Board 8 > I really don't understand true bandwagoners

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Iamdead7
12/25/11 11:43:00 AM
#1:


not the people who happen to live in a state and only care about the teams there when they're good, I mean like a guy from Indiana who supports Alabama just because they're good and still uses "we" and says stuff like Roll Tide!

it baffles me

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PartOfYourWorld
12/25/11 11:47:00 AM
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It's not hard to understand. They want to be a part of something successful and fun without the (often draining) years of emotional attachment.

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XIII_rocks
12/25/11 11:50:00 AM
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Some people just like shallow satisfaction.

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SpeedYoshi
12/25/11 11:58:00 AM
#4:


Iamdead7 posted...
not the people who happen to live in a state and only care about the teams there when they're good

those are called fair weather fans

noone takes bandwagoners seriously
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Revenus
12/25/11 12:02:00 PM
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I'm a homer.

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Iamdead7
12/25/11 12:16:00 PM
#6:


From: PartOfYourWorld | #002
It's not hard to understand. They want to be a part of something successful and fun without the (often draining) years of emotional attachment.


but you're not actually a part!

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SovietOmega
12/25/11 12:20:00 PM
#7:


*jumps on the not understanding bandwagoners bandwagon too*

Yeah, what is up with those people!?!

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BIGPUN9999
12/25/11 12:22:00 PM
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I don't get this either

some people were like LOL EAGLES BEAT DALLAS WHAT NOW yesterday and I'm just like You ****ing live in Texas you idiots

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TheArkOfTurus
12/25/11 12:27:00 PM
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Jumping on bandwagons of historically bad teams that made the playoffs when your team didn't is still cool, right?

Go Texans (lol) and Lions.

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InfiniteOddity
12/25/11 12:59:00 PM
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I don't understand people who use "we" to talk about sports teams in general. Them being in your state is largely arbitrary, and unless you're on the team, there isn't really a "we" to talk about.

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XIII_rocks
12/25/11 1:24:00 PM
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From: InfiniteOddity | #010
I don't understand people who use "we" to talk about sports teams in general. Them being in your state is largely arbitrary, and unless you're on the team, there isn't really a "we" to talk about.


If you are in the stadium supporting the team you are part of that team. 12th man (or x+1th man, where x = number of players on the team).

Plus you develop a strong sense of loyalty.

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red sox 777
12/25/11 1:27:00 PM
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I don't understand why people hate bandwagoners so much. If they want to support a team only because they win, so what? Who cares?

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XIII_rocks
12/25/11 1:38:00 PM
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Because they don't deserve the success of the team as much as a fan who has to go through heartache to get to that point?

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XIII_rocks
12/25/11 1:41:00 PM
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I mean, "deserve" in quote marks obviously.

But if you support a bad MLB baseball team, it's kind of sucky for somebody to have to take gloating from, say, a Yankees fan, when he's pretty much just started supporting them because they won the World Series. Hypothetically. I mean what the hell do they know?

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red sox 777
12/25/11 1:53:00 PM
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They don't get the happiness a true fan gets anyways. You can lie to others, but you can't fool yourself.

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XIII_rocks
12/25/11 1:56:00 PM
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And when you tell them that they feign outrage.

It's 100% justified to judge these people. Jumping on a bandwagon also generally makes you incredibly biased and unreasonable, in my experience.

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StealThisSheen
12/25/11 1:58:00 PM
#17:


XIII_rocks posted...
And when you tell them that they feign outrage.

It's 100% justified to judge these people. Jumping on a bandwagon also generally makes you incredibly biased and unreasonable, in my experience.



Example: MWC



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EmDubyaSee
12/25/11 1:59:00 PM
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From: StealThisSheen | #017
XIII_rocks posted...
And when you tell them that they feign outrage.

It's 100% justified to judge these people. Jumping on a bandwagon also generally makes you incredibly biased and unreasonable, in my experience.


Example: MWC




Uh, between Indy and Kentucky (local teams) adn Yankees (dad's team) what teams do I bandwagon again?

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StealThisSheen
12/25/11 2:02:00 PM
#19:


So the Yankees are suddenly your dad's team.

What next, your mother's cousin's sister's half-uncle is a diehard Dallas fan?

Or are you ready to pounce Lakers if they fail.



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Paratroopa1
12/25/11 2:04:00 PM
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I believe that every sports fan, to really mature as a fan and come to understand what's so great about rooting for a team, needs to go through a few years of really mediocre or awful teams. A lot of college football fans scoff at the smaller bowls, for instance, but after you go to every home game of an 0-12 team, you really gain a sense of perspective.

