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How does one determine who a "true fan" is anyway?
Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:55 pm
Hey y'all, long time lurker, recently gotten into the posting game. I've got a question that's been on my mind for some time now, and it's gotten louder in my mind since this whole Les Miles debacle.
Y'all talk about "true fans" but how can one measure the amount of fandom one possesses opposed to another? And don't the people who talk about true fans know that no matter how much LSU football stuff they buy, that their support will be a non-factor when it comes to some of the more nitty-gritty choices in the program.
Look, I describe myself as a true fan of LSU Tigers Football, I love going to the games, I own a couple LSU hats and I have my lucky ULM gameday shirt (long story on that one folks). I can't remember the last time I've stayed until the end of the game, I think it was New Mexico State last year- and only because I had a relative who didn't want to leave (
). But I am a true fan, been bleeding gold and purple since day one. So this talk brings me great confusion.
So what are your takes?
Y'all talk about "true fans" but how can one measure the amount of fandom one possesses opposed to another? And don't the people who talk about true fans know that no matter how much LSU football stuff they buy, that their support will be a non-factor when it comes to some of the more nitty-gritty choices in the program.
Look, I describe myself as a true fan of LSU Tigers Football, I love going to the games, I own a couple LSU hats and I have my lucky ULM gameday shirt (long story on that one folks). I can't remember the last time I've stayed until the end of the game, I think it was New Mexico State last year- and only because I had a relative who didn't want to leave (
). But I am a true fan, been bleeding gold and purple since day one. So this talk brings me great confusion. So what are your takes?
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:57 pm to trombonetiger
If you don't like Les Miles, you will be name called and tormented and basically told that your opinion doesn't matter.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:58 pm to trombonetiger
Doesn't sound like you are a true fan to me
Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:59 pm to Errerrerrwere
quote:
Doesn't sound like you are a true fan to me
But I love the Tigers, they are my team!
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:00 pm to trombonetiger
Meh.
I just have a feeling you are really not a TRUE fan
I just have a feeling you are really not a TRUE fan
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:00 pm to Errerrerrwere
If you believe CLM is a nice guy and good man, you are a true fan.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:01 pm to trombonetiger
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I have my lucky ULM gameday shirt (long story on that one folks).
Man talking about a shitty team. At least they had enough sense to fire their coach.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:02 pm to trombonetiger
It's a meaningless bullshite term.
Take fan A and B, one is me and one is a friend of mine.
A- Can tell you about every scholarship player on the team from the moment he was recruited and spends hours on message boards. Doesn't go to any games live or spend money on LSU sports.
B- Couldn't name more than five players on the team and has a pretty mediocre understanding of rules and football intricacies. Goes to almost every game, home and away.
Which is the true fan here? Most would say A, but B is tangibly supporting the program, while A is not.
Take fan A and B, one is me and one is a friend of mine.
A- Can tell you about every scholarship player on the team from the moment he was recruited and spends hours on message boards. Doesn't go to any games live or spend money on LSU sports.
B- Couldn't name more than five players on the team and has a pretty mediocre understanding of rules and football intricacies. Goes to almost every game, home and away.
Which is the true fan here? Most would say A, but B is tangibly supporting the program, while A is not.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:06 pm to TheWalrus
quote:
Which is the true fan here? Most would say A, but B is tangibly supporting the program, while A is not.
Hmmm, however B goes to the games and yells things towards college-aged people playing a sport that has no effect on the overall outcome of their daily lives, so I would argue B is the true fan.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:08 pm to TheWalrus
A "true fan" in my opinion is one who can see beyond the bs of those targeting a coach and his philosophy, anda true fan believes in the program....short and long term. The team represents the University and as long as we put the best team we have on the field, we have no more to offer. Whether they play well, average or poor...the true fan will give his/her all in support of that team. Our program is well respected by the majority or football people...throw espn out of it, and I believe we will be respected next year and for a long time.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:15 pm to 75helpmacpack
One who experiences intense pain and suffering after losses. Someone who gets angry when we lose 7 in division games the last two years and expresses frustration when an OC paid in excess of 1mm annually can't teach a young qb basic fundamentals or design an offense to fit him. Someone who gets angry with coaches who refuse to adapt or change.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:16 pm to trombonetiger
Fan is short for fanatic. A core characteristic of a fanatic is extreme and unreasoned enthusiasm, often marked by irrational belief in and defense of a cause.
