Fans care more about winning than the players do
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Another thing I noticed as I was on my way out of sports fandom.
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@jon-nyc said in Fans care more about winning than the players do:
You may have mentioned it before but what made you leave the fandom world?
Wasn't really a conscious choice, just lost interest. Why did I lose interest? The NFL got to a point where it was too frustrating to watch, and the emotional investment in my team was giving predictable negative returns. Too much arbitrary officiating that held way too much sway over the outcomes. Too many player injuries, taking your favorite players out of games for weeks or seasons at a time. Difficulty even watching the games because of the NFL's relentless monetization schemes. The realization about the subject of this thread, that the fans care more about the franchise than the players do. Which I guess should be obvious, but it's a downer.
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@jon-nyc said in Fans care more about winning than the players do:
You may have mentioned it before but what made you leave the fandom world?
Wasn't really a conscious choice, just lost interest. Why did I lose interest? The NFL got to a point where it was too frustrating to watch, and the emotional investment in my team was giving predictable negative returns. Too much arbitrary officiating that held way too much sway over the outcomes. Too many player injuries, taking your favorite players out of games for weeks or seasons at a time. Difficulty even watching the games because of the NFL's relentless monetization schemes. The realization about the subject of this thread, that the fans care more about the franchise than the players do. Which I guess should be obvious, but it's a downer.
@Horace said in Fans care more about winning than the players do:
The realization about the subject of this thread, that the fans care more about the franchise than the players do. Which I guess should be obvious, but it's a downer.
Yeah that sucks. Makes you appreciate those who stay (whether they chose to or not) with one team their whole career. In baseball... Ripken, Jeter... for the Twins fans we have Mauer and Puckett, for the Nationals fans we have Zimmerman, Strasburg...
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If you really want to experience the joy of professional sports and in particular the wonderful behaviour of the fans, you should try living in a small town that is home to a large sports stadium.
Do I miss it? No, I don't.
