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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2014 13:41:22 GMT -5
I understand when it comes to cities with two teams in the same league, it's usually based on regions of the city due to where the arena/stadium is located. But how does one decide to become a Jets or Giants fan since they play in the same stadium and represent NY and NJ.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2014 13:50:13 GMT -5
If you're a major league asshole you're a Jets fan is how I understand it works.
Apologies to any Jets fans here that aren't major league assholes. All 3 of you.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 10, 2014 15:06:02 GMT -5
I understand when it comes to cities with two teams in the same league, it's usually based on regions of the city due to where the arena/stadium is located. But how does one decide to become a Jets or Giants fan since they play in the same stadium and represent NY and NJ. A little history: for starters, the Giants are the older franchise, having begun in the 1920's, whereas the Jets were born in the 60's. This means the Giants have a built-in "old school" fanbase, while the Jets kind of took in a bit of a rebel set during the days of the AFL. Secondly, the Giants used to play games primarily at both the Polo Grounds (the old New York baseball Giants park in Manhattan that doesn't exist anymore) and Yankee Stadium (in the Bronx), making them appealing to people within Manhattan/Bronx/North Jersey. The Jets, meanwhile, played most of their games at Shea Stadium in Queens, so their fanbase wound up being drawn heavily from Queens, Brooklyn, and the rest of the Long Island. The Giants were the first team to move to New Jersey later on, and it shows in the way that North Jersey is mostly Giants territory. The Jets still have a strong following, though, but a lot of it still centers around Long Island; after all, up until very recently the Jets still had their training facilities on the Hofstra University Long Island campus. So yeah, history + geography is still at work here, so both teams had their fanbases long before they crossed the Hudson to the Meadowlands. |
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Post by Cyno on Jan 10, 2014 15:12:29 GMT -5
It's also family. My dad was a Giants fan, so I was raised a Giants fan. As HMark said, it's also a territory thing back to their pre-Meadowlands days, though I do know a bunch of Mets/Giants fans and Yankees/Jets fans.
The Giants also used to have a VERY strong fanbase in the New England area since the Pats are a former AFL team, too. The Pats were also really bad for a long time so it isn't until Bill Parcells where you saw the team start to chip away at the Giants' popularity in the region.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 10, 2014 15:16:37 GMT -5
Some people think that really fast airplanes are cool, and some are more into humans who are 20 feet tall and club people with tree trunks.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2014 15:20:04 GMT -5
Some people think that really fast airplanes are cool, and some are more into humans who are 20 feet tall and club people with tree trunks. Some people also can't stand the Sharks. Maybe because their sister dated one of their creepy gang members, maybe they hate the way they dance. I dunno. |
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Jan 10, 2014 15:27:04 GMT -5
The better question:How do people decide to be Lions fans? I'm from Michigan and I have no idea.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 10, 2014 15:42:03 GMT -5
They draw straws.
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Post by Grennel on Jan 10, 2014 15:47:25 GMT -5
Easy answer, be British and do not care. Sure your dental plan will suck, but this dilemma is solved as murther-fo.
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Jan 10, 2014 16:18:47 GMT -5
People like the Jets?
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 10, 2014 17:02:12 GMT -5
my NINE favourite american football teams
BALTIMORE RAVENS
CAROLINA PANTHERS
CHICAGO BEARS
CINCINNATI BENGALS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
NEW YORK GIANTS
OAKLAND RAIDERS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
TENNESSEE TITANS
and my most HATED!!!!!!!!!
DALLAS COWBOYS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
lol, jets .....
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 10, 2014 17:09:42 GMT -5
When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way from your first cigarette to your last dying day.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Jan 10, 2014 17:12:27 GMT -5
I like disasters so I am a Jets fan also being a Jets fan pisses my dad off because he loves the Giants except Eli.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 10, 2014 17:16:14 GMT -5
It's also family. My dad was a Giants fan, so I was raised a Giants fan. As HMark said, it's also a territory thing back to their pre-Meadowlands days, though I do know a bunch of Mets/Giants fans and Yankees/Jets fans. The Giants also used to have a VERY strong fanbase in the New England area since the Pats are a former AFL team, too. The Pats were also really bad for a long time so it isn't until Bill Parcells where you saw the team start to chip away at the Giants' popularity in the region. I remember my brother went through a phase where he was a Yankees/Jets fan primarily because he liked cheering teams that ran counter to the ones I liked (he's since joined the rest of our family as a Mets fan...don't know why he'd choose masochism, but still, it's nice). Doesn't shock me that was back in the late 90's, when the Yankees had their dynasty going and the Parcells-led Jets were the more trendy team around here. |
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Post by Cyno on Jan 10, 2014 17:58:04 GMT -5
It's also family. My dad was a Giants fan, so I was raised a Giants fan. As HMark said, it's also a territory thing back to their pre-Meadowlands days, though I do know a bunch of Mets/Giants fans and Yankees/Jets fans. The Giants also used to have a VERY strong fanbase in the New England area since the Pats are a former AFL team, too. The Pats were also really bad for a long time so it isn't until Bill Parcells where you saw the team start to chip away at the Giants' popularity in the region. I remember my brother went through a phase where he was a Yankees/Jets fan primarily because he liked cheering teams that ran counter to the ones I liked (he's since joined the rest of our family as a Mets fan...don't know why he'd choose masochism, but still, it's nice). Doesn't shock me that was back in the late 90's, when the Yankees had their dynasty going and the Parcells-led Jets were the more trendy team around here. That's sort of how I first became a Devils fan: mainly to annoy my Rangers fan dad. Of course that was during the 1994 Rags' cup run so no one can accuse me of being a frontrunner.  |
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Post by rocket on Jan 10, 2014 18:24:59 GMT -5
We could also ask how does one decide to be a Laker/Clipper fan, but until recently that might have been a no-brainer.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Jan 10, 2014 18:48:40 GMT -5
my NINE favourite american football teams BALTIMORE RAVENS CAROLINA PANTHERS CHICAGO BEARS CINCINNATI BENGALS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS NEW YORK GIANTSOAKLAND RAIDERS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS TENNESSEE TITANS and my most HATED!!!!!!!!! DALLAS COWBOYS MIAMI DOLPHINS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS lol, jets ..... How the hell can you have NINE favorite teams? |
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Post by Instant Classic on Jan 10, 2014 19:03:44 GMT -5
my NINE favourite american football teams BALTIMORE RAVENS CAROLINA PANTHERS CHICAGO BEARS CINCINNATI BENGALS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS NEW YORK GIANTSOAKLAND RAIDERS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS TENNESSEE TITANS and my most HATED!!!!!!!!! DALLAS COWBOYS MIAMI DOLPHINS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS lol, jets ..... I like that you like the Jags. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2014 19:10:14 GMT -5
Who ever's winning...or losing. Depending on who you've got money on.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jan 10, 2014 19:11:16 GMT -5
my NINE favourite american football teams BALTIMORE RAVENS CAROLINA PANTHERS CHICAGO BEARS CINCINNATI BENGALS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS NEW YORK GIANTSOAKLAND RAIDERS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS TENNESSEE TITANS and my most HATED!!!!!!!!! DALLAS COWBOYS MIAMI DOLPHINS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS lol, jets ..... How the hell can you have NINE favorite teams? BECAUSE I CAN DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD  the bears are my favs though ..... because they were the winners of the first live superbowl i saw on tv in the UK ..... they messed up those ******* PATRIOTS GOOD THEN!!!!! |
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