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foolio7714 · 10-14-2003, 12:53 PM

I'm sick of all you fans who don't stick by your team and jump off the bandwagon at the first sign of trouble. You blame one person for all your teams troubles and say "If I ran this team I would.." and other such bullshit on a daily basis. You don't even watch the games but make judgements by what you saw on sportscenter or in a boxscore. You pound the Espn message boards with endless ridiculious trades and other such nonsense. Please..be a true fan. You can't win a championship every year. There will be years your team just plain sucks! A true fan will be there for good and bad and support your players as long as they wear that uniform.

I'm sorry I vented....

Go Celtics, Cowboys and Cubs!

Redlemon · 10-14-2003, 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by foolio7714
Go Celtics, Cowboys and Cubs!

Wow, what led you to that combination? Did you move around a lot?

The_Dude · 10-14-2003, 01:00 PM

Go Cowboys, Longhorns, Astros, Mavericks (?), DALE EARNHARDT JR!

foolio7714 · 10-14-2003, 01:03 PM

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Originally posted by redlemon
Wow, what led you to that combination? Did you move around a lot?

My first name starts with C....When I was kid, I would watch any team that had a C in their name.....and it just stuck.

jimk · 10-14-2003, 01:03 PM

i've been a cubs fan since the second year i lived in our fair metropolis (1991), and they have sucked hard for the majority of that time.

i feel fully justified basking in their non-suckiness. ahhhhhh.....

laconic1 · 10-14-2003, 01:19 PM

I came on board with Dale Earnhardt in '92, the worst season of his career, and rode through some low spots in the late '90's with him. I also went through the 1980's with the Packers, and the past few seasons with the Broncos. I can't even listen to AM radio due to all the blowhards who couldn't do any better.

Go Broncos, Packers, Avalanche and Matt Kenseth!

The_Dude · 10-14-2003, 01:23 PM

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Originally posted by crazybill5280
and Matt Kenseth!

tell me that's not jumpin on the bandwagon.

Minx · 10-14-2003, 01:31 PM

I have been a dolphins fan for 18 years. I have always cheered for them throughout everything and put up with all the nay-saying when they sucked (thinking back to the "rebuilding seasons" after Shula left.....sigh). I am a very very very firm believer in the "stick with your team no matter what" theory! The worst thing to me is when you have people who don't even give a rat's ass about a particular sport and they start cheering for the winning team just so they can fit in with the majority. Makes me want to tie them up in the desert and leave them for the scavengers.

laconic1 · 10-14-2003, 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by The_Dude
tell me that's not jumpin on the bandwagon.

Well considering I'm originally from Wisconsin and Kenseth is the first Wisconsin driver in Winston Cup that is any good since Alan Kulwicki, and there hasn't been a good Coloradoan (Wally Dallenbach doesn't count) in Winston Cup since Fritz Wilson ran a few races in '59 I'd say I can be a Kenseth fan without being a bandwagon hopper. Also Kenseth is a lot like me, reserved, doesn't run his mouth, doesn't hog the spotlight, just goes out there and gets the job done week in and week out.

Rudel73 · 10-14-2003, 03:59 PM

i'm a 100% Washington Huskies fan, always will be! This year they may suck, but i dont care they are my team!

And for NFL i'm a Browns fan. Ever since they came back i LOVED them (i live in cleveland) and cant stand to see them lose even they do it a lot, i still stick with them!

Nothing i cant stand more than fair weather fans!

MikeyChalupa · 10-14-2003, 05:13 PM

Yankees, Bills, NY Rangers, Navy and Buffalo football.

And like I mentioned in a previous thread, I've got the "NY" proudly tattooed on my upper left arm. Who else out there has their team's logo tattooed on them?

-Mikey

onetime2 · 10-15-2003, 05:16 AM

Well, I'm pretty much double cursed as I'm a Red Sox fan and a Raiders fan. Both teams are in the playoffs almost every year and it's been a long time since they won the big one.

quest1mark · 10-15-2003, 05:25 AM

bandwagon? i root for the biggest underdogs in any league.

