UK here.. give me your sports teams and which are worth supporting?
Posted by b4rn5ey@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 154 comments
So i have sport on 24/7 in the background. After about 10pm my time, the only options are NFL, NBA and BA.
I want your arguments to watch a spefic team/follow them across your 3 main sports. I have so many options and no idea who to watch.
Enlighten me, convince me why your team is the one i should commit to, and give these sports purpose for me š
dcgrey@reddit
Versions of this come up a lot and it's important to understand that in the U.S., you don't choose the team, the team chooses you.
"I needed a team, so I looked into it, got some thoughts online, and I chose the Brewers" is, I venture to say, anathema to American sports fandom.
We root for teams we have other ties to (even if sometimes they're tenuous ties). We were born near the team. We went to that college. We dated a fan for a summer and it was the best summer of our lives. "I just needed a team to root for and chose them" gets a polite "Hm, interesting."
So for the UK, you're going to need a tie. Any family near a team? Any place in the U.S. you've dreamed of traveling to?
mbutts81@reddit
I dunno. Iām thinking about this from the opposite direction. Iāve been getting more into soccer and feel like I should choose an EPL team. But I donāt have much context and donāt know where to start.Ā
I can easily see those across the pond having the same dilemma.Ā
ELMUNECODETACOMA@reddit
Play some FIFA or Football Manager and see what team takes your fancy, either as your team or a rival.
That's how I became a Leyton Orient fan.
Disco99@reddit
A lot of US-based EPL fans choose a team based on a current USMNT player. Fulham has had a number of Americans on their roster since the 90s (and still does), so there are a fair number of Fulham fans around.
plasticface2@reddit
Also loads of Wrexham fans apparently. Thanks to the Hollywood owners.
plasticface2@reddit
Arsenal. Be a Gooner. Just don't be a Man united fan. Any team apart from the Manure.
sabotabo@reddit
i never really cared about baseball until i lived in chicago in 2016
LaLa_MamaBear@reddit
Yes! My brother was obsessed with the Broncos during his childhood because our older cousin was also and they had a connection. (I donāt know why our older cousin was a broncos fan. ?) My dad is a fan of all the Texas teams (Cowboys and Rangers) because his older brother went to school in Texas and brought home his fandom. Now my sister is also a fan of The Cowboys because my dad is.
I got into the dodgers because of a boyfriend.
My son is an As fan because his first T-ball team he was on was the As! So cute! Ha!
ConstantinopleSpolia@reddit
The Detroit Red Wings hockey club because Paul McCartney put their logo on his acoustic guitar of course.
Snailbert05@reddit
I always root for my beloved Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and Patriots. Not that big into college sports, though I'll root for Harvard when they're on.
Red Sox - Building a solid franchise. We had a good 15 years of incredible game from about '04 to '18. We have fallen off in recent years, though we are steadily building back a strong franchise, especially with young players. Management just sucks ass.
Celtics - Consistently one of the best teams in the NBA. If it weren't for Tatum's injury, I would expect a Title win within the next few years.
Bruins - Middle of the road, though they play a good game.
Patriots - Have never been the same since we lost Gronk and Brady. Hopefully, they can work something out, though I don't know if we'll ever go back to dynasty levels like under Gronk and Brady.
Derangedberger@reddit
For NFL, follow the Jets. Because suffering builds character and getting what you want will only remove the fun of the chase.
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
As a born and bred Manc , who has supported Manchester United since the 90's, this feels like a relevant shout haha
Fantastic-String-285@reddit
The Jets are more like the England team. One shining moment of triumph in the 1960s followed by decades of pain and disappointment.
coronarybee@reddit
Nah. You should support Detroit. Weāve never won anything. (Although weāre currently in an alternate dimension where weāre good at football)
ucbiker@reddit
Man U still has the most Premier League titles and you lived to see them in their prime.
Youāre much more like a Pats or a Cowboys fan, someone whose team is past their prime (but isnāt really a joke either) but can still remember the glory days.
You literally canāt know what it feels like to be a Jets fan because teams that suck as bad as the Jets perennially eventually get relegated and are forgotten.
sanka@reddit
Suffering is one thing. Heart crushing defeat is a whole other thing.
Become a Vikings fan. You can have the best team and still find ways to lose the big game every fucking time.
