Pic: The worst sports fan in America
by JasonB on Nov 3, 2009 3:22 PM EST
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Seriously, is this person the biggest front runner on earth? I'd be willing to bet he's a Laker fan as well... Ugh. I think this guy wins the title of the worst sports fan in America.
Let this be a lesson to Dallas fans that aren't from the Philly area as to why we dislike these soulless cretins so much. They aren't real fans of any team.
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There’s no excuse or logical explanation for that. There just isn’t.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
by southjersey89 on Nov 3, 2009 3:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He just likes winners
Tom Landry=the greatest football mind ever.
by DIRE WOLF on Nov 4, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, so what about the Cowboys?
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Nov 4, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess he wants his football team to have won SBs
Tom Landry=the greatest football mind ever.
by DIRE WOLF on Nov 5, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But bandwagon front runners aren’t real fans, so what difference does it make? People like this can’t ever experience the real joy of watching your team win.
by JasonB on Nov 5, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
His other favorites...
The Lakers, the Red Wings, Manchester United, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, The Roman Empire, Microsoft, US Steel, Bugs Bunny, the Harlem Globetrotters, and sliced bread.
by Bye, Dawk :( on Nov 3, 2009 3:28 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
But I like sliced bread!
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Nov 3, 2009 3:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah that was pretty good bye Dawk
"If the Cowboys want to be angry at someone because they didn’t show up for the game that defined their season, they might try punching the mirror."
by 700 Level on Nov 3, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and the bastard doesn’t even have the decency to drive American.
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Nov 3, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
haha
"The last time the Eagles won by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation was a 23-20 win over Oakland in 2005."
by Smitty2K3 on Nov 3, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute
Lance is more than just an athlete…
He’s not my favorite cyclist, but doesn’t deserve to be lumped in with the Cowboys and the Yankees…
man…
by cavortingEagle on Nov 3, 2009 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Same as Federer...
the man is an absolute icon. He is nowhere near Dallas or NYY. Dawk, you forgot to mention Miley Cyrus or the Jonas Brothers.
by eaglemaniac814 on Nov 3, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
iPhone as well… I feel MS/Apple to be interchangeable depending how nuts you are for them
by Ant on Nov 3, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When Bye, Dawk speaks...
people listen.
"Backs in the 'I'...First and 10...McNabb, play action. Is back again. He is looking..he is going deep. He wants DeSean Jackson..who HAS IT!!! HE HAS IT!!! AND STEPPED INTO THE ENDZONE!! He took it away from the defender!! He took it away from Dominique Rogers-Cromarte, and ran into the endzone!!"
by McNabb2Maclin4Philly on Nov 3, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently Mets fans don’t… I see he was recently banned from that site…
by JasonB on Nov 4, 2009 2:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha...
How do you know that?!?!?!?
I’m sorry, but they were all somehow trying to say that JJ Hardy (see link below) is better than Ryan Howard (and not just in a joking way – they were dead serious), and then started throwing in some name-calling my way, things kind of took a left turn toward Idiot Town, and I had no choice but to remind them repeatedly who the reigning Champs were.
by Bye, Dawk :( on Nov 4, 2009 8:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and Notre Dame
Sometimes it's just fun to take the family for a spin around the lake in the old boat. Even if it's not your family or your boat, and they're screaming for you to stop.
by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Nov 3, 2009 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious
I’ve been saying for the past week that the worst kind of person on earth is the Yankees fan who’s also a Cowboys fan. My bartender added Lakers fan to the mix, calling it the Unholy Trinity. If I were better with photoshop, I’d put the three together with a pentagram or something.
Worse still? I think there’s a guy in my office who’s a big Yankees and Cowboys fan. Just no excuse for it.
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Nov 3, 2009 3:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I literally saw that guy yesterday
on the busride home.
Marion Barber Jersey and NY Yankee ball cap.
by cavortingEagle on Nov 3, 2009 3:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Somebody needs to set him on fire.
