Well 195, seeing as you are a fellow Sharks fan, I reckon you must be up for a challenge. Why not do what I do and support the Cincinnati Bengals!? They are even worse than Detroit, so it will make you feel better about supporting them in the first place! Eg; "Why the hell did I stop supporting Detroit? The Bengals are MUCH worse! - I remember the good old days when I went for the Detroit; they weren't great but these guys are just terrible!"
Another good reason is that, just like the Sharks, they haven't won anything in living memory-that's always fun! Another team to get your hopes up year after year and then bring them crashing back down, it really builds character! Also, they have a really cool jersey which is black with tiger stripes so that even if people laugh at you for supporting the Bengals, they will at least have to concede that you look super wicked in your jersey!
Another excellent reason is that they used to have a great quarterback named Boomer Esiason. He got them to the Superbowl once, a long time ago (I'm old and can't remember when) but just like the Sharks do, they choked and lost after leading for most of the game! That sort of stuff is always entertaining and hilarious. But who cares if they lost, I mean the guys name is "Boomer" - how freakin' cool is that!!?? No one else in the history or future of the NFL will ever have a name that cool. Unless they happen to be called Boomer but that would just be a flagrant rip-off and therefore, no longer cool.
Another good thing I just remembered is that they used to have a "no huddle offence." I really don't know what that means or how it works but I figure that a distinct lack of huddling has got to be a good thing in any professional sport - unless you are a professional huddler, then it's probably unavoidable. But apart from that, I mean really, when was the last time you felt like having a good huddle would be fun, or even necessary? I have made a point of having a "no-huddle breakfast" every day. It's not that hard actually, you just eat breakfast! The main thing is, it sounds impressive. Did I mention that I don't think they still have the "no huddle offence", 'cos I'm not sure if they do. But even if they don't, it doesn't matter. They used to have it, that what's important.
Finally, they come from "Cincinnati". I mean, it just sounds really cool! Try it yourself, tell someone you are going on a trip to Cincinnati, there is no way they will not be impressed. It just sounds so much more exciting than, "I am going on a trip to Dapto"
So there you have it, the Cincinnati Bengals. Heartbreakingly bad team, apparently always have been - but with a cool jersey. Had a quarterback called "Boomer" (but don't anymore) and are apparently opposed to the notion of huddling (maybe).
What more could you want in a Grid Iron team?
(jokes, but I'll seriously be a fan of the new team). The winning entry will be the one with the most convincing argument for joining that team's fan base and the entrant will receive $500vcash. Get in quickly, you have 1 week starting today. Post all your entries in this thread.
