Sports Fan : What are they?

[blizz01]

So basically, all of those poor Dungeons & Dragons kids pretending to be orcs & wizards got a bum rap through the years for essentially the same thing.   

[Wacca Pilatka]

The Jags are MINE!!!


BTW, the fans can and do affect the outcome of a game.  Especially a football game.  The "12th man" goes a long way toward amping up the home team and throwing off the visitor.  I can't imagine what it must be like for the visiting team to have to call play and keep snap counts when the stands are so loud you can't hear yourself think.  Furthermore, when MJD takes a hand off up the gut and pops out of a hole with 11 guys on his heels I'm sure he gets an adrenaline turbo boost from the roar in the stands cheering him on.

The fans are everything and the WHOLE reason sporting exists.  Why compete if there were nobody watching and nobody cheering you on?

When I went to the Jaguars' draft party this April, I wanted to make sure to thank all the players who attended for taking the time to be there.  Several of them very adamantly said some variant on "No, thank you, because the fans are the only reason we get to do this."

[Wacca Pilatka]

Not to mention, the Jaguars are a symbol of Jacksonville nationally as well as locally.  Their owners are heavily invested in the area, having supported the city enormously through their charity.  Many people are more aware of Jacksonville's existence and character because of the existence of its team.  Having a professional team, particularly in the NFL, vastly boosts a city's national prominence.

I love many things about the Jaguars--the great people who own the team, the team's accessibility to its fans and desire to give back to its community, an outstanding and thoughtful ticket office, many players who are easy to root for personally as well as professionally, a great fan experience at the stadium, having another excuse to travel to the city and root for the Jags along with the many wonderful people of Jacksonville.  But when it comes down to it, I'm not rooting for the Jaguars so much as I am rooting for Jacksonville.

[DavidWilliams]

So basically, all of those poor Dungeons & Dragons kids pretending to be orcs & wizards got a bum rap through the years for essentially the same thing.   

No, they are still geeks and weirdos.

[Jason]

Dungeons and Dragons isn't a sport! 

[blizz01]

Neither is Nascar.........anymore.