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	Sports Central \| Sports Articles and Columns \| Sports Gospel According to Mark \| The Beauty of the Bandwagon Fan
		Bandwagon fan is a label most program supporters will fight unnecessarily vociferously as if every shred of their honor depended on their fan legitimacy.
		For the bandwagon fan, however, a delicious serving of victory is served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
		Bandwagon fans refuse to be stuck with whatever the status quo, they choose their own fate.
	www.sports-central.org /sports/2006/10/17/the_beauty_of_the_bandwagon_fan.php (1222 words)

	How To Spot a Bandwagon Fan - Daily Nexus
		For every true sports fan who lives and dies with each thrilling and gut-wrenching game his team endures throughout the season, there is a bandwagon fan who basks in the glory of a team’s victory, but only after that team has hoisted the trophy over their head.
		For those unfamiliar with the idea of bandwagon fans, they are simply individuals who lend their support to a team, only after that team has had proven success.
		Since bandwagon fans can be hazardous to your sports viewing experience, it is my duty to inform you of how to spot and avoid these individuals at all costs.
	www.dailynexus.com /article.php?a=13327 (813 words)

	Bandwagon fan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A bandwagon fan is a phrase used among sports fans and sports writers to describe a fan that only roots for popular and successful sports franchises.
		A bandwagon fan, also called a "fair-weather fan" supports their team only when it is winning.
		It's all a suggestive matter because all fans of teams have a reason to follow that team in the first place, whether it is because of their winning record, a favorite player, or in the town in which they live in, or lived in; sports fans are bred this way from these and other reasons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bandwagon_fan (476 words)

	2 Walls Webzine - sports - Confessions of a Bandwagon Fan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I am proud to admit I am one of the most despised of all breeds: the bandwagon fan.
		The Yankees were at the top of my list of condemned teams until I jumped on and off their bandwagon in the mid-90s.
		If fans continue to blindly flock to games regardless of performance, the powers that be will see no reason to improve the product.
	www.2walls.com /Sports/bandwagon_fan.asp (698 words)

	Bandwagon - MotownSports.com Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bandwagon fans never bothered me. What bothers me is people that should be Tiger fans (baseball fans that live around the Detroit area) that have yet to hop on the bandwagon.
		By bandwagon fan, I mean somebody who used to love the pistons and Redwings but ignored the Tigers until this year.
		It's better to be a bandwagon fan of a team than not a fan at all.
	www.motownsports.com /forums/showthread.php?t=40650 (1958 words)

	A four-step plan to recovering from bandwagon rides - Sports
		For those of you who don't know you are a bandwagon fan, or maybe you are just in denial, I've come up with a few guidelines to help you come to terms with your condition.
		All of the sudden the ISU fans were crawling back into the closet, and popping back out with their fl and gold on.
		I wasn't a Bulls fan, I was a Jordan fan.
	media.www.iowastatedaily.com /media/storage/paper818/news/2003/01/29/Sports/A.FourStep.Plan.To.Recovering.From.Bandwagon.Rides-1093777.shtml (1193 words)

	The Official Bulletin Board of The Tampa Bay Buccaneers - The bandwagon seems to be getting lighter...
		Alot of the fans that attend games have very little knowledge when it comes to the actual game, and are more individual players fans than a fan of the organization.
		Anyway, I don't count 13 years as a fan as being a bandwagoner, but I sure as hell may not be around for next season.
		Unless the fan is putting on a Vick jersey and claiming to be Falcon season ticket holders that used to be a Bucs fan--chances are the people still here arent bandwagon fans.
	bbs.buccaneers.com /showthread.php?t=85253 (2785 words)

