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How do you handle a "fan" that knows nothing about their team
Posted on 8/6/15 at 6:45 am
Posted on 8/6/15 at 6:45 am
Correct them or nod your head and let them live on blissfully ignorant?
I work with a guy from Louisville, says he's a fan.
-He insists that Auburn and Louisville play in football all the time and played in the last few years (they've played once in 1974.)
-He claims Louisville played for and lost a national championship in football in the last decade.
-He's certain that Kevin Ware broke his leg in the National Championship game just this March.
This guy I don't even attempt to correct because he's beyond helping.
Another coworker is an LSU fan who knows just enough to hold a conversation about college sports.
-He was worried that LSU and Auburn wouldn't play each other this year because they don't play much. Being in the same division doesn't mean you play every year, as evidenced by LSU and UGA rarely playing.
-He said LSU never loses at home, "at least not in the 20 years I've been watching them."
-Informed me Auburn hasn't been any good since Eli Manning played QB for AU.
This guy I corrected on all counts, but he's brighter than the Louisville fan.
I work with a guy from Louisville, says he's a fan.
-He insists that Auburn and Louisville play in football all the time and played in the last few years (they've played once in 1974.)
-He claims Louisville played for and lost a national championship in football in the last decade.
-He's certain that Kevin Ware broke his leg in the National Championship game just this March.
This guy I don't even attempt to correct because he's beyond helping.
Another coworker is an LSU fan who knows just enough to hold a conversation about college sports.
-He was worried that LSU and Auburn wouldn't play each other this year because they don't play much. Being in the same division doesn't mean you play every year, as evidenced by LSU and UGA rarely playing.
-He said LSU never loses at home, "at least not in the 20 years I've been watching them."
-Informed me Auburn hasn't been any good since Eli Manning played QB for AU.
This guy I corrected on all counts, but he's brighter than the Louisville fan.
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Posted on 8/6/15 at 6:51 am to The Breeze
Avoid at all costs. If it's as bad you're claiming, i Never correct. I do anything I can to limit interactions, and if I can't avoid one, I say nothing of substance to get more talk out of that person.
Basically, end it as quickly as possible or avoid it.
Basically, end it as quickly as possible or avoid it.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 6:52 am to shel311
quote:yep. This guy is a fricking idiot
Basically, end it as quickly as possible
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:04 am to The Breeze
My wife claims she's a Browns fan but can't name 3 people on the team. It's also the same situation with the Indians. I just laugh at her.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:11 am to The Breeze
If it's someone who is just a little off on the facts (time/date/location) then it's worth correcting every once in a while.
Someone like you are describing? You'd get more accomplished by smashing your face into a wall.
Someone like you are describing? You'd get more accomplished by smashing your face into a wall.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:17 am to shel311
It's kind of hard to avoid it with either guy because I work around them all day and they know I like to talk sports. They also start up the conversations now because before I realized how dumb they were I brought up Auburn's upcoming games with their respective teams.
It's also like trying not to look at a car wreck. As frustrating as it is, it's also entertaining and provides me with some good laughs.
It's also like trying not to look at a car wreck. As frustrating as it is, it's also entertaining and provides me with some good laughs.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:22 am to The Breeze
quote:
-Informed me Auburn hasn't been any good since Eli Manning played QB for AU
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:23 am to The Breeze
quote:
As frustrating as it is, it's also entertaining and provides me with some good laughs.
I'd rather talk to those types than the marginally informed because of this.
I do wish LSU and Auburn played more though.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:34 am to ellunchboxo
Hell, I still don't believe it myself 
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:38 am to The Breeze
kill him for being stupid about sports
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:38 am to The Breeze
This isn't a real person.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:40 am to The Breeze
I work with a Cowboys fan that only knows two people in the entire organization, Romo and Jerry. Couldn't even tell you who the coach is.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:44 am to sicboy
It's two
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:46 am to The Breeze
I correct them. I just try to help them learn.
Just because someone doesn't know as much as me doesn't mean they aren't fans.
Just because someone doesn't know as much as me doesn't mean they aren't fans.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:55 am to KillerNut9
quote:that's everyone
My wife claims she's a Browns fan but can't name 3 people on the team
Manziel, and maybe you can count Josh Gordon, but most people won't guess Dwayne Bowe, or Karlos Dansby, or Joe Thomas, or Terrell Pryor, or Donte Whitner (I had to google it, I was gonna say Brian Hoyer lol)
quote:let's see... Vizquel, Manny, Thome, Colon, Mesa
It's also the same situation with the Indians. I just laugh at her.
oh wait
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:59 am to The Breeze
I have a good friend that knows what he's talking about sometimes, but just spits out a wad of bullshite many other times. I have no problem calling him out that he has no idea what he's talking about.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 7:59 am to The Breeze
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:08 am to lsuhunt555
This is in a city with pro teams in a Midwestern state with awful college teams. Nobody here cares about college football, this kind of thing is very common when I try to talk college football. Trust me, before I moved out of the south I didn't think it possible either.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:09 am to The Breeze
My mom. 
She pulls for Bama, but I know for a fact that she doesn't know the name of single player on the team, but she's definitely a Saban lover.
She pulls for Bama, but I know for a fact that she doesn't know the name of single player on the team, but she's definitely a Saban lover.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:12 am to The Breeze
quote:
How do you handle a "fan" that knows nothing about their team
I try to ignore as best I can but sometimes I can't bite my tongue (see most of my posts on Pels talk for examples)
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