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Last Edited: 4/24/2018 4:27:01 PM by OU_Country Back to Top allen General User Member Since: 1/24/2006 Post Count: 4,630 Status: Offline     RE: In Praise of Fair-Weather Fandom    Posted: 4/24/2018 8:17:58 PM  OU_Country wrote: Did allen hack your account to post this? ;-) Also, this quote is gold: "When Charles Darwin wrote of man bearing “the indelible stamp of his lowly origins,” he referred to all Homo sapiens, but the phrase might better fit its most sorrowful subspecies: people who still watch the Cleveland Browns." I have been vindicated, lol. Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes Back to Top The Optimist General User Member Since: 3/16/2007 Location: CLE Post Count: 5,552 Status: Offline     RE: In Praise of Fair-Weather Fandom    Posted: 4/25/2018 6:02:22 AM  The author's idea of a celebration is jumping up and down in a Manhatten bar. My idea of a celebration is running through the streets of Cleveland and stealing a fire truck. Everyone's wired a little different. I've seen crazier things happen. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: In Praise of Fair-Weather Fandom    Posted: 4/25/2018 11:21:37 AM  allen wrote: OU_Country wrote: Did allen hack your account to post this? ;-) Also, this quote is gold: "When Charles Darwin wrote of man bearing “the indelible stamp of his lowly origins,” he referred to all Homo sapiens, but the phrase might better fit its most sorrowful subspecies: people who still watch the Cleveland Browns." I have been vindicated, lol. Ha! Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: In Praise of Fair-Weather Fandom    Posted: 4/25/2018 11:23:52 AM  The Optimist wrote: The author's idea of a celebration is jumping up and down in a Manhatten bar. My idea of a celebration is running through the streets of Cleveland and stealing a fire truck. Everyone's wired a little different. I relate to this to some degree. Not related to Ohio Athletics, but in the case of the CBJ, I'm firmly a bandwagon fan. I thoroughly enjoy attending the games when I'm there, and followed them a bunch after the college hoops season ended. Back to Top Alan Swank General User Member Since: 12/11/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 7,022 Status: Offline     RE: In Praise of Fair-Weather Fandom    Posted: 4/25/2018 11:33:37 AM  What I found most interesting is how the owners of the various teams have used fan loyalty to enrich themselves on the pro level and keep the streams of revenue rolling in when it comes to donations and increased ticket prices at the college level. Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,152 Status: Offline     RE: In Praise of Fair-Weather Fandom    Posted: 4/25/2018 12:16:00 PM  "...testosterone levels plummet in male fans after a loss." And I thought Cleveland's population decline had something to do with the economy. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top Cats-22 General User Member Since: 9/30/2006 Post Count: 369 Status: Offline     RE: In Praise of Fair-Weather Fandom    Posted: 5/3/2018 6:00:41 PM  It's apparent this guy never experienced what it felt like to be a Nebraska fan through the 80s and then have the 90s come about. Or to be a Chicago Bulls fan before Jordan got over hump and also after. There's a special kind of satisfaction that comes from sticking with a team through thick and thin, and then having them deliver multiple championships after years of falling short. It's not only the elation of supporting the winning team -- you also get to feel like you *deserve* it. A satisfaction the fair-weather fan will never experience. My guess, actually, is that Ohio football fans are about to learn what this feels like. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: In Praise of Fair-Weather Fandom    Posted: 5/3/2018 10:22:40 PM  Cats-22 wrote: It's apparent this guy never experienced what it felt like to be a Nebraska fan through the 80s and then have the 90s come about. Or to be a Chicago Bulls fan before Jordan got over hump and also after. There's a special kind of satisfaction that comes from sticking with a team through thick and thin, and then having them deliver multiple championships after years of falling short. It's not only the elation of supporting the winning team -- you also get to feel like you *deserve* it. A satisfaction the fair-weather fan will never experience. My guess, actually, is that Ohio football fans are about to learn what this feels like. +1 on all accounts here. I expect that OHIO will have a banner year this fall I am Cubs fan and really enjoyed the recent World Championship season. 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