I’ve found myself in similar positions with many of my teams, not just Duke. You’re out at a bar or at a party and some yuppie finds himself going bananas for the opposition. If I know the person I know he has no interest in the team, likely minimal interest in sports. If I don’t know the person I can tell he isn’t wearing any opposition gear he just hates my team or again just a casual sports fan.
I attribute a lot of it to this....We eat breathe and live sports. It consumes our lives, it’s our favorite pass-time, it’s our escape from the stresses of life. We take sports personally, hell we invest our lives into it. Reality is not everyone feels the same. Some wake up in the morning and don’t check espn or scoremobile or DI. They don’t start their day off by checking out what they missed during the 7 or 8 hours they were away from the sports world. I know, sounds crazy....and boring. The more you realize these people exist and are amongst us everywhere, the easier it may be to deal with the yuppies. They likely don’t realize they are being an *******, they likely think it’s no big deal.
Now the point of the thread added another variable, entering the host’s home. Sorry, can’t forgive the guy for that. If you are going to eat his chips, drink his booze, watch his tube, you show that guy some respect (Or girl). Dont know how personal it is, open your eyes, you’ll see. If you have a dog in the fight, go ahead and root, but don’t watch like an ***. If no dog in the fight, back the team that is hung all over the cave from top to bottom. If you don’t care, you shouldn’t mind rooting for either team. Open your eyes, use common sense and be aware of your surroundings, it’s not hard to see. And if that team loses, thank him for the free stuff and show yourself out. Sounds childish, you’re right, it is. But damnit not in my house! If I go to your house, eat your chips, drink your booze, watch your tube....I’ll bring the dip, throw out my bottles and pay you the same damn respect.
I attribute a lot of it to this....We eat breathe and live sports. It consumes our lives, it’s our favorite pass-time, it’s our escape from the stresses of life. We take sports personally, hell we invest our lives into it. Reality is not everyone feels the same. Some wake up in the morning and don’t check espn or scoremobile or DI. They don’t start their day off by checking out what they missed during the 7 or 8 hours they were away from the sports world. I know, sounds crazy....and boring. The more you realize these people exist and are amongst us everywhere, the easier it may be to deal with the yuppies. They likely don’t realize they are being an *******, they likely think it’s no big deal.
Now the point of the thread added another variable, entering the host’s home. Sorry, can’t forgive the guy for that. If you are going to eat his chips, drink his booze, watch his tube, you show that guy some respect (Or girl). Dont know how personal it is, open your eyes, you’ll see. If you have a dog in the fight, go ahead and root, but don’t watch like an ***. If no dog in the fight, back the team that is hung all over the cave from top to bottom. If you don’t care, you shouldn’t mind rooting for either team. Open your eyes, use common sense and be aware of your surroundings, it’s not hard to see. And if that team loses, thank him for the free stuff and show yourself out. Sounds childish, you’re right, it is. But damnit not in my house! If I go to your house, eat your chips, drink your booze, watch your tube....I’ll bring the dip, throw out my bottles and pay you the same damn respect.