Let’s Go Team!: The Five Worst Sports Fans
2009 November 3
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We are in one of the most exciting times of the year for sports fans. We are in the beginning of the NBA and NHL seasons, the mid-point of college and NFL football and ending a drama filled World Series.
No matter where you turn, you’ll see plenty of sport fans proudly displaying pride and allegiance for their respective teams through clothing, car accessories, home displays as well as social media updates through Facebook and Twitter.
And as sports fan myself and a observer of culture, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at what I think are the worst types of sports fans. Ready or not, here they are!
Bandwagon Fan
The bandwagon fan is a person who dumps their original favorite team when they are down and joins the masses of real fans from a winning team. This person will kick their team to the curb so fast it’ll make your head spin. I know an Oakland Raiders fan that has hopped on to the New Orleans Saints stagecoach since JaMarcus Russell isn’t giving promising signs and Coach Tom Cable can’t keep his hands to himself. But my suggestion is to ride it out with your team no matter what because when they start winning again, it will be that much sweeter!
Pushy Peter (or Patty)
Have you ever been having a sports discussion and that one guy (may even be you or your buddy) always has to correct your sports points? If you say Kobe scored 32 against the Nets and it was actually 34 points, he’s right there to set you straight. How dare you get that wrong! Shame on you.
Not only is this person a walking ESPN news ticker, but their theories on play-calling and strategy is so deep it makes you wonder why don’t have a playbook in the back of their pants and on someone's bench. Plus, you can’t correct this person. Or do so at your own risk and allot 15-20 more minutes of tongue-lashing debate.
The Winner’s Circle
The fans in the Winner’s Circle only like historically great teams from each sport. For example, this fan will claim the New York Yankees, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco 49ers and Edmonton Oilers are their teams.
NBA Supersatar and Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James is a person that rolls with only the Winner Circle teams. I like you King but on this one, you’ve disappointed me greatly. What's wrong with the Browns and Indians, huh?
Over-reacting Fan
Over-reacting Fan is that guy/girl that has their whole life tied into a particular team. And when that team loses, you better hide the knives and guns because you’re not sure what this person will do to themselves!
If this person’s team lost a close game on Sunday, their whole week is ruined. And those around them pay dearly for their misery. Like this poor guy.
I can understand that pain you must have when your team loses. But take it in stride, champ! Life too good to let that get you down. Focus that energy on something positive. You can do it. I’m in your corner!
Two-Step Fan
I am one that believes a real fan should stick with one team. But there are a few cities that have been fortunate to have more than one sports team in the same sport. A few examples are:
New York
MLB: Yankees, Mets
NHL: Rangers, Islanders
Chicago
MLB: Cubs and White Sox
Los Angeles
MLB: Angels and Dodgers
NBA: Lakers and Clippers
For a real fan, their allegiance is with one team. And with a resident in a city that supports more than one team, they should despise the other team. How can you like the Cubs and White Sox? Or root for the Mets when you are a Yankees fan? I’m sure there are several Mets fans right now hoping the Yankees win the World Series so they can celebrate with their “city”!
There you go! A look into the psyche of some of the worst types of fans. Do you fall into any of the categories? Do you disagree with the article? Let’s have an old-fashioned sports bar discussion in the comment section.
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Good Article! I’m not a sports fan. I do get annoyed with the bandwagon folks though. I live in Jacksonville, our record is not greatest. But either your a fan or your not.
I also never understood people who are die hard fans for oh say the Cowboys, but they live in Atlanta. Maybe a fanatic could share why you care so much for a team when you never lived in that city.
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This is a rather silly article because the writer hates fans who move from one team to the next (or only root for a perennial winner), yet the players move freely and frequently for more money with ABSOLUTELY NO LOYALTY to one team. Why should the fans be any different than the players? Blind loyalty to one particular team only means you root for the laundry someone is wearing.
hmmm never thought about it that way.
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I agree with your statement about bandwagon jumpers, I can’t stand switch siding fans who have no loyalty. To me that shows that you have no character if your just willing to roll with who’s hot right now. Players may switch teams but they’re getting paid, who do you know that gets paid to be a fan??
I don’t agree with the 2 team statement though. I’m a New Yorker born and raised and I rock for all NY teams, Jets, Giants, Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Rangers, Islanders whatever(I don’t consider Buffalo a NY team). Some I like more than others(Jets, Yankees) but they all still a piece of my city.