	U.S.S. Mariner » Attendance down, dog bites man - Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion
		“Bandwagon fan” is a little like “clutch hitter” in that it’s hard to agree on what it means, and it’s used to describe different things in different cases.
		But, to me, a bandwagon fan is an inconsistent fan - they watch when it’s good, because it’s easy to like a team when they’re good, and they don’t watch when it’s not so good, because it’s harder for the casual fan to find something to latch onto in the lean years.
		In a town full of bandwagon fans years removed from seeing a competitive team, a story about whether or not a pitcher is designated ‘closer’ or ’setup guy’ would never be the #1 story in the newspaper.
	ussmariner.com /2006/05/09/attendance-down (4491 words)

	CatZone \| From Big D to Little Apple: Wild Cat fan moves family to see K-State 11/14/98
		Bandwagon fans is what he calls them, the type who are in it for the short run.
		Scheffler, a 1981 K-State graduate who is now a Dallas stockbroker, is such a big Wildcat fan that he moved his family to Manhattan for the season.
		"It's easy to be a bandwagon fan, to really join a team when they're winning a lot of games," he said.
	www.cjonline.com /stories/111498/cat_ksumove.shtml (786 words)

	Bandwagon - Page 2 - MotownSports.com Message Board
		To me, "bandwagon" fans are guys that are HUGE fans of whatever team has just won a championship.
		I think a lot of the fans that are just signing up on the boards are closer to my age than some of the life-long fans on here.
		The point is, fans in their early to mid 20's are much more hard pressed to have the knowledge some of you "more experienced" guys do.
	www.motownsports.com /forums/showthread.php?p=826359#post826359 (2730 words)

	CNN/SI - NFL Football - Inside the NFL with James Lofton: NFL bandwagons, now boarding - Thursday November 19, 1998 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I had talked to Dan Reeves before the game, and he told me, "This game is simply about whether we can match up." The Falcons not only matched up but one-upped their NFC West brethren.
		In what is symbolic of bandwagon jumping, a new dance craze has swept Atlanta, the "Dirty Bird." To me the Dirty Bird looks like a good and bad rendition of a cross between the '70s Funky Chicken and Billy "White Shoes" Johnson's old touchdown dance.
		From the players to the fans to even the players' parents (Jamal Anderson's Mom) the Dirty Bird was flying high in the Georgia Dome.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/news/1998/11/19/lofton_insider (530 words)

	GH Fan Weekend For Dummies
		You see, she’d been on her feet all day monitoring events, rooms, actors, fans and handling the multitude of details involved in pleasing a room full of diverse fans all wanting to see their favorite GH star.
		Over 20 years ago, she began attending fan events which were a fun outlet for her and she enjoyed meeting the soap actors.
		A couple fan club presidents invite her to tape and offer the tapes for sale with the proceeds going to charities or the fan clubs.
	www.eyeonsoaps.com /dummiespg10.htm (1129 words)

	Urban Dictionary: bandwagoner
		In sports, someone who shamelessly cheers for a particular team not because he likes them or follows them faithfully, but only because that particular team is the "popular" choice or has been or is the top team in their specific sport recently.
		When that team which bandwagoners follow falls from grace, they gleefully jump on the next teams bandwagon and cheer for that team.
		The Rudde bandwagoner hopped on the band wagon and bragged about the Padres, but only when they were doing better than the Dodgers.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=bandwagoner (249 words)

	Quotes for the Bandwagon Jumpers - Canucks Central Forums
		Bandwagoners lose interest when the team is losing.
		Bandwagoning is all of a sudden becoming a fan of a team (wink wink) when they make a run to the Stanley Cup, and then forgetting about that team when they start to stink, which in the case of the wink, wink will hopefully be sooner then later
		I am not a bandwagon fan, i have been a loyal fan since 1988, however this is my take.
	www.canuckscentral.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=1928 (1267 words)

	SportingNews.com - the (expletive) bandwagon
		Most of all if you're a bandwagon fan, don't jump all over die-hard fans that have lived through their team's triumphs and failures longer than you knew what hockey was.
		Of course, it was those same "bandwagon" fans who became the base of Sharks fans for the next ten or so years.
		They are definitely the most die-hard fans in the league, I would never argue that, but they can be the quickest to insult their own team too, and Quinn was one of the worst.
	forums-beta.sportingnews.com /topic.php?p=643621 (3106 words)