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Nov 3, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a feeling there’s a lot of “that guy” around the country.
by JasonB on Nov 3, 2009 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate “that guy”
"The last time the Eagles won by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation was a 23-20 win over Oakland in 2005."
by Smitty2K3 on Nov 3, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Between their hands is the still beating heart of a newborn sacrifice, sealing their unholy union in the blood of an innocent.
by JasonB on Nov 3, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also, little known fact, but Steinbrenner doesn’t actually have eyes. Rather, the only thing that stares back are two black pits of despair. Looking into them only reveals your own personal hell.
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Nov 3, 2009 3:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, you beat me to a similar joke.
by Bye, Dawk :( on Nov 3, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, nice.
If you look hard enough at Steinbrenner’s sunglasses, you can clearly see Satan in the reflection.
by Bye, Dawk :( on Nov 3, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just vomited in my mouth a little bit.
"The last time the Eagles won by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation was a 23-20 win over Oakland in 2005."
by Smitty2K3 on Nov 3, 2009 5:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh god...
i think i’m going to be ill….
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
by snowhill82 on Nov 3, 2009 7:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is jerry jones's face real?
"If the Cowboys want to be angry at someone because they didn’t show up for the game that defined their season, they might try punching the mirror."
by 700 Level on Nov 3, 2009 4:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jones looks like a burn victim
Sometimes it's just fun to take the family for a spin around the lake in the old boat. Even if it's not your family or your boat, and they're screaming for you to stop.
by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Nov 3, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He washes with the tears of orphans. Does wonders for the skin.
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Nov 3, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like he got a little bit of what he deserves (see rear left bumper)
"The last time the Eagles won by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation was a 23-20 win over Oakland in 2005."
by Smitty2K3 on Nov 3, 2009 5:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Except that’s probably his own dumbass backing into a telephone pole.
If it was a Philly fan, the bumper would no longer be attached to the vehicle.
"The last time the Eagles won by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation was a 23-20 win over Oakland in 2005."
by Smitty2K3 on Nov 3, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ummm...
Correct me if Im wrong, but, by calling this guy a frontrunner for likeing the Cowboys, arent you saying the Cowboys are… good? Because thats news to me.
by philiafan14364 on Nov 3, 2009 5:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Don't hate me
but uh…I’m a HUGE Yankee fan.
I’m sorry, guys. Forgive me?
by LegendKnight22 on Nov 3, 2009 6:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
oh man....
i wouldn’t admit to that one.
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
by snowhill82 on Nov 3, 2009 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What's there gray about it?
If you live south of Princeton in Jersey, you shouldn’t be a Yankess fan.
by Andrew B on Nov 3, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Naw
Born and raised in NYC. Actually, I did spend time in Philly, although it was just a year.
Staying there was when I fell in love with both the city and the Eagles.
by LegendKnight22 on Nov 3, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When I say city, I meant you guys- the fans. So passionate. I’m still a NY guy.
by LegendKnight22 on Nov 3, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Welll not neccisarily
There is gray area along the cost. I think you even get both NY and Philly TV stations as far down as LBI. If you’ve been getting Giants games on your TV every week you’re whole life, it’s acceptable.
by JasonB on Nov 4, 2009 2:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
These people—the ones that only root for teams that have tons of postseason success/titles—make me sick. They don’t have the stones to root for the local teams (or at least one of them) so they play contrarian and root for what they perceive to be the “sure thing” so they can spit it back in all the local fans’ faces when they lose. It’s deeply rooted in insecurity and should be cause for psychological concern.
by doubleh on Nov 3, 2009 6:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have never met a cowgirls fan form dallas. They will say my uncle lives there or I am from houston. no wonder the oilers left. Everyone that isn’t a real baseball fan is a yankees fan.
I wasn't even a year old but I stayed up to be outside the Vet with my Dad and Mom when the Phillies won the World Series 1980.
by Christopher A on Nov 3, 2009 8:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was in Austin for business in March
I purposely brought a few Eagles t-shirts with me, I got a lot of ribbing about how much we suck. My response was simple: “44-6.”
by soundofphilly on Nov 4, 2009 1:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They will say my uncle lives there or I am from houston
I’ve never even met anyone that even claimed that.
