It seems some kids, that have turned into adults lack coping or socialization skills. Parents and Guardians do the best they can, but not everyone is blessed with a good set of parents. Children of divorced parents maybe. Perhaps no positive male role models in the house; I don't know. But as a parent with good parents, and leaderships skills, I've taken it upon myself (to paraphrase Peter Frampton, 'Show you the way'). Follow these steps to learn how to be a fan.
1-Pick A Team. The team can be based on proximity to your home, place you grew up, pretty colors, your mom got pregnant by a linebacker. Any reason, really. Maybe you have low self esteem, so you become a Yankee fan. Maybe you are a msochist and decide to be a KC Royals or Cleveland Browns fan. Whatever it is, pick it and ride with your boys through thick and thin.
2-Support Your Team. Whether you just follow the team from a distance, to the raving, body painting, screaming lunatic that is behind of his mortgage payments because he won't let his season tickets go, support your colors. It's not always easy (see Nine and his Oakland Raiders) but it feels good when your team does make it back to the mountain top.
3-Decide What Type of Fan You Are & Deal With The Consequences. Charlie suffers with the Chielfs, MACS has burn marks on his ass following the Niner's slide over the last decade. Charlie and MACS are hard on their own teams. They enjoy the victories in a manner showing class.
If you decide to be the other kind of fan (whether it be dickish, or whether it closer resembles douchebaggery) again, deal with the consequences. If you start a thread calling out to the world how your team is going to stomp ass, only to find your team's ass with the big dent in the backside, come back to your thread (like Wheel did) and choose either crow, or humble pie from the menu at the STFU Cafe'.
There are a couple here that are team bullies. And like every other kind of bully, if they get smashed in the mouth, they run behind momma's apron, or wait until their big brother comes home.
Take a look at a few of the football fan threads started over the last week. Especially falling short on any semblance of sportsmanship, one has Lambeau in the title. Another calls Tom Brady (a guy who has dumped attractive actresses for supermodels) a 'pole smoker'.
Presumably, most of you guys call yourself men. Start acting like one.
Go Chiefs.
