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06-28-2020, 05:29 PM #13
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06-28-2020, 08:47 PM #14
Re: Choosing a football team as an international fan
"A moron, a rapist, and a Pittsburgh Steeler walk into a bar. He sits down and says, “Hi I’m Ben may I have a drink please?”
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06-28-2020, 09:04 PM #15Veteran Poster
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Re: Choosing a football team as an international fan
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06-29-2020, 10:49 AM #16
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06-30-2020, 12:22 PM #17Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Choosing a football team as an international fan
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Re: Choosing a football team as an international fan
I'm not international, but I don't do DC sports teams at all so I had to pick something else for my NBA and NHL teams.
NBA wise I grew up on the Steve Nash/Dirk Nowitzki Mavericks teams in the early 2000s. I was a tall gangly kid with long hair that played and loved basketball, so both of those guys were definitely the shit in my eyes (but especially Dirk). I stuck with the Mavs and got rewarded with 1 championship out of it. They are fun to watch now too with Doncic and Porzingis.
NHL was much less interesting, just liked the colors of the Rangers, lol.
The ownership point is good, and really should be the first consideration for anyone getting into sports period, not just internationally. Imagine getting into sports and randomly picking the Bengals because you like their colors or you like tigers, or the Knicks for whatever reason (yes I know Dolan owns the Rangers too, but he's pretty hands off with them, complete opposite of his management of the Knicks) and being doomed to forever have a horrible owner.back on twitter
"Well that was an appropriate last ride for Pees. A Bengals WR streaking in for a game winning touchdown in the closing minutes is the man’s preferred medium to express his art." - GreenWave52
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06-30-2020, 07:51 PM #19
Re: Choosing a football team as an international fan
"A moron, a rapist, and a Pittsburgh Steeler walk into a bar. He sits down and says, “Hi I’m Ben may I have a drink please?”
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07-01-2020, 12:03 PM #20
Re: Choosing a football team as an international fan
Choosing based on:
-team colors
-Players you like
-Geographical location
-Tradition and history
-Political leaning (team and fanbase)
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07-01-2020, 01:30 PM #21Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Choosing a football team as an international fan
if I was in the UK i might go with Jacksonville just because of their commitment to playing in England. but they also kind of suck most of the time and have some of the worst uniforms.
i really hate it when teams relocate and take the franchise and history with 'em, so off the bat i'd say that Raider, Rams, and Chargers are out.
washington is going to have to change the name and logo and all that in a couple years, and i only buy officially licensed jerseys and such, so they're out.
speaking of buying jerseys, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, Miami and Houston are all out cause they're uniforms/colors suck.
if the NFL was only a side interest to another sport i loved, i might actually consider becoming a fan of Cleveland for purely ironic reasons. like i bet if you're in the UK or Europe people might buy you a shot if you show up to a sports bar wearing Browns gear. and while other bad teams of the last few decades have offered their fans glimpses of hope from time to time, just to crush those dreams by (for example) going 0-7 over a 20 year span but keeping the same coach for most of it, the Browns have been so consistently bad that it's much easier to never get your hopes up.
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07-01-2020, 02:06 PM #22Regular 1st Stringer
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