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Interesting article discussing sidewalkers
Posted on 3/27/15 at 8:49 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 8:49 am
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"Duke study: Most 'die-hard' college fans are male, white and didn't go to the school they cheer for"
"Duke study: Most 'die-hard' college fans are male, white and didn't go to the school they cheer for"
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Posted on 3/27/15 at 8:50 am to GumpDyke
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"Duke study: Most 'die-hard' college fans are male, white and didn't go to the school they cheer for"
Logical. Anytime I see a vehicle with a ton of stickers or decals for the school they are a fan of, I can pretty much assume that individual didn't attend.
People who graduate from their favorite school don't feel the need to "prove themselves" via their fanhood, etc...
Posted on 3/27/15 at 8:55 am to Tuscaloosa
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Logical. Anytime I see a vehicle with a ton of stickers or decals for the school they are a fan of, I can pretty much assume that individual didn't attend. People who graduate from their favorite school don't feel the need to "prove themselves" via their fanhood, etc...
Posted on 3/27/15 at 8:57 am to Tuscaloosa
quote:Interesting. Did you publish your own study? I didn't see that in there.
Anytime I see a vehicle with a ton of stickers or decals for the school they are a fan of, I can pretty much assume that individual didn't attend.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:01 am to GumpDyke
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"Duke study: Most 'die-hard' college fans are male, white and didn't go to the school they cheer for"
I would agree with this. I think folks that actually attended the school have an attachment that goes past sports. If you have just an attachment to the sports team then you live and die by their performance.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:02 am to Diamondawg
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Interesting. Did you publish your own study? I didn't see that in there.
I haven't published anything. I make logical conclusions based on visual evidence.
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 9:03 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:03 am to TheCheshireHog
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I would agree with this. I think folks that actually attended the school have an attachment that goes past sports. If you have just an attachment to the sports team then you live and die by their performance.
This.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:04 am to RT1941
Pretty much agree. Wifes car and mine have AU club vanity tags, but thats it. Not even on game day.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:04 am to Tuscaloosa
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Logical. Anytime I see a vehicle with a ton of stickers or decals for the school they are a fan of, I can pretty much assume that individual didn't attend. People who graduate from their favorite school don't feel the need to "prove themselves" via their fanhood, etc...
like this?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:07 am to GumpDyke
Why do people look for this thing that makes them bigger fans than the other? I mean it doesnt make sense that just because you were enrolled into the school at one point that you somehow have stronger sentimental value with your team then the next. I think yall are just full of shite and looking for reasons to make yourself seem like your more than the average fan. You dont have to attend the school to love it. Quit your elitist b.s. To put it out there i will be attending LSU next fall. But still the whole sidewalk term doesnt make a lot of sense and isnt really used by "normal" people.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:08 am to GumpDyke
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"Duke study: Most 'die-hard' college fans are male, white and didn't go to the school they cheer for"
And this matters why exactly?
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:08 am to roguetiger15
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like this?
Holy...
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:08 am to roguetiger15
Holyshat I nearly blew coffee out my nose. WTH is it with the Gumps??
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:10 am to CajunTiger_225
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Why do people look for this thing that makes them bigger fans than the other? I mean it doesnt make sense that just because you were enrolled into the school at one point that you somehow have stronger sentimental value with your team then the next. I think yall are just full of shite and looking for reasons to make yourself seem like your more than the average fan. You dont have to attend the school to love it. Quit your elitist b.s. To put it out there i will be attending LSU next fall. But still the whole sidewalk term doesnt make a lot of sense and isnt really used by "normal" people.
I think the only people here that will disagree with your post will be Auburn fans.
Everyone knows the only people allowed to cheer for Auburn are Auburn grads, and that Auburn grads are the only people who actually love their University instead of just their football program.
Having a large "sidewalk" fanbase is a great indicator of the overall success of your program.
I would never want to be a program whose largest portion of the fanbase are graduates of the school.
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 9:11 am
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:11 am to CajunTiger_225
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Interesting article discussing sidewalkers
Why do people look for this thing that makes them bigger fans than the other? I mean it doesnt make sense that just because you were enrolled into the school at one point that you somehow have stronger sentimental value with your team then the next. I think yall are just full of shite and looking for reasons to make yourself seem like your more than the average fan. You dont have to attend the school to love it. Quit your elitist b.s. To put it out there i will be attending LSU next fall. But still the whole sidewalk term doesnt make a lot of sense and isnt really used by "normal" people.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:13 am to CajunTiger_225
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Interesting article discussing sidewalkers
Why do people look for this thing that makes them bigger fans than the other? I mean it doesnt make sense that just because you were enrolled into the school at one point that you somehow have stronger sentimental value with your team then the next. I think yall are just full of shite and looking for reasons to make yourself seem like your more than the average fan. You dont have to attend the school to love it. Quit your elitist b.s. To put it out there i will be attending LSU next fall. But still the whole sidewalk term doesnt make a lot of sense and isnt really used by "normal" people.
I agree with this. I'm a UGA grad and I've never liked the whole "sidewalk" alum deal. Some great fans never sat foot in a UGA classroom. Many of them could buy and sell the "elitist" grads 10 x over as well.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:13 am to Tuscaloosa
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Having a large "sidewalk" fanbase is a great indicator of the overall success of your program.
I would never want to be a program whose largest portion of the fanbase are graduates of the school.
Luckily, you will never have to be. The poorest and dumbest among us will always be with your team.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:14 am to GumpDyke
Sidewalkers - Ole Miss does not have this plague.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:15 am to therick711
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Luckily, you will never have to be. The poorest and dumbest among us will always be with your team.
I don't have a problem with that. That doesn't reflect poorly on the University of Alabama or its football program.
Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:16 am to Tuscaloosa
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I don't have a problem with that. That doesn't reflect poorly on the University of Alabama or its football program.
Sure it does. Roll Tide is used as a meme to call out the stupidest posters on most forums. Want to guess where that association came from?
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