	SportsFan Magazine -- Celebrating the Life and Times of America's Sports Fans
		As a Notre Dame fan I spent the bye week reflecting on the season and came to one solid conclusion: being a bandwagon fan is a beautiful thing.
		With all the talk of Ohio State and the BCS rankings and the Heisman race, all I'm left to think about is how our season fell apart in one game.
		In reality, it's simple to understand why the regular fan regards the frontrunners with contempt -- they are insanely jealous.
	www.sportsfanmagazine.com /sfm/articles.html?id=3012 (1311 words)

	Patriots License Plates - KFFL Community
		I don't think all Pat's fans are on a bandwagon just like I know all Steeler fan's aren't the dumb hicks that many keep trying to make them out to be.
		Most of these folks are have been diehard fans of a baseball team that didnt win a championship in 85 years.
		You wont find any bandwagon Patriot fans here either.I've been a fan for 30 years and have stuck with the Pats through thick and thin.New Englanders love their sports evidenced by Boston being voted as the best sports town in the country.
	www.kffl.com /forums/showthread.php?t=108778 (1467 words)

	Vikings Bandwagon - ProSportsDaily Forums
		I have been a lifelong Viking Fan, I was Born in Iowa, moved to Winona, MN when I was 1 in 1969.
		and i hate the fact all vikings fans are piled into that same category because even someone like me, who started rootin for the vikes when randy was drafted, is all about the vikings, not moss.
		I've been a rabid fan for almost 15 years now, and while I don't wish anything bad for Randy, I do think we got better by getting rid of him, and I also have a hunch that we might have gotten the best years out of him.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=16675 (1671 words)

	HippoPress -- The Hippo -- Guide to Manchester NH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Because fans don’t just talk about what they like—they also want to show it and will spend money to proclaim their fandom to the world, whether it’s through posters, action figures, baseball caps, comic books or DVDs.
		Because the sports fan phenomenon is such an intense, sweeping part of society, the mind of a sports fan has become the subject of several psychological studies.
		It’s perfectly acceptable for a fan to question a bad call; when you question every call, you are probably losing all objectivity and need to step back from the game for a moment.
	www.hippopress.com /041104/fannation041104.html (2255 words)

	Area establishments ready for fans - Minnesota Daily
		As a pep-band member for Minnesota's women's basketball team, Paronto knows a little about the bandwagon, but in the case of the Gophers' current run to the Final Four, she is willing to make a few exceptions.
		Hutsell agrees that these fans are especially enthusiastic and he said they have supported more than just the local restaurants and bars.
		Although the fans have had an effect around campus throughout the season, the explosion of support during the tournament run has been considerable.
	www.mndaily.com /articles/2004/04/02/49040 (796 words)

	C-J Hoosier Fan Blog: The quietest bandwagon
		Granted, it would be nice if this bandwagon would be a bit bigger to include, oh, you know, putting 1.) people in the stands and 2.) the game that could clinch the first bowl berth since 1993 on television.
		Hoosier fans are starting to talk about football, so they need to show up.
		If these people are serious about pushing this bandwagon down a steep hill, they need to hop on.
	www.courier-journal.com /blogs/cjhoosierfan/2006/11/quietest-bandwagon.html (603 words)

