Teams You Love to Hate

[Chekov's Phaser]

Back during the strike in the mid-80s, the NFL had games with scab players. While most teams encouraged their players to cross the picket line, the Eagles coach Buddy Ryan told them to act as a team. So, while the Cowboys had their regular players, the Eagles had a bunch of nobodies. Not only did the Cowboys expectedly dominate the game, Tom Landry put his starters back in late in the game so they could score some more. That was classless.

Thankfully, the Eagles got their revenge when they got their players back. They were winning the game and Randall Cunningham was starting to kneel the ball to run out the clock. Then, instead of kneeling one last time to end it, he fake kneeled and threw for a touchdown. I guess it's little moments like that are the reason that I feel so strongly about the Cowboys rivalry. To me, they are the epitome of arrogance and every little thing against them is a victory of David over Goliath.

Aw, but classlessness goes both ways. I've never seen a ruder group of fans than those of the Eagles (not you, of course). I will never forget when Michael Irvin suffered his career ending injury at the Vet. Eagles fans were actually cheering it! And it wasn't just some random small injury. Irvin laid motionless for 5-10 minutes while the crowd actually cheered, and obviously not moving on a football field is a very scary thing. Now rivalry is all good and fun, but I think there are some lines you just don't cross. I think this was what made me hate the Eagles.

As for the title "America's Team", many Cowboys fans hate it, and it just one more thing to add to why people hate the team. I say let someone else have it. It's nothing but trouble.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Michael Irvin wasn't our proudest moment. At the time, we didn't know the extent of his injury and he was probably the most hated person in Philadelphia, but that's still no excuse. If there were one "Philadelphia fan moment" I'd take back, it would be that one (while others, such as throwing snowballs at Jimmy Johnson I think are awesome).

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

OAKLAND RAIDERS!!!

For 30 years I had to hear their bitch-ass fans watch the team go 3 and 13, and then whine all off-season. THE LEAGUES AGAINST US! WE WOULD HAVE WON IF THEY MADE THE RIGHT CALL!

According to all Raiders fans the team has won their last 200 games there is just a conspiracy to deny that by giving the other team a higher score. 800 third-rate quarterbacks in a row. Picking up every felon and has-been in the league. A 400 year old senile owner.

LOSERS!!!

 

[Chekov's Phaser]

Michael Irvin wasn't our proudest moment. At the time, we didn't know the extent of his injury and he was probably the most hated person in Philadelphia, but that's still no excuse. If there were one "Philadelphia fan moment" I'd take back, it would be that one (while others, such as throwing snowballs at Jimmy Johnson I think are awesome).

But you guys also threw snowballs at Santa!

 

[Canadave]

^ Throwing things at people, regardless of whether or not they deserve it, is simply a fine sporting tradition in Philidelphia.

 

[1001001]

OAKLAND RAIDERS!!!

For 30 years I had to hear their bitch-ass fans watch the team go 3 and 13, and then whine all off-season. THE LEAGUES AGAINST US! WE WOULD HAVE WON IF THEY MADE THE RIGHT CALL!

According to all Raiders fans the team has won their last 200 games there is just a conspiracy to deny that by giving the other team a higher score. 800 third-rate quarterbacks in a row. Picking up every felon and has-been in the league. A 400 year old senile owner.

LOSERS!!!

Raiders fans are terrible. This whole "Raider Nation" thing is laughable. You guys SUCK! Hello?

I mean, sell out a game once in a while. Although to be fair, California's Three Strikes Law has really cut into their fan base.

I did read that they were going to address this by putting a parole office in the stadium itself. Report and test clean and you get yourself a ticket.

BTW: You know what the difference is between the Raiders and a 400 pound bald woman?

The 400 pound bald woman scores once in a while...

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Throwing things at people, regardless of whether or not they deserve it, is simply a fine sporting tradition in Philidelphia.

Yeah, it got so bad that I believe at one point Veterans Stadium had its own police precinct.

As for the Raiders, well, how would *you* feel if you had to play in such a lame-ass piece of crap like the Oakland Coliseum? That place is almost as bad as the Vet was. (Although, the A's also play there, and you don't hear them griping do you? )

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Michael Irvin wasn't our proudest moment. At the time, we didn't know the extent of his injury and he was probably the most hated person in Philadelphia, but that's still no excuse. If there were one "Philadelphia fan moment" I'd take back, it would be that one (while others, such as throwing snowballs at Jimmy Johnson I think are awesome).

But you guys also threw snowballs at Santa!

Well, he deserved that!

 

[Ood Sigma]

NFL:
Pittsburgh Steelers
New England Patriots

NBA:
New York Knicks
Chicago Bulls
San Antonio Spurs (except for Tim Duncan)

MLB:
Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox

College Basketball:
Indiana
Connecticut

College Football:
USC
LSU

 

[JustKate]

Ooh, can I play, can I play?

On some of these sports, I have no opinion, but on others...

NFL
I hate the Dallas Cowboys, I really do. I used to dislike the Chicago Bears, mostly because of Ditka, but since Ditka, thank God, went away and since my sister got engaged to a wonderful guy who is a big Bears fan, my dislike is dissipated quite a bit. The fan adoration of Ditka is still incredibly annoying, though.

