TrueBeliever Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Hey Jets fans, just wondering what you made choose to follow the Jets rather than the Giants, since I'm assuming you're mainly from the greater NYC area. Was it liking the AFL over the NFL, liking certain players, or because of where they used to play? (A Jets fan once told me that most people who like the Mets like the Jets, and who like the Giants like Yankees, because they used to share the same stadiums). Forgive me if I'm missing a really obvious answer. Until now the only contact I've had with Jets fans are those who came trolling onto Patriots boards, and I am honestly curious what makes you choose one over the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 i guess i had a bad day at the office!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I live in Michigan... so it was the Jets or Lions. Man... I'm cursed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikeyman3 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 How did you become a Pats fan in Wisconsin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSJ Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 It was a combination of a couple of things really. My father was a Jets fan and took me to my first game in 1981 (when I was 6). Also back then when I was getting into football the Giants were an absolute embarassement. They had never played in a super bowl and were terrible. That combined with my dad's season tickets were what did it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBeliever Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 I live in Michigan... so it was the Jets or Lions. Man... I'm cursed... Oh that's harsh. Talk about a rock and a hard place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSJ Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 How did you become a Pats fan in Wisconsin? You start following football 3 years ago when you were 6. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I lost a bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBeliever Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 How did you become a Pats fan in Wisconsin? To make a long story short, I liked the Packers but wanted to have a "second favorite" team to root for. I considered several (including - gulp - the Jets!) but picked the Patriots for a number of reasons that I can go over sometime when I have more time to write. Over time, the Pats just became my "first favorite" team, and I've become less and less of a Packers fan ever since. I think it was 1998 when I pretty much stopped caring about Green Bay altogether. Part of the reason is that all Packer fans ever want to talk about is their history. "We won the first two Super Bowls! We had Vince Lombardi! We're one of the oldest existing pro sports franchises!" It gets old after while. If you want to live in the past, fine. I prefer to live in the present. Actually, if anything I'm the opposite of a bandwagon fan, because I started losing interest in the Packers after they won Super Bowl 31... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 To make a long story short, I liked the Packers but wanted to have a "second favorite" team to root for. I considered several (including - gulp - the Jets!) but picked the Patriots for a number of reasons that I can go over sometime when I have more time to write. Over time, the Pats just became my "first favorite" team, and I've become less and less of a Packers fan ever since. I think it was 1998 when I pretty much stopped caring about Green Bay altogether. Part of the reason is that all Packer fans ever want to talk about is their history. "We won the first two Super Bowls! We had Vince Lombardi! We're one of the oldest existing pro sports franchises!" It gets old after while. If you want to live in the past, fine. I prefer to live in the present. Actually, if anything I'm the opposite of a bandwagon fan, because I started losing interest in the Packers after they won Super Bowl 31... So you're a filthy bandwagon fan just like the rest of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cant Hackett Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I was drunk and had a black out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj meadowlands Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 It's in the genes. father's been takin me to games since i was 3 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Oh that's harsh. Talk about a rock and a hard place. I'm tellin you what... My baseball team isn't much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 It's in the genes. father's been takin me to games since i was 3 years old. same here. My old man became a Jets fan after Namath won the 1st superbowl for the AFC. If you lived in the area and weren't already a die-hard Giants supporter, you were bound to be a Jets fan thanks to Joe Willy's swagger. My father got season tickets in '72 (the year I was born) and by the time I was five we were already making the trip out to Shea eight times a year. So the Jets are directly tied to some father/son bonding moments and have, over the years, become a part of our family's identity. My son is three and a half and is already a Jets fan--and we'll be continuing the tradition of freezing our asses off for worthless games in December in the coming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlugORama99 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 same here. My old man became a Jets fan after Namath won the 1st superbowl for the AFC. If you lived in the area and weren't already a die-hard Giants supporter, you were bound to be a Jets fan thanks to Joe Willy's swagger. My father got season tickets in '72 (the year I was born) and by the time I was five we were already making the trip out to Shea eight times a year. So the Jets are directly tied to some father/son bonding moments and have, over the years, become a part of our family's identity. My son is three and a half and is already a Jets fan--and we'll be continuing the tradition of freezing our asses off for worthless games in December in the coming years. I agree with both of you guys. My Dad and uncle had season tickets when they were still the Titans. I started going to games in the early 70's as a toddler. My father was really pissed that Hess moved them to Jersey and gave up his season tickets. However, through some connections I got two seats back in the mid-90's and I will leave them in my will to my kids (if and when they arrive). I also had a scumbag cousin and uncle that were Giants fans and used to rub in the many Jets losses to me over the years. It made it that much easier to hate the little blue and love Gang Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I love pain and suffering. And I get plenty being a Jets/Cubs fan. d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I grew up surrounded by Giants fans and hated how whiny they were. Besides, Joe Namath was COOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I like airplanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Some interesting stories. I'm shocked, actually. I figured the only way someone could become a Jets fan is if they were dropped on their heads when they were infants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Some interesting stories. I'm shocked, actually. I figured the only way someone could become a Jets fan is if they were dropped on their heads when they were infants. Need another new hip??