How Rich Kotite’s Jets Made Me the Fan I Am Today

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Published: May 11, 2009

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... of the Yankees since 1992, the Rangers since 1993, and the Knicks since 1994. With all the success these franchises were having at the time, I could be accused of front-running if I wasn’t from New York City.

Of course, it didn’t help my case that the Packers, a team I was already destined to be loyal to, were doing well at the time.

In fact, not even my college football team, the Columbia Lions, whose football team was best remembered for “The Streak” in the 1980s, could help fully bring me crashing down to sports loser reality. This was the era of Marcellus Wiley, future NFL Pro Bowler and record contract signee, who in 1997 led the Lions to their one good season in my time rooting for them.

So I was ridiculously spoiled as a sports fan at a young age, and in despera...

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