I was/am a lapsed NFL fan. I grew up in a Los Angeles suburb and my interest dissipated when the Raiders/Rams moved when I was a kid. I picked it up a decade later after settling in San Diego, but deja vu with the Chargers moving. Even though it was to LA, I don't watch or follow the team with the same level of interest. Granted I guess that's not exactly "quit on your team" but I've refused to buy any merch or tickets since they moved.
I was a new hockey fan thanks to Gretzky and my interest spiked when they made the SCF in 1993. Then they missed the playoffs in 1994 and I jumped on the Devils bandwagon which was only intended to be a temporary thing. Then LA missed again in 1995 and I decided to cheer on the Devils again after a fun ride the previous year. That turned out to be fortuitous timing.
Meanwhile LA's owner was going through money problems and almost everybody I cheered for got traded. Between the 1993 SCF and opening night 1996, I believe Rob Blake was the only guy who remained. So it was like a completely different team that I had no connection to. By then other kids at school accused me of being a frontrunner, so I've been overcompensating as a Devils fan ever since.
I was a new hockey fan thanks to Gretzky and my interest spiked when they made the SCF in 1993. Then they missed the playoffs in 1994 and I jumped on the Devils bandwagon which was only intended to be a temporary thing. Then LA missed again in 1995 and I decided to cheer on the Devils again after a fun ride the previous year. That turned out to be fortuitous timing.
Meanwhile LA's owner was going through money problems and almost everybody I cheered for got traded. Between the 1993 SCF and opening night 1996, I believe Rob Blake was the only guy who remained. So it was like a completely different team that I had no connection to. By then other kids at school accused me of being a frontrunner, so I've been overcompensating as a Devils fan ever since.