Actually, I’ve never even met a Dallas fan that’s been to Dallas let alone was born anywhere even close to there. ANd I ask. All the time. As you guys may know.
If I see a guy in a bar or anything my line is always to ask “Oh hey, what part of Dallas are you from?”
by JasonB on Nov 4, 2009 2:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why the hell does it matter?
I didn’t realize locality was a pre-requisite for fandom?
There are a lot of reason to the Cowboys and our fans, but this is the most pathetic one around, and it is only perpetuated by Eagles fans.
by sduncan24 on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If you live in a place like Idaho, where there are no close NFL franchises, then sure, pick whatever team you want. But if you live reasonably close to a city with a team, you better have a pretty good reason why you’re a Cowboy (or whatever other team) fan. Do we look down on the bandwagoners? Yup, as well we should.
Here’s a good read by Bill Simmons on his “Rules for being a true fan.” #18 applies to whoever owns that truck in the picture above.
http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020227
by Bye, Dawk :( on Nov 4, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe that a bandwagon fan is one who jumps from team to team. If you have been a fan since you were a kid, then I don’t care where you live, you are just as much of a fan as anyone else. I know plenty of families with Cowboys and Redskins fans in them because some little brother wanted to root against his brother or his dad just to have fun with it.
I hate those people that go from team to team as much as the next guy, but this idea that all Cowboys fans who have never been to Dallas aren’t from Texas are horrible, stupid, idiot fans is rediculous.
by sduncan24 on Nov 4, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but this idea that all Cowboys fans who have never been to Dallas aren’t from Texas are horrible, stupid, idiot fans is rediculous
I don’t think we perceive those “fans” as horrible, stupid, or idiotic. Well… at least personally I don’t – I don’t think of them as real “fans” at all. They’re just kind of a joke.
by Bye, Dawk :( on Nov 4, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
why?
Why aren’t they real fans? I just don’t understand this idea. I get the bandwagon, team to team, on and off, I love them – they aren’t my team guys. I hate them too, but just because you aren’t from Texas doesn’t mean you aren’t a fan.
by sduncan24 on Nov 4, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cop out
There are a lot of reasons why rooting for only front runners does not make you a true fan. The primary reason is that you picked that team simply because they had already won. Thus the whole bandwagon concept. Maybe you stuck with them for years later because of childhood memories but your original loyalty stems from the fact that they already won and not for any other reason. That is a cop out for fan loyalty and a cheap form of fandom.
If you are a Cowboys fan, they never win another playoff game again and 50 years from now you are still their biggest fan, I’d give you some credit for that. But the person we are describing will not be that kind of fan.
by Dawk on Nov 4, 2009 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you have no idea
about the person you are describing. The blanket statement has been made numerous times on this site and in this post that if you root for the Cowboys and aren’t from Texas then you are not a true fan. My point is locality does not have any correlation to true fandom.
If my dad grew up a Cowboys fan, no matter why he picked it up or where he grew up, I was going to grow up a Cowboys fan, period, end of story. Now my dad was actually from Texas, and all of my family is from there, and I was actually born there, but my dad was in the Army and we now live in Virginia and I probably will for the rest of my life. So when I raise my son a Cowboys fan, he is no less a fan of the Cowboys, than any of you are of the Eagles just because you were born and raised in Philly and never left.
by sduncan24 on Nov 4, 2009 2:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I look forward to calling your son a bandwagon fan.
Haha, just kidding.
Look, if you have a dad that raised you to be a fan of a specific team, then yeah, sure… That’s fine. Hell, let’s say I move to… say… San Diego. Actually, scratch that… I already moved. I live 5 miles from Giants Stadium, obviously right in the heart of Jets and Giants country. My kid is growing up an Eagles fan, period. So we agree there, no doubt.