GO ORLANDO MAGIC, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, AND FLORIDA MARLINS.

see a trend?

Artermis · 10-15-2003, 05:47 AM

I am a Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons, Michigan fan. I like Bill Elliot. Have since about mid 80's. I choose him because my first name is Bill also.

I also like the Red Sox, Bucs and Broncos ( i root for these teams because my teams in those sports suck and I root for the other teams because they are usually in the playoffs or at least the hunt).

Art

Loup · 10-15-2003, 06:26 AM

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Originally posted by foolio7714
My first name starts with C....When I was kid, I would watch any team that had a C in their name.....and it just stuck.

What about hockey? Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks

I'm a supporter from my home team in the sports industry:
Go Sens, Go Renegades ... uh, that's it for my home teams. As for other leagues, I watch for the enjoyment, not for a particular team.

foolio7714 · 10-16-2003, 05:49 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by djp
[B] What about hockey? Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks

I don't know the first thing about hockey.

almostaugust · 10-16-2003, 06:52 AM

Yeah, well i still fanatically support a football team that doesnt exist anymore.

Dragon_Imp · 10-16-2003, 07:34 AM

Go Avalanche Go Avalanche i have always been a Colorado fan and always will be even when they screw up a 3-1 series lead against a horrible team such as Minnesota!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol

Loup · 10-16-2003, 08:07 AM

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Originally posted by Dragon_Imp
Go Avalanche Go Avalanche i have always been a Colorado fan and always will be even when they screw up a 3-1 series lead against a horrible team such as Minnesota!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol

It's still a good year to be an Avs fan.

G_Whiz · 10-16-2003, 08:19 AM

I've been a Giants fan since they moved to San Francisco. And a 49ers fan since the days of Y.A. Tittle.

Have they disappointed me at times? Sure. They have also exhilirated me plenty.

I have been kinda a half fan of the Oakland As and Raiders.

I actually was a big fan of the Raiders for a while (from the late 60s into the 80s). But when Al Davis started turning on the Oakland fans and blaming them for his problems, he lost me. And that was while they were still in LA. They came back, but he has never been able to win me back. Maybe when he's no longer involved with the team.

Midlandmadman · 10-16-2003, 09:43 AM

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Originally posted by Artermis
I am a Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons, Michigan fan. I like Bill Elliot. Have since about mid 80's. I choose him because my first name is Bill also.

I also like the Red Sox, Bucs and Broncos ( i root for these teams because my teams in those sports suck and I root for the other teams because they are usually in the playoffs or at least the hunt).

Art

Artermis I was with you all the way except I like Mark Martin. then you gave your back-up teams... a real fan has no back ups!!!! GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha man, our poor Tigers suck.

dragon2fire · 10-16-2003, 10:04 AM

all i have to say is i am and have been for the last ten years a clots pacers and cubs

no one better dare call me a fair weather fan

foolio7714 · 10-16-2003, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by Midlandmadman
a real fan has no back ups!!!! GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha man, our poor Tigers suck.

I gotta agree with that one....no backups. You can root for one team to beat another team, but that's it.

Shpoop · 10-16-2003, 07:36 PM

whatever happened to rooting for the home teams? well i guess that only works if u live in a city, but go dolphins, marlins, and heat!

and i guess the panthers too

Liquor Dealer · 10-17-2003, 07:03 AM

I don't switch - I don't watch sports no matter who is playing unless I have a personal interest in the outcome of the game and the only teams I have an interest in are OU and the Cowboys. Through the bad years and through the good years.

Sion · 10-18-2003, 04:04 PM

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Originally posted by almostaugust
Yeah, well i still fanatically support a football team that doesnt exist anymore.

explain please?

I am, and always have been, a big fan of the following teams:

Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Lakers

these are the teams I have backed for 20+ years.

