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Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:28 am to Ghost of Barnwell
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barn....allbarn
Guess how we know you're retarded?
Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:41 am to Poker Dough
So, once again we are covering the subject of football fandom. A belief that either you are a graduate of the school and therefore the world's greatest fan or you didn't go to that particular school and genetically it becomes impossible to actually be a football fan otherwise.
Proof positive, once again, that a degree makes folks no smarter than the average CNN/FoxNews viewer.
Thinking ability is mostly a lost art.
Proof positive, once again, that a degree makes folks no smarter than the average CNN/FoxNews viewer.
Thinking ability is mostly a lost art.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 6:06 am to cardboardboxer
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In the SEC they call them “sidewalk fans.”
I forget why.
Because they just walked around the campus, but never went in.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 7:20 am to ATW
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T-shirt fans
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We call these people Longhorn fans. Pathetic.
OU has just as many tshirt fans as texas. Yours are just of the injun variety with a drinking and/or meth problem.
Posted on 8/8/21 at 12:23 am to TrNabs
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Other than my amazing university, the only other team I would even remotely root for is SMU, they're a mini version of us.
WTF kinda a comparison is this? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.
One of the single most retarded responses ever offered by a football fan. And definitely one of the more retarded responses from a TU fan.
Posted on 9/1/21 at 11:47 am to AUCE05
quote:pre-Saban probably half of Alabama fans were Auburn or LSU fans they are complete bandwagon fans
You mean Alabama fans?
I work with a few like that the assholes tell you”oh I just love Saban”
This post was edited on 9/1/21 at 11:50 am
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:03 pm to ATW
I don’t know. I guess I don’t get it. While growing up, I was a fan of a number of schools because I grew up in TX. Yes, I’m a longhorn, but growing up I cheered for A&M, UT, and pretty much any other TX team that played on TV. I guess that means I wasn’t a true fan then. I guess I don’t look down on people the same way you do. When I see someone wearing UT gear, I don’t care if they were a student or not.
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:24 pm to AustinAggie
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If you didn’t graduate from there, your parents didn’t graduate from there, or your spouse didn’t graduate from there - you can’t be a fan, simple as. Don’t care what anyone says or believes.
Douche bag
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:24 pm to Sleepy_Tiger
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pre-Saban probably half of Alabama fans were Auburn or LSU fans
This just isn't a 'thing,' at least not in Alabama. I guess I cant speak for LA and MS. I spent the first 23 years of my life in Alabama and can't think of a single example of this, someone changing teams because of perceived success of the football team.
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I work with a few like that the a-holes tell you”oh I just love Saban”
Sounds like you're poor and have a shitty job full of rednecks.
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:24 pm to ATW
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I know a few fans who have two sets of t-shirts. One for their team and one of a traditional power. We call these people Longhorn fans. Pathetic.
I’d call those people dumbasses. The only schools I would rep are where my wife went to school (UTSA), where my best friend went to school (Colorado), and if I go to the Final Four or something and snag a shirt with all the schools on it.
Only reason I rep Colorado is because me and my friend hit up some of their games and he’s given me some gear too. Nobody pulls for CU or UTSA because they want to be a front runner.
My mom and her side of the family went to UT. I put all of my burnt orange shite away at my folks home.
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:33 pm to ArHog
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T-shirt fans
Blow U has the most t shirt fans.
Every Indian in Sequoyah county has a Blow U cap and not one can tell you Blow U's record last season.
But they got meth
OHHHH The Irony! OU is fraught with this. Ex-in laws whole family ou fans and acted like they went there. This is super rich coming from land grabber. I will say, here in Tx, lot of no attendee UT latinos sportin the whorns but unsure if they're fans or if they just get gear at Goodwill. Anyone seen wearing Ag gear went to school there as no one who didn't would claim to be a fan.
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:45 pm to SmokeTide
There are definitely more auburn alums at games than bama. We don’t have 3 tooth wonders in the stands.
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:50 pm to ATW
You're not in the sec.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:55 pm to KAHog
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OU is fraught with this.
Any state school that’s worth a shite in major sports has this
Posted on 9/1/21 at 1:56 pm to AustinAggie
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AustinAggie
Just change your name to dipshit.
Posted on 9/1/21 at 2:00 pm to Sleepy_Tiger
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pre-Saban probably half of Alabama fans were Auburn or LSU fans they are complete bandwagon fans
Don't get out much?
Posted on 9/1/21 at 2:52 pm to 19
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Fans that support other teams cuz their team is mediocre?
We call them "aggies."
It is known.
Another loser deep sheet from the swamp tries to form a sentence.
Our coach is better than your coach and is getting a raise. We can afford it and you can't. The only difference between you and a Longhorn is that they can actually spell!
Posted on 9/1/21 at 4:35 pm to ATW
This is old information, but it's still somewhat interesting, even if it's not necessarily surprising. Their methodology isn't exactly bulletproof, but it seems like a fair barometer for their argument.
The largest "non-alumni" fanbases appear to belong to the traditional regional "powers", so to speak, except for Northwestern, which seems extremely out of place in this group.
I guess the Ags are right about part of this. Nobody wants to root for A&M except the students and alumni.
Just for argument's sake, some interesting rivalry comparisons.
The full list of P5 Sidewalkers.
Not really a ton of surprises here. Vandy being so low was somewhat interesting. You don't think of them having a ton of sidewalk fans, but they obviously have much higher academic standards than many schools as well, which could keep little Commodores from attending?
All in all, it's pretty much what you would expect. Schools with a traditionally dominant program in any of the major sports have a higher percentage of "non-alumni" fans. Also, based on the information they've gathered, it appears that "secondary" state school's alumni are more likely to publicize or proclaim their alma mater. Maybe it's a bit of a badge of honor for them to have gone against the grain rather than jumping on the bandwagon.
SBNATION
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What percentage of those who "Like" each team's biggest official athletics Facebook page also list themselves as having attended that university?
The largest "non-alumni" fanbases appear to belong to the traditional regional "powers", so to speak, except for Northwestern, which seems extremely out of place in this group.
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The top 10 is a more eclectic group, starting with the *other* giant school in Texas.
I guess the Ags are right about part of this. Nobody wants to root for A&M except the students and alumni.
Just for argument's sake, some interesting rivalry comparisons.
The full list of P5 Sidewalkers.
Not really a ton of surprises here. Vandy being so low was somewhat interesting. You don't think of them having a ton of sidewalk fans, but they obviously have much higher academic standards than many schools as well, which could keep little Commodores from attending?
All in all, it's pretty much what you would expect. Schools with a traditionally dominant program in any of the major sports have a higher percentage of "non-alumni" fans. Also, based on the information they've gathered, it appears that "secondary" state school's alumni are more likely to publicize or proclaim their alma mater. Maybe it's a bit of a badge of honor for them to have gone against the grain rather than jumping on the bandwagon.
SBNATION
Posted on 9/1/21 at 4:50 pm to cardboardboxer
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In the SEC they call them “sidewalk fans.”
I forget why.
Because the closest they came to going to the school they root for is walking on the sidewalk on campus
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