Predictor92@reddit
Metlife Stadium, the true factory of sadness(sorry Cleveland), though the Giants might be turning things around
n00bca1e99@reddit
They can both be factories of sadness. Got to spread out the production and increase capacity.
Lower_Neck_1432@reddit
If you want suffering, be a Padres fan.
meowmix778@reddit
The best part about being a jets fan is the entire NFL hates them and as a fan you'll have that in common with them.
Nobody hates those lousy bums more than we do
TheyMakeMeWearPants@reddit
I've told this story a few times, but it's worth repeating. I was at a Jets/Dolphins game, and there were two Dolphins fans a row or two behind me. They were getting really confused by our trash talk. Because we don't trash talk the other team. That's not how it works here.
meowmix778@reddit
When I was a kid I was a patriots fan because I grew up in New england. I went down to see them play and was disturbed by how NE fans were treating other fans.
I quit football until my uncle from the Bronx took me to see the Jets. Those rat bastards had Chad Pennington and looked good. Mark Sanchez even took a stab at the playoffs (pun intended) and Fitzy looked FUN.
Every time I met fans man were they good people. Sucked me in this long. Im in. I cant leave. But every time I go to met life I hate it there. The people are amazing and make it worth going to that hell hole
gummibearhawk@reddit
Why not the NHL? It's fast, fun and often on late.
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
Tbf I've watched a bit of Ice Hockey in the UK. Unfortunately, my 'perfectly legal' TV stick doesn't seem to shot it often
OK_Stop_Already@reddit
Hmm... Is NHL streamed online where you could watch it on PC or Mobile?
Flimsy_Security_3866@reddit
Makes sense that a person with a Florida flair would say this after the recent preseason games. It really lived up to the, "I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out".
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OK_Stop_Already@reddit
NCAA is better sport than NFL, imo. Better gameplay and less corporatized.
Also L, if I'm going for a sport league I'm going NHL. I love hockey
ContributionLatter32@reddit
For MLB, follow Mariners NOW. Team has never been to a world series, the only team in MLB to never do so. They are 1-0 in a best of 7 series (need to win 4 out of 7) to go to WS. Haven't been where they are now in a quarter century either.
Catalina_Eddie@reddit
The teams in my city are always contenders, and frequent champions. Never a dull moment, so there's that.
NotTheMariner@reddit
That is college football. Those are degree-seeking students playing for their universities. In this case, Oklahoma University and Texas University.
Itās a huge deal, especially in the southeast. If you want a narrative to latch onto, Vanderbilt (usually the worst school in its conference) is currently 5-1 this season. They have a gauntlet of tough, ranked* teams ahead of them, but thereās a universe where theyāve managed to go from a joke to a playoffs team in the span of two years.
* i.e. in the AP top 25 list. The various college football conferences are known to be wildly different in power level, so a lot of the organization-wide rankings (including for playoff seeds) are done by shadowy councils that nobody likes or agrees with. Itās a beautiful game.
reflectorvest@reddit
NCAAF is college football
SouxsieBanshee@reddit
Itās the MLB postseason right now and itās down to 4 teams battling it out to make it to, and win the World Series Championship. The games have been intense. Personally, Iām a Dodgers fan but Iāve been watching all of the games
StupidLemonEater@reddit
What's BA? Do you mean MLB?
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
If you mean Baseball yes haha , I googled the acronym , so could be(probably am) wrong
CoolKohl@reddit
MLB stands for Major League Baseball
CoolKohl@reddit
I'm a Utah Jazz fan because, and you're not going to believe it, I'm from Utah. I have no strong alliances for MLB or NFL since there's no local teams here. Some would say College football is better than the NFL. Whatever you do, don't be a bandwagoner.
Blahkbustuh@reddit
Green Bay Packers--they're the only pro sports team that's owned by a city. All the rest of the teams are privately owned.
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
That feels like cheating š
Blahkbustuh@reddit
Wisconsin is a relatively small market but the teams do well. The Milwaukee Bucks were doing really well for a few years recently. The Brewers do decently. For a long time the MLB commissioner was from Wisconsin and got a baseball team back in Milwaukee.
I grew up in the far NW Chicago suburbs just over the state line in Wisconsin so I am anti-Cubs and anti-Bears. I grew up with a bunch of delusional Cubs and Bears fans around. (The Cubs winning the World Series in 2016 knocked reality into the bad reality.) The Bulls are fine.
