Do you have a second team?

[CyberB0b]

Jags

 

[ScotsCowboy]

I compare this question to the way John Madden used to talk about the quarterback position. If you have two, then you really don’t have one.

See, in parts of the world (like mine) where soccer is the main sport, it’s quite normal to have more than one team, because there are many leagues across many different countries.

In Scotland, for instance, a lot of people also support English teams in addition to their home team (for me, it’s Celtic and Liverpool).
Sometimes people will even have more than one team in the same country, because in soccer, league divisions are tiered according to prestige, and so teams in different divisions never play each other (except in occasional cup games or friendlies).

This would be roughly similar to someone from the US having a college football team and an NFL team.

When I started following American football, there was no access to college ball here: the only option was NFL.

Now remember, I’m used to sports (rugby union is much the same) where it’s totally normal to have more than one team.

So when I got into this sport that had - to me - one serious league (NFL Europe sucked!), I naturally wanted to keep up with more than one team.

So I decided I would have one team per conference.

This was the mid-late ‘00s, so naturally the glory-hunter in me gravitated towards the Patriots.

I was well aware of the backlash I would end up incurring for this, so I decided that my NFC team should be one with plenty history, but who maybe hadn’t won anything significant in a while.

Cowboys’ status as “America’s Team” was attractive, and I fell in love with Jimmy’s ‘90s team through old footage online.
Also, these were the early-to-mid Romo days, so I had hopes of a glorious eventual bounce back to a Championship (lol). I was hooked.

So yeah, I have two teams: Pats AFC and ‘Boys NFC. When they play each other, I tend to support the home team.

 

[Reid1boys]

I dont understand it....... one team. ONly one team. Cant have another team if I tried. I always compare it to changing my preference for woman to men. Im ok if you lik emen, but asking me to change... not possible.

 

[beware_d-ware]

There's only two NFL jerseys I own. A Tony Romo jersey I've had for over a decade at this point, that I wear as basically a sports bar ID card. I like Romo, but I'm not a giga-fan of him. It was just a good deal on a stitched jersey.

But I also have a Joe Burrow jersey that I bought two years ago, because I am a giga-fan of him.

It started sort of as a joke with my friends, because Burrow and I are both Macauley Culkin looking mofos. But it's become unironic now. I genuinely love how he plays the game.

 

[morat1959]

The only reason I occasionally watch a game is because of the Cowboys. I’d have dumped the nfl long ago.

 

[plasticman]

When I was much younger I tried to make the Houston Oilers my 2nd team, I really did.

However, they were so pathetically awful, I just couldn't.

During the 13-year span of 1972 to 1984, the Oilers won three or fewer games 5 times. they won a single game in three of those seasons. They had the #1 overall pick in the draft four times and blew it three times.

The Cowboys even ended up with one of their 1st overall picks when they traded for DE Tody Smith, a total bust. The Cowboys ended up with Too Tall Jones.

Even when they were at their "peak" during the Bum Phillips years, they were still a pathetic franchise and their fans were even worse. They dared to talk smack to Cowboys fans in the 70's.

What got me really annoyed was when they brought out their team fight song and it used the phrase "best in the lone star state", a direct affront to the Dallas Cowboys.

They did this during their three-year AFC Central 2nd place dominance when they went to two conference championships as a wildcard, losing both times to the 1st place team in their division, the Steelers.

Their drafts were almost always complete disasters. Their only successes came from the benefit of 7 top 10 picks from 1975 to 1985.

The issue became irrelevant when they were tossed out of Texas 10 years later.

 

[Rockport]

That wasn't the question. And that's an extremely shallow evalution of the situation. Once again, you feel this very odd need to tell others how they should be a fan.

Someone has to do it. Some of you guys certainly need it.

 

[pitt33]

Being from upstate NY I’d say the Bills.

Hope they get to a SB and win it.

 

[McKDaddy]

I like to watch good football.

Cowboys got me into football and will always be my team (as much as I hate them sometimes) but football is #1. I watch a lot of games not just Cowboys. I very much can appreciate, enjoy & root for other teams especially if the Cowboys aren't playing good football.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Yea, the Longhorns
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LOL, this. For me my high school team and the Heels and boys are the only 3 football teams I pull for

 

[fivetwos]

I dont understand it....... one team. ONly one team. Cant have another team if I tried. I always compare it to changing my preference for woman to men. Im ok if you lik emen, but asking me to change... not possible.

I’ve actually thought of that same analogy in the past.

It’s just not possible.

There are teams I wouldn’t mind seeing win because the fans deserve it, but actually following the team, no way. Not even close.

 

[mrmojo]

No. Cowboys fan from the womb. If Cowboys aren't playing I'll rarely watch a full NFL game of other teams.

 

[viman96]

My "2nd team" is essentially any team playing the Eagles.

 

[StarLord]

Live in Maryland, so I root for a Dallas Baltimore SB.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

Only had 2 things I could ever root for.

1. The Cowboys. MY team for ever.

2. The Man In Black. The Intimidator.

Raise Hell Praise Dale!

 

[Hardline]

The Dallas Cowboys are my second team.

My first is the Texas Longhorns.

 

[adbutcher]

No, 2nd teams are for poorly raised kids and women.

 

[America's Cowboy]

I get this question sometimes so I wanted to share. I remember there was a big party at my home when i was a kid in 1981. I was the only kid there and was only 12.. It was a party for the NFC Championship game. My Mom would throw these parties every now and then.

Everyone there was rooting for Joe Montana....I wasn't....I watched in a separate room and when it was over, all the guests had to walk right past me. I'll never forget finding out later that my Mom told everyone not to say a word to me and they didn't. They just walked quietly by....Around my house the quickest way to start something was to say something bad about the boys.

Never had a second team, never cared for other teams especially the Steelers, 49ers, Commanders, Eagles, etc. When I grew up we would ask someone who their favorite NFL team was and if they had more than one, they weren't really a Fanatic. My problem is I just don't know alot of the players my kids know. They watch alot of football. I watch Dallas. Now i have two boys, 28 and 21 and they are like i was. No second favorites. GO Cowboys

Awesome, brother! Same here. Only 1 team I've ever followed and interested in. Don't care about the rest.

GO COWBOYS!!!

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

Having more than 1 favorite team is another definition of a fair weather fan, ie t-shirt fan, ie not a fan at all.

I can agree with that, except for the fact that it has already been established that you don't know the definition of fair weather. >.>

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

I bleed blue. >.> unfortunately, Jerrah has abused us fans so much that there is a loot of bleeding.