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What Type Of Fan Are You?

http://keepingitheel.com/2012/07/09/tar-heel-nation-what-type-of-fan-are-you/

There are so many different kinds of fans out there. I've thought of a few fan types. Feel free to add your own fan types in the comments section.

Die Hard, True Blood, Tinted Glasses fan. These fans believe their team has never lost a game, the referees are atrocious (many fan groups believe this), there is a vast conspiracy against their team (every NC State fan group involves this angle). This fan can be the most fun when things are going well and potentially the worst when things are going poorly. Ironically, these fans don't necessarily know a whole lot about the team or the sport they are cheering for. They're also quick to
Haters - This fan group cheers a little for their team, but draws more satisfaction in your team's struggles. I'm not talking about how everyone in the United States that wasn't a Dook fan absolutely loved every second of screaming LeHigh!!!! at the top of their lungs. I'm not even talking about me screaming LeHigh!!!! every time I walk by a person wearing a Blue Devils shirt, hat etc. That's just good natured fun. I'm talking about someone whose team can be absolutely miserable, but if your team's season is worse, they consider it a good season.
Ride or Die - I consider this fan group to be the guys and girls that show up, cheer hard for their team, love their team, revel in wins and feel the losses, but they'll never stop cheering for their team or their guys/girls. This fan base was the last to admit that perhaps, maybe, Drew II wasn't the exact engine that should be powering the UNC Basketball Team. Loyalty is high with this group, but they don't take it to the conspiratorial level of the Die Hard, True Blood etc. group.

RE: What Type Of Fan Are You?

Part Time Fans - They have a lot going on in life. They can't go to the games, but they catch what they can on TV. They-re proud of their association, and like to cheer for their team, but they don-t have that primitive tie to the team anymore. I don-t blame them. Trying to explain to a two year old why the rotational spin put on a basketball by a 19 year old college student is way more interesting than a purple dinosaur or a red monster named Elmo is nearly impossible. I've floated through this classification.
The fans who will undoubtedly sit behind you wherever you sit - God I hate these fans. You know the ones, they constantly yell "SIT DOWN." Here-s the thing. No. Screw you. This isn-t the Masters. We aren't trying to intimidate the opponent by making a scary face or give them an awkward silence so they can think about the poor decision in their college of choice. Cheer. Stand up and make noise. And by the way, I hate you.
Here's to all the fans that cheer for their team. Love their players. Understand their faults and failures and love them for playing for their school. Feel bad after losses. Talk about amazing games for the rest of your lives. Buy all kinds of goofy stuff (like a garden gnome dressed in light blue) to show your support. There's nothing like being a fan. It's really something that brings us together as a community. No matter our differences, we cheer for the same team. We'll always have that.
I see myself a bit in all of the above. Where do you see yourself? What category did I miss?

RE: What Type Of Fan Are You?

Electric.

What type of fan

Devilworshipper and I are going to "rock down to, electric avenue." Just as soon as LEE gets back with that bag.

RE: What Type Of Fan Are You?

Devilworshipper and I are going to "rock down to, electric avenue." Just as soon as LEE gets back with that bag. 

- Posted by grannyisabeast

He's back bro and he brought Doritos with him. Let's do this!!! I'm blasting "Shock the Monkey" until Gran gets here though. Cough Cough...

RE: What Type Of Fan Are You?

Devilworshipper and I are going to "rock down to, electric avenue." Just as soon as LEE gets back with that bag. 

- Posted by grannyisabeast

He's back bro and he brought Doritos with him. Let's do this!!! I'm blasting "Shock the Monkey" until Gran gets here though. Cough Cough... 

- Posted by PaulieJrsmeangranny

Remember, thou shalt not bogart.

What Type Of Fan Are You?

Devilworshipper and I are going to "rock down to, electric avenue." Just as soon as LEE gets back with that bag. 

- Posted by grannyisabeast

He's back bro and he brought Doritos with him. Let's do this!!! I'm blasting "Shock the Monkey" until Gran gets here though. Cough Cough... 

- Posted by PaulieJrsmeangranny

Remember, thou shalt not bogart. 

- Posted by The1

Hurry up an join in while it's still burning.

RE: What Type Of Fan Are You?

Okay Devilworshipper, I'm back. Now remember to close your eyes early if we kiss. No matter how high you might be, blurred vision will not help. And I have to claim bottom. Top makes ones wrinkley, saggy face fall on the bottom one when you get to be my age, and that terror takes away the high.

"Don't Bogart that joint my friend, pass it over to me..."

RE: What Type Of Fan Are You?

Okay Devilworshipper, I'm back. Now remember to close your eyes early if we kiss. No matter how high you might be, blurred vision will not help. And I have to claim bottom. Top makes ones wrinkley, saggy face fall on the bottom one when you get to be my age, and that terror takes away the high.

"Don't Bogart that joint my friend, pass it over to me..." 

- Posted by grannyisabeast

I hope we don't get that high because I can hit your Bong but I can't touch the slong .Puff puff pass  

- Posted by PaulieJrsmeangranny

But granny is wearing her thong. Please pass that bong.

RE: What Type Of Fan Are You?

Okay Devilworshipper, I'm back. Now remember to close your eyes early if we kiss. No matter how high you might be, blurred vision will not help. And I have to claim bottom. Top makes ones wrinkley, saggy face fall on the bottom one when you get to be my age, and that terror takes away the high.

"Don't Bogart that joint my friend, pass it over to me..." 

- Posted by grannyisabeast

I hope we don't get that high because I can hit your Bong but I can't touch the slong .Puff puff pass  

- Posted by PaulieJrsmeangranny

But granny is wearing her thong. Please pass that bong. 

- Posted by grannyisabeast

They took out some of my post but I guess that's better than getting banned again.

RE: What Type Of Fan Are You?

The traditional fan: Cheer for your team. If your team is out of contention in a tournament, cheer for your closest rival (yeah that's right--D**K). If they are out of contention, cheer for the next closest (NCSU), then Wake, then the conference. It's vertical loyalty. Used to be considered part of the Carolina Way.