Quote: (10-27-2014 11:01 AM)TheWastelander Wrote:
I know she's drunk and all, but serious question: why do people get so damn upset when "their" sports team loses?
I have a friend who gets mad when "his" team loses. It makes no sense to me since I'm just a casual watcher and don't really care.
Yeah this is really annoying.
I went downtown to DC to watch the Ohio state (my team) vs. penn state game this weekend. On the way home on the metro at 1:30 AM some drunk penn state fan is giving me shit about "How we got lucky". I told him "It's just a game" and honestly I didn't really care about the game, to which he mocked me more. He tooled me pretty good on the train, but I almost started a fight with his friend after we got off so Ill call it even.
My opinion is that a lot of men base their identity off of their favorite sports teams. For example, if their team wins the championship they're on top of the world, whereas if they suck the whole season they're going to be depressed.
I find this pretty damn pathetic.
I only watch sports on occasion for entertainment. The guys I know who obsess over sports and let a team's loss affect their well being don't have much going on in their life. Also, ironically they always seem to be unathletic and out of shape.