In your opinion, what are some "bandwagon fan" giveaways?
2008-05-06T09:32:50Z
Craig H-- LOL. I know a girl like that...she wears a Manning jersey one day, a Brady jersey the next, and she has a Chad Johnson one, too. I mean, at least just pick ONE team to torture with your bandwagon fan tendancies!
2008-05-06T09:59:25Z
I love "catching" bandwagon fans. I asked a guy who was supposedly a huge Pats fan to name two other current Pats players besides Tom Brady and Randy Moss...he couldn't do it! LOL. So sometimes just a simple question like that does it.
nuh uh!2008-05-06T19:13:23Z
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when they only know the star players and no history
i asked this "bears fan" when there last super bowl win was and he said and i quote "the one where they beat the colts"
A bandwagon fan generally has a low self esteem using the winning team they are currently following as a crutch for feeling like they are a part of something successful when nothing else in their life has had that good of an outcome.
The most identifiable factor..their jersey. If it is of a current champion and looks brand new, with a matching hat, shoes, and sweat bands...that screams bandwagon.
Another, more intangible, factor is the bandwagon fans use of team bashing as a form of argument. Instead of actually arguing a point they'll throw in a "Your team here...SUCK!"
*I did want to make a point and say that I agree with Peach Pie in that bandwagon fans don't really bother me. I do think there is a fine line between someone that is a sports fan "rookie" and a bandwagon fan. It is hard to distinguish the two. It's cool that we all have different levels of knowledge! It's just bandwagon fans will act like they know it all!
Well, as for the new jerseys and hats, that is just wrong because that implies that no true fan can ever purchase memorabilia after their initial purchase. However, bandwagon fans are rather easy to spot. They may know the lineup of their team, but a real fan knows what is going on elsewhere in baseball. For instance, a bandwagon sox fan may know the names of every player on the team, but if you ask about the sox a few years prior to their 04 victory, or if you ask them something about the national league, they can not answer.
They only know the stars on the team & know nothing about the team history. Also if they been a fan of a certain baseball team since 2004 or if their team was at one point undefeated in football. I asked a question one time on how many World Series have you seen your team win & this female responded 2, 2005 & 2007 & I knew if she didn't know what year they won, she must have jumped the bandwagon.
There are a number of electronic screening tools on the market, but they are prohibitively expensive.
I am pleased to offer this proprietary detection methodology:
Case 1: Band-wagonner doesn't know any 'classic' players, and seems to lack any knowledge beyond the last two seasons. Example: "Who is Steve Grogan?" "What's an 'Irving Fryer' used for?"
Case 2: Band-waggoner suffers no emotional downswing after consecutive losses. Work on Monday morning is as cheerful post-win as post-loss. Detachment.
Case 3: Female band-waggoner has selected a pink jersey of your team's most attractive player. Example: The Patriots score... "Oh, Tom Brady is so hot! Yay Tom!"
Case 4: All their clothing appears suspiciously new. Game jerseys, like scars tell stories. It could be the hot carnuba wax nacho cheese you dumped in your lap when Clinton Portis scored his 5th touchdown, or stains from halftime football in the street...
Bandwagon fans are insidious, and sometimes hard to spot.