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Hey Guys
This is for Patriots fans who live outside of New England and have no connection to the area. I'd love to visit Boston and the New England area soon and see a game, plus all that Patriots apparel sounds awesome! I've noticed that the team seems to have a very large fanbase outside of its home region and I'm curious to hear some of your stories about how you became fans of the team?
I'm originally Canadian, then moved to Iowa as a teen, and have also lived in South Carolina and now western Pennsylvania with my wife and son. My favorite sports teams are the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB, Toronto Raptors in the NBA and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL. I cheer for my alma mater Iowa State in NCAA sports (Ellis Hobbs the lone ISU alumni I can think of that played in NE ). I didn't really have a favorite NFL team before the age of 8 or 9, kinda liking the 49ers, Raiders and Redskins. Around 1995 or 1996, I was out shopping with my Mom and we went to a sports apparel store. That's when I saw it.
A New England Patriots t-shirt, I just loved the look of it. Loved the logo (one of the few who might like the flying Elvis as much as Pat Patriot) but most of all, I loved the name! NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS. It just sounded cool. Plus they had a totally unique place name! No city, no state. But NEW ENGLAND, I thought it sounded so cool. From then on I decided this would be my team.
I tried to get familiar with the roster, and Drew Bledsoe became my favorite player. I also really liked Curtis Martin, Ben Coates, Lawyer Milloy and Ty Law. I had NFL Quarterback Club '96 for the PC and I really liked to be the Patriots. They had a solid team in that game. Then they made the Super Bowl in '96 and I got even more into the team! Sadly they lost, but I was a fan!
The next four or five years I didn't follow the team as well as I should have. But still monitored how they did. When I entered high school in 2001 I was bummed, thinking another horrible season was ahead after Drew Bledsoe got hurt in the 2nd game of 2001 and the team started 0-2. Then I remember watching the game against the Colts the next week and we throttled them! Tom Brady was the starter, I said "who? I thought he was third on the depth chart!" haha. Of course, the rest of the season was magical and I couldn't get enough of the team. That season, week after week, I became an even bigger fan and I was hooked for life. The Super Bowl win was the icing on the cake and I teared up after they won! The next decade and a half of course has been incredible with the team winning 5 more championships!!!
I get this all the time, "Patriots?!! why are you a Patriots fan?! Just because they're good?! Or "you're from the midwest, why do you like the Patriots?!!!" Because, it was destiny and there's no other team for me! Because of my fandom my Mom also became a huge Tom Brady fan and also cheers for the Patriots. So I have a convert I'm curious to hear your stories!! We are all Patriots!!!
This is for Patriots fans who live outside of New England and have no connection to the area. I'd love to visit Boston and the New England area soon and see a game, plus all that Patriots apparel sounds awesome! I've noticed that the team seems to have a very large fanbase outside of its home region and I'm curious to hear some of your stories about how you became fans of the team?
I'm originally Canadian, then moved to Iowa as a teen, and have also lived in South Carolina and now western Pennsylvania with my wife and son. My favorite sports teams are the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB, Toronto Raptors in the NBA and Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL. I cheer for my alma mater Iowa State in NCAA sports (Ellis Hobbs the lone ISU alumni I can think of that played in NE ). I didn't really have a favorite NFL team before the age of 8 or 9, kinda liking the 49ers, Raiders and Redskins. Around 1995 or 1996, I was out shopping with my Mom and we went to a sports apparel store. That's when I saw it.
A New England Patriots t-shirt, I just loved the look of it. Loved the logo (one of the few who might like the flying Elvis as much as Pat Patriot) but most of all, I loved the name! NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS. It just sounded cool. Plus they had a totally unique place name! No city, no state. But NEW ENGLAND, I thought it sounded so cool. From then on I decided this would be my team.
I tried to get familiar with the roster, and Drew Bledsoe became my favorite player. I also really liked Curtis Martin, Ben Coates, Lawyer Milloy and Ty Law. I had NFL Quarterback Club '96 for the PC and I really liked to be the Patriots. They had a solid team in that game. Then they made the Super Bowl in '96 and I got even more into the team! Sadly they lost, but I was a fan!
The next four or five years I didn't follow the team as well as I should have. But still monitored how they did. When I entered high school in 2001 I was bummed, thinking another horrible season was ahead after Drew Bledsoe got hurt in the 2nd game of 2001 and the team started 0-2. Then I remember watching the game against the Colts the next week and we throttled them! Tom Brady was the starter, I said "who? I thought he was third on the depth chart!" haha. Of course, the rest of the season was magical and I couldn't get enough of the team. That season, week after week, I became an even bigger fan and I was hooked for life. The Super Bowl win was the icing on the cake and I teared up after they won! The next decade and a half of course has been incredible with the team winning 5 more championships!!!
I get this all the time, "Patriots?!! why are you a Patriots fan?! Just because they're good?! Or "you're from the midwest, why do you like the Patriots?!!!" Because, it was destiny and there's no other team for me! Because of my fandom my Mom also became a huge Tom Brady fan and also cheers for the Patriots. So I have a convert I'm curious to hear your stories!! We are all Patriots!!!