I have NO backup teams. I only root for other teams if and when a) it helps my team in the standings, and/or b) my teams are eliminated, then I may wish to see some other team win the title.

archer2371 · 10-19-2003, 12:21 PM

I always will be a fan of the following:
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Stars
San Antonio Spurs
Texas Longhorns
Texas Rangers
USA Eagle Rugby
New Zealand All Blacks

I have other teams that I will watch, but not necessarily a fan of, I just like the way they play the game.

SecretMethod70 · 10-19-2003, 12:30 PM

Chicago Cubs
Chicago Blackhawks

I will never care about another baseball team or hockey team. Don't be mistaken though, I'm a good Chicagoan and will root for the Sox if they make the playoffs. I was really looking forward to the possibilities of this year until the Sox blew it. Still, I could care less about going to Sox games (or any other team besides the Cubs for that matter) and can't stand Comiskey Park (I refuse to call it US Cellular). I'm also not a huge fan of the United Center, but what are you gonna do?

I still remember my first Blackhawks game and how insanely loud the old stadium was.

I, like Sion, have no backups. However, I do tend to root for the teams that beat my teams, unless they did it undeservedly.

bundy · 10-19-2003, 07:12 PM

GO WALLABIES

go NSW WARATAHS
go EASTWOOD RUGBY
go SYDNEY SWANS
go PARRAMATTA EELS

Manwich · 10-20-2003, 05:42 PM

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Originally posted by Rudel73
i'm a 100% Washington Huskies fan, always will be! This year they may suck, but i dont care they are my team!

And for NFL i'm a Browns fan. Ever since they came back i LOVED them (i live in cleveland) and cant stand to see them lose even they do it a lot, i still stick with them!

Nothing i cant stand more than fair weather fans!

You know that Seattle has the most fickle fans I have ever seen. The followers of the team didn't turn out for the Oregon State game. I guess that's what happens when you go like 19 years without a losing season.

Don't get me started on the Mariners and the Seahawks. Except this year both teams did/are doing well.

Being a Browns fan makes up for the Huskies.

HeAtHeN · 10-20-2003, 07:59 PM

I hear ya Manwich. Here are my teams:

Calgary Flames,
Calgary Stampeders,
Seattle Sonics,
Seattle Seahawks,
Seattle Mariners

ledhead · 10-23-2003, 08:34 PM

wasnt there another thread with everyone saying their teams, oh well.

heres who i back

Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Lakers
Michigan Wolverines
Los Angeles Galaxy
and if i had to pick a baseball team, the Anaheim Angels
and for some reason i dont know i like to see the Philly Eagles do well

ironchef82 · 10-23-2003, 09:02 PM

Grew up in Atlanta... so...

Atlanta Braves, Falcons, Thrashers, and Hawks (though I don't really follow the NBA much).

UGA and GaTech college football
(some people in atlanta would think that'd be like rooting for both Ohio State and Michigan... well, since I don't go to either school, tough... and when they get to play each other, i just root for a close, exciting football game)

and last but certainly not least:
Cornell men's ice hockey!
Let's go RED!

petergriffin24 · 10-24-2003, 06:10 AM

Yeah go

Chicago Bears - suck ass this year
Oakland A's - have lost in first round of playoffs 23 years in a row
New Orleans Hornets - will never make it to the finals
Penn State (football) - Joe Pa must go
UConn (basketball) - should be AMAZING this year

and you can check with me 10 years from now and my teams will still be the same always have been and always will be. I didn't move around a lot I just hate local teams and I have different reasons for liking each squad. But I am truly behind all of them NO MATTER WHAT!!

bond007 · 10-25-2003, 08:36 PM

OU Sooners & Dallas area teams (Cowboys / Mavericks / Stars / Rangers).

