Why do some sports fans get so much heat?

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I think it's because a lot people automatically assume if you like teams from different geographical regions, you must be a bandwagoner.

[Madman55]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majoniak

I think it's because a lot people automatically assume if you like teams from different geographical regions, you must be a bandwagoner.

I think the worst in that regard is being Canadian and liking the Patriots (me and my friend take a lot of heat for supporting them.)

[Cebby]

Quote: Originally Posted by poopydude

Has it occurred to anyone that these people actually have connections and legitimately root for that team?

No

This is the sports equivalent of pissing on someone and telling them it's raining. Just be proud of your bandwagoning.

[BurghFan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

No This is the sports equivalent of pissing on someone and telling them it's raining. Just be proud of your bandwagoning.

So what you're saying is I can't root for Penn St. because I have no less than 5 relatives who went there and I can't root for North Carolina St. because I have an aunt and uncle who work there?

[Cebby]

Quote: Originally Posted by BurghFan81

So what you're saying is I can't root for Penn St. because I have no less than 5 relatives who went there and I can't root for North Carolina St. because I have an aunt and uncle who work there?

No, that's not what I'm saying at all.

I simply doubt that your average bandwagoner truly has "connections" to the Lakers, Cowboys, Yankees, Notre Dame/USC/Miami/Florida, and UNC/UCLA/Duke. In 99.99999% of the cases the "legitimate reason" for rooting for them is "they win a lot of games."

Besides, why would anyone accuse an NCState fan of being a bandwagoner? They suck in every sport.

[Blzer]

I'm a fan of the Patriots because my family is pretty close with the Brady's. If he ends up on another team in his career, I'll be rooting for them.

My Red Sox love came with liking the players on the team, and then the year that they added seats to the monster and such I played a franchise with them and couldn't help but start loving them. They've been my favorite AL team ever since.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cebby

In 99.99999% of the cases the "legitimate reason" for rooting for them is "they win a lot of games."

It's more because those are the teams that are cool to like more then people actually caring about them winning. The douchness of these kinds of fans just comes out more when they win.