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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1333522, member: 289"]
I'm a Syracuse fan and none of the teams in the NFL represent Syracuse. So I follow the carers of Syracuse players and if somebody become a "face of the franchise" player, I will develop an interest in his team as well. Sometimes that creates something that could be called being a fan of the team but it's not a live and die with them thing. Sometimes it just doesn't take. If the team remains successful after the SU player leaves, I may still follow them and even in fallow periods, they will be in the back of my mind and if theyget good again, I might start rooting for them again. The ones that "took":

The Browns, because of Jim Brown and Ernie Davis (I'd get back on board if they ever became any good again but I don't know what century that will be)
The Broncos because of Floyd Little (My current fave but they could be ready to fade again)
The Dolphins because of Larry Csonka (I'll be pulling for them if they get good but's been a long while)
The Eagles because of Donovan McNabb (haven't thought much of them since they dumped him)
The Colts because they collected SU players for a while there and two of them became stars: Harrison and Freeney. Besides, I liked Peyton Manning. (They seem to be building up again and may take over from the Broncos)

I realize that none of that describes a true fan to most people but being a fan is an emotional thing and there's no logic to emotions. Your feelings are what they are.

None of these teams are US. They're just teams I rooted for because it makes watching NFL games more interesting. SU is US. (spelled backwards)
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