What's Worse?

[Sheffielder]

On Saturday, we sat behind four IU fans who struck me very much as the type of guys who come out of the woodwork when their team is playing well, and who check out/sever all ties when they aren't.

Frankly, Saturday was my first experience with these kinds of IU fans, but that's probably because I can't remember too many times when IU was riding this high...but I've always known many Illinois fans who fit this description - shouting "I-L-L!!!" at the top of their lungs when the team is winning, and stash all their gear in the bottom drawer and completely disown their connection when not.

For me personally, these fans annoy me even more than the mile-long/inch-deep fanbases of Ohio State, Michigan, Alabama, Texas (et al) who are the "national championship or fire them all" types.

Just casually interested in how others here feel about "types" of fans who fit into these buckets.

 

[Hungry Jack]

Meh. Let them enjoy the moment. They’ve suffered worse than we have lately.

 

[techtim72]

Always found Michigan State fans who I have sat next to over the years to be very nice. They seem to have a bit of the same approach as NU fans, never surprised when the negative happens, yet maintain a sense of humor.

If a team needed a good run, it's Indiana. Good for them.

 

[SmellyCat]

Sure they're annoying, but what were many NU fans like in 1995?

 

[Sheffielder]

Sure they're annoying, but what were many NU fans like in 1995?

There's a reason I haven't casually made friends with many stranger NU fans...

 

[winnetkat]

Sure they're annoying, but what were many NU fans like in 1995?

There were many NU fans at some point?

 

[phatcat]

many stranger NU fans...

Do you mean people you don't know or people that are stranger than other NU fans?

 

[EagerFan]

Fans in general don't bother me too much. I strongly dislike people whose behavior shows poor sportmanship. Noisily bad winners and bad losers alike irritate me, and I've encountered those kinds of fans across the range of teams - including NU unfortunately. I find that people as a group generally suck, but when I get to know them individually I often have better experiences.

Anecdotally, the best fans I've dealt with recently were the Boise State folks sitting with me in the nosebleeds last March.

 

[docrugby1]

Nebraska fans are great! I went to NU's first B1G game in Lincoln. I was treated to food and drinks before and after the game. Their fans applauded our team as they left the field after an unexpected NU win. I sat at the bar in The Drover Steakhouse in Omaha, ordered a huge porterhouse and the barman comped my dinner, saying "NU played great"

I hope Nebraska fans continue to "invade" the new Ryan and NU fans treat them equally as well as I was treated