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This thread actually hits home pretty hard. Basically the whole state of Idaho and good portions of Eastern Washington contain nothing but bandwagon fans. I went to junior high/high school in Eastern Washington and knew exactly one other big Seahawks fan. Everybody else seemed to switch between the Raiders, 49ers, Steelers, Packers, Cowboys, Bronocos, or even Buccaneers depending on who was winning. I really could never keep track of who most of my friends rooted for. Of course now 90% of them are claiming to be big Seahawks fans which is a huge load of shit.
The Mariners were big in the early 2000s but everybody quickly became Red Sox and Cardinals fans.
WSU was popular in the early 2000s but now it's all Oregon, Eastern Washington, Boise State and Gonzaga. These schools that had almost zero popularity in this area before they got good.
The worst is when you get the guys who root for college teams, but only in one specific sport. For example I know people who root for Oregon football and Gonzaga basketball. Or Boise State football and Gonzaga basketball. I guess people can do whatever the hell they want but I don't get the point of some of this bullshit.
There's also some weird trend in this area where people go to college football games decked out in gear of a team that's not even playing at that stadium. Many times the team they are apparently a huge fan of is playing on TV while they are at the stadium. I went to Oregon vs. WSU earlier this year and walked by tailgates with people covered in UW and BSU stuff. Went to Idaho vs. WSU the year before and there's a guy in head to toe BSU gear and another guy covered in Eastern Washington stuff. Again, I guess they can do as they please but these people come off as huge attention whores.
The Mariners were big in the early 2000s but everybody quickly became Red Sox and Cardinals fans.
WSU was popular in the early 2000s but now it's all Oregon, Eastern Washington, Boise State and Gonzaga. These schools that had almost zero popularity in this area before they got good.
The worst is when you get the guys who root for college teams, but only in one specific sport. For example I know people who root for Oregon football and Gonzaga basketball. Or Boise State football and Gonzaga basketball. I guess people can do whatever the hell they want but I don't get the point of some of this bullshit.
There's also some weird trend in this area where people go to college football games decked out in gear of a team that's not even playing at that stadium. Many times the team they are apparently a huge fan of is playing on TV while they are at the stadium. I went to Oregon vs. WSU earlier this year and walked by tailgates with people covered in UW and BSU stuff. Went to Idaho vs. WSU the year before and there's a guy in head to toe BSU gear and another guy covered in Eastern Washington stuff. Again, I guess they can do as they please but these people come off as huge attention whores.
