Transplanted Fans Suck

[BBQ&Beer]

What I never can understand is all the people that wear other teams jerseys that we aren't even playing......I saw 3 people in Bears jerseys yesterday, a couple of Miami Dolphin jerseys and of course, as with every week, a few Steeler jerseys....oh and I saw an Atlanta Falcon tailgate tent.....WTF?

I've been to Lambeau field twice, the Geogia Dome and the Ravens stadium in Baltimore and i've never seen this oddity.

Funny you should mention that. My wife is a Packers fan & we were working in Wisconsin so I took her to Lambeau Sunday for Packers-Bills & there were several people in Vikings or Bears gear.

Side note: For those who have never been, go to a game at Lambeau. Be it the next time time we play Green Bay at Lambeau, or if like me you just happen to be nearby and can score tickets, go... Seriously.

[guyinchesapeake]

Some people need to get over themselves. Wearing another team's jersey when that team is not part of the game they're attending doesn't mean they're pulling against the Panthers! The guy who sits next to me since '96 and I always wear the jerseys of our favorite players on the day of the home opener every season. He wears a Marino jersey, and I wear my Johnny U. I've only ever seen ONE other Johnny U jersey here in my life, and we were not playing the Colts. If you see a guy here in a Johnny U jersey, odds are it's me. It's our tradition, for that ONE game. And we're there for the 'Cats. I drive 700 miles round trip for each home agme, so don't give me any manure about fan loyalty!

There's one way ONLY that 'transplanted fans' will become true, loyal fans, and that's via Super Bowl WINS! Plural! More than one. The Steelers were doormats, they didn't have ANYONE who would admit to being a fan before Chuck Noll got there (1969) and turned them around (early '70s). I went to a couple games there as a kid and they got to experience what we do, in that there were as many 'fans' for the other team as there were for the Steelers. You couldn't find a 49ers fan outside of Frisco itself until the 80s'. Same thing with the Patriots before this century. If the Saints win another SB within the next couple years, THEY will finally have a fan base that spans the country. It's just the way it is.

[Chabaca2]

Some people need to get over themselves. Wearing another team's jersey when that team is not part of the game they're attending doesn't mean they're pulling against the Panthers! The guy who sits next to me since '96 and I always wear the jerseys of our favorite players on the day of the home opener every season. He wears a Marino jersey, and I wear my Johnny U. I've only ever seen ONE other Johnny U jersey here in my life, and we were not playing the Colts. If you see a guy here in a Johnny U jersey, odds are it's me. It's our tradition, for that ONE game. And we're there for the 'Cats. I drive 700 miles round trip for each home agme, so don't give me any manure about fan loyalty!

There's one way ONLY that 'transplanted fans' will become true, loyal fans, and that's via Super Bowl WINS! Plural! More than one. The Steelers were doormats, they didn't have ANYONE who would admit to being a fan before Chuck Noll got there (1969) and turned them around (early '70s). I went to a couple games there as a kid and they got to experience what we do, in that there were as many 'fans' for the other team as there were for the Steelers. You couldn't find a 49ers fan outside of Frisco itself until the 80s'. Same thing with the Patriots before this century. If the Saints win another SB within the next couple years, THEY will finally have a fan base that spans the country. It's just the way it is.

this guy has it right. great Qb's= superbowls ( look at past few years ) *jimmy Clausen has potential* just puttin that out there

[njpanther]

What I never can understand is all the people that wear other teams jerseys that we aren't even playing......I saw 3 people in Bears jerseys yesterday, a couple of Miami Dolphin jerseys and of course, as with every week, a few Steeler jerseys....oh and I saw an Atlanta Falcon tailgate tent.....WTF?

I've been to Lambeau field twice, the Geogia Dome and the Ravens stadium in Baltimore and i've never seen this oddity.

I always used to wear my Panthers jersey when I went to Jets or Giants games.

[CatMan72]

It's because there are no repercussions at our stadium.

This, I wouldn't dare show up at an Eagles game with Panthers gear unless I wanted to have urine dumped on me and batteries thrown at my head.