are YOU a sports fan fraud?

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  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    I don't really know how to be a sports fan. I have played baseball, basketball, football and hockey over the years, but the thrill of sitting and watching someone else play it escapes me. I have tried to be a fan, and to follow a team, but I can't seem to get all worked up about a bunch of guys who play for my local teams because they have signed contracts to make boatloads of money. They are not local kids from the area, and thier allegience is to their paycheck. I can appereciate the skill of certain players, and be a fan of those players who are exceptional at their sport, but that is as far as I seem to be able to go.

    As far as a sporting event as an opportunity to drink however, and I am all in.


    Fraud, yes/no?
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,911
    Dissidentman wrote:
    I don't really know how to be a sports fan. I have played baseball, basketball, football and hockey over the years, but the thrill of sitting and watching someone else play it escapes me. I have tried to be a fan, and to follow a team, but I can't seem to get all worked up about a bunch of guys who play for my local teams because they have signed contracts to make boatloads of money. They are not local kids from the area, and thier allegience is to their paycheck. I can appereciate the skill of certain players, and be a fan of those players who are exceptional at their sport, but that is as far as I seem to be able to go.

    As far as a sporting event as an opportunity to drink however, and I am all in.


    Fraud, yes/no?

    well i'd say as long as you keep the same attitude all the time and not jump on the bandwagon when one of your local teams is going for a championship and act like you have always been a huge fan then you are not a fraud in my opinion. but if you're team has a great run and you act like you've been a fan for a long time then i'd call you a fraud.
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    pjhawks wrote:
    Dissidentman wrote:
    I don't really know how to be a sports fan. I have played baseball, basketball, football and hockey over the years, but the thrill of sitting and watching someone else play it escapes me. I have tried to be a fan, and to follow a team, but I can't seem to get all worked up about a bunch of guys who play for my local teams because they have signed contracts to make boatloads of money. They are not local kids from the area, and thier allegience is to their paycheck. I can appereciate the skill of certain players, and be a fan of those players who are exceptional at their sport, but that is as far as I seem to be able to go.

    As far as a sporting event as an opportunity to drink however, and I am all in.


    Fraud, yes/no?

    well i'd say as long as you keep the same attitude all the time and not jump on the bandwagon when one of your local teams is going for a championship and act like you have always been a huge fan then you are not a fraud in my opinion. but if you're team has a great run and you act like you've been a fan for a long time then i'd call you a fraud.

    Bruins are in the Stanley Cup. Will I watch? Prolly not. It will be on at the bar though.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Dissidentman wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    Dissidentman wrote:
    I don't really know how to be a sports fan. I have played baseball, basketball, football and hockey over the years, but the thrill of sitting and watching someone else play it escapes me. I have tried to be a fan, and to follow a team, but I can't seem to get all worked up about a bunch of guys who play for my local teams because they have signed contracts to make boatloads of money. They are not local kids from the area, and thier allegience is to their paycheck. I can appereciate the skill of certain players, and be a fan of those players who are exceptional at their sport, but that is as far as I seem to be able to go.

    As far as a sporting event as an opportunity to drink however, and I am all in.


    Fraud, yes/no?

    well i'd say as long as you keep the same attitude all the time and not jump on the bandwagon when one of your local teams is going for a championship and act like you have always been a huge fan then you are not a fraud in my opinion. but if you're team has a great run and you act like you've been a fan for a long time then i'd call you a fraud.

    Bruins are in the Stanley Cup. Will I watch? Prolly not. It will be on at the bar though.

    how do you feel about college sports?

    also--i think it's okay to jump on your home town team's bandwagon during a championship run so long as you don't act like you've been a die hard forever. championship runs are always fun when casual fans hop on board though. the civic pride we felt with the entire city on board in '08 was out of this world.
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  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    [quote="The Juggler
    how do you feel about college sports?

    also--i think it's okay to jump on your home town team's bandwagon during a championship run so long as you don't act like you've been a die hard forever. championship runs are always fun when casual fans hop on board though. the civic pride we felt with the entire city on board in '08 was out of this world.[/quote]


    I prefer college sports, but I won't ever make time to sit down and watch.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    i think you're good sir. i do not see any fraudulent behaviour with mr dissidentman.