MLB
Yankees, Yankees, Yankees. As we - my baseball buddies and I - might say to each other, "Man, the Angels got hammered - oh, but look, the Yankees lost too! Well, that's not so bad, then."
Atlanta Braves - mostly because of burnout, I think.
San Francisco. I am really ambivalent about San Francisco. I used to kind of like them, then I started to dislike them, partly because of Barry Bond. Now that Bond's gone, I haven't made up my mind yet. I expect I'll get over the dislike eventually.

I'm kind of cheered by the fact that some people care enough to hate the Angels. The Angels are my favorite team, despite their inability to decide on a damn name (at least one that makes sense), but since I've been a fan, like, forever, I'm used to their being ignored. ("The Angels? Angels who? Is that a baseball team? You sure? Where do they play?") So the fact that they are well-known enough to be disliked by anybody is kind of cheering, really.

 

[1001001]

I'm kind of cheered by the fact that some people care enough to hate the Angels. The Angels are my favorite team, despite their inability to decide on a damn name (at least one that makes sense), but since I've been a fan, like, forever, I'm used to their being ignored. ("The Angels? Angels who? Is that a baseball team? You sure? Where do they play?") So the fact that they are well-known enough to be disliked by anybody is kind of cheering, really.

I'm an Angels fan from way back too. It's been a great run under Scioscia, hasn't it?

Los Angeles Angels is fine, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is incredibly stupid, but I liked California Angels the best.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ For the Angels' part, it's not their fault that they have to have such a stupid name. It's part of their lease with the city - the names of the team and the stadium have to contain the name Anaheim at some point. Linky Doesn't matter *where* in the name it is; the name just has to be there. Which still sucks, of course, just a bit of perspective.

 

[JustKate]

We are as one, 1001001! In fact, I still really think of them as the California Angels. I keep hoping the L-A-A-A thing will just...go away to marketing hell.

 

[JustKate]

^ For the Angels' part, it's not their fault that they have to have such a stupid name. It's part of their lease with the city - the names of the team and the stadium have to contain the name Anaheim at some point. Linky Doesn't matter *where* in the name it is; the name just has to be there. Which still sucks, of course, just a bit of perspective.

Interesting, Laser - and very gracious, considering what I said about the Yankees...

 

[Davros]

The hated Oakland Raiders are the focus of evil in the NFL today.


I also hate the LA Lakers but not as much.

 

[tomalak301]

As for the title "America's Team", many Cowboys fans hate it, and it just one more thing to add to why people hate the team. I say let someone else have it. It's nothing but trouble.

Why are they called "America's Team" The Niners also won 5 super bowls, and the Steelers have 6 now. It's kind of like calling Detroit Hockeytown. What gave them the right to say they were Hockeytown. I think the Canadian team fans (Calgery and Montreal for example) would beg to differ.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ For the Angels' part, it's not their fault that they have to have such a stupid name. It's part of their lease with the city - the names of the team and the stadium have to contain the name Anaheim at some point. Linky Doesn't matter *where* in the name it is; the name just has to be there. Which still sucks, of course, just a bit of perspective.

Interesting, Laser - and very gracious, considering what I said about the Yankees...

No problem. As I seem to bring up a lot, sometimes I feel like I'm the only Yankee fan around here. If I let all the anti-Yankees talk get to me, I'd break down and cry. So I've had to learn to get used to it.

Although, I freely admit that I would probably not have the guts to walk into Fenway Park wearing Yankee gear. (In any case, I wouldn't do that unless the Sox were *playing* the Yankees.) If I did, I'd better be ready to get my ass kicked - although I hope not literally .

 

[DeVario]

OAKLAND RAIDERS!!!

For 30 years I had to hear their bitch-ass fans watch the team go 3 and 13, and then whine all off-season. THE LEAGUES AGAINST US! WE WOULD HAVE WON IF THEY MADE THE RIGHT CALL!

According to all Raiders fans the team has won their last 200 games there is just a conspiracy to deny that by giving the other team a higher score. 800 third-rate quarterbacks in a row. Picking up every felon and has-been in the league. A 400 year old senile owner.

LOSERS!!!

Raiders fans are terrible. This whole "Raider Nation" thing is laughable. You guys SUCK! Hello?

I mean, sell out a game once in a while. Although to be fair, California's Three Strikes Law has really cut into their fan base.

I did read that they were going to address this by putting a parole office in the stadium itself. Report and test clean and you get yourself a ticket.

BTW: You know what the difference is between the Raiders and a 400 pound bald woman?

The 400 pound bald woman scores once in a while...

Yes!! The Oakland Raiders, no question! And it's only because of those "Raider Nation" dirtbags. Actually I can't stand them more than the team itself.

 

[Mallory]

As for the Raiders, well, how would *you* feel if you had to play in such a lame-ass piece of crap like the Oakland Coliseum?

If someone is paying me millions of dollars to play football (or baseball) then I'd damned well be happy playing it anywhere, including someone's backyard if that's where the person signing my checks wanted me to. But that's just me.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

As for the title "America's Team", many Cowboys fans hate it, and it just one more thing to add to why people hate the team. I say let someone else have it. It's nothing but trouble.

Why are they called "America's Team" The Niners also won 5 super bowls, and the Steelers have 6 now. It's kind of like calling Detroit Hockeytown. What gave them the right to say they were Hockeytown. I think the Canadian team fans (Calgery and Montreal for example) would beg to differ.

CBS called them that while surfacing for air after giving them head. They were the team that got played across the nation while your local team was blocked from being broadcasted on TV.