Anti-Fans?

[Sasquatch]

Alright, most of us are fans of certain teams. But most of us also hate certain teams.

I'm a Chicago Bears fan. Oh yeah, that's right. Da Bers. Anyway... Being a Bears fan means I hate the Packers. It's pretty simple. Just like Red Sox and Yankees fans hate each other, just like Cubs and Brewers (and Cardinals) fans hate each other. Just like...well, any other team hates another team. I'm a Bears fan, which means I hate the Packers...not so much the fans, just the team.* And of course, I have to heckle the Packers fans, make fun of Green Bay, etc. etc. etc.

So, since I hate the Packers, I am LOVING this Green Bay - Carolina game. So far, it's 23-7 Panthers. The first couple plays of the game resulted in a Favre (Fav-ray ) fumble and subsequent Carolina recovery and touchdown. After a good Packer drive and TD, Carolina got a Field Goal, another TD (missed Extra Point), and one more TD following a (BEAUTIFUL) strip by the Carolina defense.

So the question is...what teams do you hate, and why? I don't like the Packers because I'm a Bears fan...and that kinds rubs off onto the Vikings and Lions, just because they're in the same Division. And my girlfriend is a Vikings fan . I don't really like the Raiders, because they're a bunch of damn punk gangsters. And though I don't have a problem with the Eagles, I really don't like T. Owens. ... And I like a couple other teams, but that's kinda off-topic here. Because I say so.

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*However. One of the Packers players just got hurt (that guy got smashed, I mean totally creamed) trying to return a kickoff that the primary receiver muffed. While I do hate the Packers and rejoice at their misfortune, I'm sure none of us (as in, Bears fans) would like to see any players hurt. I hope and pray that nothing here is too serious, and he recovers well and quickly.

[XxSephirothxX]

I hate the Yankees. Maybe just because lots of people do, I dunno. I dislike the fact they're so rich, and how often they go to the playoffs and win and even win the World Series. It's like if Microsoft was a baseball team--they'd just spend enough money to insure they had the best players so they could always win. Seeing the Red Sox beat them last year was sweet, sweet victory, though I'm not even a Red Sox fan.

[Kirobaito]

Murphy was conscious.

Well, being a Cowboys fan, I'm obligated to hate the following teams:

Washington
Philadelphia
New York Giants
San Francisco

And just because, I hate:

Green Bay
Oakland

Well, the Oakland thing goes back to my pure hatred for the A's in baseball.

I hate the Yankees, Mariners, and probably a few other teams.

In basketball, I hate the Lakers, Spurs, Rockets, and Kings.

[Del Murder]

I've always had a gripe against the Mets for what they did to the great Roberto Alomar, among others.

Also the Lakers.

I don't really have anything against any football teams, since they are always so different from year to year.

[DK]

Arsenal are a bunch of whinging cheating turds.

[Raistlin]

I don't like or dislike name-tags. I like/dislike teams based on players, coaches, and past games. I'll only talk about football here, since that's the professional sport which matters most.

My favorite teams are (respectively): Pittsburgh, Oakland, San Diego. I won't go into why, since that's for another thread. I used to like San Fransisco, because Steve Young and Jerry Rice were my favorite NFL players ever, but they've been gone from SF for a long time, and I can only continue to like a team solely based on a former player for so long. I also absolutely LOVED Miami for exactly one day last year. You can guess which day that was when you see what team tops my next list.

My least favorite teams are (respectively):

1. New England Patriots. Man, I hate the Patriots. Why, you ask? Because they didn't deserve their first Super Bowl win. Why? Because the so-called "tuck rule" is the most disgraceful thing ever made up by a ref. I was indifferent to New England before I saw that horrible call hand New England the win at the end of the game. I will probably continue to hate the Patriots until all the main players are gone, so it'll be a while.

2. Minnesota Vikings. Tice is an asshole, and I despised Moss when he played there. I hate them slightly less now, since Moss left and they're doing horribly as they deserve. I sort of chuckle and move on.

EDIT: Ok, I'll talk basketball too, which is the only other sport I really watch.

Likes: Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns. Both for the exact same reason: very entertaining to watch. <3 Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, etc.

Dislikes: Detroit. That's about it.

[eestlinc]

I strongly strongly dislike and wish death upon the New York Jets. Nobody else really inspired such malice in me.

[Sasquatch]

I hate the Yankees. Maybe just because lots of people do, I dunno. I dislike the fact they're so rich, and how often they go to the playoffs and win and even win the World Series. It's like if Microsoft was a baseball team--they'd just spend enough money to insure they had the best players so they could always win. Seeing the Red Sox beat them last year was sweet, sweet victory, though I'm not even a Red Sox fan.

Good point. But remember, Red Sox have the 2nd highest payroll in all of baseball, so it ain't like they're that much different. Although it is GREAT to see the Yankees lose, always.

EDIT: eest -- Dolphins fan?

[eestlinc]

of course. Jets-Dolphins is a very bitter rivalry, and has been unfortunately onesided recently.

[Strider]

Baseball = Dodgers and Angels
Football = Rams, Cowboys, Eagles
Basketball = Lakers
Hockey = Avalanche
College football = Boise State

I... HATE the Dodgers and Angels. With every fiber of my being.

[Raistlin]

What did the Jets do?

I sorely lack perception in these rivalries. The only one that makes sense is the Detroit - Green Bay rivalry. A Cleveland - Baltimore rivalry would make sense, but that's exactly why none will ever happen.

[Strider]

*Chicago-Green Bay

[Raistlin]

I thought Detroit and Green Bay had a rivalry, too. >=o

The Chicago - Green Bay so-called rivalry doesn't make any sense either, other than that they're in the same division. But by that logic, every team should be a rival with every other team in that division.

[Strider]

It's only the fact that they've played each other for... oh, I don't know, 80 or so years?

[Raistlin]

Pfft, but they haven't played each other in a game that mattered since, what, the 80s? Back when the Bears were dominating. 15-20 years is a long time to hold on to a dislike for a team.

EDIT: I've also never disliked a team solely because they beat a team I like. I dunno why; I've just never even considered it.