Conn Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 You see, I bet that what you're describing is actually most "sports fans." A lot of people just choose a team, make no effort to follow the team or watch the games, but do their best at trying to play along when someone who knows what they're talking about asks them about their team. I suppose that the Cowboys are a natural choice for this type of fan, so their numbers are a little bit higher. However, I think if you did the same experiment with every fan base you'd find a whole lot of the same thing. This I can kind of agree with. The average sports fan really knows nothing about their chosen team, and usually the sport as well. That's why sports analysis on ESPN and NFL Network is just so dumbed down and ridiculous. Because that's what sells. The average NFL fan is not the guy who knows all the stats, knows all the players, and is into the X's and O's. The average NFL fan likes to drink beer with his buddies, or at a bar, or whatever, and just follow along. Its more of a casual interest with social repercussions. A feeling of belonging while wearing a jersey and being part of something, usually a winner. That's why bandwagon fans exist, and why bad teams' games get blacked out. I'm not saying that the two "types" of fans can't coexist, or that they don't cross over (I DO love me some beer. ), just that that's how it is. I know a SINGLE person in my life that I can REALLY talk in-depth football with. And I'm surrounded by fans of teams that have recently known success: Pats, Jets, Giants. So there's no excuse, really. The rest (and by rest, I mean the majority) of my stimulating football conversation comes from here, on ES. ES isn't just addicting because we're all Redskins fans, although that's awesome too. Its addicting because guys really interested in having in-depth, intelligent football conversation just CANNOT normally find that in person in their everyday lives. Because the average football fan is an idiot, in terms of their knowledge of the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prsnljournalst3 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I knew a dude who was a fan because he said that when the colts left baltimore the people in maryland who hated the skins started cheering for the cowboys. This guy was like 20 though, so I have no idea why he didn't like the ravens. Almost as bad I know, but nothing is worse than a boys fan from around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hmm. Going to have to search the memory banks,(such as they are ),to remember a few that I have met over the years. Though just this past Sunday at the store,the cashier who helped me was a Maryland born Cowboys fan. I was sporting my Redskins hat and shirt so that's what started the conversation. I was very polite of course. Didn't want him to accidentally on purpose add a few zeros to my final total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikbug Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I met a Brooklyn native (my neighbor actually) who told me he's a Cowboy's fan the other day, while wearing a Lakers tshirt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I met a Brooklyn native (my neighbor actually) who told me he's a Cowboy's fan the other day, while wearing a Lakers tshirt.... And a Yankees ball cap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikbug Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 And a Yankees ball cap? That would be the trifecta but he actually just got back from a Nats/Mets game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoGood28 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 The only purpose this thread is serving is to piss me off. It wouldn't be so bad if they just kept to themselves. But the fact that they are so disrespectful and act like there is something wrong with YOU for being a Redskins fan in Virginia just infuriates me. I tell people I don't go around dallas and tell them all to take off their dallas jerseys and act like an ass to everyone. So I guess it comes down to them having no respect or manners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLZW1N Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My favorite is the Cowboys fan that is also a Lakers and Yankees fan. My god! I thought I was the only person to know someone that was the Ultimate bandwagon fan but I guess others do exsist... although she can talk cowboys football so i will give her that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4life88 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My co-worker. This guy never been to a football game period. He don't know who is on the team. I never see him in any cowboy gear and all he do is rave about the cowboys.Lastly, he is from DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My favorite is the Cowboys fan that is also a Lakers and Yankees fan. a friend of mine (actually good guy, just misguided) has the following allegiances: nfl: cowboys nba: lakers cfb: fighting irish cbb: hoyas if that's not 4 of the most bandwagon teams of all time (we were forming our allegiances in the 80's) i don't know what is. credit to him, he stuck it out thru the sedale threatt years, the esherick years, still is diehard notre dame, and cowboys thru all the mess of the 2000's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I work with several guys like this. Lets see... A Patriots fans, a Raiders fan, two Cowboys fans, all of whom have never stepped a foot in any respective city. Eh, people root for teams all the time in places far far away... #&%@ em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMuller7 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Well I have a guy at work that spouts off at the mouth all day about how bad the skins are... He said he was born in the D.C. area and been to Dallas once so he says that gives him the right to be a loyal