Being a sports fan, I am a passionate person. Most true blue fans might describe themselves the same way. I appreciate passion, enthusiasm, emotion, and just plain good fans. But I’m also annoyed with people. There are lots of them in the realm of sports fandom who are really starting to grind my gears.
Someone needs to tell these chuckleheads that their behavior is not appreciated and will no longer be tolerated. Let’s face it; these are mostly men who have lost touch with reality. So, in my ongoing efforts to make the sports universe a happier place, I’m urging you, pleading with you, and warning you: Don’t be these guys.
THE “WEAR MY JERSEY IN PUBLIC” GUY
We’ve all seen this guy. He’s all too common and he needs to be stopped. I’m not anti-jersey. I own jerseys. If you wear the jersey to a game, I have no issue with you. If you’re a grown man wearing a jersey to Chili’s in front of your family, then you need a mirror and relatives with the guts to tell you how ashamed they are. I’m no fashion guru, but even I know that sporting a faded Favre jersey and tucking it into your high-waisted jeans is sure fire female repellent. And don’t tell me your wife doesn’t care. She does. A t-shirt, a hoodie, a cap, these are all viable options to show support for your team. The jersey is not. Spare yourself the shame and leave the jersey in the closet.

THE “FULL COSTUME” GUY
This guy is even worse than “jersey” guy. This is the Raiders’ fan who wears black face paint and a spike collar. It’s the Browns’ fan who wears a dog mask and chomps on a bone while barking from his seat behind the end zone. It’s any liquored-up loser who thought it would be a good idea to spray paint his hair, and don a cape over the cheap, knock-off jersey he bought at Wal-Mart. Clearly some synapses are not firing here. Everyone in this guy’s section is embarrassed for him, and embarrassed that he’s on their side.
This guy is probably thinking, “No one is as big a fan as I am.”
Wrong, imbecile. We’re all huge fans; we’re just fans with dignity.
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