sullim4 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 17 minutes ago, Chris66 said: Only if the sports team is worth spending money on. You wouldnt keep going back to a steakhouse that sucked just because you like steak. The good thing is because of the competition teams dont stay down long. Probably why there has been 11 championships in the last 18 years. There are several things in this post that I take issue with. - "Only if the sports team is worth spending money on." Wrong audience, dude. You're talking to people who have sat through 20 years of horrid Bills football. Our loyalty is what we value and take pride in. Any fanbase that says they will only spend money on their team in "good" times isn't going to get respect around here. We ate a lot of crappy steak and that loyalty is finally paying off now that the football side of the organization seems to have their act together. If your fanbase starts to run away from the team once BB and Brady retire, well, it justifies a lot of the opinions we have about your fans and your organization. - "Competition" meant very little for the Red Sox. You think they failed to win a Series from 1918-2004 because there wasn't enough competition in Boston? I truly believe that nearly every team tries to put their team in the best possible position to win a title across the four major sports. There are some exceptions, like the Marlins, and there may be some meddling owners and incompetent executives that make it highly unlikely to win (Jerruh Jones, Ralph, Snyder, etc), but I really doubt that the motivating factor to win for any team is competition from a hometown team in a different sport. The Seahawks' success certainly hasn't motivated the Mariners, that's for sure. The Yankees haven't yet motivated the Mets, the Lions were never motivated by the Red Wings, and the Browns didn't seem motivated by the Cavs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 11 hours ago, Chris66 said: Only if the sports team is worth spending money on. You wouldnt keep going back to a steakhouse that sucked just because you like steak. The good thing is because of the competition teams dont stay down long. Probably why there has been 11 championships in the last 18 years. And that defines fair weather fans the Bills faithful do show up will the Pats*** fans do the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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