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re: SEC fans who are not LSU fans, but are Saints fans
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:08 pm to The Calvin
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:08 pm to The Calvin
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And..ya know, most of that fanbase in MS(and Mobile)is only around 75 miles from New Orleans
Not to mention the fact that several great Saints have been from Mississippi(Archie Manning, Deuce McAllister, etc)
The proximity is irrelevant. But Archie and Deuce make sense.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:09 pm to Mizzeaux
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I'm originally from Chicago and I'm all Chicago for pro sports.
The Bulls bandwagon years were horrible, especially with someone like myself that has and will always stick with the Cubs going into the hostile territory of Missouri while having fake bandwagon people pick up the Bulls during the winning.
There is nothing worse than a bandwagon fan. I don't care what state you're from. Pick a team and stick with them.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:12 pm to cas4t
Nothing more annoying than all of the bandwagon Faux-Saints fans around here. Bunch of people never been to New Orleans saying "Who dat?". Probably don't even know what the saying means. But that's what success brings..
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:12 pm to cas4t
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The proximity is irrelevant. But Archie and Deuce make sense.
If you looked at who I was posting to, the proximity is very relevant. You're trying to tell me someone 500 miles from a major sports market is equally as likely to be a fan as someone from a major sports market 70 miles away?
This post was edited on 8/28/13 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:13 pm to JuiceTerry
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Nothing more annoying than all of the bandwagon Faux-Saints fans around here. Bunch of people never been to New Orleans saying "Who dat?". Probably don't even know what the saying means. But that's what success brings..
Ah, nothing like the pot calling the kettle black at the end of a long day--coming from an Alabama fan
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:17 pm to cas4t
Huge Saints fan here.. have been all of my life.
Why? My dad is a huge Saints fan and has been his entire life.
Historically bad.. yep. I'm also a Rebel
In the early 00s, we had like 3 winning seasons in a row followed by a 3-13 year (maybe 2004 or 2005). I had people asking me all year 'whats wrong with your Saints this year?' My response.... 'Not a thing, I want to know what was wrong with them the last 3 damn years.'
Why? My dad is a huge Saints fan and has been his entire life.
Historically bad.. yep. I'm also a Rebel
In the early 00s, we had like 3 winning seasons in a row followed by a 3-13 year (maybe 2004 or 2005). I had people asking me all year 'whats wrong with your Saints this year?' My response.... 'Not a thing, I want to know what was wrong with them the last 3 damn years.'
This post was edited on 8/28/13 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:18 pm to saban=MR BCS
Ok, will do. Do you have a story? Or did you begin liking the Saints in the post season of 2009?
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:18 pm to cas4t
And you see Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky natives root for the Braves.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:18 pm to cas4t
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There is nothing worse than a bandwagon fan. I don't care what state you're from. Pick a team and stick with them.
They're shite for sure. However, once you jump on a team, stick with it.
It's easy to pick the Lakers as your team if there's not a team around. However, if a Lakers fan switches down the line, they suck. I don't care what they say about a disagreement with management leading them to another team.
You're either bred into fandom, or you choose it. If you choose it and you switch when times get tough, you're a scumbag. That is all.
I swear, the first bandwagon Cub fan I meet after the world championship, I'm going to break his kneecap.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:18 pm to FeedMoncrief
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FEEDMONCRIEF
I like this guy and you should post more
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Historically bad.. yep. I'm also a Rebel
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Thank god for 09
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:20 pm to cas4t
I became a half-hearted Saints fan the first time I was stationed in New Orleans, and really started pulling for them the second time I was stationed there. Drafting Roman Harper and Mark Ingram cemented my NFL team loyalty - which does not begin to compare to my collegiate loyalty. I attended the first post-Katrina game in the dome (versus the Falcons), and must say that was one of the most emotionally charged football games I have ever attended. The New Orleans folks needed football at that point, and it was awesome to watch that season play out.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:20 pm to cornhat
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And you see Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky natives root for the Braves.
Very very true. I for one like the Devil Rays because I had a friend who was drafted there in, I think, 2002?
Though I don't follow it enough to call myself a real fan. But I own a hat.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:21 pm to cas4t
quote:Better than most of their fans.
But I own a hat.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:22 pm to Mizzeaux
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It's easy to pick the Lakers as your team if there's not a team around. However, if a Lakers fan switches down the line, they suck. I don't care what they say about a disagreement with management leading them to another team.
Kobe is my favorite basketball player of all time and Shaq was a Tiger. They're my squad for life.
And good, bandwagon fans deserve death by kneecap blows with a baseball bat
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:22 pm to cas4t
quote:Around 2004, there were several good internal changes made within the Saints organization regarding their marketing. Couple that with all the events of Katrina (national sympathy for the city/team and the subsequent unity of the team/city/fanbase) and a SB winning season, the Saints acquired alot of fans who were not previously affiliated with a NFL team. Americans love underdogs and feel-good stories...prior to the 2009 season, the Saints were both. I don't think it has much of anything to do with converting Cowboy fans.
Nobody got more coverage than the Cowboys in the 90s. Do you think the Saints maybe have some Cowboys who crossed over?
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:23 pm to The Calvin
quote:Don't even know what you're talking about. My whole family including myself went to Alabama. You sound mad. I thought you didn't like bandwagoners?
Nothing more annoying than all of the bandwagon Faux-Saints fans around here. Bunch of people never been to New Orleans saying "Who dat?". Probably don't even know what the saying means. But that's what success brings..
Ah, nothing like the pot calling the kettle black at the end of a long day--coming from an Alabama fan
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