How often do your favorite teams win championships? [Archive]

Kodos

10-31-2005, 11:08 AM

rkmsuf

10-31-2005, 11:10 AM

celtics - 81, 84, 86

red sox - 04

pats - 01, 03, 04

cthomer5000

10-31-2005, 11:12 AM

Jets - not in my lifetime
Rutgers - hasn't even made a bowl in my lifetime

couldn't care less about all other sports.

vtbub

10-31-2005, 11:13 AM

Last year's Red Sox.

I've enjoyed other championships, by my favorite team has only let me see one, so far.

Coffee Warlord

10-31-2005, 11:13 AM

Cubs and Bears fan. 'Nuff said.

Huckleberry

10-31-2005, 11:14 AM

If we're dealing only with pro sports I'm at five.

Cowboys - '92, '93, '95
Rockets - '94, '95
Astros - Nope

I claim the Stars as my NHL team but don't really follow hockey. It was nice when they won. I also doubt I'd claim the Rockets if they won now. Don't really watch the NBA anymore.

College sports then I've got two more.

Longhorn Baseball - '02, '05

gottimd

10-31-2005, 11:14 AM

Saints fan here, lets take one step at a time, they only recently got their first playoff victory.

It has been noted in ancient scriptures that if they win a championship, the apocalypse may follow soon after.

Kodos

10-31-2005, 11:15 AM

I'd count any of the pro sports plus bigtime college sports like football and b-ball. But really, any non-high school or below sport that you truly care about would count.

Cuckoo

10-31-2005, 11:15 AM

Cowboys - several in my lifetime.
Cubs - :(
Sooners football - two that I remember very well.
OK State basketball - couple of Final Four trips, no Championships

SackAttack

10-31-2005, 11:16 AM

red sox - 94

The Red Sox won in the strike year? And nobody told me? :D

I only casually follow the NBA. The Florida Panthers haven't won the Stanley Cup yet. The Rams won the Super Bowl in '99/'00, and I thought they won a second, but I can't remember for certain. Dodgers won the World Series in '81 and '88.

Outside of that, bupkis.

cuervo72

10-31-2005, 11:17 AM

Yes, well the Bears at least had a championship in 1985, it's been since 1960 for the Eagles.

Phillies in 1980, I remember that just a wee bit. The Flyers haven't won since I've known what's going on, and the Sixers won in '83, but I care little about basketball. Only other real "win" was Villanova in '85, and that was just a temporary thing (I'm not counting Maryland's championship, I don't root for them in a diehard fashion). I suppose I root for Penn State, but I'm not really counting them either.

rkmsuf

10-31-2005, 11:17 AM

The Red Sox won in the strike year? And nobody told me? :D

aargh!

Honolulu_Blue

10-31-2005, 11:17 AM

Pro
Wings: '97, '98, '02
Lions: They, uh, won a play-off game in 1991...

College
Michigan Football: '97

I consider myself a fan of the Pistons and Tigers and they are clearly my favorite teams in their respective sports/leagues, but I am just not a big fan of either sport, so while I am happy and excited when they win, it's not nearly the same. Same goes for all college sports that aren't football.

KWhit

10-31-2005, 11:17 AM

Georgia Bulldogs - 1980
Atlanta Braves - 1995
Atlanta Falcons - Never

That's it.

QuikSand

10-31-2005, 11:18 AM

I get two from college sports in recent years... and even though I follow college lacrosse, I'll leave that out as it gets a little silly there.

I started football fandom when the Dolphins were on top and grew up with them as my favotire team... hard to say whether to count their two titles on my list, as it was pretty early.

Simms

10-31-2005, 11:21 AM

Blue Jays: '92, '93
Maple Leafs: *sigh*
Chiefs: Before I was born.

TroyF

10-31-2005, 11:21 AM

Denver Broncos - '97, '98
Denver Nuggets - Still waiting.

CU also had a split of the NC in '90, beating Notre Dame in a game I went to.

McSweeny

10-31-2005, 11:28 AM

Last year's Red Sox.

I've enjoyed other championships, by my favorite team has only let me see one, so far.

yep

CraigSca

10-31-2005, 11:29 AM

Orioles of '83 and Maryland of '02.

streetballer22

10-31-2005, 11:32 AM

Syracuse Orangemen Basketball 1
LA Lakers 3
NY Yankees 2

pennywisesb

10-31-2005, 11:33 AM

Well, in my lifetime, or at least since I can remember:
Oakland Athletics-1989
Oakland Raiders-not since I was a baby
Golden State Warriors-I don't want to get into it
San Jose Sharks-Never

And if we are counting College Sports
USC Football - Co Champs '03-'04, National Champs '04-'05

Maple Leafs

10-31-2005, 11:35 AM

Blue Jays: '92, '93
Maple Leafs: *sigh*
Nods.

Galaxy

10-31-2005, 11:36 AM

Bills and Sabres....You would think we could of won just ONE of those four Super Bowl trips.

Mustang

10-31-2005, 11:36 AM

In my lifetime.. just football/basketball/baseball...

Packers - 1 (1996)

Brewers - 0

Bucks - 1 (1970/71 although, I was 8 months old)

Badgers - 0 (Although, 3 Rose Bowls and 1 Final Four are 3 Rose Bowls and 1 Final Four more than I ever thought I'd see from them growing up in the 80s...)

