J-E-T-S (Just End The Season)

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Entry from November 14, 2005

J-E-T-S (Just End The Season)

"J-E-T-S" is a popular chant of football fans of the New York Jets. When the team is losing, some insist that this stands for "Just End The Season." The backronym "Just End The Season" has been cited in print since at least October 1995.

Other backronyms of “J-E-T-S” include "Just End The Suffering" and "Just Exit The Stadium."

Wikipedia: New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). In a unique arrangement for the league, the Jets share MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey with the New York Giants. The franchise is legally and corporately registered as New York Jets, LLC.

(Google Groups)
I hate to say it, but I ....Gather round all ye Jets Optimists
... Now when everyone is ready to begin reality based discussions, I am here. You had to love the... Just End The Season signs.
Brad
alt.sports.football.pro.ny-jets - Oct 2 1995, 4:13 pm by Brad Nickel - 4 messages - 4 authors

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i don't get it
... The JETS (Just End The Season) can only begin to solve their troubles by first moving out of "GIANTS STADIUM: where the Jets take off" C'mon Now!
JHG
alt.sports.football.pro.ny-jets - Oct 3 1995, 4:40 am by Linda Garfinkel - 1 message - 1 author

21 December 1998, New York (NY) Times, pg. D2:
And they did it in Parcells's second season with memories remaining among the players of the 1996 team that went 1-15, a season when fans who spelled out J-E-T-S claimed it stood for "Just End the Season."

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