But that’s not what’s going on with the majority of the Cowboys fans from places like NY, or Philly, or Boston, or California, or wherever. Most of the Cowboys fans not living anywhere near Dallas picked a team that was dominating at the time (whether it was in the early-mid 90’s or the 70’s). There are a lot of Pittsburgh and Oakland fans around the country that fall into this category as well, just not in as big of a number, and I’m quite sure we’ll see a similar Patriots following as well.
All we’re saying is… If you live in an area where there’s an NFL franchise, you sure as hell should have a reason better than “They were good when I started watching football.” If you don’t, you’re bandwagon, end of story.
by Bye, Dawk :( on Nov 4, 2009 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There are a lot of Pittsburgh and Oakland fans around the country that fall into this category as well,
Dont forget 49ers fans too
"I hate listening to people's dreams. It is like flipping through a stack of photographs. If I'm not in any of them and nobody is having sex, I just don't care. "
by midnitegreen on Nov 5, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What?
The person I described is not the person you claim to be. If your Dad and entire family is from Dallas and they taught you to be a Cowboys fan, that is not what I described above. In fact, that is locality and I respect that. You consider your family and your roots to be from Texas.
Now, are you a Yankees fan too? If so, then you ARE the person I described and the type of fan or non fan that this post has been about. If your favorite baseball team is the Texas Rangers then you are far from what is being described.
What we are talking about since the original posting is someone who roots for a team because they are good and that is their only allegiance.
And by the way, I was born in Philly, lived there til I was 7. Most of my family still lives there, including my Dad. He was born and raised there as well. My kids visit once a year but will probably never live there. I hope they become Eagles fans as well. So, I think you are just missing the primary point of the locality issue. In reality, I think you are actually agreeing with the primary them. The issue we have is that most Cowboys fans we meet not only have never been to Dallas but have absolutely no tie to Dallas. Throw in the Yankee loyalty and it is even more disgusting.
by Dawk on Nov 4, 2009 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He will, however,
be less of a human being.
by rharris0127 on Nov 4, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LEBRON
Sadly enough, one of our country’s 5 most famous athletes is just like that ‘f[rontrunner]an’…
LEBRON FREAKING JAMES
http://lebron-james-dunks.blogspot.com/2009/05/lebron-james-yankees-fan.html
by nyeaglesfan on Nov 3, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I was out for a run the other morning, and as I was going up this steep hill I was trying to pay attention to the scenery (I live in a rednecky area that’s not quite rural but not quite suburban) to try ignore how much my leg hurt, I see this huge Eagles flag in someone’s yard.
York County, in kind of a sports no-mans land, is a hotbed of frontrunners (seems to be more and more becoming part of “Steelers Country”. So I see the Eagles flag and i’m thinking “Alright, another Eagles fan.” Then, I see on each side of it two smaller Cowboys flags.
Um…that doesn’t make sense. You can’t like both, even here in bandwagon country.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Nov 3, 2009 9:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I went to college in West Chester
and one of my classmates was a Steelers fan, she was from York. I always thought York was the part of PA that would be part of the Eagles fanbase, maybe younger kids would be into the Ravens. But the Steelers? Come on.
by soundofphilly on Nov 4, 2009 1:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a cowboys/yankees fan? never seen one of those before
by bula412 on Nov 3, 2009 9:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I used to work with a guy from Central PA
He was a Cowboys and Yankees fan. He had some half-baked story about how his dad or uncle was a fan of these teams, too. A family of front-runners!
by soundofphilly on Nov 4, 2009 1:43 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Central PA..specifically york county…bandwagon land.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Nov 4, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He was from Hanover
Not sure if that’s York, but I know it’s pretty damn close.
by soundofphilly on Nov 4, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lancaster is right outside of York and I never noticed it to be Bandwagon land. Every city has fans from multiple teams. Lancaster even has them… Steelers, Browns, Ravens, Giants, Cowboys… But the majority is definitely Eagles and I’m sure York is the same (but then again I don’t hang out in York so who knows).