    all clear :mrgreen:
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  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    The Juggler wrote:
    i think you're good sir. i do not see any fraudulent behaviour with mr dissidentman.

    all clear :mrgreen:


    lol

    I am however wearing a Juggler jersey. The away colors, cause they compliment my eyes.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Dissidentman wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    i think you're good sir. i do not see any fraudulent behaviour with mr dissidentman.

    all clear :mrgreen:


    lol

    I am however wearing a Juggler jersey. The away colors, cause they compliment my eyes.

    wear it with pride
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  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    yes
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    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    chadwick wrote:
    yes
    :lol::clap:

    please expound on that...
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    No fraud with me for pro teams as the teams I pull for are the closest in proximity to me -- Charlotte Bobcats, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Braves.

    College is completely different and I'm probably a fraud. I pull for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, UNC Tar Heels, and Winthrop Eagles. South Carolina is easily explained as that is my alma mater. Winthrop was my mom's alma mater and hometown team growing up. I basically grew up in the Winthrop Coliseum watching them play (crappy -- until my 10th grade) basketball. Maybe a little fraud there...not sure. UNC is probably my biggest fraud team. I pretty much pull for them just because my dad pulled for them. No ties to the school or anything like that. At least I wasn't a bandwagon fan though....I stuck with them through the Doherty years! I will say that I've enjoyed being a fan of Winthrop the most. Their win in the 2007 NCAA Tourney remains one of my most favorite sports memories.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    markymark550 wrote:
    No fraud with me for pro teams as the teams I pull for are the closest in proximity to me -- Charlotte Bobcats, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Braves.

    College is completely different and I'm probably a fraud. I pull for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, UNC Tar Heels, and Winthrop Eagles. South Carolina is easily explained as that is my alma mater. Winthrop was my mom's alma mater and hometown team growing up. I basically grew up in the Winthrop Coliseum watching them play (crappy -- until my 10th grade) basketball. Maybe a little fraud there...not sure. UNC is probably my biggest fraud team. I pretty much pull for them just because my dad pulled for them. No ties to the school or anything like that. At least I wasn't a bandwagon fan though....I stuck with them through the Doherty years! I will say that I've enjoyed being a fan of Winthrop the most. Their win in the 2007 NCAA Tourney remains one of my most favorite sports memories.

    maybe some fraudulence going on with unc ;) ....then again your pops rooted for them. i dunno.

    love the winthrop story though. who did the beat? notre dame back then?
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    The Juggler wrote:
    markymark550 wrote:
    No fraud with me for pro teams as the teams I pull for are the closest in proximity to me -- Charlotte Bobcats, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Braves.

    College is completely different and I'm probably a fraud. I pull for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, UNC Tar Heels, and Winthrop Eagles. South Carolina is easily explained as that is my alma mater. Winthrop was my mom's alma mater and hometown team growing up. I basically grew up in the Winthrop Coliseum watching them play (crappy -- until my 10th grade) basketball. Maybe a little fraud there...not sure. UNC is probably my biggest fraud team. I pretty much pull for them just because my dad pulled for them. No ties to the school or anything like that. At least I wasn't a bandwagon fan though....I stuck with them through the Doherty years! I will say that I've enjoyed being a fan of Winthrop the most. Their win in the 2007 NCAA Tourney remains one of my most favorite sports memories.

    maybe some fraudulence going on with unc ;) ....then again your pops rooted for them. i dunno.

    love the winthrop story though. who did the beat? notre dame back then?

    That's what I figured with UNC...but oh well, doesn't really bother me :)

    And, yeah, Winthrop beat Notre Dame that year. They were an 11 seed that year. Played with 3 seed Oregon in the second round for about 25 minutes or so before running out of steam. Magical season for that team. Too bad they've fallen on a bit of hard times after Gregg Marshall left for Wichita State.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    markymark550 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    markymark550 wrote:
    No fraud with me for pro teams as the teams I pull for are the closest in proximity to me -- Charlotte Bobcats, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Braves.

