What are the qualifications to be a "real fan"?

C17-BING · 12-16-2009, 10:19 AM

This has been one of the most entertaining posts on the board ... Thanks for starting it --- brought back TONS of memories.

My love for the Saints started at around 4 or 5 years old when on a routine Sunday with my whole family (Aunts, Uncles & Cousins, Siblings, etc) we were sitting around watching football. They all had their team and I was easily persuaded. I would say, "I like the Bears!" and my cousin (or whoever it was that liked the Bears) would say, "You can't ... That's my team." This went on and on, but then a game came on and it was someone playing our beloved Saints ... Honestly at 4 years old you like things for the strangest reason ... I LOVED the colors of the uniform, so I yelled out, "I'm A SAINTS FAN!" That was quickly followed by laughter and everyone yelling out ... "You can have them!"

I then remember my cousin handing me a paper sack ... I had no clue why he had done this, but I became some good entertainment, so I put it on my head and danced around ... I was clueless. For me though, when I'm on-board with something ... I'm no-board. Since that moment ... I've never looked back. (That was 28 years ago). I remember my mom ordering me Saints stuff back in the day when you had to mail off for it ... Because I BEGGED her for something SAINTS .. Anything, I just wanted something black and gold.

Craig "IRONHEAD" Heyward, Dalton Hiliard, Pat Swilling, Sam Mills, Rickey Jackson, La'Roi Glover, Bobby Herbert ... These are just some of the players I actually remember by name and seeing them play where I was old enough to actually recognize them.

In the end though ... I don't care who says they are a fan of this team --- there is enough to go around. There are no limits on the amount of us that can love them ... Does it irritate me that people have suddenly jumped on the bandwagon? Sure, but they'll be gone next time we go 5-11, etc. So, who cares? Those of us who TRULY love them won't leave ... Ever, period dot.

The only person I personally know that has been a SAINTS fan since birth is my daughter ... She's 7 weeks old and has NEVER known the SAINTS to be losers. That's special.

WHO DAT!!! I'll be at the Superbowl if we go ... No question.

12-16-2009, 10:19 AM	#11
C17-BING 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 231	Re: What are the qualifications to be a "real fan"? This has been one of the most entertaining posts on the board ... Thanks for starting it --- brought back TONS of memories. My love for the Saints started at around 4 or 5 years old when on a routine Sunday with my whole family (Aunts, Uncles & Cousins, Siblings, etc) we were sitting around watching football. They all had their team and I was easily persuaded. I would say, "I like the Bears!" and my cousin (or whoever it was that liked the Bears) would say, "You can't ... That's my team." This went on and on, but then a game came on and it was someone playing our beloved Saints ... Honestly at 4 years old you like things for the strangest reason ... I LOVED the colors of the uniform, so I yelled out, "I'm A SAINTS FAN!" That was quickly followed by laughter and everyone yelling out ... "You can have them!" I then remember my cousin handing me a paper sack ... I had no clue why he had done this, but I became some good entertainment, so I put it on my head and danced around ... I was clueless. For me though, when I'm on-board with something ... I'm no-board. Since that moment ... I've never looked back. (That was 28 years ago). I remember my mom ordering me Saints stuff back in the day when you had to mail off for it ... Because I BEGGED her for something SAINTS .. Anything, I just wanted something black and gold. Craig "IRONHEAD" Heyward, Dalton Hiliard, Pat Swilling, Sam Mills, Rickey Jackson, La'Roi Glover, Bobby Herbert ... These are just some of the players I actually remember by name and seeing them play where I was old enough to actually recognize them. In the end though ... I don't care who says they are a fan of this team --- there is enough to go around. There are no limits on the amount of us that can love them ... Does it irritate me that people have suddenly jumped on the bandwagon? Sure, but they'll be gone next time we go 5-11, etc. So, who cares? Those of us who TRULY love them won't leave ... Ever, period dot. The only person I personally know that has been a SAINTS fan since birth is my daughter ... She's 7 weeks old and has NEVER known the SAINTS to be losers. That's special. WHO DAT!!! I'll be at the Superbowl if we go ... No question.
C17-BING 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 231