Are you now a Bronco fan?

[Snakebrown13]

IMO: Always been a Vol Fan, adopted the Bills as my NFL team in 1988 and suffered through 4 SB losses, but still claim them.

Peyton is the model for 'VFL' and still loves Tennesee; I'll never forget him staying for his senior year, so his team is my team until he retires. EB is right up there, so I will always pull for him and other Vols as players, and now especially for the Broncos unless they're knocking the Bills out the playoffs (which is pretty easy to do these days, so I won't really hold it against them).

So to answer, yes, I will pull for the Broncos now.

My NFL teams in order:

1. Buffalo Bills - (still loyal to my first NFL team)
2. Broncos (all for Peyton)
3. Titans (because they are our state team)
4. whoever is playing the Cowboys

Nothing against the Colts now, but I just don't care about them anymore.

[salutethehill]

I have no NFL allegiance. I pull for all Vols and everyone on my fantasy football team.

[k-town_king]

Titans!!!

[SecondYearVol]

Not a Broncos fan. Was a Titans fan before I was a UT fan actually. I pull for all former Vols to do well, but not particularly their respective teams.

[10 team parlay]

Originally Posted by KnoxVillain

I don't have any passion for the NFL...never had a strong alliance to any team. I don't care for the Titans at all. I pulled for Peyton and the Colts by proxy, I suppose. Now that he isn't with the Colts I couldn't care less about that franchise. So mostly what I am saying is I am a Peyton Manning fan and I will "support" whatever team he plays for.

This bring up a question. Will you just "support" PM team or will you become a fan of that team? I think you have already answered this but "supporting" a team and being a fan is not just semantics, it's a distinctive difference.

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Since College football is #1 for me I won't say that when players leave UT I don't want to see them do well in the NFL. When they play the Titans, Im pulling for the Titans, but after that i pull for former volunteers to do well.

[TennTom]

I was a Broncos fan even before #7 called Denver his home. When Bud brought the Oilers to Nashville and with me living here, I always said OK I'll pull for the hometown team when he changes the name and Elway retires. That just happened to be the same year. So, with Peyton in Denver, yes I am a Broncos fan once again. When he retires, I'll come back to the home team again.

[EastT]

First football game I ever watched, Steelers game, so nothing will ever change my feelings on the black and yellow.

[Vol8188]

Originally Posted by 10 team parlay

I have much respect for people , such as yourself, that root for one team and always have.

I appreciate it, although I'll admit to being a 49ers fan before the Titans moved to town.

[Velo Vol]

Originally Posted by 10 team parlay

How many of you, that weren't Bronco fans, are now rooting for Denver?

If I didn't have any team loyalty I would be a Titans fan.

[fade route]

Originally Posted by 10 team parlay

My love for college fb is far above all other sports. UT is not only my favorite team, it is part of who I am. I hurt when we lose and an absolute happiness is within when we win.

I love football but do not feel the same way about any team. I cheer for all our NFL Vols. It is different with Peyton as I did become a Colts fan so now I am a Bronco fan. I never felt a strong tie to the Titans. I understand that can be considered as "bandwagon" esque. Since Denver has a few Vols playing for them my bond to them is that much stronger.

Originally Posted by 10 team parlay

To my question. How many of you, that weren't Bronco fans, are now rooting for Denver? Some are probably going to be negative but am I the only one on VN that feels this way?

Absolutely to a "T" how I feel.....exactly.

[Yankee_Vol]

I'll pull for the Broncos as long as they aren't playing the Redskins

[jaxvol69]

I'm a VFL first and foremost, not really into Pro as much as I once was. I do like it when Vol players kick butt in the NFL. It shows the prgram can produce star players.

[KnoxVillain]

Originally Posted by 10 team parlay

This bring up a question. Will you just "support" PM team or will you become a fan of that team? I think you have already answered this but "supporting" a team and being a fan is not just semantics, it's a distinctive difference.

Just support whatever team he's playing for. Once he retires I probably won't continue cheering for Denver.

[Yankee_Vol]

Originally Posted by TNGlen

That is where I differ from many and maybe most of the posters here. I am a Peyton Manning fan. I will pull for HIM to do well and by proxy, the Broncos. The "team" concept in professional sports is gone. I don't pull for an organization such as "The Titans", "The Broncos", etc. The only exception is Green Bay as the town owns them and they are truly a TEAM and not an owner with a bunch of temps playing for him. Folks like Chipper Jones are one in several thousand now. Therefore, I am a fan of the player and not his particular team if that makes ANY sense what so ever.

You also like Bama which negates anything you say