Will anyone admit to becoming a Bills fan during the Josh Allen era?

[Another Fan]

Im only curious after seeing so many Knicks fans come up out of nowhere now.

 

Ive been on the boards long enough to know many here are long and knowledgeable fans.  Ditto the passion the fanbase still had in the drought.

 

But I do have a friend for example from Wyoming who started liking the Bills because of Josh.  I think that’s a legit reason 🙂

[Doc Brown]

I wish I became a Bills fan during the Josh Allen era.

[Another Fan]

Just now, Doc Brown said:

I wish I became a Bills fan during the Josh Allen era.

The flip side to that is the drought years would make you appreciate more what we see today 

[SMAKCruiser]

The ones that joined will be the first to leave when we suck again without Josh.  

[MJS]

My Dad is from Buffalo so i inherited the Bills, even though I never lived in Buffalo myself. My vaguest and earliest Bills memories were seeing Jim Kelly in his later years. I remember seeing Bills QBs after him and noticing a huge difference in how they threw the ball. His throws were so much prettier. But I really didn't become a fan until I was a little older in the Doug Flutie / Rob Johnson era. And then we entered the drought, so that was the bulk of my fandom until the McDermott era. I think I've earned my stripes.

3 minutes ago, SMAKCruiser said:

The ones that joined will be the first to leave when we suck again without Josh.  

There are a lot of young fans coming up and it isn't their fault that they are growing up in a great era to be Bills fans. I'm sure they will stick with the team just like most did who were coming up in the 90s superbowl years.

[Peace Frog]

Born in Cheektowaga in 1964.  Pretty much watched what dad would watch, which, in the '70's, was Hee-Haw, Star Trek, Kung Fu, Lawrence Welk, and the Sabres. After our family left for TX in 1977, it was then the Cowboys & Oilers. I didn't start following the Bills until the end of the 1987 season, at my dad's suggestion. After finishing college in fall of '89, moved back to Buffalo and stayed until the summer of 1995 so I was there for the Super Bowl years.

[Steve Billieve]

Most people on here have been more or less obsessed for decades. I'm sure there are plenty of new casual fans but they're not lurking around on 90's style message boards.

[Gregg]

I became a Bills fan because of OJ. Born on LI and then growing up in NJ I should have been a Jets fan. Dad was a diehard Jets fan who bought season tickets in Namath's rookie year. I was going to the games at Shea, Giants Stadium, and now MetLife. Don't care for the Jets. Never did and never will. OJ was my favorite player as a kid and that is why I bleed Bills blue.

[transient]

2 minutes ago, MJS said:

There are a lot of young fans coming up and it isn't their fault that they are growing up in a great era to be Bills fans. I'm sure they will stick with the team just like most did who were coming up in the 90s superbowl years.

Yes, there is definitely a distinction to be made between good timing and Bawstonwagon... 🤔... Bawstenwagon... 🤔... Bawstinwagon... 🤔... bandwagon, that's it... bandwagon fandom.

[Juice_32]

I have a friend who switched allegiances from the Bears about 5 years ago. He was huge on Allen coming into the draft and little by little he just abandoned his Bears fandom. I've accepted him into the club. I've been die hard since 1989.

[SMAKCruiser]

10 minutes ago, MJS said:

 

There are a lot of young fans coming up and it isn't their fault that they are growing up in a great era to be Bills fans. I'm sure they will stick with the team just like most did who were coming up in the 90s superbowl years.

 

Definitely, but tons of adults were not fans before Josh and only hopped on the bandwagon.  I can't wait for those fans to be gone 😄 

Edited 6 hours ago by SMAKCruiser

[SoonerBillsFan]

19 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

Im only curious after seeing so many Knicks fans come up out of nowhere now.

 

Ive been on the boards long enough to know many here are long and knowledgeable fans.  Ditto the passion the fanbase still had in the drought.

 

But I do have a friend for example from Wyoming who started liking the Bills because of Josh.  I think that’s a legit reason 🙂

I was a fan long before Josh was a twinge in his dad's crotch. 

[Rocky Landing]

I jumped on the OJ Simpson bandwagon when I was five.

[Ya Digg?]

2 minutes ago, SMAKCruiser said:

 

Definitely, but tons of adults were not fans before Josh and only hopped on the bandwagon.  I can't wait for those fans to be gone 😄 

This is such a weird way to think

[Old Coot]

I jumped on the Bills' bandwagon in 1960.

[SMAKCruiser]

7 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said:

This is such a weird way to think

I agree    

[Captain Hindsight]

21 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

The flip side to that is the drought years would make you appreciate more what we see today 

Ain 't that the truth. I remember the first year with Chan Gailey and they started 0-8 or something. Watching Shaun Hill lead the lions down the field to nearly rip our hearts out again while it was pouring down rain is not something I miss

 

 

[Shaw66]

17 minutes ago, Steve Billieve said:

. I'm sure there are plenty of new casual fans but they're not lurking around on 90's style message boards.

Where do young fans get their Bills fix?

[K D]

I stopped being a fan during the Josh Allen era. I wanted Rosen 😭 

[Mr. WEO]

36 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

Im only curious after seeing so many Knicks fans come up out of nowhere now.

 

Ive been on the boards long enough to know many here are long and knowledgeable fans.  Ditto the passion the fanbase still had in the drought.

 

But I do have a friend for example from Wyoming who started liking the Bills because of Josh.  I think that’s a legit reason 🙂

Knicks fans have always hung in there.  I’ve been to many near sellout games at the Garden when they stunk the place up for whole seasons