With this knowledge, it becomes easier to spot true fan(atics) and those more aptly described as enthusiasts (those with a high level of interest).
With this knowledge, it becomes easier to spot true fan(atics) and those more aptly described as enthusiasts (those with a high level of interest).
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:16 pm to trombonetiger
Get laid. LSU football is boring
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:20 pm to trombonetiger
True fans don't wish for their team to lose or do badly just because they don't like the coach. True fans are still going to go to games and cheer. There have been some on this site that have said that they will not spend anymore money with regards to LSU football so long as Les Miles is the coach. You know who you are.
We all have our own opinions on what should be done and I'm not saying one opinion is better than another, although I do disagree with some of y'all. The thing that gets me are all the people that are so doom and gloom about next year already. The people that don't realize that, other than the bowl game, this year is over. And the people that "aren't going to that shite bowl game because it's a shite bowl against a shite team." Nobody is happy with the way the season went. But some are already ready to give up on the team for the bowl game and next year. And you are going to have people who will come on here and say "next year u again. When are you stupid pumpers going to realize that it'll never change?"
Nobody at the start of the season truly thought LSU would be in the CFP this year and most had us pegged to lose 3 games this year before the season. More people than not were saying that 2016 would be the year for the Tigers, and that includes some of you ultra negas. If you truly don't want to show the support this team deserves, then take a year off. Be a "true fan" and support the Tigers in the bowl game and next season.
We all have our own opinions on what should be done and I'm not saying one opinion is better than another, although I do disagree with some of y'all. The thing that gets me are all the people that are so doom and gloom about next year already. The people that don't realize that, other than the bowl game, this year is over. And the people that "aren't going to that shite bowl game because it's a shite bowl against a shite team." Nobody is happy with the way the season went. But some are already ready to give up on the team for the bowl game and next year. And you are going to have people who will come on here and say "next year u again. When are you stupid pumpers going to realize that it'll never change?"
Nobody at the start of the season truly thought LSU would be in the CFP this year and most had us pegged to lose 3 games this year before the season. More people than not were saying that 2016 would be the year for the Tigers, and that includes some of you ultra negas. If you truly don't want to show the support this team deserves, then take a year off. Be a "true fan" and support the Tigers in the bowl game and next season.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:23 pm to biscuitsngravy
thats an ahole
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:50 pm to Willismae
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If you don't like Les Miles, you will be name called and tormented and basically told that your opinion doesn't matter.
Only by dumbass leg humpers.
I just come here to laugh at all their defense tactics.
QB development sucks? They blame the players
Play calling sucks?They blame the players
LSU running a mickeynouse Pop Warner offense? They blame the players for not executing
I don't see other contenders "not executing" week in and week out like LSU does.
New batch of players, still same result. It's like clockwork, but hey "next year is our year".
Right super fans?
Posted on 12/7/15 at 11:14 pm to trombonetiger
I started going to the games as a little kid with my dad when Curly Hallman was coach. We never had tickets. We'd walk around the stadium with our fingers up and most of the time people would just give us their tickets. By half time, sometimes before, the stadium would be almost empty and we'd go sit on the 50 right behind the bench. I asked my dad why would people with such great seats leave before the game was over. He said there are 2 kinds of fans, fair weather fans who only support the team when they do well and true Tiger fans who support the team no matter what. Real fans stay till the end of the game. The players deserve that.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 11:21 pm to pt448
Beefense and Ballscaster are the only "true" fans. 
Posted on 12/8/15 at 6:09 am to Willismae
It's wrong for you to be named called and tormented and simply for having an opinion however that opinion really doesn't matter to anyone outside of a few fellow travelers of yours on this board.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 6:16 am to TGFN57
true fans dont wear toonces.
true fans dont schedule weddings on fall saturdays.
true fans dont ask where to watch games. they already know.
true fans have the schedule memorized by august for life planning.
true fans never have a "second favorite SEC team".
true fans dont schedule weddings on fall saturdays.
true fans dont ask where to watch games. they already know.
true fans have the schedule memorized by august for life planning.
true fans never have a "second favorite SEC team".
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