screamingPatsFan

I would like to hear from other people who were born overseas and how you got to love the Patriots.

Here is my story...
I have been a fan of sports all my life. Moved to the US in 2001.
Didn't know anything about Football (American Version)
Used to watch small clips and always wondered why they call it "Football"
I lived in the Boston area Nov thru Dec of 01 then moved to OH for school.
Watching the local News.

I remember this day so vividly: It was Feb of 2001.
I was in the University theater late in the evening. I remember people walking by the big screen tv, pause for a moment but didn't seem to be interested in the event.
For me, I had no clue what was taking place. I was having a meal and watching bunch of guys with helmets knocking the crap out of each other.

The night went by, didn't know it was the Super Bowl or the name of the teams who played.

I started following the Pats in 2004 season, year of SB against Philly.

Now, I breathe and eat Football for 7 days a week. Like most guys on here, I listen to Sports Radio every day, stay up-to-date with Pats news, players...
I don't miss any special reports about the Pats on the major sports networks...

I learned so much about the Pats. I don't pretend to know as much as some of you folks who have been attached to the team since the 60's.

So one day, it just hit me "that team i was watching on the big screen TV was the PATRIOTS, and it was Super Bowl 37 against the Rams"

Handel

I live in Québec.

I discovered NFL football in 1991 when I played with Tecmo super bowl. In the game, my favorite teams were the Bears (because of sack machine Singletary) and the Chiefs (because of Christian Okoye)..

I always had preference for teams in reconstruction. So, I had a kind of preference in real NFL for Tampa Bay, Arizona, Kansas City (TSB influence) and New England. I had not strong preference for TB and AZ so they fell out of favour fasty. Remained NE and KC. KC lost my favour in 1994-95 (Okoye was retiring). Remained NE, which I liked because of the arrival of Bledsoe. So, my interest for the Pats began in 1993.

__________________
To rent.

PaulThePat

NFL started to be broadcast in the UK in the early 80's. First game I ever saw was the Patriots against someone who I can't remember....possibly Miami. I simply decided to support the team in red...which was the Pats. No real logic or reason but I've stuck with them ever since...now over 25 years a Pat

screamingPatsFan

Amazing how people from all 4 corners of the world are attached to the Pats.

And it's not like any team ... Pats have gone through so much adversity and scrutiny and i am just amazed how things have developed since i started watching them play.

From a 6th round draft pick QB who transformed the franchise, to Tom Jackson saying "they hate their coach" ...

I have watched many soccer teams in Europe that won several Championships, but i never witnessed anything like this.

gamingfrog

I live in Quebec City.

M interest in football was born in 1985 when I started to play in High School. As the Pats were upsetting teams in the playoffs, I started to root for them. It also helped that Boston is the closest major U.S. city from my home town and I had been there a few times that same year. You can say I'm a bandwagon fan but, at least, I have been on the wagon for more than 20 years.

It was very difficult in the late 80s and early 90s to follow the Pats. I would only get the nationaly televised games and the Pats were seldom shown.

I remember living in Ottawa for 3 years from 91 to 94. I shared a house with 3 guys including a 49rs fan. That was rough but my loyalty remained and it only makes this golden age more enjoyable.

In 1994, I moved to Quebec City and had the CBS feed from Burlington-Plattsburgh. I could see almost all of the Pats' games. Then came the internet and NFL Sunday Ticket. I've been on messaboards for the last 7 or 8 years. I rarely post but I lurk everyday.

Jafo

Sorry for your unfortunate luck with the proximity of your television programming. You were geographically forced to watch the patsies. Just tough luck. Thats all.

Patjew

Yeah, it's really sucked to root for the Pats the past few years. Good call.

__________________
Drink like a beast.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

IndianPat

I came to the US in 1984 to go to school at a New England Univ. The first sunday at the dormitory common room (sept 1984) , I saw this game being broadcast on TV. It was my first time outside of India and everything in the US was different and sometimes strange. The game itself was quite strange with players dressed like gladiators bashing each other every now and then. Seemed like there was no continuity to the game. I asked a guy sitting in front of the TV (some kid from PA) about the game and he said "Pats and Bills" !!! 23 years later, I still chuckle at the memory of the statement - "Pats and bills". I sat down next to him and asked him what "pats and bills" meant. Nice kid. Over the course of next three hours, he explained the game to me. I have been hooked since.

I have stayed in the New England area since then. Patriots are the only team I know and care about. I have watched almost all the Patriot games over this period. Loved them during the futile years and love them during these dominant years.

italian pat patriot

i live in Italy and a Patriot fan since beggining '80 when the NFL 'arrived' in Italy with the first Super Boiwl showed between Raiders and Eagles

the reason i choosen the Pats were mainly 2: i loved the uniforms and Pat Patriot and i loved the name 'New England Patriots'

it was a real love for the first moment !

the first game i was able to see (tv) was the loss at Super Bowl against CHI (i was dreaming when we were 3-0 thks to Tony Franklyn FG...); i followed the play-off run only with newspapers and for every victory i jumped after i read the result !
what a period...it seeems 1 life ago...

Tony Eason and Steve Grogan at qb were playing the role at that times

finally two years ago i came to Foxboro and i have seen 2 games
what a beautiful moment...i met also some players...

i enjoy to be a Patriot fan in the good moments (like now) but also when we were bad i followed the Pats with passion

i have not changed attitude

the Pats are my favourite sport team ever from day 1

RodThePat

You really suck at trolling.