lhslep134;739120 wrote:Actually I am. HS valedictorian high ACT high SAT high LSAT Ohio State honors program all beg to differ.

These all have no correlation to sports knowledge, thanks.

lhslep134;739149 wrote:Amen. The team does give 2 shits about your money though.

You are kidding yourself if you guys think all athletes don't give a shit about their fans. Tim Couch wouldn't have cried when Browns fans booed him if he didn't care.

lhslep134;739217 wrote:Great points about entertainment enigmaax and Con_alma but give it up. Facts and logic have no use on this thread.

I completely understand what like_that, COA, and raw dawg are saying in talking local pride to your team. However, the three of them have the extreme and illogical view that everyone from that area must root for them and to do otherwise is blasphemy, which is where I disagree.

-First of all, gtfo with this facts and knowledge shit. We are providing a solid argument with examples, but since you choose not to accept them, they don't count as legitimate arguments? As I have said before, get of your fucking high horse.

-Second of all, I see where raw and COA are coming from, but I never said you HAVE to live in that city, or root for the closest city. I do think you should have a connection to the team. Going on vacation to LA is not a connection to the LA Lakers sorry. The fact that people live in Ohio all their lives and never been to pittsburgh, or have only visited pittsburgh periodically, and then call themselves pitt fans is a complete joke. If you want to bandwagon or be a fair weather fan go ahead, there is no law against it, but I am willing to bet your not going to be respected by most people who actually are loyal to their teams.

-Lastly, just look at when teams win a championship. Who hosts the parade? The city. Who do the players and owner address during that parade. They address the city and fans from that city, not the bandwagon Lakers fan living in Ohio.

like_that;739264 wrote: You are kidding yourself if you guys think all athletes don't give a shit about their fans. Tim Couch wouldn't have cried when Browns fans booed him if he didn't care.

A true fan wouldn't have booed him, right?

like_that;739264 wrote:
The fact that people live in Ohio all their lives and never been to pittsburgh, or have only visited pittsburgh periodically, and then call themselves pitt fans is a complete joke.

In your opinion, do you have to actually attend games to be a real fan?

Pittsburgh fan and proud of it. A close friend of mine is a Browns,Pirate,and WVU fan. I really dont care who people root for. CoAdawg and likethat are just pissed that the teams they root for are bottom feeders.

like_that;739264 wrote:
These all have no correlation to sports knowledge, thanks.

I do think you should have a connection to the team.

1. I've broadcasted the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, NCAA Tournament, and Big 10 baseball for the Big Ten Network. That enough qualifications for ya????


And your second point is the point of disagreement. You, COA, and Raw Dawg have this fanatical belief that a connection is a necessary condition to root for a sports team instead of treating it like the sufficient condition it really is. You clearly have no concept of the idea that sports is absolutely no different than any other type of entertainment industry, and that people have whatever reasons they want for liking whatever team they want, because it's entertainment.

None of these guys are from Cincinnati so I can't vote. I don't want to be labeled as a bandwagon voter.

justincredible;739291 wrote:None of these guys are from Cincinnati so I can't vote. I don't want to be labeled as a bandwagon voter.

cool.

Commander of Awesome;739292 wrote:cool.

IT IS COOL

I'm just trying to get the rules straight.

1) You must have a connection to the team in order to be a fan.
2) If you don't have a real connection to the team, you can claim a connection by virtue of state borders only. (Or, if you have no connections to any team should you just not have an interest in the sport at all?)

How am I doing so far?

justincredible;739293 wrote:IT IS COOL

Yep.

justincredible;739291 wrote:None of these guys are from Cincinnati so I can't vote. I don't want to be labeled as a bandwagon voter.

Now that's funny!

justincredible;739291 wrote:None of these guys are from Cincinnati so I can't vote. I don't want to be labeled as a bandwagon voter.

I once had sexual relations with a girl from Cincinnati. Strong enough connection to enable you to vote for me?

justincredible;739291 wrote:None of these guys are from Cincinnati so I can't vote. I don't want to be labeled as a bandwagon voter.

You can vote for me. I spent 2 weeks in Cincy about 20 years ago. I stayed in a hotel across the river whose top floor rotated around.

lhslep134;739327 wrote:I once had sexual relations with a girl from Cincinnati. Strong enough connection to enable you to vote for me?

As long as it wasn't my wife you've got my vote.

justincredible;739348 wrote:As long as it wasn't my wife you've got my vote.

Unless your wife is still in college, drops her panties after 2 drinks, and is annoying as hell, then I don't think it's her. I've been wrong before though.

justincredible;739348 wrote:As long as it wasn't my wife you've got my vote.

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Yeah, you better vote for Modell.

lhslep134;739352 wrote:Unless your wife is still in college, drops her panties after 2 drinks, and is annoying as hell, then I don't think it's her. I've been wrong before though.

She's not still in college. Whew.

justincredible;739348 wrote:As long as it wasn't my wife you've got my vote.

uh oh! I see you havent voted!

justincredible;739354 wrote:She's not still in college. Whew.

Crisis Adverted! Neat.

lhslep134;739352 wrote:Unless your wife is still in college, drops her panties after 2 roofies, and is annoying as hell, then I don't think it's her. I've been wrong before though.

Please tell us more! I expect a comment telling us how big your penis is/amount of money mommy and daddy give you in your allowance next.

Surprised he isn't discussing how he is going to pursue his modeling career while obtaining a joint JD/Doctorate/MBA degree at the same time.

lhslep134;739327 wrote:I once had sexual relations with a girl from Cincinnati.

You most likely have syphilis now

like_that;739366 wrote:Surprised he isn't discussing how he is going to pursue his modeling career while obtaining a joint JD/Doctorate/MBA degree at the same time.

You still didn't answer my question of whether my qualifications were enough for ya.

Oh and COA, my dick is average sized, nothing special, gets the job done. And I haven't asked for a dollar from my parents outside of rent and tuition in the 4 years I've spent at OSU, that's what having a job will do for ya.

Raw Dawgin' it;739368 wrote:You most likely have syphilis now

The test came back negative for syphilis but positive for herpes simplex 2

lhslep134;739372 wrote:You still didn't answer my question of whether my qualifications were enough for ya.

Oh and COA, my dick is average sized, nothing special, gets the job done. And I haven't asked for a dollar from my parents outside of rent and tuition in the 4 years I've spent at OSU, that's what having a job will do for ya.

Yeah I didn't need a dime from my parents. Having a job and scholarships do that do that for you. I would think since you're so smart schools would be knocking down your door for scholarships.

lhslep134;739372 wrote:You still didn't answer my question of whether my qualifications were enough for ya.

Oh and COA, my dick is average sized, nothing special, gets the job done. And I haven't asked for a dollar from my parents outside of rent and tuition in the 4 years I've spent at OSU, that's what having a job will do for ya.

There are no qualifications for being smug. Seems like your self esteem needs it though, so I will just say "yes" for you.