I can't really respect fans of teams that don't have the experience of watching a really bad team. I guess it's not really the fault of Yankees fans or any of those other perennially good teams that they don't have a concept of failure, but I still can't respect them. Even if it's a tradition long passed down through a family that does remember when the Yankees suck. But it's worst when it's someone who just wants to cling to a successful team. Those guys don't get it at all.
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TheOceIot
12/25/11 2:18:00 PM
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As a bandwagoner, you certainly don't experience the same highs as a die hard fan. It's worth it to go through the tough times because it makes winning a championship all that more rewarding and satisfying. When the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanely Cup in 2007 it was honestly one of the happiest moments of my life. I had tears running down my face when Teemu Selanne, my childhood idol and favourite player, finally lifted the Stanley Cup after all those years. Bandwagoners don't get those same experiences; they are shortchanging themselves.

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EmDubyaSee
12/25/11 2:20:00 PM
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From: StealThisSheen | #019
So the Yankees are suddenly your dad's team.

What next, your mother's cousin's sister's half-uncle is a diehard Dallas fan?

Or are you ready to pounce Lakers if they fail.




If by suddenly, you mean always. I have always freely admitted when people ask me why I like the teams I do on here that UK and the Yankees are my dads teams, so there is a damn good chance he bandwagoned the Yankees, like half the country back then when they had every great player in the majors, but I just follow them because he did. I'm a much bigger fan than he ever was though, both of UK (the dieest of all die hard) and the Yankees.

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Dauntless Hunter
12/25/11 2:23:00 PM
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From: BIGPUN9999 | #008
some people were like LOL EAGLES BEAT DALLAS WHAT NOW yesterday and I'm just like You ****ing live in Texas you idiots


This is especially odd considering the game meant nothing to either team. The Giants' victory against the Jets meant the Eagles were out already, and win or lose the Cowboys would still need to beat the Giants next week (which they won't go my g-men). The game was entirely pointless, if anything losing was preferable for slightly increased draft prospects.

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Iamdead7
12/25/11 4:40:00 PM
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lol

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WiggumFan267
12/25/11 4:44:00 PM
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Honestly, if I were a Colts fan, I'd feel pretty conflicted at this point in time. To lose or not to lose? Intentionally tanking sucks, no matter the consequences.

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Metal_DK
12/25/11 4:48:00 PM
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im from pittsburgh and my favorite team in the city is the pirates, followed by pitt football. Kinda funny because the steelers, pens, and pitt basketball are so good for the past 5+ years.

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neonreap
12/25/11 4:57:00 PM
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I don't really get the thrill of being a fan for a college team you have no ties to. It's fine to root for a team or even like one, but in this example someone yelling ROLL TIDE and they didn't go there.... what.

Professional teams are largely arbitrary and outside of GB, they would all gut out a region and move somewhere else if the owner could get a better break on a stadium deal, outside of the top 5 or so markets. And each and every owner would do it if they didn't have one of those teams period.

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Biolizard28
12/25/11 5:02:00 PM
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I'm impressed that sports manage to have such a large audience when people are judgmental about why exactly you like the team you're a fan of. Who cares if they bandwagon? Does it diminish your enjoyment of the game any? Do they get a prize for supporting a winning team?

S*** man.

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Sorozone
12/25/11 5:07:00 PM
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From: neonreap | #027
I don't really get the thrill of being a fan for a college team you have no ties to. It's fine to root for a team or even like one, but in this example someone yelling ROLL TIDE and they didn't go there.... what.


I think this is more regional reason if anything. States like Alabama, and Nebraska are both huge college football states, because they don't have anything else to go to. They have no professional teams, and because those schools are traditional powerhouses it obviously garners a lot of attention, because it acts as the professional sport in that state.

This only holds true for a few select states and schools however.

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Iamdead7
12/25/11 5:12:00 PM
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From: Biolizard28 | #028
I'm impressed that sports manage to have such a large audience when people are judgmental about why exactly you like the team you're a fan of. Who cares if they bandwagon? Does it diminish your enjoyment of the game any? Do they get a prize for supporting a winning team?

S*** man.


Because its like cheating


and also makes you an ass

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foolm0ron
12/25/11 5:18:00 PM
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From: Iamdead7 | #030
Because its like cheating


This is like getting mad at people that use God mode in single player games

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XIII_rocks
12/25/11 5:22:00 PM
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From: foolm0ron | #031
This is like getting mad at people that use God mode in single player games


True, but then imagine that person gloating to you about how much better they are at the game.

Personally I think it's a pretty lame thing to do (bandwagoning) but it doesn't offend me until you start lording it over fans who actually "earn" the success of their team.

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Iamdead7
12/25/11 5:23:00 PM
#33:


rooting for someone/thing in sports is by definition not a single player game

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XIII_rocks
12/25/11 5:30:00 PM
#34:


From: Iamdead7 | #033
rooting for someone/thing in sports is by definition not a single player game


Nah, the analogy is OK in that what they're doing doesn't necessarily affect you directly.

But it can, and very often does. No coincidence that people who bandwagon are often people who enjoy a good, long gloat.

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