KeyserSoze · 10-25-2003, 08:55 PM

Angels

Lakers

Cowboys

UCLA Bruins

Have taken alot of abuse for being an Angels fan especially at the beginning of each season when I say they will win it all...... last season it finally came true, and I can say will all my heart after 29 years of taking that abuse it was one of the best moments in my life to be there and see the playoff games, was not there for game seven of the WS but was there for game six and when we clinched the AL against the Twins.

I go to 20 to 40 Halo games each and every season and my loyalty has never waivered (with the exception of Mo Vaughn...I hated that deal and his play, or lack there of) I watch EVERY game on TV that I can't attend, and I even have my schedule at work arranged around my HALOS during the baseball season.

These are my four teams and I will NEVER, and HAVE NEVER had a change of heart.

MontanaXVI · 10-26-2003, 08:30 AM

Go 49ers, Seminoles, A's

I started watching these teams as a teenager while they were all winning and they are my favorite teams no matter what happens on or off the field.

wrongfullyaccuzd · 10-26-2003, 09:22 AM

I was born and raised a Bills, Yankees, Sabres, and Knicks fan. I grew up in West Africa and would watch the Superbowl live via satellite at 2 in the morning..imagine doing that 4 years in a row and never getting the glory! That plus the Sabres and Knicks?? Don't tell me I don't stick with my team. Having the Yankees is what keeps me sane.

Go Bills! Beat KC!

10-14-2003, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
foolio7714 Crazy	My Sports Rant I'm sick of all you fans who don't stick by your team and jump off the bandwagon at the first sign of trouble. You blame one person for all your teams troubles and say "If I ran this team I would.." and other such bullshit on a daily basis. You don't even watch the games but make judgements by what you saw on sportscenter or in a boxscore. You pound the Espn message boards with endless ridiculious trades and other such nonsense. Please..be a true fan. You can't win a championship every year. There will be years your team just plain sucks! A true fan will be there for good and bad and support your players as long as they wear that uniform. I'm sorry I vented.... Go Celtics, Cowboys and Cubs!

10-14-2003, 01:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	Go Cowboys, Longhorns, Astros, Mavericks (?), DALE EARNHARDT JR! __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

10-14-2003, 01:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
jimk Addict Location: Chicago	i've been a cubs fan since the second year i lived in our fair metropolis (1991), and they have sucked hard for the majority of that time. i feel fully justified basking in their non-suckiness. ahhhhhh..... __________________ raw power is a guaranteed o.d. raw power is a laughin' at you & me -iggy

10-14-2003, 01:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	I have been a dolphins fan for 18 years. I have always cheered for them throughout everything and put up with all the nay-saying when they sucked (thinking back to the "rebuilding seasons" after Shula left.....sigh). I am a very very very firm believer in the "stick with your team no matter what" theory! The worst thing to me is when you have people who don't even give a rat's ass about a particular sport and they start cheering for the winning team just so they can fit in with the majority. Makes me want to tie them up in the desert and leave them for the scavengers. __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

10-15-2003, 05:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
onetime2 Junkie Location: NJ	Well, I'm pretty much double cursed as I'm a Red Sox fan and a Raiders fan. Both teams are in the playoffs almost every year and it's been a long time since they won the big one. __________________ Strive to be more curious than ignorant.

10-14-2003, 01:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
laconic1 Junkie	I came on board with Dale Earnhardt in '92, the worst season of his career, and rode through some low spots in the late '90's with him. I also went through the 1980's with the Packers, and the past few seasons with the Broncos. I can't even listen to AM radio due to all the blowhards who couldn't do any better. Go Broncos, Packers, Avalanche and Matt Kenseth!

10-14-2003, 03:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rudel73 Psycho	i'm a 100% Washington Huskies fan, always will be! This year they may suck, but i dont care they are my team! And for NFL i'm a Browns fan. Ever since they came back i LOVED them (i live in cleveland) and cant stand to see them lose even they do it a lot, i still stick with them! Nothing i cant stand more than fair weather fans!

