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re: Sidewalk fans who support a school they have no connections with
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:34 pm to Modern Socrates
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:34 pm to Modern Socrates
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wears their clothing like he has something to do with their sucess
Ri.......ght. Because you going to school at said school as a student, not a student athlete. Means somehow you contributed to the success of the program.
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Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:37 pm to Crimson Wraith
quote:Ah, come on. Give me 3 reasons why I should be proud to be an American.
If you don't already know I won't waste my time telling you. Pretty sure which side you vote on too.
FTR, I don't vote.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:38 pm to Baby Oil
Tuition and state taxes
Try again Yankee or better yet go watch the Cardinals
Try again Yankee or better yet go watch the Cardinals
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:39 pm to pvilleguru
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Ah, come on. Give me 3 reasons why I should be proud to be an American.
FTR, I don't vote.
Not worth my time.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:39 pm to Modern Socrates
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I have been to places across the country where people do not have much pride where they are from like the West Coast
Very much unlike where I am from in the South
I see the difference
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:40 pm to Crimson Wraith
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Not worth my time.
"I can't give you any good reasons and give in to blind nationalism because everyone around me does"
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:40 pm to Crimson Wraith
Got something better to be doing right now?
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:41 pm to Modern Socrates
Sometimes you can't help who you're a fan of. It just grows on you.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:41 pm to Modern Socrates
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To me this is even worse than a sidewalk fan who supports a university from their state
Why would you think that is a bad thing? You do realize that most football programs would struggle if it weren't for the "hated" sidewalk fans? The sidewalk fans money spends just like the "true" fans. I've also seen sidewalk fans that haven't missed a game in decades....and students of a school that never went to a game, nor watched a game on television, even.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:43 pm to Modern Socrates
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wears their clothing like he has something to do with their sucess
Alums also have little to do with a sports team success.
This post was edited on 7/2/16 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:45 pm to Master of Sinanju
quote:Depends on how much impact you think donations have.
Alums also have little to do with a sports team success.
And I realize not all alums donate.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:45 pm to MoarKilometers
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Sweet... as an athlete I appreciate anybody who supports my team.
This. Exactly.
The players don't discount the cheers from fans that have no affiliation with the school they go to. And the school handles the "sidewalk" fans money the exact same way they handle every body elses.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:45 pm to Modern Socrates
No, my reading comprehension far succeeds yours.
Thanks for clarifiying your post though. Also good to know that people born in Deleware, Arkansas, Missississippi, Montana, Idaho etc can't be fans of MLB, NFL, or NBA teams because they don't have a connection such as paying taxes in any state for said teams.
Guess I need to turn in my Bulls fan card. Even though they were the only team constantly on tv where I grew up. Not from Illinois, can't be a fan. Same thing for my Cowboys. Didn't want to be a chief's fan because everyone else was (and they suck). So when we started getting weekly NFC games in my area. We got Dallas games being it's 30 mins closer than Chicago is from where I grew up. Being a kid I weighed by options and have been loyal my whole life.
Plus those new yorkers are the worst. Going to new jersey to support either NFL team. What a disgrace. Must not be proud to be a new yorker. Stoop so low to support teams that play in another state.
I'm just thankful the Cardinals don't play in East st. Louis. By your logic I couldn't be a fan. I'm sure KC fans feel the same way. Thank God the royals and chief's play in Missouri. If they played in kansas. The KC folks wouldn't have a team to root for.
Thanks for clarifiying your post though. Also good to know that people born in Deleware, Arkansas, Missississippi, Montana, Idaho etc can't be fans of MLB, NFL, or NBA teams because they don't have a connection such as paying taxes in any state for said teams.
Guess I need to turn in my Bulls fan card. Even though they were the only team constantly on tv where I grew up. Not from Illinois, can't be a fan. Same thing for my Cowboys. Didn't want to be a chief's fan because everyone else was (and they suck). So when we started getting weekly NFC games in my area. We got Dallas games being it's 30 mins closer than Chicago is from where I grew up. Being a kid I weighed by options and have been loyal my whole life.
Plus those new yorkers are the worst. Going to new jersey to support either NFL team. What a disgrace. Must not be proud to be a new yorker. Stoop so low to support teams that play in another state.
I'm just thankful the Cardinals don't play in East st. Louis. By your logic I couldn't be a fan. I'm sure KC fans feel the same way. Thank God the royals and chief's play in Missouri. If they played in kansas. The KC folks wouldn't have a team to root for.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:47 pm to pvilleguru
Non alums donate, too, especially if you count season ticket donation.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:47 pm to DawgsLife
If you are from Georgia
You have every right to support UGA
My problem is not with that type of sidewalk fan
The problem is if someone from Georgia becomes a fan of Bama and starts wearing Bama shirts and acting like Bama is something great
For me it might be a little redneck but I want to punch someone like that in the mouth
You have every right to support UGA
My problem is not with that type of sidewalk fan
The problem is if someone from Georgia becomes a fan of Bama and starts wearing Bama shirts and acting like Bama is something great
For me it might be a little redneck but I want to punch someone like that in the mouth
This post was edited on 7/2/16 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:49 pm to Baby Oil
Pro sports are worthless
I could not care any less about anything after the college level
I would rather watch college softball than a pro basketball game
Run along.
I could not care any less about anything after the college level
I would rather watch college softball than a pro basketball game
Run along.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:49 pm to Modern Socrates
I think the worst part about this phenomenon is the utter lack of imagination that this kind of "fan" displays--almost always picking the latest, greatest football team.
If you're just going to pick a random team to root for, why not be creative and pick something out of left field like an East Carolina, Akron, Florida International, or a San Jose State?
If you're just going to pick a random team to root for, why not be creative and pick something out of left field like an East Carolina, Akron, Florida International, or a San Jose State?
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:50 pm to Modern Socrates
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Tuition and state taxes
Yeah, you're a tool and probably have seven different kinds of axe body spray.
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:52 pm to Modern Socrates
What about someone from Meridian, MS? They are about the same distance from Tuscaloosa and Starkville. Do they have to be for MSU because they happen to be west of an imaginary line?
Posted on 7/2/16 at 2:53 pm to Modern Socrates
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Sidewalk fans who support a school they have no connections with
I am all for sidewalk fans who support their home state
Home state pride is what the SEC is about
You have to have pride from where you came from
I assume all bets are off when it comes to professional sports?
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