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See, I can respect that. It's ND fans who became fans because the tv told them to which make my eyes roll.

Chronological order... the genesis of my overall sporting interests kicked in around 1987 when I quickly began understanding different teams, sports, & leagues... Maple Leafs - because my father & family watched them... I used to watch HNIC on a b&w rabbit eared tv in my bedroom because that was awesome. A Leafs Stanley Cup would nearly trump every championship combined of my other fav teams. Being a Leafs fan is life... sure any Jays run is sweet, yet it does not hold a candle to a deep Leafs playoff run no matter what. Like Brian Burke said dead panned to Bill Simmons- take franchises like the Red Sox, Notre Dame, Cowboys, & Lakers -combined- & they don't come close to offer what it is to be a Leafs fan, a Leafs supporter in Toronto, in Canada... not even close. Blue Jays - because they were so accessible compared to the Leafs... daily games during summer holidays from school + cheaper tickets... + from the time I got on board in 1987, they'd been on a full upswing towards winning a WS or 2. 1987 is still one of their best teams ever imo 96 wins losing only because the Tigers were amazing. Argonauts - because home team, & the 1987 Grey Cup even though they lost is still the greatest football game ever played imo. Patriots - because the Bills were accessible via Toronto's American tv feed from Buffalo, yet they were annoying. I would see the Bills play at Foxborough & see a lot of (probably Maritimers) Canadian Patriots fans in the stands & I liked that... once Bill Parcells & Drew Bledsoe got on board, so too did I. Ty Law is my all time fav Patriot, the 'Bills game' (gifted calls on a final drive) is still my fav Patriots game. Having witnessed 7 Super Bowl trips makes no sense to me when other franchises barely go once every 20yrs. Florida State football - I wanted to get into NCAAF & since I hated Notre Dame, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, the Big10, Big12, & most every other stupid school that didn't have the balls to play a pro style offense let alone send yearly talent to the NFL, I quickly jumped on the FSU bandwagon. Annual Miami & Florida games are icing on the cake - football factory state of Florida, & FSU plays both every single season. Raptors - because the NBA was interesting enough & it was fun to have a home team. TFC - because while I thought MLS was bush league, I knew that TFC's mantra was to think bigger & bolder. Apparently so too did a lot of Torontonians because TFC leapt to model franchise status, wins & losses be damned. I've been an England footy supporter only because Canada f'ing can't ever crack the damn 100 lately... which is beyond absurd, it's criminal. I'm a mild Liverpool supporter in so much that I want to root for someone in the EPL & most other teams are pansies. To your championship experience mention, I've witnessed as fan looks like 14 titles.

Clippers look like a Walmart greeting crew.