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View Poll Results: How many times has your true favorite team won a championship?
Never 33 21.57%
Once 29 18.95%
Two to five times 60 39.22%
Six to ten times 25 16.34%
More than I can remember! 6 3.92%
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Old 09-12-2006, 11:30 AM   #101
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Wow, this was an old thread and I posted in it like it was brand new. Always makes me feel like an idiot when I do that. No more so than being a lifelong Saints fan, but still.
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Old 09-12-2006, 01:21 PM   #102
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The Giants' chances are looking awful grim. We're close to a wildcard berth, and we have the best Starting Pitching in the National League, though...if you can make the playoffs, anything could happen.
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Old 09-12-2006, 08:34 PM   #103
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Old 09-12-2006, 10:33 PM   #104
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6-10 times, sort of.

Philadelphia Wings - 6 (Had season tickets for eleven years and only one of those years they didn't make the championship)
Phillies - 1
Flyers - 2 (though I didn't appreciate the wins as much as I would have if they happened 5 years later)
Sixers - 1


Being a Philly fan is tough but I had no idea just how tough when I started getting into sports. At that point the Flyers were always in the playoffs and in the finals many times, the Sixers were always battling some great teams in the playoffs, the Phillies were on the run of division titles and a couple of WS appearances and the Eagles were in the Super Bowl - then things went sour and returned to "normal" for Philly sports.
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Old 09-12-2006, 11:23 PM   #105
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Edmonton Oilers - 84, 85, 87, 88, and 90
A's - 89 (the only one I've been alive for)
Eagles - never

The last couple of years have been pretty exciting and heart-breaking, all at the same time. Most recently, the Oilers run last season was insane, especially since I live in Edmonton...the whole city was so Oilers' crazy that you couldn't drive by a corner and not see an Oilers' logo displayed in some way or fashion...and to boot, my daughter was born the day of the triple overtime win against the Sharks that sparked the big run to only come up a period short. For a while there, when people asked how old she was I would say that she was 4 or 5 Oiler wins old...LOL!!!

The year before was the Eagles' first SB appearance since I've been a fan (started following the Eagles and the NFL after seeing an NFL Films show about Cunningham) and it was so hard to watch them lose knowing that getting back to that game would be damn near impossible.

And, well, the A's of the last 5 years or so have been great teams during the regular season...well, actually pretty much during August and September...but can never seem to put it all together for the playoffs...when it matters most. So needless to say, I'm getting sick of the "happy to make the playoffs" crap...just win, BABY!!!!

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Old 09-13-2006, 08:10 AM   #106
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Old 09-13-2006, 08:22 AM   #107
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I'm glad to see this thread back because I missed Vince making reference to "William Van Launching Pad" before. I just saw it for the first time back on page 2 of this thread, and it cracked me up.
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Old 09-13-2006, 09:03 AM   #108
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Although I'm no longer an NBA/Bulls fan, I was a huge fan during the Jordan era (including the '80s when the team sucked).
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Old 09-13-2006, 09:03 AM   #109
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Seeing this thread bumped reminds me I can add one to my tally:

NC State basketball--1974, 1983
Carolina Hurricanes--2006

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Old 11-11-2014, 02:28 PM   #110
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I am cursed. My true favorite team has never won a championship at any level in any sport during the time that I was a fan. The Dolphins won some Super Bowls before I became a fan. The Hoosiers won a couple years before I went to school there. I've had teams that I like win (notably, PSU and FSU in college football, San Antonio in the NBA, Denver Broncos in the NFL), but never the team I would have chosen if I could have picked a team to be champion at the beginning of the season. At the end of the day, most of my sports joy has come from watching teams I hate lose (like the Yankees choking away a 3-game lead against Boston last year). Sometimes (like after watching my Hoosiers get clobbered two weekends straight after a promising 4-1 start) I wonder if I would be happier if I just stopped caring.

How have your teams fared?

My football Hoosiers (my favorite team in any sport) have me questioning why I even follow sports again. They will always suck. Anyone can see that. Yet, every season, here I am, watching and slipping further into depression. At least Peyton and the Colts won the Super Bowl once. So I now have one trophy on my mantle. Overall, sports fandom has been a real slog.
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Old 11-11-2014, 03:02 PM   #111
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In my viewing lifetime:

Green Bay Packers - 1996, 2010
Milwaukee Brewers - None
Wisconsin Badgers Hockey - 1990, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks - 2010, 2013

2010 was a good year!
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Old 11-11-2014, 03:24 PM   #112
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This was "team" singular, not plural...correct? That's how I read it. If this was intended to be your "true favorite teams" then I need to change my vote.
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Old 11-11-2014, 03:24 PM   #113
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In my fandom lifetime, still just the White Sox in 2005, unless I count the Bulls during the Jordan years, which I'm not inclined to. I liked them a lot, but wasn't a fan in the truest sense of the word.

All the other teams I was or am a fan of, for however long a time, either won before I became a fan, or after I stopped being a fan.
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Old 11-11-2014, 03:25 PM   #114
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It slowed down but still a great 15 years in Boston sports. 8 championships, one I got to see in person (Sox/Rockies in Denver), 4 other times in the final game/series. And my college team Syracuse has one basketball championship and 2 other final four trips. Much better than the 15 years before that (no championships between '86 Celtics and '01 Patriots.)

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Old 11-11-2014, 03:26 PM   #115
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Old 11-11-2014, 03:41 PM   #116
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Since I started watching sports in the early 80s...

Miami Dolphins - 2 Superbowls, no wins.
Miami Hurricanes - Titles in 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001.

Boston Celtics - Titles in 1984, 1986, and 2008.
Miami Hurricanes Basketball - LOL

Atlanta Braves - Title in 1995
Miami Hurricanes Baseball - 1985, 1999, 2001
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Old 11-11-2014, 03:41 PM   #117
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My very favorite team is Cuse basketball, so 1 title and 2 other final fours in my viewing time.

