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re: How do you feel about college football fans rooting for a team but didn't attend?

Posted on 7/1/24 at 2:57 pm to
Posted by Zendog
Santa Barbara
Member since Feb 2019
5661 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 2:57 pm to
Who gives a shite?
Posted by AlonsoWDC
Memphis, where it ain't Ten-a-Key
Member since Aug 2014
9170 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 3:02 pm to
It's beyond dull.

I have absolutely no respect for Walmart fans.
Posted by foosball
Member since Nov 2021
2219 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 3:07 pm to
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I graduated from LSU


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and also a fan of Auburn


Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
53867 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 3:25 pm to
Who cares?
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
25903 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 3:32 pm to
I didn't attend Syracuse, I just grew up in Upstate New York. Started as a basketball fan, then became a football fan. Not really many choices in NY for D1 football. Oh, and it's kind of a bitch move to try and gatekeep other peoples' fandom. Let people be fans of whoever they want to be fans of.
This post was edited on 7/1/24 at 3:34 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
8246 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 3:34 pm to
Are you a fan of any NFL teams? If so, did yo work for them at some point? What’s your connection?

See how dumb this sounds?
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
41912 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 3:52 pm to
I was an LSU fan before I knew Northwestern State existed
Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
14104 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 4:14 pm to
You realize without those fans you couldn’t fill a stadium. I welcome all Tiger fans.
Posted by West Seattle Dude
West Sesttle
Member since Aug 2023
331 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 4:25 pm to
Grew up a UW Husky fan. Moved to the Bay Area in the 70s and became a Cal fan. I went to about 50-60 Cal games during my time in the Bay. One thing I learned: nobody hates SC like Cal fans.

Posted by ecb
Member since Jul 2010
9748 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 4:26 pm to
DGAF
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
9694 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 4:38 pm to
I didn't go to LSU but went to baseball camp at the box and John Brady basketball every year as a kid.

I got free tuition going to SELU. Am I just supposed to flush all my memories as a kid because I made a smart financial decision?
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
137818 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 4:42 pm to
Die hard fans of any type are great

Bandwagon fans of any type are terrible
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
9694 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 4:52 pm to
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Are you a fan of any NFL teams? If so, did yo work for them at some point? What’s your connection?


Pro sports are a little different IMO.

Odds are, the majority of folks in America are within a reasonable distance from a major university. I can understand how connections form growing up next to said universities even if one did not attend school there.

Not everywhere has a professional sports team. The MLB for example is in 17/50 states. I actually give bandwagon pro sports fans a pass for this. Teams can up and change cities, why should fans be loyal.

Me personally, I'm a big Pels fan. Followed them since they moved to Nola. But I've rooted for about 3-4 different MLB teams depending on where I've lived at the time.
Posted by Peter167
Member since Mar 2020
6327 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 4:56 pm to
There's tons of locals that spend their whole life rooting for these teams. I'm a Gainesville native never could have gotten into UF i went the trade school route at Santa Fe where they take everyone.
This post was edited on 7/1/24 at 4:57 pm
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
38127 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 5:21 pm to
Bama would have no fans.

I don't really care anymore. College towns and certain States treat it as their Pro team.
Posted by New Money
Athens, GA
Member since Jun 2023
2212 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 5:46 pm to
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Can ND alums


Alums actually attended the school.
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
7293 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 5:47 pm to
99% of Alabama fans fit into this category. Sad, pathetic.
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
7293 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 5:48 pm to
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You realize without those fans you couldn’t fill a stadium. I welcome all Tiger fans.


More people doesn’t make it better
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
16945 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 6:02 pm to
quote:

How do you feel about college football fans rooting for a team but didn't attend?

quote:

LSU Grad 2021


Who did you pull for before you went to LSU? Were you unable to cheer on any school?
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
21189 posts
Posted on 7/1/24 at 6:23 pm to
Couldn’t care less
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