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re: SEC fans who are not LSU fans, but are Saints fans
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:24 pm to cornhat
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:24 pm to cornhat
If New Orleans had a baseball team I'd root for them. I, of course, root for the Hornets/Pelicans. But they weren't there when I lived in LA. And I refuse to just make a switch. I'm a Laker fan in my soul. P&G.
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Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:24 pm to cas4t
frick you that's the deal
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:25 pm to cas4t
I'm from Mobile who the frick am I supposed to root for? Hell I'm a jazz fan for the same reason.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:25 pm to The Nino
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(national sympathy for the city/team and the subsequent unity of the team/city/fanbase)
frick. THAT.
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Americans love underdogs and feel-good stories
I get it.
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I don't think it has much of anything to do with converting Cowboy fans.
ehh I don't know...
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:25 pm to The Nino
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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.
Also around that time is when sports packages became available to watch any team in the country on your TV instead of only the local teams that are always shown.
Now I can follow the Seahawks (for example) and watch every game instead of only the ones when they play the Chiefs or Cowboys (my market's regional teams, plus they show almost every Steelers game for some reason in this area).
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:26 pm to NIH
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Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:26 pm to lake2280
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I'm from Mobile
This might be the one and only exception.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:31 pm to cas4t
I'm the opposite of the question in the OP and it is interesting getting to see the other side of things as a Niner fan since most Saints fans seem to hate the 49ers the way LSU fans hate Alabama and a lot of these are the same people.
This post was edited on 8/28/13 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:31 pm to cas4t
When the saints won the Super Bowl it was by far the happiest sports moment of my life. If the jazz could have beaten the bulls it would probably be second.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:32 pm to cas4t
Go and ask for them to be banned from being fans.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:35 pm to cas4t
quote:They did national surveys on it. It's part of the reason for the sway in the fan support. Sorryquote:frick. THAT.
(national sympathy for the city/team and the subsequent unity of the team/city/fanbase)
quote:Ratings from Beaumont-West didn't show more of an increase than other parts of the South. I think Cowboy fans have become quieter since they have realized they aren't going to do shite for the next 5-10 years. I don't think it's them convertingquote:ehh I don't know...
I don't think it has much of anything to do with converting Cowboy fans.
Dale made a really crucial point as well. Kind of a perfect timing of several occurrences.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:36 pm to Nortizzle
Thanks for the quality post nortizzle
Brilliant
Brilliant
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:37 pm to The Nino
I'm not saying I don't agree with you. (on the sympathy thing)
And I guess I see your point on Cowboy fans just quieting down, for obvious reasons.
And I guess I see your point on Cowboy fans just quieting down, for obvious reasons.
This post was edited on 8/28/13 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 8/28/13 at 7:37 pm to Nortizzle
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Go and ask for them to be banned from being fans.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 8:00 pm to cas4t
Born in New Orleans (well Metairie but Texans don't know what that shite is), but moved to Texas and went to A&M.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 8:01 pm to cas4t
I'm a Saints fan cuz I'm a born and raised Louisianian, and the Saints are the home team.
I had family influences when I was a kid that push me in the direction of Bama. I was a Bama fan in Louisiana before I had ever heard of LSU. When I was a kid LSU football was not very popular. Even in Louisiana.
I had family influences when I was a kid that push me in the direction of Bama. I was a Bama fan in Louisiana before I had ever heard of LSU. When I was a kid LSU football was not very popular. Even in Louisiana.
Posted on 8/28/13 at 8:05 pm to Crimsonpanther13
How old are you?
I'm from LA and LSU has always been popular
I'm from LA and LSU has always been popular
Posted on 8/28/13 at 8:06 pm to cardboardboxer
That's fair
Posted on 8/28/13 at 8:10 pm to DaleDenton
Dale Denton....the poorest little troller on the site.....you think your pigs are gonna be bowl eligible this year...lol
Posted on 8/28/13 at 8:12 pm to cas4t
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How old are you?
I'm from LA and LSU has always been popular
It's probably different in south Louisiana. I'm from central Louisiana. I'm 33, and it seems to me that people here didn't really become big LSU fans until around year 2000.
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