...i am a firm believer that a person should root for the team of the city that they grew up in, or if one side of their family was really really into their team from another city and that's what you grew up with, then so be it. But, I cannot foresee any viable reason to just up and "switch" your team unless you're like 10 and just barely got into sports...
Bandwagon Fan?
- Thread starter Tony
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Look..
Here's my deal on this whole bandwagon situation that Tony has put himself in..
I've been on this site since the beginning. I've come across a gang of jackasses who have come and gone over the years. I remember certain things that some of these people stressed. Tony's love for the Saints is one of the things I remember very clearly. He was all about the New Orleans Saints, not just Aaron Brooks. He stuck up for the whole team. From the running game to the receiving core to the defense.. All of which led me to believe he was a true Saints fan for some reason or another. Then, they have a shitty ass season and the QB leaves, now all of a sudden he becomes a Raider fan out of the blue.. Claiming he follows Aaron Brooks wherever he may go and blah blah. Looks to me he is just running from a horrible team, trying to jump ship to a slightly better team with better players and his beloved Aaron Brooks is his excuse to justify his lack of loyalty to a team he supposedly supported for years..
All in all I think he is a phony. A fraud. A fake. A disgrace to any true fan of any team.
I understand being a fan of a certain player. But Aaron Brooks? Of all people, Aaron Brooks. Come on. Even if Aaron Brooks is truly his favorite player, it still doesn't justify the bandwagon hopping he's shown us all in the past couple months. Why not root for that particular player to do well? You don't have to switch your whole team simply because a certain individual is playing elsewhere. I mean shit, Randy Moss is my favorite receiver in the NFL, but I'm far from a Raider fan. Peyton Manning is my favorite QB, I am not a Colts fan. LaDainian Tomlinson is my favorite RB, but I am not a Chargers fan. Barry Sanders is my favorite RB all time, but I am not and never was a fan of the Lions. I root for the Niners. Jeff Garcia is from my hometown, I wish him the best of luck and hope for him to do well, but unless he plays for the Niners I am not a fan of his team. That's the way it is. I am a true fan of a team, and that will not change. That's how most of us feel, and that's why people are calling Tony a bandwagoner and a trader.
By your definition up there, you seem to have placed yourself outside of the "bandwagon" party.. But most people have their own perception of a bandwagoner (just like the dude who wrote the one you posted), and you fit the discription.
Here's my deal on this whole bandwagon situation that Tony has put himself in..
I've been on this site since the beginning. I've come across a gang of jackasses who have come and gone over the years. I remember certain things that some of these people stressed. Tony's love for the Saints is one of the things I remember very clearly. He was all about the New Orleans Saints, not just Aaron Brooks. He stuck up for the whole team. From the running game to the receiving core to the defense.. All of which led me to believe he was a true Saints fan for some reason or another. Then, they have a shitty ass season and the QB leaves, now all of a sudden he becomes a Raider fan out of the blue.. Claiming he follows Aaron Brooks wherever he may go and blah blah. Looks to me he is just running from a horrible team, trying to jump ship to a slightly better team with better players and his beloved Aaron Brooks is his excuse to justify his lack of loyalty to a team he supposedly supported for years..
All in all I think he is a phony. A fraud. A fake. A disgrace to any true fan of any team.
I understand being a fan of a certain player. But Aaron Brooks? Of all people, Aaron Brooks. Come on. Even if Aaron Brooks is truly his favorite player, it still doesn't justify the bandwagon hopping he's shown us all in the past couple months. Why not root for that particular player to do well? You don't have to switch your whole team simply because a certain individual is playing elsewhere. I mean shit, Randy Moss is my favorite receiver in the NFL, but I'm far from a Raider fan. Peyton Manning is my favorite QB, I am not a Colts fan. LaDainian Tomlinson is my favorite RB, but I am not a Chargers fan. Barry Sanders is my favorite RB all time, but I am not and never was a fan of the Lions. I root for the Niners. Jeff Garcia is from my hometown, I wish him the best of luck and hope for him to do well, but unless he plays for the Niners I am not a fan of his team. That's the way it is. I am a true fan of a team, and that will not change. That's how most of us feel, and that's why people are calling Tony a bandwagoner and a trader.
By your definition up there, you seem to have placed yourself outside of the "bandwagon" party.. But most people have their own perception of a bandwagoner (just like the dude who wrote the one you posted), and you fit the discription.
I hear you... I was always like this since I was younger so I guess I never grew out of switchen up teams. But I don't switch because a team all of a sudden starts winning or if they start losing. Nor do I switch during the season. Now after the season is a different story. I liked the Saints for a few years. But they're still fuckin' up drafting Reggie Bush and shit. Should of drafted AJ Hawk. He's an animal.
Fatal... I know that is what you think but I gotta tell you're thinking straight bullshit mayne. Using Brooks as an excuse to stop fuckin' with the Saints? I'll give you a few reasons why I quit fuckin' with them. So get your learn on
1. Signing Brees was straight stupid. 10 mill to a qb with a fucked up shoulder.
2. Hiring Sean Payton as head coach instead of Mike Martz. Who the fuck is Payton? A Parcells puppet?
3. Not resigning Charles Bentley
4. Let Darren Howard sign with the Eagles
And now they draft Bush when they already have 50 million invested in Deuce. What they gone do have over 80 mill invested in 3 "offensive" players?
Now look at what the Raiders did... took a chance on Brooks. He'll come through or he won't. Watch what happens with some pass protection! Also the Raiders drafed "Defense"... with Huff, Howard, and Bing. Let's go Raiders!!!!
1. Signing Brees was straight stupid. 10 mill to a qb with a fucked up shoulder.
2. Hiring Sean Payton as head coach instead of Mike Martz. Who the fuck is Payton? A Parcells puppet?
3. Not resigning Charles Bentley
4. Let Darren Howard sign with the Eagles
And now they draft Bush when they already have 50 million invested in Deuce. What they gone do have over 80 mill invested in 3 "offensive" players?
Now look at what the Raiders did... took a chance on Brooks. He'll come through or he won't. Watch what happens with some pass protection! Also the Raiders drafed "Defense"... with Huff, Howard, and Bing. Let's go Raiders!!!!
ummm....like 80% of raider fans are bandwagon or in the closet fans! the other 20% is sum cold crazy die hard muhfuckas...if you dont believe me, raiders go to superbowl everyone on they nuts...they lose, and fall off real real big and whered everyone go...ghost like sum roaches wen the light hit...
I can see people liking one particular player, and becoming a fan of their team just for that player.....my friend did the same b/c of john elway, the broncos became his team.....another friend lives and breathes the falcons cuz of vick....chad johnson & corey dillon made me hella follow the bengals, although i'm still more of a raiders fan.....anyways, following a player and cheering for another team is nothing new....how many new Heat fans were there last year? the thing that really sucks is when your favorite team (like say the lakers) gets your least favorite player in the nba (like say shaq) then tops it off with an arrogant ass kid that you end up not liking either (lets use kobe as an example this time) then your stuck cheering for the warriors saying "well, we might make the playoffs this year, since we just got _______(fill in the blank with the new 'good' player we just acquired), but why the hell did they give up __________(fill in blank with best or second best player on the team)"
That's cool... I might decide to be a Raider for life... they gave players second chances when critics said they were washed up (i.e. Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, and now Brooks). I've never had any hate for the Raiders. So yeah I'll be representing for the silver and black mayne.
Right on for coming at me with respect.
Right on for coming at me with respect.