Hoya1

10-31-2005, 11:37 AM

Bills
Raptors

I'm a glutton for punishment

Izulde

10-31-2005, 11:40 AM

Chicago White Sox: '05!!!!! :)
Miami Dolphins: Not in my lifetime, though Marino did lead us to the Super Bowl when I was like 5 or 6.
Boston Celtics: I didn't become a fan until my high school years, so I'm still waiting on this one even though they've won in my lifetime
Nashville Predators/Boston Bruins/Toronto Maple Leafs: They're right-tight neck-and-neck as to who my favourite hockey team is. Again, the Bruins weren't until my high school years, and the Predators have never won the Stanley Cup. 'Leafs, we shan't get into. And yes, the Celtics and Bruins are tied together in the same girl, which is a story I've never told anyone about. She's in essence the Lost Girl in my romantic stories (though not the Lost Gyrl, who was someone else :D and is the reason for my Maple Leafs' love)

College I can't say I really have a favourite team. I just hate the Golden Gophers.

VPI97

10-31-2005, 11:41 AM

1990 Reds

TargetPractice6

10-31-2005, 11:43 AM

The only two in my lifetime were won by the Kentucky basketball in 96 and 98.

pennywisesb

10-31-2005, 11:52 AM

1990 Reds

I HATE Jose Rijo.

Butter

10-31-2005, 11:56 AM

1990 Reds

And the '02 Buckeyes.

The Bengals may never win a Super Bowl... and I'd be thrilled just to see the Reds in the playoffs again.

Cringer

10-31-2005, 12:05 PM

Packers - I became a fan around the age of 12, in '89. They have one Superbowl since then, and a Superbowl loss the following year. Greatest day of my sport fan life was that Superbowl win.

Astros - Started to become a fan when I moved down here 9 years ago and am into them more then I was with the Seattle Mariners when I was younger. They have never won one in their history. This year was pretty cool though.

Not a big fan of any college.

Kind of cheer on the Spurs but I am not a big fan just because I am not a big NBA fan, so that doesn't count at all to me. Not a real big hockey fan.

I am a fan of the local minor league teams. The independent league baseball team has 3 titles int he last 5 years (and now the city is kicking them out the bastards). The hockey team and AF2 team made the playoffs in their first years last year.

duckman

10-31-2005, 12:10 PM

Chiacgo Bulls (6)
Dallas Cowboys (3)
Oklahoma Sooners (2 in football and 1 in baseball)

Wolfpack

10-31-2005, 12:13 PM

NC State basketball twice (1974, 1983). I wasn't around for 1974, but I'm claiming it anyway.

Other than that, State's claimed 5 ACC football titles and 10 basketball titles. The Hurricanes won the Eastern Conference in the NHL in 2002. Panthers went to the Super Bowl two years ago. Bobcats just got started. Rockies...well, they try. Not been the same since they broke up the Blake Street Bombers.

spleen1015

10-31-2005, 12:15 PM

These are all of them during my lifetime. The starred ones are the ones I remember.

Baltimore Orioles - 1983
Washington Redskins - 1983, 1988*, 1992*
Duke Blue Devils - 1991*, 1992*, 2001*

Warhammer

10-31-2005, 12:16 PM

Lakers - 8
Angels - 1
Rams - 1
LA Kings - 0

Samdari

10-31-2005, 12:24 PM

SU Orangemen, 2003.

And, umm, that's it. Jets made one championship game and the SU football team gave us a thrill in 1987.

Ramzavail

10-31-2005, 12:43 PM

Nets - No
Mets - 1
Jets - No
Islanders - Too Young, born in 1980
Devils - Yes a few

Karlifornia

10-31-2005, 12:53 PM

Giants-0 (#$%%^$# DAMN SPEZIO, among others)
49ers-4 since I've been alive, 3 that I remember
Warriors-Uh, yeah right.
Sharks-Not quite yet
Stanford-One final four, one Rose Bowl...it may happen in hoops, but probably never in football......

Radii

10-31-2005, 01:05 PM

UNC Basketball - 1982, 1993, 2005

I don't really have any memory of the 1982 one.

I was a true Lakers fan and Cowboys fan in the 80s, b/c of Magic Johnson for the Lakers, and my dad was a big Cowboys fan. But idon't claim either of them now so i'm not going to take credit for those.

NFL - Panthers - so close in 2003.

MLB - Cubs :(

Bartman in October, Kasay kickoff out of bounds in Jan 2004, UNC not back on top yet, that was just a rough sports year. 2005 Tar Heels made up for all of it though.

korme

10-31-2005, 01:05 PM

While I was alive? Twice. The Reds in 1990 and the Buckeyes in 2002. Historically the Reds have been very good, but I didn't witness most any of it. All I have is their past glory. As for the Bengals, all I have is hope for the upcoming years.

The Rockets also won in 94 and 95, but I wasn't a fan of them back then.

