Things I Hate: Bandwagon Fans
Posted on January 13, 2008 in Editorials, Sports
Bandwagon fans. Every sport has them. They’re the fans who follow success, constantly giving their allegiance to the latest and greatest team.
And their allegiance goes as quickly as it comes.
They rode high with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during the team’s glory years, but most of them would be hard-pressed to tell you anything about Joakim Noah, except perhaps that he’s the guy with the crazy hair from Florida. They’re too busy following the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons these days.
As soon as the MLB postseason rolls around each year, they love the Boston Red Sox. The “Red Sox Nation” has become little more than the ultimate bandwagon.
These fans love Tom Brady, Brett Favre, and Peyton Manning. Take any of those three star quarterbacks away from their teams, and the bandwagon fans move on.
These so-called fans are the scum of the sporting world.
Anytime a team wins a championship, there is a legion of people who will suddenly be a fan of that team the next day. They’ll be decked out in the winning team’s gear, acting as if they had followed the team for years.
In 2005, after the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl, you could get a Terrible Towel at almost any sports store nationwide. This year, not so much. Retailers know how the bandwagoners’ minds work.
It’s sad, really. Bandwagon fans miss out on everything that makes being a sports fan great.
For true fans, the ones who have followed their favorite team year in and year out, the seasons of success taste so much sweeter. They have lived and died with every play, they have been through every thrilling victory and every heart-wrenching loss. They know what it’s like to suffer through the bad years, and truly appreciate it when things are good.
The bandwagon fans, flitting from successful team to successful team, are nothing more than pretenders, and true, diehard fans rightfully despise them.
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As you know Evan, some of my favorite teams are considered “bandwagon.” I am still a Pats, BoSox, and Cubs fan. However, I cant wait to watch my Packers without having to listen to John Madden stumble all over himself to praise #4. I like Favre. I think he was an ass to the Packers to some extent, but I like him. However, I am glad he is gone. I do not think I will wear my Favre jersey anymore, but I still have my Reggie White one until the #12 gets through the mail.