10-14-2003, 05:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	Yankees, Bills, NY Rangers, Navy and Buffalo football. And like I mentioned in a previous thread, I've got the "NY" proudly tattooed on my upper left arm. Who else out there has their team's logo tattooed on them? -Mikey

10-15-2003, 05:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
quest1mark Insane	bandwagon? i root for the biggest underdogs in any league. GO ORLANDO MAGIC, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, AND FLORIDA MARLINS. see a trend? __________________ Best told at a place called...the TFP. on a quest...

10-15-2003, 05:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
Artermis Insane Location: I live where all the morons live	I am a Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons, Michigan fan. I like Bill Elliot. Have since about mid 80's. I choose him because my first name is Bill also. I also like the Red Sox, Bucs and Broncos ( i root for these teams because my teams in those sports suck and I root for the other teams because they are usually in the playoffs or at least the hunt). Art

10-16-2003, 05:49 AM	#16 (permalink)
foolio7714 Crazy	[QUOTE]Originally posted by djp [B] What about hockey? Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks I don't know the first thing about hockey.

10-16-2003, 06:52 AM	#17 (permalink)
almostaugust Junkie Location: Oz	Yeah, well i still fanatically support a football team that doesnt exist anymore. __________________ 'And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself To hold on to these moments as they pass'

10-16-2003, 07:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
Dragon_Imp Tilted	Go Avalanche Go Avalanche i have always been a Colorado fan and always will be even when they screw up a 3-1 series lead against a horrible team such as Minnesota!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol

10-16-2003, 08:19 AM	#20 (permalink)
G_Whiz Junkie Location: Northern California	I've been a Giants fan since they moved to San Francisco. And a 49ers fan since the days of Y.A. Tittle. Have they disappointed me at times? Sure. They have also exhilirated me plenty. I have been kinda a half fan of the Oakland As and Raiders. I actually was a big fan of the Raiders for a while (from the late 60s into the 80s). But when Al Davis started turning on the Oakland fans and blaming them for his problems, he lost me. And that was while they were still in LA. They came back, but he has never been able to win me back. Maybe when he's no longer involved with the team. __________________ If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

10-16-2003, 10:04 AM	#22 (permalink)
dragon2fire Junkie	all i have to say is i am and have been for the last ten years a clots pacers and cubs no one better dare call me a fair weather fan

10-16-2003, 07:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
Shpoop Curious Location: NJ (but just for college)	whatever happened to rooting for the home teams? well i guess that only works if u live in a city, but go dolphins, marlins, and heat! and i guess the panthers too

10-17-2003, 07:03 AM	#25 (permalink)
Liquor Dealer Super Agitator Location: Just SW of Nowhere!!! In the good old US of A	I don't switch - I don't watch sports no matter who is playing unless I have a personal interest in the outcome of the game and the only teams I have an interest in are OU and the Cowboys. Through the bad years and through the good years. __________________ Life isn't always a bowl of cherries, sometimes it's more like a jar of Jalapenos --- what you say or do today might burn your ass tomorrow!!!

10-19-2003, 12:21 PM	#27 (permalink)
archer2371 Sarge of Blood Gulch Red Outpost Number One Location: On the front lines against our very enemy	I always will be a fan of the following: Dallas Cowboys Dallas Stars San Antonio Spurs Texas Longhorns Texas Rangers USA Eagle Rugby New Zealand All Blacks I have other teams that I will watch, but not necessarily a fan of, I just like the way they play the game. __________________ "This ain't no Ice Cream Social!" "Hey Grif, Chupathingy...how bout that? I like it...got a ring to it." "I have no earthly idea what it is I just saw, or what this place is, or where in the hell O'Malley is! My only choice is to blame Grif for coming up with such a flawed plan. Stupid, stupid Grif."