Daimyo

10-31-2005, 01:06 PM

Indianapolis Colts: Never
Indiana Pacers: Never (at least not in the NBA)
Indiana Hoosers bball: '87 (I was in 3rd grade -- not really a fan yet)
Northwestern Wildcats bball: Never (haven't even made the tourney!)
Northwestern Wildcats football: Never (the Rose Bowl berth was nice though)

Maple Leafs

10-31-2005, 01:08 PM

Nashville Predators/Boston Bruins/Toronto Maple Leafs: They're right-tight neck-and-neck as to who my favourite hockey team is.
This is just one of the oddest sentences I think I've read. I'd be willing to be you're the only sports fan on the planet with this particular dilemma.

scooper

10-31-2005, 01:08 PM

That I've been old enough to enjoy.

Notre Dame football-1988

Cincinnati Bengals- heh, you're kidding right?

I enjoyed the Reds' win in 90, but I'm not a big enough baseball fan to really count that one.

sabotai

10-31-2005, 01:21 PM

NY Giants, 2 Super Bowl wins

Other than football, though, I can't think of any team I can really call myself a fan of. Because I started watching football first and was a fan of the NY Giants first, I tend to lean towards the New York teams. But with the Rangers and Yankees, I was never much a fan of those teams. In those sports, I followed the Islanders and Mets more closely. But I can't really call myself a fan of either team since I rarely follow the Mets and the Islanders are just more my team of interest in hockey. I'm pretty much more of a fan of hockey as a whole than for one team.

For tennis, though, I was always a fan of Andre Agassi. But I guess that doesn't count. :)

Young Drachma

10-31-2005, 01:23 PM

Toronto Blue Jays - 1992, 1993 World Series titles. 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993 AL East Champs

New Jersey Devils - 1995, 2000, 2003 Stanley Cup Champs

New Jersey Nets - 2002 & 2003 Eastern Conference Champs

New York Jets - Ok..so it's been a while. A loong while.

My happiest moment as a sports fan and as a player, was when we won the division title in our conference during my senior year as a tennis player, going undefeated in our division to clinch. I was the only guy on the team who had been on the team for our 3-17-1 campaign during my freshman year and so...for me, it was just an amazing turn of events. Of course, this was almost a decade ago. But I'll never forget being part of it.

Glengoyne

10-31-2005, 01:35 PM

I take it back. I voted never, but when I was a HUGE Raiders fan, they beat Philiadelphia in the Super Bowl. I've since strayed away from the Raiders, and don't really have a favorite football team. Damn Al Davis for, well, for everything.

I'm a San Francisco Giants fan, and things are looking grim for them now. I guess I'm also a bit of a Celtic fan, so Boston won a few NBA championships for me as well. While not a big hockey fan, the Avs and Patrick Roy won a couple with me on their bandwagon. I'm just not sure if that counts, as I was more in the "I hope the Avs win (again) this year" camp.

Izulde

10-31-2005, 01:42 PM

This is just one of the oddest sentences I think I've read. I'd be willing to be you're the only sports fan on the planet with this particular dilemma.

I'd be willing to bet that, too. What's really odd is, my favourite teams in the other Big Four Sports (classically speaking anyway) have no one that could really knock them off my favourite spot, though there are other teams I enjoy in each sport.

JeffR

10-31-2005, 01:43 PM

Vancouver Canucks - get serious.
Orlando Magic - became a fan after their finals apperance, the closest I've seem them come is getting crushed by the Bulls in the Eastern finals.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 2003 Super Bowl.
B.C. Lions - Grey Cups in 1985, 1994, and 2000, but it's the CFL, it's hard not to win it eventually.
Toronto Blue Jays - 1992 and 1993 WS, but I'm hardly a fan anymore.

Kodos

10-31-2005, 02:48 PM

At least I'm not alone in my utter futility. :(

RendeR

10-31-2005, 02:49 PM

Cincinnati Reds 75,76.90
Cincinnati Bengals *sighs*
Houston Rockets *yes I was a fan of Hakeem, I still loathe basketball*
I started out as Montreal Canadiens fan in 1983, Patrick Roy was a god in goal. but since meeting my wife I've been converted to a Buffalo Sabres fan.

And his FOOT WAS IN THE CREASE GOD DAMNIT!!!!

Oh and let's not forget college:

THE Ohio State University

JasonC23

10-31-2005, 03:00 PM

05 White Sox

CLAP CLAP CLAP-CLAP-CLAP

They're my true favorite team, so I voted for "Once" in the poll. But also...

Bears: 1985
Bulls: '91, '92, '93, '96, '97, '98

But I don't remember the Bears' victory that well, and I'm a casual basketball fan, so the one that truly meant something to me is this year's Sox.

Oh, and...

Iowa Hawkeyes football or basketball: (tears of sadness)

Masked

10-31-2005, 03:03 PM

New Orleans Saints and Chicago Cubs

What do I win?

sterlingice

10-31-2005, 03:23 PM

I get two for the Rockets but that's it. Doesn't help that my NFL team no longer exists (Oilers) :(

SI

Kodos

10-31-2005, 03:27 PM

Can't go with the Texans (who have the stupidest nickname in all of professional sport)?

Fouts

10-31-2005, 03:47 PM

Chargers - never
Padres - never
Lakers - too many
USC - too many

It's all or nothing. I'd give my left nut for a Chargers championship!

sterlingice

10-31-2005, 03:54 PM

Can't go with the Texans (who have the stupidest nickname in all of professional sport)?
Yeah, but I never lived there while the Texans have played.