Green Bay and the Chicago Bears have a fun rivalry. Also there's a rivalry with the Minnesota Vikings. The Detroit Lions are just an all-around trash team on the other hand.
When I was a kid in the 90s the Green Bay Packers were doing awesome and the Chicago Bulls were doing awesome as well. The Green Bay Packers have the Packerina.
I feel like my places or my cities in the US are Chicago, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
My #2 NFL team is Seattle. Back in the 90s the winning coach from the Packers went to Seattle and I've kept an eye on them since. Their quarterback a few years ago when they were winning was from the Wisconsin Badgers college team.
For baseball I loosely follow the Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals were doing good for a while but the last year or two have been utter rubbish.
MrPoopMonster@reddit
The Lions are better than the Packers, so if theyre garbage the Packers are worse. MCDCs record vs Lafleur speaks for itself.
TheViolaRules@reddit
Lions are 0-1 this year against the Packers. If youāre going to live in the past, you better carefully choose where youāre cutting off the record
MrPoopMonster@reddit
Lions are 4-1 and in first place in the division over the packers.
TheViolaRules@reddit
Huh. So the Packers not only beat the Lions, but they now have a better record. Packers are first in standings. So by your own criteria the Packers are the better team
TheViolaRules@reddit
Feisty
MrPoopMonster@reddit
I'm not the one calling the reigning divisional Champs and currently first place team in the NFC trash.
TheViolaRules@reddit
Did I?
MrPoopMonster@reddit
That not you?
TheViolaRules@reddit
MrPoopMonster I hope your reading ability doesnāt generally represent Lions fans.
Nope, thatās not me
MrPoopMonster@reddit
Ok. So you're backing up guy who said it verbatim. Objectively, the Lions currently are the better team than the Packers.
TheViolaRules@reddit
Okay little brother
akuOfficial@reddit
At least we can beat the Bears
TheViolaRules@reddit
You know most people donāt brag about beating the Bears, but I guess youāve got to have some measure of success.
ticklethycatastrophe@reddit
Iām not a Packers fan, but they are the team that comes closest to being like an English football club. Tribal. The waitlist for tickets has like 100,000 people on it.
MrPoopMonster@reddit
There's a salary cap and profit sharing in the NFL. Every NFL team has the same amount of money to spend on players.
Rocket1575@reddit
FTP
Signed, a Lions fan.
CreepyOldGuy63@reddit
My glorious Redskins have a very exciting quarterback. Thatās Commanders for the weaklings that couldnāt get through their warrior trials.
zusia@reddit
The Seattle Mariners NEED you!!! They just won their division and are advancing to league championship. Iām certain that your support will put them over the top. Itās up to you. ššā¾ļøšš
Sevenbucksbetter@reddit
I second this. We have a lot of heart and are a wonderful fanbase. Itās something you really pour your heart into. And once youāre fully sold on the team, you can then come out and visit our beautiful city and stadium and we will welcome you with open arms š±šš
TheLastLibrarian1@reddit
Sometimes you pick a team because something about that yearās team, a particular player, or the team history pulls you in. My husband is a long suffering Browns fan, we do not support the Ravens in this house. In turn, my sister and I grew up with huge sports fans parents and we always rooted for their home or state teams. The Huston Oilers may be gone but we are fans and we always root for whoever is playing against the Tennessee Titans. My dad was from Pennsylvania and his family always supported the Steelers but Iāve kinda been drawn to the Philadelphia Eagles the past few years. We do support our local team unless theyāre playing against our favorites (Browns and Steelers).
Blue387@reddit
I am a Mets fan and we have great broadcasters in Gary, Keith and Ron as well as good cinematography under director John deMarsico. The Mets have Juan Soto who signed the largest contract in all of sports and he is a excellent hitter. We may have missed the playoffs in 2025 but the farm system is producing lots of talent and will contribute to a future winning team, unlike the Phillies or Braves. I am also a moderator of r/newyorkmets and we are always welcome to new fans, we have a few British and European fans.
Being on the east coast, a 7:10 PM game would be a midnight game in Britain but the Mets do play many 1:40 and 4:10 games which would be 18:40 or 21:10 games in Britain. (converted to 24 hour time)
Predictor92@reddit
Can I give a recommendation, try a college football team(I am a Georgia Bulldogs fan), college football will remined you of club football with all of it's traditions
Single_Criticism9042@reddit
I also agree about college football, it tends to be a lot more chaotic than the NFL and more enjoyable because of it. Georgias a good recommendation, as is Alabama, Indiana, or Ohio State for teams to watch.
wormbreath@reddit
Man watching OU and Oregon go down today. Exciting stuff. Are the aggies next?
