Supporting a team while it's good/bad

[Buzzman]

I havent missed a Lions game in 4 years, and even though they suck I always get excited to watch them and at least at the start of the game always think they have a chance to win, but with like the Wolverines, last eyar was hard t watch them because they just werent fun to watch because they had no QB, even though I never missed a game, I was never excited all week long to watch them play.

 

[mgoblue2290]

I'm a Seahawk fan.. you tell me.

Our "good times" are very few and far between haha

I'm a Lions fan, our "good times" only come when you play Madden franchise mode on rookie.

 

[killgod]

the year I became a Pats fan they went 5-11 in Bledsoe's rookie year.

I just lucked out they hit up a Super Bowl a couple years later, then after a some average/sub par seasons we did what we did in this decade.

i'm no bandwagon jumper, if you know anything about the Hamilton Tiger Cats and that I've supported them since 1993......yeck. They had a .190 winning percentage in THIS DECADE coming into this season (wooo 6-8....:couch...worst of any team in pro sports.

But I'll be watchin when they play.

 

[Houston]

Do the Texans count? I hated them but then 2 or 3 seasons ago I got stuck watching em every week and I got use to them. First time I followed a team throughout a whole season and saw every game.

 

[Point Blank]

I try my hardest to watch every game even if they do suck. If I lived in Atlanta, I'd still go to games.

 

[NAHSTE]

I was going to Hawks games when we won 13 games. I sat through 6 Falcons home games quarterbacked by the Doug Johnson/Kurt Kittner experience. I sat on my couch for 6.5 straight hours, only to see the Braves lose in the 18th inning in the last playoff baseball game I had a rooting interest in.

So yes, I support my teams while their bad. Fuck anyone who doesn't.

 

[Esjay]

I will always support the Colts. The past decade has been awesome obviously, but I can remember as a little kid watching the Pittsburgh AFC Championship game where Jim Harbaugh had that last second hail mary that was nearly caught.

Met Jeff George when I was like 2 also, lol.

The Pacers have driven me crazy lately, but this is really the first time I've had to deal with them not being very good.

 

[krulmichael]

I'm a Lions fan through thick and thin even if they piss me off so bad sometimes. You'd be surprised how many die hard Lions fans there are that stick with the team no matter what. I gotta say that our fan base is pretty damn loyal and I'm proud to be apart of it.

 

[Obst]

I still watch the games, but I don't get excited as I was when we were great in 2007. But I still tune in every Sunday and hope the Jaguars can pull out a win, and every time they play the Eagles, Jets or Giants I make the trip, even if it's preseason.

 

[ram29jackson]

What's annoying to me is when you've supported a team through the thick and thin. And then you see people who didn't, jump on the wagon when the team is doing great. Ohio is notorious for this.

Take the Cavaliers, I started really watching basketball in the late 90's. Cavs had all this hype surrounding them and flopped, year after year, after year. Still I supported them, still I went through every losing season hoping for the best. Then came LeBron James. And I was ecstatic. Until all the "Cavaliers" fans came. Then all the sudden EVERYONE cheered for the Cavaliers, I couldn't take pride in my team being talked about because of so many bandwagon riders.

I'm a Cleveland sports fan and will be until the day I die.

bandwagon jumpers is a childish term. Sports is nothing more than the ultimate in reality entertainment. If a team is winning ,of course they attract more attention, its the reward for winning. You sell more product etc.

I have favorite teams- Rams, Packers ,Redskins, Lakers, Dodgers, Angels, A's, Blackhawks, You pick a team to favor so you can take a little pride in them winning. Ultimately, they are paid entertainers who dont care about me.

If they win ,great! if not, got to go on with life anyway. If my favorites suck, there is no point in watching them. That , in no way,shape or form,makes me a fair weather fan. It makes me a smart person who doesnt waste his time.

That being said, I am still a sports fan in general. If there is nothing on but a div2 or div 3 football game, I will watch it, Because sports is an interesting morality play of spontaneous moments played out right in front of you .

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

When the 'Canes were bad...I was at damn near every game...some away games too.