10-19-2003, 12:30 PM	#28 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Chicago Cubs Chicago Blackhawks I will never care about another baseball team or hockey team. Don't be mistaken though, I'm a good Chicagoan and will root for the Sox if they make the playoffs. I was really looking forward to the possibilities of this year until the Sox blew it. Still, I could care less about going to Sox games (or any other team besides the Cubs for that matter) and can't stand Comiskey Park (I refuse to call it US Cellular). I'm also not a huge fan of the United Center, but what are you gonna do? I still remember my first Blackhawks game and how insanely loud the old stadium was. I, like Sion, have no backups. However, I do tend to root for the teams that beat my teams, unless they did it undeservedly. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

10-19-2003, 07:12 PM	#29 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	GO WALLABIES go NSW WARATAHS go EASTWOOD RUGBY go SYDNEY SWANS go PARRAMATTA EELS __________________ Ohayo!!!

10-23-2003, 08:34 PM	#32 (permalink)
ledhead Crazy Location: So. Cal	wasnt there another thread with everyone saying their teams, oh well. heres who i back Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Lakers Michigan Wolverines Los Angeles Galaxy and if i had to pick a baseball team, the Anaheim Angels and for some reason i dont know i like to see the Philly Eagles do well __________________ "If you can count the number of cylinders on one hand....it is NOT a race car." big bubba "Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way"

10-23-2003, 09:02 PM	#33 (permalink)
ironchef82 Banned Location: Tucson	Grew up in Atlanta... so... Atlanta Braves, Falcons, Thrashers, and Hawks (though I don't really follow the NBA much). UGA and GaTech college football (some people in atlanta would think that'd be like rooting for both Ohio State and Michigan... well, since I don't go to either school, tough... and when they get to play each other, i just root for a close, exciting football game) and last but certainly not least: Cornell men's ice hockey! Let's go RED!

10-24-2003, 06:10 AM	#34 (permalink)
petergriffin24 Insane	Yeah go Chicago Bears - suck ass this year Oakland A's - have lost in first round of playoffs 23 years in a row New Orleans Hornets - will never make it to the finals Penn State (football) - Joe Pa must go UConn (basketball) - should be AMAZING this year and you can check with me 10 years from now and my teams will still be the same always have been and always will be. I didn't move around a lot I just hate local teams and I have different reasons for liking each squad. But I am truly behind all of them NO MATTER WHAT!!

10-25-2003, 08:36 PM	#35 (permalink)
bond007 Junkie Location: too far from Texas	OU Sooners & Dallas area teams (Cowboys / Mavericks / Stars / Rangers).

10-25-2003, 08:55 PM	#36 (permalink)
KeyserSoze Psycho Location: Lost Angeles	Angels Lakers Cowboys UCLA Bruins Have taken alot of abuse for being an Angels fan especially at the beginning of each season when I say they will win it all...... last season it finally came true, and I can say will all my heart after 29 years of taking that abuse it was one of the best moments in my life to be there and see the playoff games, was not there for game seven of the WS but was there for game six and when we clinched the AL against the Twins. I go to 20 to 40 Halo games each and every season and my loyalty has never waivered (with the exception of Mo Vaughn...I hated that deal and his play, or lack there of) I watch EVERY game on TV that I can't attend, and I even have my schedule at work arranged around my HALOS during the baseball season. These are my four teams and I will NEVER, and HAVE NEVER had a change of heart. __________________ THERE IS NO KEYSER SOZE!!

10-26-2003, 08:30 AM	#37 (permalink)
MontanaXVI Junkie Location: Go A's!!!!	Go 49ers, Seminoles, A's I started watching these teams as a teenager while they were all winning and they are my favorite teams no matter what happens on or off the field. __________________ Spank you very much

10-26-2003, 09:22 AM	#38 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	I was born and raised a Bills, Yankees, Sabres, and Knicks fan. I grew up in West Africa and would watch the Superbowl live via satellite at 2 in the morning..imagine doing that 4 years in a row and never getting the glory! That plus the Sabres and Knicks?? Don't tell me I don't stick with my team. Having the Yankees is what keeps me sane. Go Bills! Beat KC!