AdFuzzy1432@reddit
Tell me you're a gambling addict without telling me...
MrPoopMonster@reddit
Why would a gambler want to follow a specific team? It would make them worse at gambling.
SmallBicycle2503@reddit
Absolutely true. Bet with your head not your heart!
___daddy69___@reddit
projecting?
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
Yeah I ain't gambling on American sports lol
ZaphodG@reddit
Which football club do you support?
Lower_Neck_1432@reddit
OP says Man U, so I feel his pain.
ZaphodG@reddit
Then New York Yankees. Dallas Cowboys.
HoyAIAG@reddit
Cleveland Browns will never let you down
Lower_Neck_1432@reddit
The Bungles, er, Bengals on the other hand...
ATLien_3000@reddit
Just pick someone that's been pretty good of late.
No reason to hitch yourself to a team that sucks.
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
I mean im a born and bread Manc, and have watched United suck for 10+ years , so i doubt anyone could be worse lol
Lower_Neck_1432@reddit
Swansea's Cwm Albion FC would like a word with you...
Ok-Cardiologist-1969@reddit
Start following the Cleveland Browns for football and the Pittsburgh Pirates for baseball and youāll see how bad it can actually be
MrPoopMonster@reddit
You'd be surprised. There have been teams that didn't win a single game over an entire season.
The Cleveland Browns won their first playoff game since 1995 in 2021 and then immediately traded away their QB for a sex offender that they gave a record setting fully guaranteed contract to. That guy doesn't even see the field and is complete garbage, while the guy they traded away is balling out for another team.
RodeoBoss66@reddit
To answer your latter question, NCAAF is NCAA Football, the NCAA being the National Collegiate Athletic Association ā college football, which is sometimes even more spirited and popular than NFL football and has been, in various organizational forms, for over 100 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision
Lower_Neck_1432@reddit
Let me reverse the question. What football teams do you think are worth supporting? (I'm a Spurs fan, don't laugh).
BUBBAH-BAYUTH@reddit
Panthers. We are loyal and we suffer
La_Rata_de_Pizza@reddit
Seattle Seahawks - worth watching? Theyāre in a rebuild that has been refreshing to watch, but they have a ways to go before they can compete at the top. Premier League equivalent- Newcastle or Aston Villa
Seattle Sounders - worth watching? Yes, theyāre consistently one of the best teams in the MLS and always fighting for trophies which occasionally they do win. Premier League equivalent- First Chelsea stint Mourinho
University of Hawaii football - worth watching? If youāre a degenerate gambler who likes late nights/early mornings. Highly inconsistent on both sides of the ball, wins games on the power of jetlag. European football equivalent- teams from Warsaw pact countries that can steal a point off someone like Tottenham, West Ham, or Villarreal in the Europa or Conference League
Baltimore Orioles - worth watching? If you like watching a team that will sell its best players who are on contracts that are winding down to better teams for peanuts. Premier League equivalent- Crystal Palace
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Ok-Cardiologist-1969@reddit
If I had no ties to any specific area and was looking for an NFL team I would definitely pick the NY Giants. They have two young rookies that are very entertaining to watch
Dependent-Western642@reddit
NCAAF is collage
SmallBicycle2503@reddit
Well now you have questions, we have answers! Texas/Oklahoma is the Red River Rivalry game that dates back to the 1900's College Football. If you live in the Southern US at least on the East side (Florida,Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, TX, etc) You have South Eastern Conference (SEC) Football among others. These boys have been raised to eat, drink & sleep Football from the time they're 3 or 4 years old. The South has weather that promotes the ability to train all year long, as opposed to the North where it snows. It's fun and there are SERIOUS rivalries. Alabama/Auburn, Florida/Florida State, usually based on where you went to college. Wear the wrong color to the wrong house on game day and there could be a fight!!
Bargle-Nawdle-Zouss@reddit
NFL: any team BUT the Dallas Cowboys. Self-anointed "America's Team" with an egotistical tyrant as their owner. I revel in their suffering. Pick the Detroit Lions, an up-and-coming franchise with a coach that has united this LONG-suffering team and city.
