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Posted: 1/31/2015 4:26:45 PM EDT
This is a serious question not meant to bash any players or teams.
The Giants haven't played in NY since 1975. Forty years. The Jets haven't played in NY since 1983. Thirty two years. NJ Giants and NJ Jets. Why pretend? Anybody remember the Boston Patriots? They changed their name because they moved 22 short miles away to a sleepy little suburb. The NFL had the final say - they wouldn't let them name the team after the state but let them name it after the region....I find that odd too. Shouldn't we just call them what they really are? The Rutherford Jets and the Rutherford Giants? Doesn't have to be Rutherford, just something nearby. How about the Weehawken Jets and the Hackensack Giants? I dunno. Other than New Yawkahs not wanting to admit they don't have any football teams why doesn't NJ claim ownership? Patriots couldn't keep "Boston" because they moved out of town, but Jets and Giants cross state lines and the NFL turns a blind eye? I'm sure there's more to the story, I don't claim to be an expert, just thinking it over. Discuss. |
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Was very interesting to see when the superbowl was there, how NY claimed it as their own.
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NYC does all it can to fuck up NJ. NJ would be a much better state if it wasn't so close to that shithole.
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New York doesn't claim to have a football team, in fact, it's the New Jersey teams that claim to be New York teams.
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What did they call the spy in X-Files? Cancer man or cigarette man or something like that? He shot MLK and assassinated JFK from a sewer grate. In one of the episodes he bragged about rigging the 1980 Olympics by patting Russia's goalie on the shoulder with a ring that had a small needle to inject some sort of novacaine to slow his reflexes. He also claimed that as long as he lived the Buffalo Bills would never win a Super Bowl. Sorry Buffalo, you're the victim of a CIA conspiracy orchestrated by a rogue assassin. But he won't live forever. You'll have your chance. |
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North eastern Jersey is basically full of dick heads that think they live in Manhattan. Enough of them that they dominate the state. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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NYC does all it can to fuck up NJ. NJ would be a much better state if it wasn't so close to that shithole. North eastern Jersey is basically full of dick heads that think they live in Manhattan. Enough of them that they dominate the state. BOOM!! |
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Yup. And last time I checked they played in NY. Unless the hoped the river and are playing in the hat now. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Buffalo has a team. Yup. And last time I checked they played in NY. Unless the hoped the river and are playing in the hat now. Sorry, I keep forgetting the Bills are still in the NFL. I thought they were just the boxing equivalent of a sparring partner. |
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Nope. They were NY teams that left the state but kept the name. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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New York doesn't claim to have a football team, in fact, it's the New Jersey teams that claim to be New York teams. Nope. They were NY teams that left the state but kept the name. You just said the same exact damned thing that I did but added "nope" to try to appear clever. The teams are now New Jersey teams but they still claim the "New York" name. |
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What did they call the spy in X-Files? Cancer man or cigarette man or something like that? He shot MLK and assassinated JFK from a sewer grate. In one of the episodes he bragged about rigging the 1980 Olympics by patting Russia's goalie on the shoulder with a ring that had a small needle to inject some sort of novacaine to slow his reflexes. He also claimed that as long as he lived the Buffalo Bills would never win a Super Bowl. Sorry Buffalo, you're the victim of a CIA conspiracy orchestrated by a rogue assassin. But he won't live forever. You'll have your chance. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Buffalo has a team. Lol What did they call the spy in X-Files? Cancer man or cigarette man or something like that? He shot MLK and assassinated JFK from a sewer grate. In one of the episodes he bragged about rigging the 1980 Olympics by patting Russia's goalie on the shoulder with a ring that had a small needle to inject some sort of novacaine to slow his reflexes. He also claimed that as long as he lived the Buffalo Bills would never win a Super Bowl. Sorry Buffalo, you're the victim of a CIA conspiracy orchestrated by a rogue assassin. But he won't live forever. You'll have your chance. We have the same problem in Cincinnati. As long as Mike Brown lives the Bengals will never win, or even get close to, the Super Bowl. |
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Because they're the NY Giants.
