Sh@t talkers?!

what's wrong with being a Lakers fan?

Nothing unless you like them only because they win a lot. I think you missed the point of my examples.

Nothing unless you like them only because they win a lot. I think you missed the point of my examples.

They haven't won anything lately, that's for sure.

I have problems with ppl from Maryland who used to be skins fans who then switched their allegiances to the Ravens during the season that they won the superbowl or after. That franchise is lucky they got their success soon after they moved to B'more otherwise there would be no sellouts crowds full of fair weather fans. Worse still, IMO, are the ppl who like both the Skins and Ravens. Pick ONE of them, especially because they are cross-town rivals. As a terp alum, I had to deal with these baltimorons on a regular basis talking about how great their franchise was. They claim that they have 2 rings to our 3, but then I point out that it wasn't the same franchise but rather 1 for the b'more Colts and the other for the old Cleveland Browns (one of the worst in league history prior to the move). My level of detestability for the Ravens now rivals my hatred of the Cowboys, no joke.

As for front-runners, ppl who don't anything about sports by default root for the team that is winning. Therefore to root for a team like lakers in bball, or other teams that u have no direct geographical (or other) ties is synonymous with being an uninformed fan, unless there is evidence to the contrary.

IMO, root for whoever you want, and stick with them.. But don't be that guy who is the biggest Dallass fan, and has never even been to Texas,etc.......

This stuff is actually funny. I see people on here that are mad or angry at people who live in the area and aren't Redskin fans. Do you know how crazy that is. I am a homer, of course. I bleed burgandy and gold. but come on people. People who jumped ship to the Redskins when the colts left weren't really skins fans anyway, probably more football fans. Now they have a team back, they can call their own of course they are going to jump ship. In Charlotte, people here were Redskin's fans, when the Panthers came in, they adopted them as their own. You can't blame them for jumping ship. I personally can't stand the panthers, but when you are from the area and you get a team, you can't blame people for pulling for their team.

the fact is, there are a ton of bandwagoners out there, always will be. you, me, nobody can do anything about those people. Look at it this way, when the Skins start winning on a consistant basis, we will have some more skins jerseys floating around.

As far and the geographical thing.. I have always been and SF Giants fan, and I have never even been to SF. So, am I not suppose to root for the Giants? People sometimes just latch onto a franchise and there really isn't any explination for it.

This stuff is actually funny. I see people on here that are mad or angry at people who live in the area and aren't Redskin fans. Do you know how crazy that is. I am a homer, of course. I bleed burgandy and gold. but come on people. People who jumped ship to the Redskins when the colts left weren't really skins fans anyway, probably more football fans. Now they have a team back, they can call their own of course they are going to jump ship. In Charlotte, people here were Redskin's fans, when the Panthers came in, they adopted them as their own. You can't blame them for jumping ship. I personally can't stand the panthers, but when you are from the area and you get a team, you can't blame people for pulling for their team.

the fact is, there are a ton of bandwagoners out there, always will be. you, me, nobody can do anything about those people. Look at it this way, when the Skins start winning on a consistant basis, we will have some more skins jerseys floating around.

As far and the geographical thing.. I have always been and SF Giants fan, and I have never even been to SF. So, am I not suppose to root for the Giants? People sometimes just latch onto a franchise and there really isn't any explination for it.

I am from Gettysburg PA, and I can assure that if Gburg were to be given an NFL team they would at best be my second favorite team. If you jump ship to a new team just because they are closer to you you were never a real fan to begin with.

For me the issue isn't that a new team came here or geography or anything. The issue is that ppl who had watched the skins for 20+ years and rooted for them through the good times when they won their superbowls and called themselves die-hard skins fans at some point, just switched teams when the skins were going through tough times and the ravens happened to achieve success as soon as they got here. If you didn't have a team until the ravens came to town and then supported them from the beginning when they first moved to b'more thats fine. But to switch to the team that won the superbowl the most recently is pathetic. Also where were these so-called fans two years ago when the ravens missed the playoffs? Weren't they asking for Brian Billick's blood after losing two games in a row last year (with a 4-2 record at the time), which eventually led to them firing Jim Fassell? If you're gonna throw away years of tradition just to support a team that is temporarily winning, that's ur prerogative but to me thats despicable and as someone said before u aren't really a true fan of anything.

It's the reason I am still an O's fan and not the Nats who just came to town. I grew up watching the O's through their struggles and Cal break the record and to me thats irreplaceable, i'm not gonna just start rooting for the nats even if they won a world series.

I find it amazing how people pile all the crap on Snyder. Don't get me wrong I'm not in love with this owner, but I can remember when Cook was the owner and we never seemed to get the big names. ... I prefer Snyder because he does get the big names and is showing he is trying to win vs. the coaches trying to save a buck for themselves.

The difference between Cooke and Snyder is that ol' Jack got results. He did that by having a top notch front office that evaluated talent by talent, not by reputation. If they didn't get the talent Gibbs wanted, they got him players he could win with. Snyder's front office is suspect. The "proven commodities" they select are suspect. Their approach to building a team is very suspect.

I like that Snyder's putting his money where is mouth is, but it isn't well spent. Better that he focus on building the best front office team to build the the team on the field. I don't see more Redskin Super Bowls until that changes (and I really hope I'm wrong about that).

I don't think you can really compare Cooke and Snyder. They're from two completely different eras. Salary cap and free agency have a huge impact on how the business is run.

He told me he was a huge Duke basketball fan, yet he's wearing a UVA hat, I didnt know what to say to him.

Well, as a UVa alum, I'd first apologize (assuming this guy was not just wearing the hat, which is quite possible) and then point out that there is no shortage of smug SOB's coming out of Charlottesville. Always beware the guy wearing the UVa hat ... suspect until proven otherwise I'd say :)