Talking sports with casual fans.

it's about as annoying as talking politics with a chick

I like to drop all kinds of obscure facts/stats, especially when it's a fan that actually thinks they know what they're talking about but clearly don't

I have a few friends up here who know jack about college football, but feel the need to share their "knowledge"

A dude from work, who is also from baton rouge, didn't even know who Jordan jefferson was. Well, he knew but when I said something about Jordan Jefferson he said " who?" then when I said, "uh, LSU's QB"... "oh yeah that's right".

I just don't like talking sports with them even though they always approach you.

ALSO, when someone tries to break news that you've known about for a months. Don't get me started on recruiting. "did you hear we got _____??" yeah, he committed verbally last year.

It's annoying as hell, I love talking about sports, and always tend to initiate (we have sportscenter on up front, so they get all their sports knowledge from that) and just end up walking away exasperated.

One of them is a pats fan, which is bad enough. Another is a huge saints homer (reggie bush is going to the hall of fame according to him)

Believe it or not the person I talk to who knows the most about football is one my friend's gf.. kinda sad.

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only watch the NF playoffs and act like they know everything proclaiming so and so the greatest because they did well in the one game they watched this weekend

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And all their information comes from espn's pre-super bowl hype.

they're probably the girls who put on eye black for preseason games and don't know that we're not trying to win...

I just don't get involved.

But it pisses me off at games (gamecock football games) when you have people trying to be coaches that have no idea what they're talking about, and just use homer knowledge or no knowledge at all.
Then i'll but in.

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But it pisses me off at games (gamecock football games) when you have people trying to be coaches that have no idea what they're talking about, and just use homer knowledge or no knowledge at all.

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MOTHER frick!!!
Saints vs Vikings NFCCG

Ol man yelling profanities the entire game. And by profanities I don't mean cursing, I mean shite like "Sean Peyton is an IDIOT!" then he would get a large chunck of yards. The viking fans behind us didn't talk That much shite.

How can you bitch about a QB, HC, RB, DC and WRs in the highest level the franchise has ever gotten. WHILE WINNING MOST OF THE GAME! he didn't know shite.

I felt bad for his family bc they looked so embarrassed so I think that's why nobody said anything until the end.


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I just stop if they don't know what they are talking about. I really can't be friends with a dude that doesn't know a lot about sports.

I do....that is one situation where I don't correct or one-up but I still think they are just stupid and try to find someone else to talk to.

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Do you dumb it down a little so you don't sound like "that stat guy"?

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I try to, but...

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Or when people don't know exactly what theyre talking about do you let it slide or correct them.

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... this happens.