They're less than 5 miles away from Manhattan, that's practically still NYC.
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We have the same problem in Cincinnati. As long as Mike Brown lives the Bengals will never win, or even get close to, the Super Bowl. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Buffalo has a team. Lol What did they call the spy in X-Files? Cancer man or cigarette man or something like that? He shot MLK and assassinated JFK from a sewer grate. In one of the episodes he bragged about rigging the 1980 Olympics by patting Russia's goalie on the shoulder with a ring that had a small needle to inject some sort of novacaine to slow his reflexes. He also claimed that as long as he lived the Buffalo Bills would never win a Super Bowl. Sorry Buffalo, you're the victim of a CIA conspiracy orchestrated by a rogue assassin. But he won't live forever. You'll have your chance. We have the same problem in Cincinnati. As long as Mike Brown lives the Bengals will never win, or even get close to, the Super Bowl. Didn't Darren Wilson take care of that? |
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Quoted: They got bought by the owner of the sabres. He cancelled the Toronto games. Staying in western NY. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Buffalo has a team. Only until they move to Toronto They got bought by the owner of the sabres. He cancelled the Toronto games. Staying in western NY. until Erie Co voters say fuck you to paying for the new stadium... |
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Quoted: What did they call the spy in X-Files? Cancer man or cigarette man or something like that? He shot MLK and assassinated JFK from a sewer grate. In one of the episodes he bragged about rigging the 1980 Olympics by patting Russia's goalie on the shoulder with a ring that had a small needle to inject some sort of novacaine to slow his reflexes. He also claimed that as long as he lived the Buffalo Bills would never win a Super Bowl. Sorry Buffalo, you're the victim of a CIA conspiracy orchestrated by a rogue assassin. But he won't live forever. You'll have your chance. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Buffalo has a team. Lol What did they call the spy in X-Files? Cancer man or cigarette man or something like that? He shot MLK and assassinated JFK from a sewer grate. In one of the episodes he bragged about rigging the 1980 Olympics by patting Russia's goalie on the shoulder with a ring that had a small needle to inject some sort of novacaine to slow his reflexes. He also claimed that as long as he lived the Buffalo Bills would never win a Super Bowl. Sorry Buffalo, you're the victim of a CIA conspiracy orchestrated by a rogue assassin. But he won't live forever. You'll have your chance. HA! na man.. we are just blessed with terrible coaching, shit on-field skills, high school level management, and die hard, drunkard, naive fan base that just never fucking quits... |
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You just said the same exact damned thing that I did but added "nope" to try to appear clever. The teams are now New Jersey teams but they still claim the "New York" name. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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New York doesn't claim to have a football team, in fact, it's the New Jersey teams that claim to be New York teams. Nope. They were NY teams that left the state but kept the name. You just said the same exact damned thing that I did but added "nope" to try to appear clever. The teams are now New Jersey teams but they still claim the "New York" name. The owners moved the teams, kept the name, and are claimed by New Yorkers. Not too hard to understand. If New Yorkers didn't claim them to be NY teams they'd all be rooting for the Bills. |
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HA! na man.. we are just blessed with terrible coaching, shit on-field skills, high school level management, and die hard, drunkard, naive fan base that just never fucking quits... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Buffalo has a team. Lol What did they call the spy in X-Files? Cancer man or cigarette man or something like that? He shot MLK and assassinated JFK from a sewer grate. In one of the episodes he bragged about rigging the 1980 Olympics by patting Russia's goalie on the shoulder with a ring that had a small needle to inject some sort of novacaine to slow his reflexes. He also claimed that as long as he lived the Buffalo Bills would never win a Super Bowl. Sorry Buffalo, you're the victim of a CIA conspiracy orchestrated by a rogue assassin. But he won't live forever. You'll have your chance. HA! na man.. we are just blessed with terrible coaching, shit on-field skills, high school level management, and die hard, drunkard, naive fan base that just never fucking quits... Sounds like the Patriots until Pete Carroll got fired. |