When the 'Canes are good...I'm at damn near every game...some away games too.

When the Jaguars are good, I'll watch every game, will travel up to Jacksonville to catch a select few games. Will see them when they play the Dolphins, pre-season or not.

When the Jaguars are bad, I'll watch every game, but won't travel and spend my time/money on a product that is inferior...the pro game is a bit different for me...I think fans and the team need to have a symbiotic relationship. If you are an owner and not putting in what I feel is due diligence to make the team a winner, I'm not going to keep giving the owner money. However, if the ownership is putting together a solid product, I will support it monetarily.

Difference between college and pro game...pro game, I'm merely a fan...college game, I am a Miami Hurricane...bit more of a connection there.

 

[Tailback U]

Sadly, I'll be a Raiders fan until I die. I can't even root for any other team at this point, I have no interest in rooting for any other team.

I root for the logo, the name, the uniforms, and the players that done the Silver and Black. Whether the team wins or loses has nothing to do with how much I watch them or how hard I root for them.

I don't watch every game in its entirety any more nor do I go to every single home game like I used to when I was a kid, but I watch as much as I can and then usually flip to another game because above all else I love football more than anything.

 

[cf24]

Have had Cardinals season tickets for the past 6 or 7 years.
Got sunburned so bad at Sun Devil Stadium,that i would have to peel my shirt off of my back.Went to every playoff game last year except for the SuperBowl(Not for lack of trying though..just a couple hundred short for tix).
I will support this team through anything...

 

[chubbz]

I've had season tickets since 03 and not once have I thought about selling them, even through 6-10 and 5-11, it makes the 13-3's and 11-5's that much sweeter when they happen.

I've also only left a game early once in that time, and that was in 07, when the Colts were beating us like 30-0 and Peyton was out of the game before halftime, and it was entirely evident the team was giving 0 effort. So, like Killa Pand said, as long as I see the guys out there giving their all, even if they aren't very good, I'll watch them. If I see guys dogging it or otherwise, then I'll turn it off or leave.

If you support your team, you support your team through the good and the bad. If you don't, then you aren't a fan.

lol ur either old or full of it. idk if i remember the last time the colts were below .500.....

 

[DoubleDeuce]

I've always been a Bama and Falcon fan. Even when both of them sucked, I still watched every game.

 

[bringbackjimmy]

I watch every game i can... This yr though i say this is the last cowboys game i am watching untill wade gets fired, but i always come back for more punishment...

 

[Bmore]

I've supported the Ravens since 1996 when they first came to Baltimore and me and my family watched the news the night they came. We were so psyched. I didn't follow them game to game though until about 1998 cuz I had a child mentality and couldn't really follow anything strictly.

The Ravens slide up and down year in and year out. Occasionally we do well several years in a row, but every now and then we have a horrible year (ex. year before we got Ngata).

But hey Baltimore had losing records from 1996-2000, until they won the Superbowl. So I've seen the best of bests and worst of worsts i guess.

 

[DomePatrol]

Ill always root for the saints even if they are bad good or mediocre(which most of the time they are) but every now and again theyll have a good season and feels like it pays off struggling through a few seasons. Havent missed a game in like 6 years or so even though ive moved out of Louisiana for a few months i still catch all the games on justin tv every sunday.

 

[Senser81]

When I was young, I would watch every game and buy every football magazine. Now that I am older, I don't buy any magazines and I watch much fewer games. I like the Steelers, but they are usually pretty good so its not a chore to watch them. In other sports, like baseball with the Cubs or college football with the Illini, I won't watch them if they suck. I'd much rather spend my time doing something else.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

When I was young, I would watch every game and buy every football magazine. Now that I am older, I don't buy any magazines and I watch much fewer games. I like the Steelers, but they are usually pretty good so its not a chore to watch them. In other sports, like baseball with the Cubs or college football with the Illini, I won't watch them if they suck. I'd much rather spend my time doing something else.

Like spying on the L.A. Avengers and their habitual drug usage from the comfort of whatever roach motel you are staying in during a business trip?