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Join Date: Oct 2003
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NYT: How Fans Choose Their Team
Pretty good article that looks at nationwide branding analysis with sports.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/op...oung.html?_r=0 |
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Join Date: May 2005
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Before reading the article, my guess is:
1. Geography 2. Team that wins Championships from age 5-14 |
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Join Date: May 2005
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In retrospect, why in the blue **** am I a Chiefs' fan?
THANKS A LOT DAD! |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Age 8/9 seems to be the magic age for boys. Local team wins championship at that age - they get a fan for life. |
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Special Teams ACE!!!
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Where the hell is SNR
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KC Wolf = Joe Camel used as a way to addict kids to the Chiefs' shitty product when they're young
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MER
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Colorado
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I blame my dad too but it was more rebellion than anything else. Dirty gang bangers loved the Raiders in L.A., you always thumb your nose at San Diego when you're from L.A.; as the slightly cooler cousin, and Dad always said the Broncos were dirty and that Frontiere probably was too but for sure she was a crazy bitch.
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"Loving him is red." |
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Most Valuable Villain
Join Date: Dec 2006
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I blame Joe Montana. I came over with him when he was traded. He owes me.
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Are you ready to Rumble?
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Women don't get hooked on a sports team from when they are young, because, well most girls don't watch sports as children. But when their guy friends get into it when they are in their 20's or in college, they start to get in on the act.
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Join Date: May 2005
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It was a coin flip whether or not I would be a Broncos fan or Chiefs fan. I live in the "Great Divide" of fans, and Denver was going to the Super Bowl (and getting fisted) every year while I was in the age bracket of picking a team. My Oldest brother is to blame, too. He made sure that I chose eternal pain over happiness. |
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Rockin' yer FACE OFF!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
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My dad was a 9ers fan, my mom a Raiders fan (kinda...she was from Oakland before it was a total shithole). Dad bought a poster for me and my brother's room, a picture of an end zone pile up with the Chiefs and the Raiders. I picked red, bro picked black. This was in like 1975 or something.
I've never looked back. Cuz, I enjoy the pain. I enjoy the misery and frustration. Because I'm... In. Chiefs. Hell. And now you know, the rrrrrrest of the story...
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Time For Your Wake Up Call !!!
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Ultrabanned
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Northland
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I chose the Chiefs because I was a young moron and they were my local team. Didn't hurt that they were actually worth a shit in my 8-12 year old range. 1994-1998.
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Spiraling down the Drain
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Pure genetics for me. Father to son.
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"We're both part of the same hypocrisy, Senator, but never think it applies to my family." "Fredo. You are my brother, and I love you. But never take sides against the Family again. Ever." 2019 Adopt a Chief - Travis Kelce #87 |
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Needs more middle fingers
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego
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I became a Chiefs fan out of hate for a 9ers fan. I hated that old, fat hepatitis infested bitch. She was a 9ers fan and it was the year Montana played them. She was mad apparently because Montana "betrayed" the 9ers. I rooted for the Chiefs to win to spite her and it worked out. I've been a fan ever since. |
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Andy Reid Supporter
Join Date: Apr 2012
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DT won me over
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Mike Greenberg@Espngreeny I can’t fathom what it must be like to be a fan of the #Chiefs. Adopt a Chief: Jared Wiley |
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