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Talk to any of the goobers from NYC or Boston. EVERYTHING between Maine and Virginia is a suburb of either NYC or Boston, and that is the entirety of the fucking Universe....except Los Angeles and Boca where they retire. New Jersey is New Yorks Tard colony, Beach resort, and garbage dump. Of course they claim the Teams. |
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Talk to any of the goobers from NYC or Boston. EVERYTHING between Maine and Virginia is a suburb of either NYC or Boston, and that is the entirety of the fucking Universe....except Los Angeles and Boca where they retire. New Jersey is New Yorks Tard colony, Beach resort, and garbage dump. Of course they claim the Teams. View Quote Boston Patriots changed their name when they left Boston and they only moved 22 miles. Jets and Giants move to a whole 'nother state. Nobody retires to Los Angeles. The goal is to get out, not get in. |
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I'd love to see NFL teams make franchises be more honest about that stuff, but that's because my team is in city limits.
As much as I view there 49ers as a rival, them moving out of candlestick was so fucking stupid. That was a classic stadium. I can see a remodel or something, but damn... I think there will be a curse now. |
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As a Pats fan, I really was hoping Rex Ryan would at least leave the division.... That guy is a good coach, he made the play offs two years in a row with Mark fricken Sanchez. He hasn't had a real QB, thats a front office failing. He still doesn't have a QB, but I'd trust the front office of the Bills over that of the Jets (dysfunction in green). Good luck to the Bills, seriously.
As for the teams in question, yeah, they should be called the NJ whatevers. And I don't want to hear about the Giants during superbowl week, brings back bad memories.... |
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Why does "NY" have 3 teams but Austin and Orlando have no baseball or football teams.
I agree with no state teams though, "Florida Marlins" is ghey. |
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The owners moved the teams, kept the name, and are claimed by New Yorkers. Not too hard to understand. If New Yorkers didn't claim them to be NY teams they'd all be rooting for the Bills. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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New York doesn't claim to have a football team, in fact, it's the New Jersey teams that claim to be New York teams. Nope. They were NY teams that left the state but kept the name. You just said the same exact damned thing that I did but added "nope" to try to appear clever. The teams are now New Jersey teams but they still claim the "New York" name. The owners moved the teams, kept the name, and are claimed by New Yorkers. Not too hard to understand. If New Yorkers didn't claim them to be NY teams they'd all be rooting for the Bills. If you say so.............. Not really. |
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The Jets were going to change their name but NJ said "fuck no, we don't want to claim you losers".
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Because there's not a nickels worth of difference between New York City and Metropolitan New Jersey people.
All "Mupfers" |
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Quoted: So the Jaguars are a Georgia team? Jacksonville is near the state line after all. It's practically Georgia, right? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Because they're the NY Giants. They're less than 5 miles away from Manhattan, that's practically still NYC. So the Jaguars are a Georgia team? Jacksonville is near the state line after all. It's practically Georgia, right? |
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Because they're the NY Giants. They're less than 5 miles away from Manhattan, that's practically still NYC. So the Jaguars are a Georgia team? Jacksonville is near the state line after all. It's practically Georgia, right? http://puu.sh/fiKjP/bd765cfb5e.png So what your map shows is.....the Jets and Giants are a NJ team. I get it. Thank you for the clarification. |
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The Jets were going to change their name but NJ said "fuck no, we don't want to claim you losers". [Long suffering Jets fan] View Quote If true, thank you. That's what I'm looking for. The backstory. Not butthurt New Yorkers claiming NY and NJ somehow have the same license plates. |
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Likely because they still fall firmly within the New York metro area.
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