SI

mckerney

10-31-2005, 04:01 PM

Minnesota Twins - '91
Gopher Hockey - '01-'02, '02-'03

At least I could see another Gopher Hockey championship soon, other than that nothing looks too promising in the immediate future.

kingnebwsu

10-31-2005, 04:51 PM

Ohio State football: 2002

Denver Broncos: back to back: '97&'98

Wright State basketball: awkward pause, no conf. title since '93 (I went to school there from '97-'02). This will change within a year or two.

Dr. Sak

10-31-2005, 05:10 PM

College Football:
Penn State - 82 and 86 (and a disputed 94 ;) )

Sixers did it once in the early 80s with the Doctor Julius Erving. The Flyers and Eagles never in my lifetime. I started rooting for Duke in college basketball when they got smack by UNLV and they have won it 3 times. But by far Penn State is my favorite team.

Easy Mac

10-31-2005, 05:37 PM

Furman - 1988 (runners up 1985, 2001, only private school to win the 1-AA championship)
Atlanta Braves - 1995 (14 straight division titles)

timmae

10-31-2005, 05:38 PM

In my lifetime.. just football/basketball/baseball...

YOU AND i, i AND YOU MY FRIEND...

Packers - 1 (1996)
YES, HOW FRIGGIN SWEET IT WAS!! ALL THOSE YEARS OF DAVID WHITEHURST AND RANDY WRIGHT. ARGHH...

Brewers - 0
SMALL MARKET, NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.

Bucks - 1 (1970/71 although, I was 8 months old)
LEFT THE NBA YEARS AGO, AFTER THE STRIKE. YA KNOW WHAT... HAVEN'T MISSED IT ONE BIT.

Badgers - 0 (Although, 3 Rose Bowls and 1 Final Four are 3 Rose Bowls and 1 Final Four more than I ever thought I'd see from them growing up in the 80s...)
YES, THE FOOTBALL TEAM HAS BEEN DOING GREAT. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HOCKEY TEAM!!! 1977, 1981, 1983 AND 1990!! MAYBE AGAIN SOON!!

YEPPERS..

miami_fan

10-31-2005, 05:42 PM

UM Football-83,87,89,91,2001
UM Baseball-82,85,99,2001
Dolphins- :( ( I can't claim 72 or 73 still in diapers)
Heat- It better be this year :mad:
Marlins-97,03

I really want to become a Panthers fan but it is going to take some work! :D

Lorena

10-31-2005, 05:50 PM

True favorite team eh? I might of misunderstood the question since at the moment, my TRUE favorite team is the Chargers, so I voted NONE. During basketball season, it's the Lakers and during baseball season, I casually follow the Dodgers.

Mantle2600

10-31-2005, 05:59 PM

Indians - 0
Browns - 0
Cavaliers - 0
Buckeyes - 2002

Sometimes i honestly hate being alive.

st.cronin

10-31-2005, 06:05 PM

pats 3
sox 1
celtics 1 that I remember
bruins zero

panerd

10-31-2005, 06:10 PM

Cardinals- '82 doesn't really count since I was in 2nd grade. But '85 and '87 really let me down. Can't say last year's sweep was anywhere need my disappointment in '85.

Bengals- The '88 season really turned me on to pro football. (And really made me hate Joe Montana) I thought Blake and Pickens would pull one out in the mid '90s, they always did in Tecmo Bowl.

Mizzou Basketball- Does the elite eight count for anything?

Mizzou Football- none. But I have probably seen more coaches come and go than most fans!

cmp

10-31-2005, 06:24 PM

Michigan Football - 97
Red Wings - 97, 98, 02
Pistons - 04

ThunderingHERD

10-31-2005, 08:30 PM

Syracuse Orangemen Basketball 1
LA Lakers 3
NY Yankees 2

:rolleyes:

ThunderingHERD

10-31-2005, 08:32 PM

Carolina Basketball - 2
Braves - 1
Panthers - 0
Hornets/Bobcats - 0

Draft Dodger

10-31-2005, 08:39 PM

Dodgers in 81 and 88 and Avalanche in 2001 are the only ones that really have mattered to me. And, since the Avs win is the only time a championship has made me cry, I'm going to annoint that one the winner.

GoCanes

10-31-2005, 09:12 PM

While I am a Dodger, NY Ranger, Titan and Laker fan, I bleed green and orange so I only counted the U's 5 championships. BTW while we may lose to a VERY good VaTerch team, watch out for us next year when we get the 'Noles and VaTech at home and KWright is a year better!!!

st.cronin

10-31-2005, 09:13 PM

sterlingice

10-31-2005, 10:58 PM

:rolleyes:
I'm guessing he scratched off Patriots at the last moment :p

SI

RendeR

11-01-2005, 01:44 AM

Shit I almost forgot NASCAR! With my joe Gibbs Racing Fanatiscism and being a long time (aka 20+ years) Terry labonte and Darrell Waltrip fan, I can tack a bunch on to mine....

Terry Labonte 2
Darrell Waltrip 3
Bobby Labonte 1
Tony Stewart 1 (soon to be 2!!!)

whooot, I'm pushing like 20 titles now....

larrymcg421

11-01-2005, 03:47 AM

Icy

11-01-2005, 04:03 AM

In Soccer i'm a Real Madrid fan since i was a kid so i'm used to see them win it all. Have been tons of times at their stadium, etc etc. The same for european basketball where i also support R.Madrid.