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
by Eaglesgrl5 on Nov 5, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
im from northern mid-jersey
but grew up loving the eagles because my grandfather would watch the Giants games and I would root for the Eagles to piss him off when I was like 4. Right before I moved away from Guttenburg, New Jersey…my grandffather’s friend paid him a visit. He was an Eagle fan, he explained it was ok to like the Eagles if your from New Jersey because we were so close and he dealt with the same situation when he was younger. As I got older I hated the Giants even more because they claim to be from NY when they play in NJ which I saw as disrespectful. Fly Eagles Fly.
by NJEagle on Nov 4, 2009 2:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I bet he uses the bed of that Nissan to haul around his broken dreams.
About 10 minutes ago, I was pondering my own existence. Then I decided that it didn't matter.
by IronHank on Nov 4, 2009 10:16 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Anyone I know who is a Yankees fans “supports” the Patriots. I think that is the most retarded one can get. Cheering for both NY and Boston?
I don’t think it matters where your from as long as you support an entire city, or openly state you don’t care about other sports.
by Kyle B on Nov 4, 2009 11:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know I grew up in Maine and despite it being in “New England” lots of people here despise Boston teams.
Isn’t it kind of weird to just pick a city and root for all those teams despite never setting foot there ? I mean that just doesn’t make sense to me at all.
But liking teams from all over is ok with me as long as they aren’t teams like the Cowboys Yankees and Lakers that’s bandwagon material plain and simple.
It’s just hard for me to pick some random city being from Maine and then rooting for those teams the connection to the city isn’t there now if I moved to a city then that would be a different story.
by sportsfanatic1990 on Nov 4, 2009 12:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Boston teams
do a good job on the regional outreach from a marketing perspective, ie – New England vs. Boston Patriots, and “Red Sox Nation,” although that is more national than just specifically regional.
I agree with your point that if you live in like Bar Harbour, why support all Boston teams because that’s 6 hrs away, but it does make more sense if you’re in Portland or further down east.
by soundofphilly on Nov 4, 2009 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Got a cousin who is a Yankee, Laker, Cowboy fan
He was born in the bronx, but he lived in Coatesesville PA from age 1 to 18, and then in DC for the last 18 years. I guess the Bronx kind of explains the first one. Lakers and Cowboys, not so sure.
His two boys are going to grow up the same way, if he has anything to say about it.
Tragic for the next generation. Dont they want to talk up the local teams with their buds at school? I say you got to let the kids decide on their own. That what my Boston dad let me do growing up in New York, and what I am going to let my kids do growing up in DC.
(Although being a Deadskinz fan is pretty tragic as well)
by Ham-bone on Nov 4, 2009 1:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am from north of Bar Harbor and trust me the reach for Boston sports teams there is limited to the Red Sox and even then it’s not much.
I’m at College in Portland now and it’s apparent the closer connection to Boston here it really is night and day between Bar Harbor and Portland.
I just can’t root for some random city I have no connection to (I have been to Boston Orlando and Trenton).
My teams aren’t Dallas and the Yankees, nothing like that I’m not going to list them here to you but I will tell you that they haven’t won titles since I’ve been alive.
It’s a good question if you grew up in a place with no real sports connection should you adopt a city (even though you have no connection to said city) and root for all those teams ?
Or should you just stick with the teams you have chosen to like no matter what, provided the teams aren’t the Yankees, Cowboys, Lakers, and other teams of that ilk.
It’s a good question.
by sportsfanatic1990 on Nov 4, 2009 4:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
NONE
HEY, I KNOW THAT GIRL!
*EAGLEMAN*
by *EAGLEMAN* on Nov 4, 2009 4:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
im an eagles, phillies, and sixer fan
but a ducks fan from the Bay Area. I hate the sharks because of people I hate but mostly the movie, the mighty ducks.
sixers because of allen iverson and the phillies and eagles because philadelphia is my favorite city in america.
RIP Jim Johnson. You will truly be missed.
by Igglesfan13 on Nov 4, 2009 7:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
There’s no devotion to a team anymore, people just follow winners. A guy I know cheered for the Viqueens until they didn’t go to the Superbowl. I feel ill.
You can't soar with the Eagles when you're surrounded by turkeys.
by Aeries god of soar on Nov 4, 2009 8:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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