PantherPride

I'm conducting a research project for my college writing class where I have to collect raw data and then piece it together in order to show a correlation with "identity." Each class member was able to choose any subject that related to how people identify themselves or how identities are shaped through associations, places, life events, etc. The topic I chose was how Americans identify with professional football teams.

The purpose of this post is to ask you all to answer some or all of the questions below so that I can gather some generalized information to use in this paper. Any answers given may be used in my paper along with your forum name. If you do not wish for your answers to be public, please message me privately so I can still use your data while keeping you anonymous.


You do not have to answer all of them if you don't want to, but the more the better.
Questions:

*Where do you live? NC, VA, CA etc.*

1. Who is your favorite NFL team? What made you become a fan? Were you ever a fan of another team?

2. What is your favorite thing about your favorite team?

3. Has there been a time you've gone against your team for morality reasons? Explain. (i.e. situations like Greg Hardy, Ray Rice, Bounty Gate)

4. What would you like to change about your team (besides players/coaches/owners etc)?

5. What kind of fan are you? Hardcore/Diehard/Fair Weather/Bandwagon etc. What are the differences in these types of fans?

6. Who is your favorite football player? What makes him your favorite? How does this impact what team you root for?

7. Why do you think Americans are so interested in football?

8. Does your teams performance ever effect your personal life? If so, how?

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On the questions you choose to answer, please elaborate as much as you can.

Once the project is finished, I will post a link to it so you all can view the final result. Thank you all for the help.

PantherPride

Come on guys. No one is going to help me out here? This is your chance to tell everyone how big of a fan you are. Lets hear it!

niteadept

I'd prefer to have an email link and send it to you. Be happy to help you out then!

lee909

Questions:

*Where do you live? NC, VA, CA etc.*
England, the real one.


1. Who is your favorite NFL team? What made you become a fan? Were you ever a fan of another team?

Saints
Listened to the Superbowl run and the story of the rebuilding the city team on radio and
No,I watched teams like the Rams (Warner era) but not a fan.




2. What is your favorite thing about your favorite team?

Small market and tge fans backing the team to the hilt through Bounty gate



3. Has there been a time you've gone against your team for morality reasons? Explain. (i.e. situations like Greg Hardy, Ray Rice, Bounty Gate)
No, but I would if a situation came up thst I felt strongly about



4. What would you like to change about your team (besides players/coaches/owners etc)?

Nothing

5. What kind of fan are you? Hardcore/Diehard/Fair Weather/Bandwagon etc. What are the differences in these types of fans?
Die hard, I watch all the gamed I can though will not always sit up for Sunday/mon/thurs night games as its a 1am start over here


6. Who is your favorite football player? What makes him your favorite? How does this impact what team you root for?

I don't have one player.
I like players like Colston and Pierre Thomas. Quiet, team first and not alot of talk. Go out get the job done and give 100% each week.



7. Why do you think Americans are so interested in football?

Can't answer thst


8. Does your teams performance ever effect your personal life? If so, how?
No, barring ranting for a hour after a loss
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"Two receivers to the left, Garcon to the right. Manning in the shotgun, puts Collie in motion. Looks in his direction...it's picked off! It's picked off! It's Tracy Porter again! He's runnin' free! He's gonna go all the way!

PantherPride

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If anyone else would like to do the same please go ahead. Just know that this address is not checked frequently so spamming me won't be very effective. lol