NBA: the two most successful teams are the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, so they don't need more fans. The Golden State Warriors have Stephen Curry, and are usually very entertaining. The San Antonio Spurs - a small-market team - are coached by Gregg Popovich, who has long had a team-oriented approach, rather than catering to the egos of individual stars
MLB: the New York Yankees are the most successful team in baseball, far and away. The easy analogy is that they're the Manchester United of MLB, with a long history of championships and legendary players. How you feel about United will likely color how you react to the Yankees. My suggestion is the St. Louis Cardinals or the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds were the first fully professional baseball team. As for the Cardinals, they were the westernmost team until the MLB expanded to California in the late 1950s, and so they were the default team for well over half of the USA. St. Louis is a real baseball town whose fans live and die with their team, and the franchise also has a long history of success.
GeneralPatton94@reddit
The Detroit Lions. They're the most fun team in the NFL to watch because of the play style they have on offense and they've never won a Super Bowl but have a team that is a contender. If you start watching them right now you might be rewarded with a Super Bowl Championship win this year or in the next few years.
stinkyrobot@reddit
NCAA basketball is the best. Donāt waste your time with NBA. Players in college are so much better and play the fundamentals.
throwaway04182023@reddit
I donāt follow sports but my father made sure I was a Cubs fan. Now Iāll tell you the saddest story I know. He was an obsessive fan. Watched every game. His favorite childhood game was kind of an early version of fantasy baseball. I had to learn it as a kid. Even his online handles were obscure Cubs players.
The Cubs were known as lovable losers for decades. For most of my life their last championship was 1908, the same year the teddy bear was invented. In 1945, when obviously a lot of players were still serving in the military, the Cubs made the World Series and wouldnāt do it again until 2016 when they won the whole thing. I can remember these dates very easily because my father was born in 1946 and died in 2015. After 1945 everyone talked about the billy goat curse. Nope, my dad was the curse. His entire life he followed the Cubs and never once got to see his team in the World Series.
Follow the Cubs to honor my father please. I cried in 2016 when they won and havenāt been able to since.
ENovi@reddit
My favorite sports/teams in order:
Los Angeles Angels (Baseball): A great team to follow if youāre writing a suicide note and experiencing writerās block.
Los Angeles Kings (Hockey): Have you ever wondered what would happen if you personified the concept of blue balls and put them in ice skates?
San Francisco 49ers (Football): A storied franchise. If the time zone proves to be an issue you can go visit the trauma ward of your local hospital and put football pads on patients relearning how to use their legs after horrific injuries to get the same current experience.
Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball): The most successful team on this list by far and helps drown out the voices in your head brought on by the other teams here while only occasionally adding to them. Also fans of other teams have to consciously stop themselves from throwing beer bottles at your head for belonging to a fan base thatās like 60% insufferable dickheads so donāt take it personally when a guy in a Suns jersey wings one past your ear. You can only respond in kind if theyāre wearing a Celtics jersey.
Merad@reddit
The championships for Major League Baseball are happening through the end of the month. Over the next 10 days the LA Dodgers will play either the Chicago Cubs or the Milwaukee Brewers (decided tonight) for the National League Championship, meanwhile the Seattle Mariners will play the Toronto Blue Jays for the American League Championship. Then the two champions will play in the World Series.
I'm not a die hard fan but I like the Dodgers. They have a lot of great players who also seem like genuinely decent people. They also have Shohei Ohtani who's one of the most talented players in the history of the game.
zusia@reddit
I grew up Dodger Blue with a transistor in my ear but if my Mariners had to face off against the Dodgers Iād be happy with either outcome.
stolenfires@reddit
I cheer for the Dodgers and a good friend of mine is a Mariners fan and we've agreed that if this year's World Series ends up Dodgers vs Mariners, we're gonna have to make some kind of ridiculous bet on the outcome. Not money, but like 'hot dog suit wearing time.'
zusia@reddit
That sounds like fun! Iāll have to suggest this among my friends!
LaLa_MamaBear@reddit
Ummmā¦Taylor Swift? š¤£
Just kidding. š
But truly I donāt care about sports at all unless someone I know is playing. I really enjoyed the last high school football game I went to. Soā¦I should have just kept scrolling, but i thought this was kinda funny. š
I got into The Dodgers for baseball for a bit. It was really fun once I started to know who the players were. But then they did something where you could only watch the Dodgers if you had cable. Oh well. š¤·āāļø Back to no professional sports for me.
stolenfires@reddit
Dodgers, because I'm an Angeleno and also Shohei Ohtani is amazing.
thedisciple516@reddit
Buffalo Bills. They are a long struggling team from a long struggling city who have had a renaissance in recent years and are a contender to win the super bowl.
