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Minimum requirements to be a fan of a college team?
Posted on 5/29/12 at 5:46 am
Posted on 5/29/12 at 5:46 am
I was born and raised in Baton Rouge. Ever since I can remember I have been exposed to LSU sports. My entire family went to school there and I was accepted, but life made me choose a different rout. I now live in Pensacola, Fl and I am in the middle of the largest melting pot of college sports I have ever seen. There are die hard fans of FSU, UF, AU, Bama, and LSU. However in speaking to many of them, there does not seem to be a real tie in other than possibly bandwagon jumping. So my question is... What, if any, qualifications are required to be a "true" fan of a college team?
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Posted on 5/29/12 at 5:47 am to xXBlueJXx
Be a fan of the same team for every sport.
No Bama football/Duke basketball or LSU football/UK basketball.
No Bama football/Duke basketball or LSU football/UK basketball.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:00 am to xXBlueJXx
You must be a fan of the school not just the football team.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:06 am to xXBlueJXx
Stick with the same team no matter how good or bad they are from year to year.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:06 am to Robot Santa
All of the above.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:14 am to EST
So the opinion thus far is that you don't need a direct tie in to a school (student, resident, etc.)..?
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:18 am to xXBlueJXx
Happy when they win.
Sad when they lose.
Support regardless.
Sad when they lose.
Support regardless.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:22 am to xXBlueJXx
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So the opinion thus far is that you don't need a direct tie in to a school (student, resident, etc.)..?
The caveat to that is that, if you are not a graduate (or current student) of the school you are a fan of, you have no claim to its academic prowess, nor are you allowed to denigrate another school's academic prowess (or lack thereof).
For example: if a Texas fan starts denigrating the academics of SEC schools and it turns out that, not only didn't he graduate, but couldn't even get in...(this is what we call a "t-shirt sip")
This post was edited on 5/29/12 at 6:30 am
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:28 am to Robot Santa
quote:+1.
Stick with the same team no matter how good or bad they are from year to year.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:40 am to Robot Santa
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Stick with the same team no matter how good or bad they are from year to year.
Bingo.
There's nothing worse around these parts then the Kentucky Basketball then Ohio State/Alabama Football fans.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 6:47 am to xXBlueJXx
Shop at WalMart, eat Tyson chicken and never, ever buy Golden Flake chips.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:15 am to xXBlueJXx
To be a true fan, you must learn no less that 10 good swear words and be able to use them in no less than 8 combinations. It's in the rules.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:16 am to xXBlueJXx
I'd say if you've sunk as much money into your team as you would've by going to college, then that's just as good. I never attended UA, but by god i've bought enough tickets, shirts, license plates, etc to have funded a tuition or two.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:20 am to Sandkhan
This is my take.
If you're not a graduate, you need to have some pecuniary interest in the university. For example, giving to the alumni association, the athletic foundation, and/or perennially purchasing season tickets to a sport.
If you're not a graduate, you need to have some pecuniary interest in the university. For example, giving to the alumni association, the athletic foundation, and/or perennially purchasing season tickets to a sport.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:24 am to DWag215
I would think at least one tie should be there: you went there, you lived in that state for a substantial amount of time, you're originally from that State, your parents went there, your uncle used to play there etc.
I hate meeting a random Bama fan in Br or North Dakota for that matter, that is obviously only a fan because of their success. Usually can't name a landmark on campus, anyone on the team past the star players, don't know any of the chants.
I hate meeting a random Bama fan in Br or North Dakota for that matter, that is obviously only a fan because of their success. Usually can't name a landmark on campus, anyone on the team past the star players, don't know any of the chants.
This post was edited on 5/29/12 at 7:27 am
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:28 am to xXBlueJXx
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What, if any, qualifications are required to be a "true" fan of a college team?
I don't think there are any requirements to be a "true" fan of a college team. It is more like a culture.
I visited my home town not too long ago, and there were quite a bit more people wearing Oklahoma, and Oklahoma light shirts. That place is starting to go to shite.
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:33 am to cornhat
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Be a fan of the same team for every sport.
No Bama football/Duke basketball or LSU football/UK basketball.
my god this
Posted on 5/29/12 at 7:59 am to plazadweller
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You must be a fan of the school not just the football team.
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Stick with the same team no matter how good or bad they are from year to year.
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Be a fan of the same team for every sport.
This post was edited on 5/29/12 at 8:00 am
Posted on 5/29/12 at 8:11 am to xXBlueJXx
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Minimum requirements to be a fan of a college team?
10% tithe to the Holy Church of the Innocent (pastor: Cecil Newton)
Posted on 5/29/12 at 8:26 am to cornhat
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Be a fan of the same team for every sport.
No Bama football/Duke basketball or LSU football/UK basketball.
This. Drives me crazy when someone roots for a different school in football and men's basketball...
This post was edited on 5/29/12 at 8:27 am
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