I am also a fan of the Yankees (5 rings) and NY Football Giants (4 Rings).

So I can proudly wear 10 rings, one for each finger! I'm pretty spoiled.
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Old 11-11-2014, 03:43 PM   #118
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Bengals, Flyers, West Ham, Royals.

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Old 11-11-2014, 03:43 PM   #119
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Old 11-11-2014, 04:09 PM   #120
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Chicago Bulls - 6 times (Easily my favorite sport too so this worked out great)
Chicago Cubs - 0 times
Chicago Bears - 1 time (though I was 2 so I don't really count it)
Chicago Blackhawks - 0 times (though I don't care much for hockey)
NIU Football - 0 times (Freakin' Toledo)

Funny how 9 years changes things. I've become a hockey fan since the new ownership took over and I pay little to any attention to college sports.

Updated ring count: 8 (6 Bulls, 2 Blackhawks)
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Old 11-11-2014, 04:13 PM   #121
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Lions: They, uh, won a play-off game in 1991...

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Michigan Football: '97

I consider myself a fan of the Pistons and Tigers and they are clearly my favorite teams in their respective sports/leagues, but I am just not a big fan of either sport, so while I am happy and excited when they win, it's not nearly the same. Same goes for all college sports that aren't football.

Wings: Updated for the 2008 Cup.

Lions: Well, at least they made it to playoffs once since 2006.

Michigan Football:

Fuck are some of these threads old.
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Old 11-11-2014, 04:31 PM   #122
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I got to vote on this thread twice. And I voted wrong both times.

But I made Pumpy crack up, so that counts for something.
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:27 PM   #123
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Nine years ago I voted 'never' and it still applies. We did have the unexpected summers of 2010 and 2014, but I suppose Oranje doesn't fully fit for this particular topic, plus silver and bronze still doesn't equal gold. FC Utrecht remains to be a very unlikely championship team, despite that the big three have been beaten twice since the poll was posted, I don't see Utreg pulling that off anytime soon...
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:36 PM   #124
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Dodgers - 1988
UCLA - 1995
Galaxy - 4 times
Kings - 2012, 2014
Lakers - 5 titles
I saw the Angels win a WS and I was a fan then, but no longer a fan

Not to shabby
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:42 PM   #125
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2 for the kings, 5 for the lakers
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:43 PM   #126
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Not counting dodgers in 88 since I was 5 and don't remember it
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:43 PM   #127
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In order of most important sport to me, to least

ASU football - none
Suns - none
Diamondbacks - 2001
ASU basketball - none
AZ Cardinals - none in my lifetime
Newcastle - none since I became a fan in 2006, although they won the Championship in 2009/10. I don't count that.
Coyotes - none

Most of these teams not only have never won in my lifetime, but never won period.
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:44 PM   #128
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So is say that's pretty good given I only have four favorite teams. Plus almost only 3 since I'm not sure the raiders count as a pro franchise anymore
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:49 PM   #129
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This was "team" singular, not plural...correct? That's how I read it. If this was intended to be your "true favorite teams" then I need to change my vote.

I read it this way as well.
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Old 11-11-2014, 05:50 PM   #130
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Saints fan here, lets take one step at a time, they only recently got their first playoff victory.

It has been noted in ancient scriptures that if they win a championship, the apocalypse may follow soon after.



Hope he had a good view of it from above...
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Old 11-11-2014, 06:52 PM   #131
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Miami Dolphins fan since 1981. No championships since I started watching and have been mostly uncompetitive since Marino retired.
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Old 11-11-2014, 09:03 PM   #132
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Rockets still have their 2 titles
Kansas basketball won in 2008
Royals got within 90 feet of tying Game 7 of the World Series - yeah, that one's a bit unexpected.
Kansas's Orange Bowl isn't a National Title by any stretch but that might have been even more unexpected

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Old 11-11-2014, 11:31 PM   #133
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I was four when the Reds won the WS. Pretty sure I wasn't really into it.
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Old 11-12-2014, 05:39 AM   #134
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I was two months old when the Brewers came close to winning the World Series.
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:12 AM   #135
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My teams have faired decently well: All numbers are in my sports viewing history

NFL (1): Colts - 2006
NCAA Basketball (1): Hoosiers - 1987 (too young to remember the others)
NCAA Football (1): Irish - 1988/Hoosiers - 0 (Fan of both and since they seem to play in different universes I never have to worry about them meeting in a bowl game )
NBA (2): Rockets - 1994, 1995/Pacers - 0 (I grew up a Rockets fan because I was a big Olajuwon fan. I've always been a Pacer fan as well, though I did give up on the NBA for awhile after the Malice at the Palace.

My favorite teams were the top two champions on the list.
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:53 AM   #136
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The Giants' chances are looking awful grim. We're close to a wildcard berth, and we have the best Starting Pitching in the National League, though...if you can make the playoffs, anything could happen.

fun in retrospect
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Old 11-12-2014, 08:47 AM   #137
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I've had some decent luck:

NFL- Steelers (2, 2006, '09), Saints (1, 2010) [although this is more of me being a Brees fan than a Saints fan]

NCAA basketball- Duke (4, 1991, '92, '01, '10)

NCAA football- Purdue (0)

MLB- Pittsburgh Pirates (0)

NHL- Pittsburgh Penguins (3, 1991, '92, '09)

NBA- San Antonio Spurs (5, 1999, '03, '05, '07, '14)
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Old 11-12-2014, 09:55 AM   #138
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fun in retrospect

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Old 05-02-2016, 04:21 PM   #139
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Leicester City 2015/16 . That makes it once every 132 years!

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