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AshleeLightBringer

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Yeah, I know there is probably another room this could be posted in... But come on... Girls watch (American) football too so let it go... I mean, especially when some dude is posting nonsense about lizard women.... never mind...
Besides, like us girls, they are seriously underdogs... GO LIONS!
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Disclaimer: I am not really interested in any sport, whether it's the NFL, rugby, or the type of football we play (the one with a round ball)!

This though is an opportunity for me to bring out an amusing (to me at least) random piece of NFL trivia that I once heard that may or may not be true. And that apparently is Pittsburgh steelers fans hate the Cleveland Browns but they also hate the Baltimore Ravens because they used to be the Cleveland Browns - I don't know how often it happens, but the concept of teams moving between cities and states seems really bizarre. For some reason I know that the Rams and the Raiders have moved cities a few times between them.

The NFL does seem fairly popular in the UK, they play several games in London each season. But I've never watched a game the whole way through. I am of Irish parentage, so I don't know if there are any teams with Irish links at all, if there are, then go Irish ancestry team!
 
Nameless Ghoul said:
I don't know how often it happens, but the concept of teams moving between cities and states seems really bizarre.
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It's relatively common in the USA.

I'm fascinated by the names that make no sense after the relocation:
  • Los Angeles Lakers were from Minneapolis (where there are lakes)
  • Utah Jazz were from New Orleans
  • Los Angeles Dodgers were from Brooklyn New York ("trolley dodgers")
There are a couple of moves that sort of work:
  • Rockets moved from San Diego to Houston, where NASA is
  • Fort Wayne Pistons to Detroit, a centre of automobile manufacturing
 
PotemkinVillager said:
It's relatively common in the USA.

I'm fascinated by the names that make no sense after the relocation:
  • Los Angeles Lakers were from Minneapolis (where there are lakes)
  • Utah Jazz were from New Orleans
  • Los Angeles Dodgers were from Brooklyn New York ("trolley dodgers")
There are a couple of moves that sort of work:
  • Rockets moved from San Diego to Houston, where NASA is
  • Fort Wayne Pistons to Detroit, a centre of automobile manufacturing
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It's almost shorter to list the NBA teams that haven't moved. 14 of 30 started out in a different city.

7 NHL teams have moved. 8 NFL teams. 8 MLB teams.
 
AshleeLightBringer said:
Yeah, I know there is probably another room this could be posted in... But come on... Girls watch (American) football too so let it go... I mean, especially when some dude is posting nonsense about lizard women.... never mind...
Besides, like us girls, they are seriously underdogs... GO LIONS!
Spread the Laughter! 🤣
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Women are not underdogs lol. Hope it was a joke
 
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