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Dec 06, 2005 13:14

Being a sports-deprived ex-Philadelphian, I can't help but be excited whenever one of my teams gets televised nationally. So needless to say, last night I happily settled in front of the TV with some snacks and a desire to stay up until the early morning watching my beloved but beleaguered Eagles play their hearts out for one last gasp at a ( Read more... )

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evelynne December 6 2005, 21:09:35 UTC
Hey, now it's my turn to say I have no idea what you're talking about! But I'm sad for you and hope you feel better! I'm sorry you're feeling heartache-y. :(

As I say to Poindexter more than once a season, I don't know why people get attached to a single team for years on end. It's not the same team!! Different players, different coach, different strategies! The Eagles of today are not the same as the Eagles of, say, 1981! The players aren't even from Philadelphia and may not even like it here! What exactly are you rooting for?! I suggested that Poindexter look at all the teams each year, decide which one he likes the most based on the players, teamwork, coaching, etc. and root for that team.

Funny, I got a dirty look when I suggested this. Hmmm....

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jupiter29 December 6 2005, 22:02:10 UTC
Hehe. That is so not the way sports works. :) But I do kind of understand why you're confused, it's very hard to understand from an outsider's perspective. I will always live and die with the Phillies no matter where I am residing, but I was talking to Kim's boss the other day and had the same kind of moment. He's grew up in LA and has always been a New Orleans Saints fan. Now he lives in KC, but still sees a couple of games a year and we were talking about everything with the team, and the subject of them moving came up. So I asked if he'd still be a fan if they moved and he said he wasn't sure, it depends on a bunch of stuff like if they still kept the name "Saints." And I was just like WTF? That's the dumbest reason ever to decide what team you like ( ... )

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creamofwheat December 6 2005, 23:11:23 UTC
That is so not the way sports works. :)

Thank you! You have to be loyal to your team! Well except I abandoned my team from childhood. Yes I was a Cowboys fan (from the Roger Staubach days! Ohhh old people reminiscing!)But I got PISSED when they canned Tom Landry. You really think I would be over that by now.

I am still mad at the Colts for leaving Baltimore! Grudge much?

I am not really a big pro fan anymore but I am a RABID college fan. This stuff is important to me! I don't get it when people don't get it.

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Heck, I'll log in this time. :) jupiter29 December 7 2005, 05:06:46 UTC
I never really got into college sports. I don't know why. I think (I can't speak for everyone, of course) you have to really root for a college team when you're a kid for it to really stick, and I didn't. I've been to college and I followed the teams while I was there, but it just didn't become a passion for me. And I've known so many people that rabidly follow a team other then where they went to school that I suspect it's the kind of thing that has to be started young.

But, anyway, good for you for a) understanding sports loyalty, and b) understanding that the cowboys completely suck. Those two things together make you my absolute favorite person. ;)

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Re: Heck, I'll log in this time. :) skaggsgirl December 7 2005, 14:18:42 UTC
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Re: Heck, I'll log in this time. :) jupiter29 December 9 2005, 13:11:23 UTC
You know, Philadelphia is where St. Joe's is. ;)

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