian Sanctions
As a protest when you are pissed at your team's coaching staff and management.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 1:53 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Life’s too hard to be anything more than a bandwagon NBA fan. I can’t imagine hating myself enough to choose to be a hardcore fan of the Grizzlies, Thunder or Pelicans (no offense-I’m definitely on Zion bandwagon).
This post was edited on 6/2/19 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:03 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Never.
When you pick sides, you pick sides.
When you pick sides, you pick sides.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:04 pm to Draconian Sanctions
If you move to a new permanent home it's ok.
Also 20 years without a championship is ok.
Also 20 years without a championship is ok.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:08 pm to ColoradoAg03
I faced a similar decision in my youth. I casually liked the Chiefs when the STL had no NFL team, but when the Rams came over I supported them. Since then I have moved all over the country, but always stuck with STL. Always have. And always will.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:16 pm to Draconian Sanctions
If you switch teams, you're going to get shite.
The standard for being allowed to give shite is extremely low. Pretty much any kind of excuse and it's allowed
The standard for being allowed to give shite is extremely low. Pretty much any kind of excuse and it's allowed
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:17 pm to Goldrush25
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Also 20 years without a championship is ok.
LOL no
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:23 pm to Draconian Sanctions
If he works there and goes to games, and is supporting them, no reason he can't switch.
Now, if Pels become a power and he begins to follow them again, then give him shite
Now, if Pels become a power and he begins to follow them again, then give him shite
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:36 pm to Weagle25
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LOL no
That's just how I see it. You don't have to agree.
Sports is supposed to be about enjoyment, not wallowing in a team's misery because they're not run competently.
If you've watched a team for 20 years and they haven't won a championship or at least seriously competed for one (deep playoff run) I don't blame anyone for finding a new team if they want. Basically, if there's been no hope for that long (first round exits or no playoffs) then that's a poorly run team.
This post was edited on 6/2/19 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:38 pm to Draconian Sanctions
If you’ve lived exponentially closer to another city and have lived there a while I think it’s pretty reasonable to follow a new team.
I followed the Predators for a while in hockey just because they were closer. Now I follow the Stars since I’m pretty close to Dallas. Will never unfollow Saints or Pels, too much loyalty to them
I followed the Predators for a while in hockey just because they were closer. Now I follow the Stars since I’m pretty close to Dallas. Will never unfollow Saints or Pels, too much loyalty to them
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:39 pm to Goldrush25
The championships aren't the purpose of rooting for the team
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:41 pm to Weagle25
I softened my stance to include at least a deep playoff run.
There has to be some hope sometime along the way. Otherwise what's the point? You enjoy watching a team with no hope to do anything?
There has to be some hope sometime along the way. Otherwise what's the point? You enjoy watching a team with no hope to do anything?
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:47 pm to Goldrush25
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I softened my stance to include at least a deep playoff run
Not my point
You root for a certain team because you have an emotional connection to that team for whatever reason. You don't ditch an emotional connection because it's not producing results for you unless you're a POS bandwagoner.
Moving towns is acceptable because you start going to another teams game and developing a different connection.
You want to root for a championship team but the purpose of rooting for that team isn't to see them win a championship.
Let's say you switch from a losing team to championship team. First year you decide to root for them they win a championship. Do you really feel the joy of the championship? No.
This post was edited on 6/2/19 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:48 pm to Weagle25
let's say you're a pelicans fan and the team moves to Seattle. what do you do then?
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:53 pm to Weagle25
I just understand that everyone is not a sports diehard.
I am a diehard, and I've never ditched a team but I'm not going to look down on anyone if they do after they've been following for a while. It's really not that serious. We can just agree to disagree.
I am a diehard, and I've never ditched a team but I'm not going to look down on anyone if they do after they've been following for a while. It's really not that serious. We can just agree to disagree.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:54 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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let's say you're a pelicans fan and the team moves to Seattle. what do you do then?
It would suck as a fan. You feel betrayed so obviously you're not gonna keep rooting for them but you have no connecfion to any other team. You'd just have to find a way to connect with another team.
I'm not saying you can never switch. I'm just saying switching because they can't win is lame AF. You moving towns or the team moving towns are two of the only genuine excuses I could see being legit.
Posted on 6/2/19 at 2:57 pm to Goldrush25
It's not looking down on somebody, it's just reality.
If someone's switching teams every few years, they don't have the same connection to a team. That's why it's annoying when they act like they do
If someone's switching teams every few years, they don't have the same connection to a team. That's why it's annoying when they act like they do
Posted on 6/2/19 at 3:04 pm to Draconian Sanctions
There are zero actual ties to any professional team for the vast majority of people besides geographical proximity. So why does it really matter?
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