fan... All I have to say is, wow :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midgetsj Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My best friend that I have known since first grade is a cowboys fan. Not sure how we made it this far with all his Tony Romo sits to pee love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan44 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My younger sister. I know for a fact she became a Cowboys fan to just piss off the rest of my family and I, who are all Redskins fans. She did it to get attention. Well she got it in a negative way (We have had many family arguments over this) and now we can't talk football at any family gatherings because of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paloosa Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I use to work with a guy that was from South Carolina who would always talk smack about how good the Cowboys were but switched all the time between the Cowboys and the Panthers, depending on which team was winning at the time. I asked him why he was a Cowboy fan and the reason was due to the TV viewing area in South Carolina playing Redskins games all the time when Carolina didn't have a team. So he went with the hated rival because of it. I loved the year where Carolina came into our place the favorite and they got destroyed and that same year was the Brunell to Moss connection that gave us the win by coming from behind. I never saw a guy full of excuses and someone that avoided every Redskin fan at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskoolskins Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I don't have any favorite cowgirl fans, I hate their fans as much as I hate their ****ty team.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 For those of us that post on CowboysZone: Mansta54. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Only 1 Cowboy fan I know has ever been to Dallas to watch a game. I have 2 friends that are Cowboy fans that may be lucky to name 10 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I don't have any Cowboy friends, but living down here in Richmond you'd think we were in Dallas. The area is filled with "Never been to Dallas" fans. Being a Nascar fan and a Cowboy fan seem to go hand in hand in the Richmond area. Most of these people couldn't tell you who Drew Pearson or Harvey Martin was. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllWorldSkinFan Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Not defending them per say, but I was born and raised in St. Louis and I became a Redskin fan when I was about 10 years old. At the time the Cardinals were here. But yeah, I understand what everybody is saying about those bandwagon fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I'm not sure I can name just one, since I've met so many. I went to middle school in Landover, Maryland and probably 60% of the kids were bandwagon Cowboys fans. It was disgraceful. When we played flag football in gym for a couple months, my team was named the Cowboys, and I was the only person on the team who voted against that name. I'm still ashamed about playing as a Cowboy. On a another note, my elementary school P.E. teacher made the entire class learn "Hail to the Redskins". I think that should be a requisite to graduate from a school in Maryland or Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsNation Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I am not friends with any of these Cowfrauds fans born and raised in the DC area yet "root" for Dallas. They are a joke. I used to get riled up but they are just posers looking for attention. They look for attention and honestly they get what they want. Its a personality flaw if you want my honest opinion. Why someone would hate on the home town team and root for the enemy says something about their character, period. They cant and wont be taken seriously. They are more Skins haters than "Dallas" fans. The easiest way to rile up a Skins fan is to either wear a shirt that says "REDSKINS SUCK" or.......just find a Cowboys shirt and rock it. Now, I have met one actual real live human from Dallas that I am good friends with who lives in Bethesda that roots for the Dallas' teams. Actually a pretty solid dude, he actually makes fun of the bandwagoners. If I am out at the store or around town and have Skins gear on and I pull out my cc with the Skins logo on it the only people who ever chime in and MAKE SURE to get attention are cowfraud "fans". They absolutley LOVE the attention far more than they like the "cowboys". Its beyond a joke at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81+83+84=Posse Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My favorite is the Cowboys fan that is also a Lakers and Yankees fan. And don't forget UNC Tarheels too. Atleast here in NC, that's the way it goes. If someone is a Cowboys fan, I can guarantee you they are Tarheel and Yankee fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirtyfive2seven Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Anyone born in DC, Maryland or VA who is a Cowboys fan just did it because everyone else in the area was a Redskins fan. They want to be different. That's all it is. They are probably the same retards I see in the bars sporting Pittsburgh jerseys when they play the Ravens. Just STFU and go away. Pls. If the Redskins keep on winning we'll have about 1500 people logged onto this board all claiming to be die hard skins fans that bleed maroon and black. I hate those people just as much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheusmeyers Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My favorite is the Cowboys fan that is also a Lakers and Yankees fan. I once worked with a guy that was a fan of those three teams. And Notre Dame . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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