Survey of Fan Loyalties: Are You a Displaced Fan?

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Originally Posted by GMScud

For a long time, there were no teams south of DC along the eastern states. Actually, if you look at a map, there was a huge chunk of the country with no pro football for quite some time. The Jaguars and Panthers weren't around until '95, the Buccaneers didn't come around until '76, and prior to that, it was the Falcons and Dolphins in '66. So for quite a while it was just the Redskins south of the Mason-Dixon line.

My buddy hates the Panther's because of this. He lives in NC and would get all the Skins games then the panther's came along and he now gets all of their games. He broke down last year and purchased the NFL ticket.