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thatquinnchick t1_j258jeo wrote

As a Jets fan, hate the Patriots, but class act by Robert Kraft

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Nyrfan2017 t1_j25ecsi wrote

Was nice of him but I still don’t get how people in ct can be pats fans after they played CT for fools

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thatquinnchick t1_j25ewb0 wrote

Totally agree. They were never coming here, but had a lot of people finessed.

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IndicationOver t1_j25q6mw wrote

Because at the end of the day we are still New England territory and we did not have a professional NFL team before our excitement.

(just my theory, also Brady)

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nvfh33 t1_j25sw00 wrote

Agreed. My father still bitches about the money he never got back from the season tickets he bought when they were supposed to move to CT.

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deecro3000 t1_j27i80n wrote

people just go "idk im new to this, who's the best?"

FWIW I'm a giants fan, which if you're of a certain age...is a major WTF for CT

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jpr_jpr t1_j27m5py wrote

The Giants actually played in CT.

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jpr_jpr t1_j2932uv wrote

That's how my dad became a season ticket holder. He bought them first to Yale Bowl games. Probably followed the same mantra as yours in developing his fandom.

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SentientTaco11 t1_j2c3byx wrote

Most teams would laugh at the idea of moving to Hartford, so I think it's something that they even considered moving. But I don't blame Kraft. Why move to a a place two hours from the center of your fan base when you have an option much closer? They should have built the stadium west of Worcester, about 1 hr from Boston, Providence, and Hartford. That would have made more sense.

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spmahn t1_j262rqi wrote

In all seriousness, that was what, 20 years ago? How many people honestly remember that?

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GKrollin t1_j27jimk wrote

Bro I still hate the Diamondbacks for the 2001 WS

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Joggingmusic t1_j28syhl wrote

Ugh I hate that moment almost more than that thing that happened in 2004.

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cavalier8865 t1_j26p0o8 wrote

Even more than 20 years ago! The guy in the video was probably like 14 then.

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_j25npjb wrote

It's simple. It's because, for a while anyway, they were objectively the best football team that ever took the field.

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karmint1 t1_j26lz5d wrote

Look up the word objective.

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_j28jesi wrote

You know that every year they play a big tournament to find out who the two best teams are right, and then those two teams play each other, and that most of the time, for a while, the Patriots won their league and the bowl, basically nonstop?

I don't know. To a dispassionate observer, isn't that the best team?

Seems like you cannot be objective about this.

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spacemanegg t1_j262etz wrote

That was so long ago and definitely overshadowed by being one of the best dynasties in sports history

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SteveWyz t1_j268m0i wrote

If the Johnson’s ever do something like this I’ll comment something similar on that post. But for now, Fuck the jets

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IndicationOver t1_j25puhg wrote

Ha he was from CT lol.

Good for him, crazy fans.

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IndicationOver t1_j25zpsc wrote

Sorry for your confusion I said it like a statement instead of a question hence the lol at the end and the 'Ha' at the start.

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GhostInTheSpaghetti t1_j26ca7y wrote

I’m a die hard raider living in ct. That lady was shameful. Glad this dude was recognized for how he handled himself. Really fun story to follow.

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GunnieGraves t1_j25fqqn wrote

Did Kraft also take him to get a happy ending massage?

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steven6868 t1_j26l3nf wrote

Icing on this cake would be hearing the Raider's fan got fired from her job - if she even had one.

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CanaryUmbrella t1_j2650fw wrote

I live on the West Coast. Raiders fans are the biggest babies I've ever met. Almost up there with Jets fans.

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InsaniteeBicycles t1_j264cin wrote

I work in one of Mr Kraft's paper mills. We have the distinction of being his collateral when he put in his bid to buy the Patriots. Ultimately quite successful of course , and upped his game from mere millionaire to billionaire.

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jpr_jpr t1_j27mcd7 wrote

Wasn't the company his FIL's. Kraft was talented, but I thought the money started with his wife's family.

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InsaniteeBicycles t1_j28y6qw wrote

You are correct. Myra's family owned it. I've heard some different versions of the story and honestly never been interested enough to look up details, but I believe he basically organized a takeover of the mill with some investor friends and shut the old man out. Then built a new mill, with a big chunk of state incentive money to clean up the river. (We don't discharge anything there, ever, but the old plant was notoriously bad and it was known locally as the Rainbow River.) Then once running in 1994 it was used to leverage the Patriots buyout, along with other factors. In 2005 more state utility incentives came along and we built a gas turbine to power the plant. We make lots of money for them and we are a very efficient little paper mill. Your tax dollars have helped!

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LaxHnl t1_j2612zd wrote

Go Pats! 🙌🏾

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Paul_Thrush t1_j28lx7r wrote

Thee Robert Kraft who happily pays for sec with trafficked women?

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InsaniteeBicycles t1_j28yi16 wrote

When enough money changes hands, all sins are forgiven. Probably would have been cheaper to marry her.

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