In football, well i'm a Dolphins fan and i started to follow football after the Marino era so i'm not used to lots of success.

In the NBA i support Memphis mainly because i started to follow the NBA when Gasol went there.

In Baseball i support the Marlins and saw them win in 2003, not good season this year.

In college sports i don't support any team specially, i enjoy watching any good game. I use to follow the teams i have managed in FBCB or TCY like Miami, Toledo, FIU, Baylor. :)

Ragone

11-01-2005, 04:48 AM

Louisville Cardinals:80,85
Tampa Bay Lightning 2003.. err whatever that last year was :)

I basically started following hockey when tampa/ottawa was expansion teams.. so i kinda picked the american team to root for as my fav.. was alot of suffering thru the petr klima/brian bradley years :)

miami_fan

11-01-2005, 05:53 AM

I started watching sports in the early 80s, and all but one of my teams has won a championship.

Dolphins - I'd gladly trade all the championships won by my other teams for just one here, particularly between 83 and 99.
Hurricanes - 83, 87, 89, 91, 01 (although only the first and last are really satisfying for me now)
Braves - 95
Celtics - 84, 86

I can't say I would trade ALL of them. How about the 89 one for a title for Danny :D You and others have brought up a good point as to which titles were the most satisfying. Now that I think about it the two most satisfying championships won by my teams were the 83 Hurricanes and the 2003 Marlins.

Joe

11-01-2005, 07:05 AM

Vikings- Never
T'Wolves- Never
Twins- 87 & 91
Gopher Football- Not in my lifetime
Gopher Basketball- Nope, only to the final four when they cheated

JeeberD

11-01-2005, 09:04 AM

If we're dealing only with pro sports I'm at five.

Cowboys - '92, '93, '95
Rockets - '94, '95
Astros - Nope

Huck stole my post, but I would also add the Edmonton Oilers championship in 1990...

bronconick

11-01-2005, 12:52 PM

College Hockey- Western Michigan- Let's win a NCAA game first
Pro Hockey- San Jose Sharks- Nope. (Why couldn't the guy who got me into hockey been a Wings fan, like everyone else in this cursed state. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
College Football- Florida State- 1993, 1999
Western- Maybe if they drop to 1-AA
Pro Football- Detroit Lions- HAHAHAHAHA. Right.

(Large gap in interest)

Pistons in basketball, 89-90, 2004, but I only casualy follow the NBA, usually tuning in around the playoffs
Tigers in baseball- too young for 1984, and I'm even less interested in MLB then NBA.

Neuqua

11-01-2005, 12:58 PM

Antmeister

11-01-2005, 01:05 PM

Lakers - 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002
Chargers - None, but they went to one SuperBowl in my lifetime.
Padres - None, but I have seen them in one World Series. I wasn't a fan of baseball the previous time they went.

tucker342

11-01-2005, 07:52 PM

I'm much more of a college sports fan than a pro sports fan

pro championships:
Lakers: 5 total in my lifetime ('87, '88, 2000, 2001, 2002) only the last three count because I don't remember the other ones
Braves: 1 ('95)
49ers: 3 total in my lifetime('88, '89 and '94) only the one in '94 counts though cause I don't remember the other ones

College:
Iowa Hawkeyes: none in the two major sports (that will change if Kirk Ferentz stays) but we have a lot of championships in wrestling.....

tucker342

11-01-2005, 08:01 PM

dola-

Iowa Hawkeyes football or basketball: (tears of sadness)
well at least we can cry together:( while it won't happen in basketball as long as Steve Alford is the coach I do think if Kirk Ferentz stays we will have a legitimate chance to win a championship in football (it's sending chills down my spine just thinking about it:))

Pumpy Tudors

11-01-2005, 08:12 PM

(in my time as a fan)

Denver Broncos - 2
St. Louis Cardinals - 1 (I became a fan of the team during the '82 season, even though I was only 5 years old)
New Jersey Devils - 3
Utah Jazz - 0 (JORDAN PUSHED OFF!)
Memphis Grizzlies - 65 ... no, wait. 0
New Orleans VooDoo - 0
UNO basketball - we won't even get back to the tournament if we can't beat UL-Lafayette
Memphis football - 0 (never gonna happen)
Memphis basketball - 0 (highly unlikely to happen)
Tulane football - 0 (even less likely than "never")

I guess I'll have to live with the 6 from the Broncos, Cards, and Devils. I can pretty much count on all three of them getting to the playoffs every year, but I don't expect any more championships for a long time. The hard part is watching my teams lose in the finals or the Super Bowl or whatever. Since I became a fan of the teams, I've watched the Broncos lose three Super Bowls, the Cardinals lose three World Series, the Devils lose one Stanley Cup Final (although I was somewhat happy for Ray Bourque), and the Jazz lose two NBA Finals. At least the Grizzlies won't get to the Finals anytime soon, and the VooDoo is on hiatus. The losses are hard, though.

Pumpy Tudors

11-01-2005, 08:13 PM

Dola

Memphis did win the NIT a couple of years ago, but I won't count that. :D

Antmeister

11-01-2005, 08:25 PM

...Chargers - never

It's all or nothing. I'd give my left nut for a Chargers championship!...

