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GQ Magazine Releases List of the Worst Fans in America, Don't Shoot the Messenger
There are athletes and there are fans. One party excites us or lets us down. It is the fans duty to cheer, boo and attend. The fact is, some fans just don't get it. They can sometimes be overzealous or prone to fits of bandwagon-ism.
This is where GQ Magazine comes in. The men's mag has recently released a run down on the most awful fans in sports. These are the fans we all love to hate, or happen to be a part of as it were. You can view the slideshow in all its glory here.
Let me state right off the bat that I agree with the start of their article. I am a lifelong Lakers fan, and I can tell you first hand that we suck. We show up late to games, watch all the celebs, then quietly clap during an exciting game.
Nothing seems to excite the group at Staples Center, and that has been the bane of my Lakers fandom. The list goes on from there.
The top five goes down like this:
5. University of Maryland Basketball
reason: frequent fits of rioting
4. Oakland Raiders
reason: criminals and thugs abound in the stands
3. West Virginia Mountaineers
reason: frequent fires set after wins
Numbers two and one are owned by the Philadelphia Eagles fans and their Phillies counterparts respectively. The reason is simple. I will use author Adam Winer's words exactly. They are "the meanest fans in America."
You may want to vilify such an article, but come on people. We are all adults. We know who we are. Just as I accept that Lakers fans are horrible at creating an exciting atmosphere, you have to agree that most of this slide show is spot on.
I'm just glad that for once I will not be reading the hate mail.
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