Do you use your favorite team as your miniature football team ?

[jeff]

I am not using my favorite team in our league and I am having a big problem playing with a passion. I find when I when I use my favorite team I am into the game alot more and really try my best.
Don't get me wrong I still try to do my best with my current team, I am just not fired up at game time.
So the question is do you use your favorite team and do you think it makes a difference ?

[5-13 Studios]

you cannot switch teams after the season starts, jeff.

[raiderhp]

yes I do.Raiders baby!!! Once I get into a college league,it'll be all about FSU!!!! Noles 4 life!!!

raiderhp

[RavennaAl]

I would rather play with my least favorite team. That way it makes losing (which I do quite often) alot more tolerable.

[Coach Rip]

what team I use, ...........I usually build a new team every season, I enjoy looking into the history of that team and put an "all-time" squad together,.........for instance the Detroit Lions team I'm assembling will have Bobby Layne and Greg Landry as the QB's, Alex Karras and Porcher on the D line, Lem Barney and Dick Night train lain lane at DB...

Bottom line is I'll be any team to help a league grow, which is why Raiderman and I let all the new guys have their choice of team as we understand to help light a fire under a newbie, they will be more passionate with their team, and more inclined to stick around.............however, whatever team I use, I always play with passion.

[Taylor]

Well, I'll put it this way since I am not in a MF league, I will say I would probably do better with my favorite team. I think this as in Madden. When I play Madden I do a lot better if I am the Vikings, or the Jags. When I am the Packers (which I have been before when your opponent choose your team to make things "fair") I do a lot worse, because I dislike the Packers and I don't want Brett Favre to do good, or I don't want to have a good game with the Packers.
Anyway I would rather play with my favorite team.
Taylor

[HOOP]

Originally Posted by Coach Rip

what team I use, ...........I usually build a new team every season, I enjoy looking into the history of that team and put an "all-time" squad together,.........for instance the Detroit Lions team I'm assembling will have Bobby Layne and Greg Landry as the QB's, Alex Karras and Porcher on the D line, Lem Barney and Dick Night train lain lane at DB...

Bottom line is I'll be any team to help a league grow, which is why Raiderman and I let all the new guys have their choice of team as we understand to help light a fire under a newbie, they will be more passionate with their team, and more inclined to stick around.............however, whatever team I use, I always play with passion.

[Coach K-LO]

Originally Posted by jeff priest

I am not using my favorite team in our league and I am having a big problem playing with a passion. I find when I when I use my favorite team I am into the game alot more and really try my best.
Don't get me wrong I still try to do my best with my current team, I am just not fired up at game time.
So the question is do you use your favorite team and do you think it makes a difference ?

In solo-football it doesn't matter, but in league play I have never used my favorite team (Redskins) so I don't know if it matters.

I build a new team just about every year. Not because the old one was not good, but it's my way of staying sharp and current in the hobby-sport. I get enjoyment out of all the aspects that it keeps me into it.

I get passion from that...seeing it from the ground up. I become more passionate as the team develops the chemisrty to become good enough to win it all.
This season in the BEFL, it will be the first time that I use the same team in back-to-back seasons. They are the defending Champion Arizona Cardinals that you have seen on the board.

Good question.......

[Treks1]

I never cared that much for NFL teams, I have always been a college football fan. Growing up in a college town, I loved college football. So when I started painting teams they were all college teams. So when I had the chance to play in a league, I choose the Browns and since then they have grown on me. I admit I love coaching this team. But I will coach other teams, like the Bengals and Lions at Tournaments.