I would especially suggest supporting them if you are form the north of England as Buffalo has much in common with the north of England. Buffalo winning the Super Bowl would be like Leicester or Newcastle or Reading winning the Premiership.
Quicherbichen1@reddit
Well, as of this moment, many teams suggested have multiple recommendations, but only one rec for the Denver Broncos. I'm not "from" Denver but I lived there for 45 years. Their team this year looks really promising. Denver Broncos fans are thee definition of diehard fans. The Denver Broncos are my team. I'm not a big football fan, my sport is baseball, and the Rockies are a pitiful team with shitty owners. The owners of the Broncos are in it to win it, and I'm all for that! So, I rely on the Broncos to provide that winning feeling. After this past season the Rockies had, the Broncos are my saviors.
meowmix778@reddit
Chicago Cubs are something else.
BankManager69420@reddit
Honestly, most people support the team of where they live and/or grew up. I support the Trail Blazers for NBA, Mariners for MLB. Donāt really care for football or soccer, but if I had to choose a team, I guess it would be the Seahawks and Timbers.
For a Brit, it would probably just make sense to choose a city you like the most or have visited and support the teams there or nearby.
RobotShlomo@reddit
The New York Giants are a young team with a rookie quarterback, Jaxon Dart, and a tough as nails rookie running back, Cam Skatteboo.. They also have a lot of young players on the defensive side of the ball, that are starting to gel into a cohesive unit. The team has been owned by the same family since the beginning, and has had a long tradition of great players including Lawrence Taylor, Y.A. Tittle, Frank Gifford, Phil Simms, and Eli Manning. They were the only team to defeat the New England Patriots during their unbeaten Super Bowl run, and to prove it wasn't a fluke they did it again!
cookoutenthusiast@reddit
Carolina Panthers. You wonāt find a more loyal fanbase anywhere
___daddy69___@reddit
lmao this is a wild claim lol
cookoutenthusiast@reddit
Every panthers fan is a panthers fan because they love the panthers. No bandwagon bullshit
Tommy_Wisseau_burner@reddit
I mean so are jags, lions and browns fansā¦ theyāve done dick all and have given almost no reason to like them š
cookoutenthusiast@reddit
you donāt like a team because theyāre good. Thatās called bandwagoninf
Tommy_Wisseau_burner@reddit
I mean you literally said thereās no bandwaggoning as a reason the panthers have the most loyal fans. I just named the 4 teams most associated with sub mediocrity for generations š
cookoutenthusiast@reddit
why do you say thereās no reason to like them?
Tommy_Wisseau_burner@reddit
Because Iāve seen them play lmao
cookoutenthusiast@reddit
soā¦ you only like teams who are good? Thatās called bandwagoning
Tommy_Wisseau_burner@reddit
Thatāsā¦ not what I said at all?
TheViolaRules@reddit
The Packers are the only publicly owned NFL team and have won 13 world championships. They are the youngest team in the NFL and are in the top 4 or so odds to win the Super Bowl. They have a storied rivalry with the Chicago Bears, and also play against the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions in their division, who are also NFL teams
Speedstick2@reddit
World championships? Or nfl championships and superbowls?
TheViolaRules@reddit
Yep you got it
BaleenHypotheses@reddit
Chicago White Soxā¦always smart to buy low
Horangi1987@reddit
NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - weāre literally pirates! Our stadium has a huge pirate ship that shoots the cannons when we score.
Also, the Bucs have a huge UK fan club that call themselves The Krewe. I think weāre a semi popular spot for UK people to vacation and or move to so I imagine thatās how we mustāve gotten a big UK following.