I'm with Fouts on this one. Although I raise him an extra nut because I don't need any more kids.
:D

clintl

11-01-2005, 08:41 PM

49ers - '81, '84, '88, '89, '94
Warriors (no longer my favorite but were at the time) - '74
UC Davis - NCAA Division II basketball, '98
Still waiting for the Giants and Sharks

Vinatieri for Prez

11-02-2005, 01:50 AM

I've had good luck with football for sure:

Pats 3 championships in 4 years
Cornhuskers 3 championships in 4 years (while I attended)

I am pretty sure that is not going to happen again.

Terps

11-02-2005, 01:57 AM

Orioles - 1983
N.Y. Giants - '86 & '91
Terps - 2002 Basketball
Capitals - Not yet.
Bullets/Wizards - Not yet.

Vince

11-02-2005, 03:42 AM

Though I loves me my Niners ('81, '84, '88, '89, '94), my true favorite team is the San Francisco Giants. And that has been a sad, sad thing.

From the glory days of Will Clark, Candy Maldonado, Chili Davis, Jeffrey Leonard and Matt Williams (among others...I could name off just about anyone. Scott Garelts? Kirt Manwaring? How about Greg Litton?) to the crap that was the mid-nineties (I still have nightmares of William Van Launching Pad and Rikkert Faneyte), to the heartbreaking seasons like 2000 (Lost to the Mets in the first round) and 2003 (Lost to the Marlins in the first round).

2002 never happened.

AlexB

11-02-2005, 04:40 AM

I've got two teams that I'm genuinely bothered about: the Dolphins haven't won a bean since I started following Marino & the Marks brothers.

Big Leicester City fan - never won a league title in their history (2nd in 1929 is the
closest they've come, but that was a little before my time).

Following Leicester is historically tough - we have a couple of 'quality' statistics: most number of FA Cup finals played without winning the CUP (4), second most Championship victories ever [(6) which means we get relegated a lot as well!]...

But we have never been outside of the top two divisions in our history, have won the League Cup 3 times, and under Martin O'Neill had relative success, being one of only five teams to finish in the top half of the Premiership all four years between 1997-2000, and were only of only five teams to win a trophy during that period (League Cup - twice).

But since then we have had the misfortune of having the managers Peter 'Fuckwit' Taylor ruin the club, and Mickey 'the Muppet' Adams start well, and then operate a footballers' retirement home policy as a substitute for squad building... We now are a mid table rebuilding Championship side...

For an alternative history, written while we were still in the Premiership, look at hxxp://www.mehstg.com/leicest.htm
The facts are unfortunately all right apart from the fact we only lost two play-off finals in a row, not four (we made the play-off final three years straight: losing twice, winning the third; then got relegated again, before immediately getting back to the final and winning again)

dawgfan

11-02-2005, 01:20 PM

U of Washington football: '91 (that looks oh so long ago now in the depths of a 2nd straight awful season)
U of Washington basketball: never (but we're starting to get real good with Romar in charge)

Sonics: '78-79 (I was only 9, but I remember that year and the near miss the year before well)

Seahawks: never (though Holmgren seems to finally have things on the right track)

Mariners: never (man, 2001 was bitter, especially now that we're entering year 3 of the big rebuild)

vyshka

11-02-2005, 01:26 PM

Tough call. I will go with my first favorite team the Pittsburgh Steelers though. Another team is from my home state, the Iowa Hawkeyes Wrestling team. They won 9 straight NCAA titles in the 70s-80s, and then after a couple years went on another 7 year tear I believe. I am a Man Utd fan as well, but I am not sure what their total silverware tally is.

Kodos

09-12-2006, 11:00 AM

Still waiting for a championship for one of my favorite teams.

And waiting...

And waiting...

Desnudo

09-12-2006, 11:02 AM

The Miami Fusion?

Tigercat

09-12-2006, 11:06 AM

My true Favorite teams, Only once
LSU Football - 2003
Saints - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahaha ha

Oakland A's have won some championships in my lifetime
LSU baseball mastered an entire decade almost

But baseball always comes after football, hell even after basketball. LSU basketball will hopefully make another run in my lifetime, maybe even soon?

Bee

09-12-2006, 11:23 AM

Championships? What are those? :(

Conflaguration

09-12-2006, 11:28 AM

Spurs? Hmmm, let's see...

1951, then again in 1961, then uh....yeah.

Tigercat

09-12-2006, 11:30 AM

Wow, this was an old thread and I posted in it like it was brand new. Always makes me feel like an idiot when I do that. No more so than being a lifelong Saints fan, but still. :(

Vince

09-12-2006, 01:21 PM

The Giants' chances are looking awful grim. We're close to a wildcard berth, and we have the best Starting Pitching in the National League, though...if you can make the playoffs, anything could happen.

redfox000

09-12-2006, 08:34 PM

Bulls 91,92,93,96,97,98
Bears 85

EagleFan

09-12-2006, 10:33 PM

6-10 times, sort of.