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I figured the only way someone could become a Jets fan is if they were dropped on their heads when they were infants. Oh yeah, and I was dropped on my head when I was an infant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Oh yeah, and I was dropped on my head when I was an infant. No that is why you are a Heelz fan!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadringer Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 who says i had a choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHJF Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 The very first piece of professional sports clothing I ever owned was a Jets jacket. It was around '76 (I was 8yrs old) when my mom picked it up for me at the Salvation Army store in Oneonta, NY. I still remember that day because I begged her for it. After that, I kinda just went along with the flow. (Or lack thereof). True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 No that is why you are a Heelz fan!!!!!!! Yeah youre right. Why would anyone born in NC be a UNC fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 It was christmas eve & I was 12. I was doing a bong hit with my sister while waiting for santa claus. she was 10 but had the body of an 8 yr old & was a really good kisser. A robber broke in to the house & stole our presents. my dad had just stumbled in from a late night out, saw the robber, chased him down the street, grabbed him & threw him under an oncoming bus. christmas was saved thanks to my dad's late night out. I became a jets fan when Herm became head coach. Every time he throws someone under the bus it reminds me of the christmas that almost wasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cant Hackett Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 It was christmas eve & I was 12. I was doing a bong hit with my sister while waiting for santa claus. she was 10 but had the body of an 8 yr old & was a really good kisser. A robber broke in to the house & stole our presents. my dad had just stumbled in from a late night out, saw the robber, chased him down the street, grabbed him & threw him under an oncoming bus. christmas was saved thanks to my dad's late night out. I became a jets fan when Herm became head coach. Every time he throws someone under the bus it reminds me of the christmas that almost wasn't If that was a Darth Vader Skull Bong, you would of been a Raiders fan now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Simple really Growing up as a kid in the 70's the Jets and Giants both sucked. The Jets had Joe Namath who was on TV all the time, even had his own popcorn maker. The Giants ? Well they had let me see Nothing of note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Simple. My name is Joseph William, half because of a certain doctor and half because of Joe Namath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 To make a long story short, I liked the Packers but wanted to have a "second favorite" team to root for. I considered several (including - gulp - the Jets!) but picked the Patriots for a number of reasons that I can go over sometime when I have more time to write. Over time, the Pats just became my "first favorite" team, and I've become less and less of a Packers fan ever since. I think it was 1998 when I pretty much stopped caring about Green Bay altogether. Part of the reason is that all Packer fans ever want to talk about is their history. "We won the first two Super Bowls! We had Vince Lombardi! We're one of the oldest existing pro sports franchises!" It gets old after while. If you want to live in the past, fine. I prefer to live in the present. Actually, if anything I'm the opposite of a bandwagon fan, because I started losing interest in the Packers after they won Super Bowl 31... Yeah, why root for Favre when you could have been rooting for Drew Bledsoe. Actually, my story is pretty much the same as Storms. Grew up in Michigan. Only my father grew up in New York and Jersey and was a die hard fan since the days of the Titans. He actually went to the Titans very first game ever. Anyways, he brought us all up as Jets fans. And if I grew up as a Lions fan instead, I'd probably shoot myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I had to cheer for them after Broadway Joe and company pulled off the stones shot of the century (The Babe really wasn't calling his shot)and predicted their victory in SB3. That was huge. It was like The NFL's best team playing the Arena League in a championship game at the time. Then I got transfered to NY/NJ and EVERYBODY was a Giants fan. Made me love the Jets more and hate the Giants worse. They were a combined 23/39 the whole time I lived out east, but I was real used to that growing up a Cub fan- matter a fact I was comfortable laying in it. That is getting old however. To quote the immortal Savage "Theres only one thing that matters - only one - The Lombardy Trophy - everything else is BS". I'm with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlancemehlot Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 It was christmas eve & I was 12. I was doing a bong hit with my sister while waiting for santa claus. she was 10 but had the body of an 8 yr old & was a really good kisser. A robber broke in to the house & stole our presents. my dad had just stumbled in from a late night out, saw the robber, chased him down the street, grabbed him & threw him under an oncoming bus. christmas was saved thanks to my dad's late night out. I became a jets fan when Herm became head coach. Every time he throws someone under the bus it reminds me of the christmas that almost wasn't I can vouch for Joewilly. His sister was a really good kisser. And his father was really fast. I still can't take mass transit without twitching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula51 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I became a Jets fan in 2003 because I liked how their uniforms looked. I'm from Florida and I never liked the Dolphins. I pretty much chose the Jets the same way a person draws up a raffle ticket. Looking at the way this season turned out, I probably should have made a more informed decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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