The Fair - Weather Fan

[bloocrab]

....switching to YOUR Patriots.....

Based on the statement above, you TRULY do not understand what it means to be a TRUE Patriot fan. They are not "MY" Patriots, but in fact...OUR Patriots, our being anyone who is a TRUE Patriot fan. There's no "I" in team in New England. Let that be your 1st lesson before grabbing the handrail near the door of the bus.



...and RRonnie, "Boss bloo" (thanks for the title Bdawg)...predicts that just like with his Redskins, after a couple of skunky seasons, this "Bassdawg" will again, "lose it" and not be able to "take it anymore" and move on to another sport that he'll call his own,........maybe playing Polo on a Llama? ??

[Mike P]

One little correction Gil--I'm from RI originally, not NY, but I was a Giants fan growing up becuse, number one, my dad was, and number two, the Pats had been in existence only a year and they played in some joke outfit called the American Football League, which didn't even have a TV contract yet.

There are plenty of people in SE Mass and RI who are over 50 and were Giants fans because they were as close to a home NFL team as you could get. Some stayed loyal, some switched to the Pats after the merger, and especially after Grogan came along and the Pats got good for a few years.

Being a Giants fan between 1964 and the early 1980s wasn't easy. We had coaches that made Rod Rust and #^&#^&#^&#^& MacPherson look like the second coming of Lombardi.

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

Based on the statement above, you TRULY do not understand what it means to be a TRUE Patriot fan. They are not "MY" Patriots, but in fact...OUR Patriots, our being anyone who is a TRUE Patriot fan.

To borrow from Ordway,

"Sweetheart, you're making my point!"
once again you've taken a few words out of context
and expounded upon them by twisting them to fit your cliche's...................

That comment was with regards to my prior position, PRE-Patriots Designation, and was referring to you and YOUR TRUE team when i was nowhere near the bus. do any of my posts since claiming them doubt that i claim them as OURS? though you may not agree, it does nothing to change my position.

Sooooooo, here's a more pertinent question for ya. Do the Krafts spend millions in marketing, and TV contracts, and the construction of Patriot Place to narrow thier fanbase or BROADEN it?

Does anyone else miss the old school "Pat the Patriot" logo?
i remember it fondly from YOUR early years.............

think i'll go buy an old school hat today, out of respect for the teams gone by. and i do remember the Grogan/Eason/Fairbanks(OU connection)/Smurliss/Fryar/Tippet/Sam "the Bam"/Morgan/ Capiletti/
Plunkett/Hannah/Franciss/pre-Kraft years. respected them all from afar, as a FAN of this GAME that we all Love......................

Always thought they were a tough-nosed team and destined for a better fate, someday. Didn't you guys pick up Rod Choate under the Fairbanks Era? Sooners LB, back in Chuck's days at Norman ~i think??