Philadelphia Wings - 6 (Had season tickets for eleven years and only one of those years they didn't make the championship)
Phillies - 1
Flyers - 2 (though I didn't appreciate the wins as much as I would have if they happened 5 years later)
Sixers - 1

Being a Philly fan is tough but I had no idea just how tough when I started getting into sports. At that point the Flyers were always in the playoffs and in the finals many times, the Sixers were always battling some great teams in the playoffs, the Phillies were on the run of division titles and a couple of WS appearances and the Eagles were in the Super Bowl - then things went sour and returned to "normal" for Philly sports.

johnnyshaka

09-12-2006, 11:23 PM

Edmonton Oilers - 84, 85, 87, 88, and 90
A's - 89 (the only one I've been alive for)
Eagles - never

The last couple of years have been pretty exciting and heart-breaking, all at the same time. Most recently, the Oilers run last season was insane, especially since I live in Edmonton...the whole city was so Oilers' crazy that you couldn't drive by a corner and not see an Oilers' logo displayed in some way or fashion...and to boot, my daughter was born the day of the triple overtime win against the Sharks that sparked the big run to only come up a period short. For a while there, when people asked how old she was I would say that she was 4 or 5 Oiler wins old...LOL!!!

The year before was the Eagles' first SB appearance since I've been a fan (started following the Eagles and the NFL after seeing an NFL Films show about Cunningham) and it was so hard to watch them lose knowing that getting back to that game would be damn near impossible.

And, well, the A's of the last 5 years or so have been great teams during the regular season...well, actually pretty much during August and September...but can never seem to put it all together for the playoffs...when it matters most. So needless to say, I'm getting sick of the "happy to make the playoffs" crap...just win, BABY!!!!

bulletsponge

09-13-2006, 08:10 AM

Rockets-2
Carlisle United-1 won League 2 last year. but i can only follow them online..

Pumpy Tudors

09-13-2006, 08:22 AM

I'm glad to see this thread back because I missed Vince making reference to "William Van Launching Pad" before. I just saw it for the first time back on page 2 of this thread, and it cracked me up.

Raven Hawk

09-13-2006, 09:03 AM

Bulls - 6
Bears - 1

Although I'm no longer an NBA/Bulls fan, I was a huge fan during the Jordan era (including the '80s when the team sucked).

Wolfpack

09-13-2006, 09:03 AM

Seeing this thread bumped reminds me I can add one to my tally:

NC State basketball--1974, 1983
Carolina Hurricanes--2006

:D

Kodos

11-11-2014, 02:28 PM

I am cursed. My true favorite team has never won a championship at any level in any sport during the time that I was a fan. The Dolphins won some Super Bowls before I became a fan. The Hoosiers won a couple years before I went to school there. I've had teams that I like win (notably, PSU and FSU in college football, San Antonio in the NBA, Denver Broncos in the NFL), but never the team I would have chosen if I could have picked a team to be champion at the beginning of the season. At the end of the day, most of my sports joy has come from watching teams I hate lose (like the Yankees choking away a 3-game lead against Boston last year). Sometimes (like after watching my Hoosiers get clobbered two weekends straight after a promising 4-1 start) I wonder if I would be happier if I just stopped caring.

How have your teams fared?

My football Hoosiers (my favorite team in any sport) have me questioning why I even follow sports again. They will always suck. Anyone can see that. Yet, every season, here I am, watching and slipping further into depression. At least Peyton and the Colts won the Super Bowl once. So I now have one trophy on my mantle. Overall, sports fandom has been a real slog.

timmae

11-11-2014, 03:02 PM

In my viewing lifetime:

Green Bay Packers - 1996, 2010
Milwaukee Brewers - None
Wisconsin Badgers Hockey - 1990, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks - 2010, 2013

2010 was a good year!

Sun Tzu

11-11-2014, 03:24 PM

This was "team" singular, not plural...correct? That's how I read it. If this was intended to be your "true favorite teams" then I need to change my vote.

Izulde

11-11-2014, 03:24 PM

In my fandom lifetime, still just the White Sox in 2005, unless I count the Bulls during the Jordan years, which I'm not inclined to. I liked them a lot, but wasn't a fan in the truest sense of the word.

All the other teams I was or am a fan of, for however long a time, either won before I became a fan, or after I stopped being a fan.

molson

11-11-2014, 03:25 PM

It slowed down but still a great 15 years in Boston sports. 8 championships, one I got to see in person (Sox/Rockies in Denver), 4 other times in the final game/series. And my college team Syracuse has one basketball championship and 2 other final four trips. Much better than the 15 years before that (no championships between '86 Celtics and '01 Patriots.)

NobodyHere

11-11-2014, 03:26 PM

Colts '06
Redwings '97 '98 '02 '08

larrymcg421

11-11-2014, 03:41 PM

Since I started watching sports in the early 80s...

Miami Dolphins - 2 Superbowls, no wins.
Miami Hurricanes - Titles in 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001.

Boston Celtics - Titles in 1984, 1986, and 2008.
Miami Hurricanes Basketball - LOL

Atlanta Braves - Title in 1995
Miami Hurricanes Baseball - 1985, 1999, 2001

Marmel

11-11-2014, 03:41 PM

My very favorite team is Cuse basketball, so 1 title and 2 other final fours in my viewing time.

I am also a fan of the Yankees (5 rings) and NY Football Giants (4 Rings).

So I can proudly wear 10 rings, one for each finger! I'm pretty spoiled.

