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Thread: In this thread, we decode gilesfan's rules for being a true fan of a sports team.

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    Hmm. Thats weird.

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    Someone who switches allegiances after two decades of rooting for a team is in no position to criticize others for their fandom.
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    I think I can agree with that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    Someone who switches allegiances after two decades of rooting for a team is in no position to criticize others for their fandom.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    Riddle me this, herr direktor [MENTION=99]gilesfan[/MENTION]: I grew up pulling for a (successful, but not the only successful) regional Division I school with respect to collegiate sports; when I matriculated to university, my school (despite boasting the first Heisman Trophy winner, being a founding member of the Big Ten, and at one point employing a head-coach in football who invented or helped invent some of the most basic plays, tactics, and aspects of modern American football) competed in the Division III UAA against the likes of NYU, Brandeis, and Emory, among others. I never attended a single Maroons sporting event while an undergraduate — but I still regularly followed the team I'd grown up following.

    What is the authenticity of my "fandom" in regard to collegiate sports?
    Meanwhile, I'm still awaiting my personalized fandom-appraisal by giles ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    Meanwhile, I'm still awaiting my personalized fandom-appraisal by giles ...
    Missed it. I think you are fine rooting for both. Being a regional Division 1 school gives you good reason to root for them. Not like guys like Heyward that never lived anywhere near UNC, but is a UNC basketball fan and who knows what college football fan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KeithLockhart View Post
    Mocking him would suggest there's enough evidence to support Gilesfan roots for the Nats and Braves...

    I'm not aware of such evidence at the moment.
    I think Giles is more of a baseball fan than a Nats/Braves fan. Thus, a fan of both by default.

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    According to these rules I think I am an astros fan :(

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilesfan View Post
    Missed it. I think you are fine rooting for both. Being a regional Division 1 school gives you good reason to root for them. Not like guys like Heyward that never lived anywhere near UNC, but is a UNC basketball fan and who knows what college football fan.
    I live 2 hours away from UNC, but ok.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    I live 2 hours away from UNC, but ok.

    So do I

    How far do you live from Denver?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilesfan View Post
    So do I

    How far do you live from Denver?
    Long ways away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Don View Post
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    He is certainly one of the brightest minds in the field of true fandom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilesfan View Post
    Baltimore and Atlanta were pretty equal in distance away. Went to Atlanta games
    How did I never catch this post? Didn't you grow up in the Virginia Beach area?
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