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First, no this was not sparked by the bandwagon fail thread. Meant to make this the other day but never got around to it. Anyways, it seems to me that whenever a team is successful the new insult to throw around is to accuse all of said teams fans of being on the bandwagon. Bandwagons have always been present in sports but now it seems to be way more of an issue amongst sports fans. It's gotten to the point where real fans feel the need to identify themselves. Just look at the first page of most of our team threads. I'm a New Yorker born and raised. Been a fan of the Knicks, Yankees, Giants, Rangers (and to some degree all other NY teams) my entire life. We're talking 3 decades of fandom. I don't ever feel the need to prove or address where my loyalties lie. In fact, I'm insulted when someone even questions it. Yet it seems the thing to do now is to just question who is a real fan and who isn't. One of my best friends does nothing but complain about bandwagon fans. It's irritating as hell. I ask you, in the end what does it matter? New fans are born every day for different reasons. Why bother trying to figure out who is real and who is fake. Support your team and sthu. The funny thing is a lot of ppl crying about bandwagons probably hopped on one themselves at one point. In the Jordan era, 90 percent of Bulls fans were bandwagoners and I don't think I've ever complained about it once. It really doesn't matter to me. Why does it matter to you?
Discuss.
Discuss.