Grover

11-11-2014, 03:43 PM

Bengals, Flyers, West Ham, Royals.

*sigh*

sabotai

11-11-2014, 03:43 PM

NY Giants, <strike>2</strike> 4 Super Bowl wins

FTFY

Neuqua

11-11-2014, 04:09 PM

Chicago Bulls - 6 times (Easily my favorite sport too so this worked out great)
Chicago Cubs - 0 times
Chicago Bears - 1 time (though I was 2 so I don't really count it)
Chicago Blackhawks - 0 times (though I don't care much for hockey)
NIU Football - 0 times (Freakin' Toledo)

Funny how 9 years changes things. I've become a hockey fan since the new ownership took over and I pay little to any attention to college sports.

Updated ring count: 8 (6 Bulls, 2 Blackhawks)

Honolulu_Blue

11-11-2014, 04:13 PM

Pro
Wings: '97, '98, '02, '08
Lions: They, uh, won a play-off game in 1991...

College
Michigan Football: '97

I consider myself a fan of the Pistons and Tigers and they are clearly my favorite teams in their respective sports/leagues, but I am just not a big fan of either sport, so while I am happy and excited when they win, it's not nearly the same. Same goes for all college sports that aren't football.

Wings: Updated for the 2008 Cup.

Lions: Well, at least they made it to playoffs once since 2006.

Michigan Football: :(

Fuck are some of these threads old.

Vince, Pt. II

11-11-2014, 04:31 PM

I got to vote on this thread twice. And I voted wrong both times.

But I made Pumpy crack up, so that counts for something.

MIJB#19

11-11-2014, 05:27 PM

Nine years ago I voted 'never' and it still applies. We did have the unexpected summers of 2010 and 2014, but I suppose Oranje doesn't fully fit for this particular topic, plus silver and bronze still doesn't equal gold. FC Utrecht remains to be a very unlikely championship team, despite that the big three have been beaten twice since the poll was posted, I don't see Utreg pulling that off anytime soon...

MrBug708

11-11-2014, 05:36 PM

Dodgers - 1988
UCLA - 1995
Galaxy - 4 times
Kings - 2012, 2014
Lakers - 5 titles
I saw the Angels win a WS and I was a fan then, but no longer a fan

Not to shabby

Danny

11-11-2014, 05:42 PM

2 for the kings, 5 for the lakers

Danny

11-11-2014, 05:43 PM

Not counting dodgers in 88 since I was 5 and don't remember it

Umbrella

11-11-2014, 05:43 PM

In order of most important sport to me, to least

ASU football - none
Suns - none
Diamondbacks - 2001
ASU basketball - none
AZ Cardinals - none in my lifetime
Newcastle - none since I became a fan in 2006, although they won the Championship in 2009/10. I don't count that.
Coyotes - none

Most of these teams not only have never won in my lifetime, but never won period.

Danny

11-11-2014, 05:44 PM

So is say that's pretty good given I only have four favorite teams. Plus almost only 3 since I'm not sure the raiders count as a pro franchise anymore

Lathum

11-11-2014, 05:49 PM

This was "team" singular, not plural...correct? That's how I read it. If this was intended to be your "true favorite teams" then I need to change my vote.

I read it this way as well.

Lathum

11-11-2014, 05:50 PM

BillJasper

11-11-2014, 06:52 PM

Miami Dolphins fan since 1981. No championships since I started watching and have been mostly uncompetitive since Marino retired.

sterlingice

11-11-2014, 09:03 PM

Rockets still have their 2 titles
Kansas basketball won in 2008 :)
Royals got within 90 feet of tying Game 7 of the World Series - yeah, that one's a bit unexpected.
Kansas's Orange Bowl isn't a National Title by any stretch but that might have been even more unexpected

SI

korme

11-11-2014, 11:31 PM

I was four when the Reds won the WS. Pretty sure I wasn't really into it.

lungs

11-12-2014, 05:39 AM

I was two months old when the Brewers came close to winning the World Series.

ColtCrazy

11-12-2014, 07:12 AM

My teams have faired decently well: All numbers are in my sports viewing history

NFL (1): Colts - 2006
NCAA Basketball (1): Hoosiers - 1987 (too young to remember the others)
NCAA Football (1): Irish - 1988/Hoosiers - 0 :( (Fan of both and since they seem to play in different universes I never have to worry about them meeting in a bowl game :D )
NBA (2): Rockets - 1994, 1995/Pacers - 0 :( (I grew up a Rockets fan because I was a big Olajuwon fan. I've always been a Pacer fan as well, though I did give up on the NBA for awhile after the Malice at the Palace.

My favorite teams were the top two champions on the list.

QuikSand

11-12-2014, 07:53 AM

PurdueBrad

11-12-2014, 08:47 AM

I've had some decent luck:

NFL- Steelers (2, 2006, '09), Saints (1, 2010) [although this is more of me being a Brees fan than a Saints fan]

NCAA basketball- Duke (4, 1991, '92, '01, '10)

NCAA football- Purdue (0)

MLB- Pittsburgh Pirates (0)

NHL- Pittsburgh Penguins (3, 1991, '92, '09)

NBA- San Antonio Spurs (5, 1999, '03, '05, '07, '14)