    College is completely different and I'm probably a fraud. I pull for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, UNC Tar Heels, and Winthrop Eagles. South Carolina is easily explained as that is my alma mater. Winthrop was my mom's alma mater and hometown team growing up. I basically grew up in the Winthrop Coliseum watching them play (crappy -- until my 10th grade) basketball. Maybe a little fraud there...not sure. UNC is probably my biggest fraud team. I pretty much pull for them just because my dad pulled for them. No ties to the school or anything like that. At least I wasn't a bandwagon fan though....I stuck with them through the Doherty years! I will say that I've enjoyed being a fan of Winthrop the most. Their win in the 2007 NCAA Tourney remains one of my most favorite sports memories.

    maybe some fraudulence going on with unc ;) ....then again your pops rooted for them. i dunno.

    love the winthrop story though. who did the beat? notre dame back then?

    That's what I figured with UNC...but oh well, doesn't really bother me :)

    And, yeah, Winthrop beat Notre Dame that year. They were an 11 seed that year. Played with 3 seed Oregon in the second round for about 25 minutes or so before running out of steam. Magical season for that team. Too bad they've fallen on a bit of hard times after Gregg Marshall left for Wichita State.

    hey at least you're from a carolina! not like you from the north east rooting for them :lol:

    are you a hurricans fan? that's the hockey team down there right?
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  • snow_board_rider
    snow_board_rider Posts: 943
    Is it ok to root against your team when they move to another city. I loved the Sonics and I despise the OKC Thunder. They were our draft picks and OKC just gets presented this awesome young team. I hate the NBA now!
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    The Juggler wrote:
    markymark550 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    maybe some fraudulence going on with unc ;) ....then again your pops rooted for them. i dunno.

    love the winthrop story though. who did the beat? notre dame back then?

    That's what I figured with UNC...but oh well, doesn't really bother me :)

    And, yeah, Winthrop beat Notre Dame that year. They were an 11 seed that year. Played with 3 seed Oregon in the second round for about 25 minutes or so before running out of steam. Magical season for that team. Too bad they've fallen on a bit of hard times after Gregg Marshall left for Wichita State.

    hey at least you're from a carolina! not like you from the north east rooting for them :lol:

    are you a hurricans fan? that's the hockey team down there right?
    Not really big into hockey. But if I did like hockey it would probably be the Hurricanes. Either them or the team from Atlanta, but I hear they might be moving?
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    snow_board_rider wrote:
    Is it ok to root against your team when they move to another city. I loved the Sonics and I despise the OKC Thunder. They were our draft picks and OKC just gets presented this awesome young team. I hate the NBA now!
    Yes, that is perfectly OK. No fraudulence there!
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    snow_board_rider wrote:
    Is it ok to root against your team when they move to another city. I loved the Sonics and I despise the OKC Thunder. They were our draft picks and OKC just gets presented this awesome young team. I hate the NBA now!

    dude i can't imagine what i would be like to have your team taken from you. :x i would feel the same way.


    and the okc team is so weird. on the surface they seem like such a fun team to watch. love durant. westbrook is awesome....but then you think that this should be the sonics and then you feel bad rooting for them.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    markymark550 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    markymark550 wrote:

    That's what I figured with UNC...but oh well, doesn't really bother me :)

    And, yeah, Winthrop beat Notre Dame that year. They were an 11 seed that year. Played with 3 seed Oregon in the second round for about 25 minutes or so before running out of steam. Magical season for that team. Too bad they've fallen on a bit of hard times after Gregg Marshall left for Wichita State.

    hey at least you're from a carolina! not like you from the north east rooting for them :lol:

    are you a hurricans fan? that's the hockey team down there right?
    Not really big into hockey. But if I did like hockey it would probably be the Hurricanes. Either them or the team from Atlanta, but I hear they might be moving?

    i think they're becoming the winnipeg jets. not a big hockey guy myself
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  • 81
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    markymark550 wrote:
    snow_board_rider wrote:
    Is it ok to root against your team when they move to another city. I loved the Sonics and I despise the OKC Thunder. They were our draft picks and OKC just gets presented this awesome young team. I hate the NBA now!
    Yes, that is perfectly OK. No fraudulence there!


    that should be rule 1
    81 is now off the air

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