For me it was this 2002 team, with Aaron Brooks, Deuce McAllister, Joe Horn, LeCharles Bentley!
I was finally old enough to chose my own favorite team and the Black and Gold grabbed hold of me!
What about everyone else?
What year did you become a saints fan?
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MurrayL@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Pretty new fan to the Saints and to the sport in general - I only started following the NFL in 2020 (am in the UK and needed a COVID lockdown hobby haha) and ended up gravitating towards NOLA for a variety of reasons, like the history (perennial underdogs until that fairy tale SB run), the culture, and of course the black and gold!!
I barely understood the rules of the game a couple of years ago, but these days I can't imagine following any other team.
I guess in retrospect I'm kinda sad that I missed out on the best years of Brees' career, but I'm here now and enjoying the ride!
Dblock1111@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Glad to have you! And yeah football can definitely be weird for people that didn't grow up around it.
If you enjoy the game and the spectacle of it all, I highly recommend watching college football! Same sport (couple of rule variations) but the feel / vibe, passion, and pageantry are IMO more similar to the UKs football.
SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Born into it but started going to games in the Bobby Hebert bag head days. It’s only gotten better since then!
Dblock1111@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
They’ve come far since the “Ain’ts”!! Hoping we can get back to big game now!
SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
I think this is going to be a good season, lots of smart moves in the offseason and good draft picks allows for depth we haven’t seen in a while. Derek Carr appears to fit right in with the team and culture and he is going to surprise some people.
WingedThing@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y
2015, because 2014 was the first year I watched any NFL and I liked the colors, Brees, Graham, and Payton. And I had a friend who was a fan, so it was fun to root for the same team