4Q69freak@reddit
Original from Central IL, Iām a Chicago fan, Bears, Cubs, and Bulls. Mrs4Q and her daughter are Colts fans, and Cubs fans (they donāt watch NBA). Central IL loyalty is weird when it comes to MLB and NFL. MLB fans are split evenly between Cubs and Cards fans, everyone in my family were Cubs fans, me, Mom, Dad, and Sister, except for my brother, who is a Cardinals fan. NFL is mostly Bears but here in Eastern part of the state there are a lot of Colts fans. NBA is mostly Bulls since the ā80s and ā90s and Jordan. Of course in every sport there are fans of teams that are no where close by. Mrs4Qās son and ex live in Central IL but are Dallas Cowboys fans.
hydrated_purple@reddit
I'm from Kansas City, so I'm going to say the Chiefs
MrPoopMonster@reddit
Detroit Lions. They are historically awful, but have become serious contender over the last few years after rebuilding the organization from the ground up.
But, most importantly, the brand of football they play is very physical and entertaining.
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
Opening line kind hooked me nkt gonna lie
MrPoopMonster@reddit
They were so bad that they had the greatest football player of all time(judging by the eye test and not stats) on the team for 10 years and only won a single playoff game in that time.
TillPsychological351@reddit
Imagine Barry Sanders stats if he had actually played for a good team. That guy just seemed to defy physics.
sto_brohammed@reddit
When my grandfather died a couple of years ago that was the last person in my family to have ever seen the Lions win the championship. Note my usage of the word "championship" and not "Super Bowl" and that's because that last win was before the Super Bowl even existed.
Predictor92@reddit
Their UK equivalent would be the Wolverhampton Wanderers, had a dynasty back in the 1950's but struggled ever since(but now they are very good). From 1957-2023, the Lions only won one playoff game
Predictor92@reddit
historically awful since 1960, they were a dynasty in the 1950's before the Bobby Layne curse
Rocket1575@reddit
Jeff Daniel's and Peyron Manning broke that curse with a bathtub of whiskey in the end zone of Ford field.
Also, FTP and any team in ohio.
NastyNate4@reddit
Imagine you have a city with an affinity for pirates then they land a player with a chip on his shoulder the size of el capitan who happens to play the most impactful position in american sports
VentusHermetis@reddit
you might develop some favorites if you watch jomboy on youtube. he's a really funny sports commentator/recapper/lipreader.
WildmanDaGod@reddit
Chicago for everything, Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs
bowman9@reddit
Detroit sports all the way.
sammysbud@reddit
NCAAF is college football! I find college ball more entertaining than the NFL, because of the traditions, rivalries, and general chaos. You have students vowing to eat dog shit if their team loses to another team. Then you have the curse of that student disappearing off of the face of the earth, and their team going 2-10 that season.
I wanna know your thoughts on the Oklahoma v. Texas game lol. It's called the "Red River Shootout" and is one of the bigger rivalry games every year.
sharpshooter999@reddit
NCAA football is better than NFL in my opinion
Alternative-Ad-297@reddit
Detroit Lions! Theyāre the biggest comeback story in the NFL right now. If you want to support a team and be ahead of your European friends in terms of bandwagoning the Lions are a good pick. Weāre a lively team with a great story and awesome fans
No-Conversation1940@reddit
Chicago Cubs: baseball team, have a postseason elimination game tonight. Entered American folklore for not winning a championship for over 100 years, then won a championship.
Wisconsin Badgers: associated with the University of Wisconsin, many sports teams here of varying quality. Basketball is solid. Football is not. Women's hockey is fantastic.
Ok-Water-6537@reddit
NCAAF is the National Collegiate Athletic Association And the F is football. Itās college football which is my favorite to watch. So there is another option. Iām for the Indiana Hoosiers who havenāt had a consistently good football program since maybe the 1960s. Until last year they hired Coach Cignetti who has turned the program around and we are finally winning. Have fun watching whoever you enjoy.
ticklethycatastrophe@reddit
Atlanta Braves for MLB. Oldest pro franchise of any sport in America. Theyāre consistently good and occasionally break through for a World Series championship. This year was tough with injuries, but they have some exciting young star players, most notably Ronald Acuna Jr.
TheSapoti@reddit
~~I really like the Eagles~~ Whoa who said that?
ReturnByDeath-@reddit
There are actually 4 major sports so I think you should first find which you enjoy the most. From there you could pick any that speak to you. I know the NFL markets heavily in the UK so possibly whichever does its best to build a local fan base.
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
Yeah unfortunately i don't get a lot of NHL on my platform. I've been. To a few UK equivalent games (obviously not the same standard ) but its something i just dont seem to have access toon
Redbubble89@reddit
Baseball just ended but I support the Boston Red Sox. It's one of the larger fan bases that play in the oldest ballpark, Fenway park. We had a young team this year but looking at a post season run coming next year. Our owners do own Liverpool FC so there is some success but enough struggle and frustration that comes with it.
