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The Other Side of SEC Fandom
There have been some posts going around about fandom in conferences (i.e. this one from Big Ten country), so I thought I'd give my two cents. There is a contingent of SEC fans who see football and con...
"Fandom" Is Not Necessarily Defined As "Blind Faith"
As regular readers have no doubt seen, there's been an awful lot of debate at BRB the last few days about Brian Cushing. While the vehicle for the recent debate here has been Cushing, the argument is ...
State of the Hawks Nation
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Sports: Loyalty vs. Rationality
In today's Boston Globe, Samuel Arbesman argues that being a hard-core fan is less rational than being a fair-weathered one. His rationale is rather involved, so I'm going to quote at length from the ...
A Treatise on Fandom and the Rays
With the beginning of the season fast approaching, I’ve been finding myself being very reflective. A year ago today, our team was still considered a laughing stock by many – a .500 t...
On Being A Fan
We, as Avalanche fans, have had it easy for a long time. The hard rebuilding of the early nineties was done in Quebec, with the team suffering horrendous losing streaks and lousy records. ...
And Now... Texas. Elevating The Discourse
Honestly, there's not any Texas news, so we'll skip the Morning Coffee today. Instead, a post inspired by yesterday's promisory throwdown.Yesterday's post was more or less a note about how I promise t...
Optimistically Defying Logic
"Quite simply captain, I examined the problem from all angles, and it was plainly hopeless. Logic informed me that under the circumstances, the only logical action would have to be one of desperation...
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