Welcome to Gang Green Nation!
by John B on Sep 8, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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PrintWelcome to Gang Green Nation! SB Nation's newest site is the home of all things relating to the New York football Jets. My name is John, and I will be your guide through the highs and (mostly) lows of this star-crossed franchise.
I began following the Jets religiously at the age of 7 in 1993. That year served as a baptism by fire for the torture that is being a Jets fan. Needing to win one of the final three games of the regular season to make the Playoffs, Gang Green lost all three, including an excruciating game in Buffalo where Cary Blanchard missed three field goals, any of which would have provided the winning margin. Since then, I have watched another three game collapse at the end of the 2000 regular season, a blown 10-0 lead in the AFC Championship Game at Denver, the DB game (Doug Brien is considered a dirty word in my house), the Marino fake spike game, and much more torture.
After the Jets took Kyle Brady over Warren Sapp in the 1995 Draft, my father, a season ticket holder from the Shea Stadium days who has still never recovered from the Mark Gastineau game in Cleveland, begged me to root for the Giants and avoid making the same mistake he made rooting for the Jets. For whatever reason, I must have liked pain so I ignored him and stuck with the Jets.
I named this site Gang Green Nation because we are all in this together as Jets fans. Our team is constantly overshadowed by the crosstown Giants (heck, our home stadium bears their name) and the division rival Patriots, yet we show up faithfully every September hoping this next year will be better than the last. We live all across the country, parked in front of televisions every Sunday, yet nobody realizes that we comprise the most loyal fanbase in football. This site will be a common place for us all to gather, celebrate, and commiserate.
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So glad to see you guys here
Was sad to see the last SB Nation version of this go away…but for a Jets fan stuck in middle America…any information is good information. Looks like you are off to a great start!
"Write a wise saying and your name will live forever." - Anonymous
Welcome aboard!
You do understand, though, that both in New York — and here at SBN — you are still No. 2 behind my Giants.
— Ed
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Welcome to SB Nation
Looking forward to reading your take on the Favre-led Jets.
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Welcome again
From another Colts fan. Hope to see you guys in the AFCCG instead of the Pats. Looks pretty likely now.
I also blog at Speed Blue Nation
bullard47
Yeah but that means the Colts have to make it to the AFCCG… that looks pretty unlikely now.
by newenglandfootballfan on Sep 10, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome!
I’m a Broncos fan, but living in NY I watch the Jets all the time.
"Keep your head down, and inch toward daylight." - Blade of Tyshalle
Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!
Welcome
I’m a Giants fan, but most of the rest of my family are Jets fans, so I’ve got a soft spot for them. There’s nothing in the world I’d rather see than a Jets-Giants Super Bowl (which the Giants would win, of course). Good luck with the blog, and good luck this year. I think the Jets can make the playoffs.
Welcome Aboard
Great to have the Jets represented.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
WOO-HOO!
The best sports blogger I know is finally somewhere where he’ll be appreciated! I am SO glad to see you here.
Welcome Aboard
It is good to see all 32 teams represented.
Speaking as a Rams’ fan, I do believe your team will be kicking our ass later this season.
Welcome!
Looking forward to a mid-season battle that could have some playoff implications…
-TSG
www.milehighreport.com
Go Jets
Bronco fan here, but I love all the original AFL teams (even – sorta – the Raiders).
I like a man who fights with a grin on his face. Winston Churchill.
Welcome
Hope you guys hang some L’s on the Pats.
"He's doing everything a receiver would do except catch the ball." Mike Shanahan
Looking forward to owning the division with a backup QB
What honey? Time to get up? Yawn, must’ve been dreaming.
Blogger at SBNation's New England Patriots blog, Pats Pulpit
Welcome to the fold, good to see the Jets represented at last! Bronco fan here, but have always had a soft spot in my heart for the Jets, to balance my disdain for the Giants = ) and count me as another AFL fan… I like the history, and the Jets have their part in it, to say the least! Here’s hoping we both have something on the line when we meet later this year!
tannji
I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
Shaquille O'Neal
this should be fun
jets-bills should be rad. BTW, thank God Brian banned finsxfactor from rumblings. This thread is painful. And what is up with the lyrics on the fanpost? Anyway, all jets fans who are checking this out for the first time, seriously consider joining. Great format here.
SBN....
Having suffered through a littiny of “you’re an idiot” blogs I truly appreciate the adult behavior and mostly good natured fun offered by the SBN blogs. Though I am a Giant fan I often watch the Jets as well. It seems like only yesterday when Joe Namath got the incredibly huge ( for 1965 anyway) contract of $500,000.
Back when Joe made his famous promise, my friends and I at work mostly just laughed it off. The Super Bowl wasn’t nearly as important as the World Series in those days and a lot of us said we weren’t going to bother to watch the game. At the last minute I turned it on and much to my surprise saw one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
And, oh yes, I was also watching the “Heidi” game and was still staring at the stupid movie when the notification of the outcome of the game flashed accross the screen.
Welcome to SBN. I have found that a lot of the people who participate here are more knowlegeable than the talking heads of the networks. And at least my experience has been that we can debate our feelings without smack talk.
by giant fan since 57 on Sep 10, 2008 5:58 AM EDT reply actions
JB
So glad to see a Jets site back up and running… love the name !
I hope to run into some interesting (heated?) discussion over the next four or five months here.
Question for Jet fans: I’m wondering – who helps Favre into the stadium each week… is there a designated person(s) for this ?? Any info will be a great help.
by newenglandfootballfan on Sep 10, 2008 6:39 PM EDT reply actions
I saw a few comments here the other day that are now deleted. (including my own) There was no foul language involved, just good old fashioned trash talking. If this board is going to be rigorously policed, let us know now so we can make the decision to accept this or move on. I don’t like posting on boards where there is no freedom of speech.
Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment
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