	Featured Article: The Jester’s Quart: On The Mets Bandwagon @ Femmefan.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Not only because he steadfastly refuses to accept that the Nets are going to move to Brooklyn one day, but because he has managed to have a successful marriage while watching nearly every sporting event ever held involving his teams — by ironing more clothes than a Korean dry cleaner in front of the television.
		It’s one thing to have the romantic heartbreak of a Red Sox or Cubs fan; it’s an entirely different situation when the majority of your fan life has been spent wading through a cesspool of futility.
		And like a lot of baseball fans his age, the strike really did him some harm — cancelling the World Series was like taking a dump on a picture of the Pope.
	femmefan.com /site/featuredarticles/Jesters30.htm (901 words)

	bandwagon fans [Archive] - Arizona Cardinals Forums
		The only reason i dont like bandwagon fans is b/c they act like they been a cards fan their whole life and that aint cool.
		Although I was raised a KC fan, and still root for them but only if they get to the playoffs, really hasnt interested me much since Montana and Allen.
		Good point as long as a fan doesn't JUMP OFF the Cards bandwagon ONCE he or she jumps on then he's/she's no longer a bandwagon fan - only if he or she jumps off can he or she be considered a bandwagon fan
	forums.azcardinals.com /archive/index.php/t-3058.html (1480 words)

	Sheils89's Blog - FOX Sports Blogs
		A sports fan, especially a Philadelphia sports fan, is an interesting person to watch, because there are many different categories that the person can fit into.
		The “Bandwagon Fan”- The bandwagon fan is the person who cheers for whichever sport happens to be playing that night.
		This is also the fan who believes they know everything and will argue until they are blue in the face against the “True Fan.’ The Dumb Fan is usually the first one to get into a fight at a bar.
	community.foxsports.com /blogs/Sheils89 (512 words)

	Buffalo Bills Message Boards - Blackout proves my point about bandwagon fans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bandwagon means jump on a good teams bandwagon.
		Granted we have new people in the front office, but I think people are getting tired of 10 years of "Civic Duty" of marching out to the field to watch this team.
		If it were really bandwagon fans then they would be going to this game b/c we won 2 of the last 3 and the loss was a 1 point defeat to the best team in the nfl.
	boards.buffalobills.com /forums/thread/1384717.aspx (1258 words)

	djwolfga's Xanga Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		These fans were running their mouths before the game, saying that Ohio State was going to get pounded.
		It was the bandwagoneers that made this an interesting celebration for me. The problem with my location (Syracuse, NY, for those of you who don't know) is that Mike Hart, the starting running back for "that school up North", grew up and graduated in the Central New York area.
		However, several bandwagon fans have said the wrong thing to me. For instance, a friend of mine, Brett Payne, sent me a message before the game saying that he thought Ohio State was going to lose by 14 points.
	www.xanga.com /djwolfga (1452 words)

	The State News - www.statenews.com
		Bandwagon or not, this was my first Tigers' game, and it had the potential to be the game of a lifetime.
		Because I'm just a bandwagon fan, a year from now I probably won't remember Game 4's key names and numbers.
		A fine, white mist of lint bloomed up intermittently as fans furiously waved Tigers towels, and when Magglio Ordoñez stepped up to the plate in the final inning, it became a full-out frenzied cloud.
	www.statenews.com /article.phtml?pk=38156 (603 words)

	Utefans.Net -- This is a message board, Bobby and last I checked no one is talking about how they're going to quit ...
		However as a fan, I do feel the need to bitch when I feel the program is not living up to the level I think it should be living up to.
		I'm sick and tired of being called a bandwagon fan because I don't conform to the notion that you're supposed to blindly follow your team, no matter how much they struggle.
		I'm a Utah fan and I'll always be a Utah fan, but I'm not about to sit idly by and watch the program that I take great pride in fall behind because some fans aren't content at other fans being a bit brutally honest toward the coaches.
	www.utefans.net /message.php?id=388895 (1278 words)

	Is this bandwagon? - Topic Powered by eve community
		I'm a Cardinals, Cowboys, and Razorbacks fan, and have been thinking about making the fan leap to the NBA and the Grizz seem like an obvious choice.
		I think it is safe to say that you are more than welcome to join our merry little band of fans without anyone labeling you a "bandwagon fan".
		Fans like Gman and I who've been around since day one are always glad to see new young whipper-snappers like yourself join the group.
	grizzlies.infopop.cc /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/880608174/m/9871019271 (966 words)

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