NFL, I support the Commanders. They are on Monday night this week. They have a young quarterback, Jayden Daniels that looks to be the next thing in the NFL. We recently came out of 25 years of bad ownership and getting a new stadium by 2030. We did make the NFC Championship game last year but it's been an abusive relationship for most of my life.
AnswerAggravating646@reddit
My folks are from NY/NJ and I was 8 years old in 1996. So I grew up a Yankees/Giants/Devils fan. Iām becoming a Yankees/Jags/Panthers (NHL) fan. If you become a Jags fan, thereās like 70% chance Shahid relocates them to London anyway
Tommy_Wisseau_burner@reddit
Football- Dallas cowboys and Tennessee vols. I like them because Iām a sadist who likes being disappointed
Basketball- warriors and Tennessee vols. I liked Steph when he was in college and I like Tennessee because, again, I like disappointment lmao
Hockey- the Tampa bay lightning simply because I moved to Tampa bay lol
wormbreath@reddit
What is BA?
Iām a broncos and nuggies fan because thatās the closest to me. GOD BLESS BO NIX
___daddy69___@reddit
youāre forgetting hockey ;)
FuzzyScarf@reddit
Not the Phillies. š¢
b4rn5ey@reddit (OP)
As a United fan , after the last few years this emoji speaks to me š¤£š¤£, they might be the one
Particular_Silver_@reddit
Honestly, I found my favorite NFL team because my husband and I had weekly dates at a local pizza/beer place that had the NFL ticket, so they could tune into every game played on Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays, regardless of where it was being broadcast.
So in the table area they had about eight screens playing various games, and Iād just watch whatever caught my eye as we ate a pizza and drank a pitcher.
I discovered over the weeks that I dislike the Raiders because they get so many flags called on them, and I really liked the dynamics of the Baltimore Ravens! Like, no matter who they played, the Raiders would get a lot of flags and the Ravens would have some very exciting plays.
My husband likes the Carolina Panthers, and I always ask him āwhy??ā ;) mostly because I like watching good teams play, and if they lose a lot in the beginning of the season they donāt play a whole lot overall!
Honestly, though, Iād be remiss if I didnāt mention that part of the draw of the Ravens is that they were named after the Edgar Allen Poe poem, and I am 100% a hurdy-durdy-wordy literary lady, and I like that a pro sport team has roots in American antebellum poetry š
DOMSdeluise@reddit
MLB: Astros: probably not worth following. They were really good for a long time but seem to be on a downward trend. Also they are tainted by a cheating scandal (although it's worth noting there is only one player from that era still on the team).
NFL: Texans: cursed, snakebitten franchise with a stupid name. They will either be good on defense but unable to score points, prolific on offense but equally bad on defense (admittedly it's fun to watch shootouts even if they lose) or just bad at everything. On the other hand they're still the newest team in the league so maybe that sounds fun, getting into something new and I accomplished.
NBA: Rockets. They're young, lots of intriguing young guys and a good coach. They also swung a trade for Kevin Durant during the off-season who is one of the best to ever do it but also who is older and possibly declining. Still, an exciting team. Could be fun to get into.
panda2502wolf@reddit
Well I'm a biased son of Boston so GO RED SOX. Yeah I know we lost the wildcard slot so uh...go BLUE JAYS!
Inside-Run785@reddit
Milwaukee Brewers for baseball and Green Bay Packers for football.
The Brewers are a small market thatās often overshadowed by the much larger ones, no matter how well they do.
Packers are one of the oldest teams in the league, and the only professional team thatās owned by the city.
bloopidupe@reddit
Honestly all three teams for Wisconsin are a solid choice.
Flimsy_Security_3866@reddit
Each team, sport, and city is going to be unique and have their own history. It's kind of hard to convince someone to be passionate about one of our teams unless you have some kind of reason or link to the city. The typical popular cities are New York and Los Angeles but it's up to you. What would be funny is you ask this question to Americans and you start following a city that has both a basketball and baseball team and it ends up being Toronto.
Rarewear_fan@reddit
For NFL teams who were bad the last few years that are starting to show signs of improvement, check out the Jaguars, Colts, Giants, and Patriots.
Nothingās more fun than seeing an underdog team rise the ranks before others jump on the bandwagon.