How to spot a bandwagon Buckeye fan?

[bukIpower]

Here's how you spot a bandwaggon OSU fan...

Ask them Why they hate Michigan?

If they reply: "Because Michigan fucking sucks I hate every single one of them and They can all go to hell" then you know they are bandwaggon fans (although thats true, it's still not something a diehard would say)

If they reply:"Because Woody made that an issue, and the way Michigan ruined season after season in the 60's, 70's, 80's, and ESPECIALLY the 90's I've grown to see them as a road block to our teams goals"
Then you know someone knows full well of the history of how Michigan has historically ruined things for us.

 

[Folanator]

They charge $79 and not the special discounted rate of just $49.

 

[daddyphatsacs]

They change their name after getting baptized, and act like they are a changed man.

 

[kippy1040]

You can spot a Bandwagon Buckeye Fan when he or she leaves a house party N/C game in the middle of the 4th qaurter.

 

[scooter1369]

They start threads about bandwagon fans

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Here's how you spot a bandwaggon OSU fan...

Ask them Why they hate Michigan?

If they reply: "Because Michigan fucking sucks I hate every single one of them and They can all go to hell" then you know they are bandwaggon fans (although thats true, it's still not something a diehard would say)

If they reply:"Because Woody made that an issue, and the way Michigan ruined season after season in the 60's, 70's, 80's, and ESPECIALLY the 90's I've grown to see them as a road block to our teams goals"
Then you know someone knows full well of the history of how Michigan has historically ruined things for us.

There are quite a few legitimate responses to this question. My first thought when I read it was, "Because my father and grand-father raised me right."

The song, "Don't give a damn..." gives one and only one reason for not giving a damn for the whole state of M*ch*g*n: "I'm from Ohio". As it has been drilled into our minds musically since birth (if we grew up in good families), this too would be an acceptable answer.

 

[Folanator]

Multiple choice question to determine if you are an OSU Bandwagon fan.

On your way to work you stop at a stop sign to let a man pass who is walking his small dog. The man looks in your car and says "GO BLUE". You enquire as to why he made the comment and he says "because of your blue shirt with your yellow tie".

Do you...

1. Smile and do nothing
2. Flip him off
3. Hit the gas and take out the dog.
4. Hit the gas and take them both out.
5. You would never wear anything that is blue and gold.

answers to follow later....

 

[NightmaresDad]

Multiple choice question to determine if you are an OSU Bandwagon fan.

On your way to work you stop at a stop sign to let a man pass who is walking his small dog. The man looks in your car and says "GO BLUE". You enquire as to why he made the comment and he says "because of your blue shirt with your yellow tie".

Do you...

1. Smile and do nothing
2. Flip him off
3. Hit the gas and take out the dog.
4. Hit the gas and take them both out.
5. You would never wear anything that is blue and gold.

answers to follow later....

You would check your rear view mirror so you could back up a little. That way you could hit him harder when you floored it.

 

[Folanator]

You would check your rear view mirror so you could back up a little. That way you could hit him harder when you floored it.

Very very close, the actual answer is...

None of the above.

If you were a true buckeye fan you would

• slowly run over the dog,
• jump out,
• piss on the carcass
• then kick him square in the nuts.

Here endeth the lesson.

 

[Pheasant]

Or dress head to toe in Buckeye clothing that's less than a year old.

Worship the football team but hate the university

Harass visiting fans of other teams (psychological need to overcompensate in grotesque ways to "prove" their Buckeyeness)

Perhaps they gained or lost weight and had to buy a new wardrobe?

Perhaps they were a lifelong fan who went to tOSU for 5 years only to have their transcript erased from the computers and didn't get a degree, still love the football team?

Perhaps the visiting fans simply deserve it?

I have always thought that the bandwagon Buckeye fan only roots for the football team.

What if they simply hate every other sport?

They don't know how to spell Laurinaitis

What if they can't spell their own name? Pretty sure I couldn't have spelled mine the other night.

Their post count is less than 50 but still post in this thread.

Perhaps they just found the site?

Wearing a Rose Bowl tee-shirt in like-new condition, from the win over Arizona State, and the smell of mothballs hasn't quite washed out of it.

What if their closet has 42 Rose Bowl tee-shirts that they wear once per year before donating it to the salvation army?

They roll out of bed totally sober on sunday morning to rush out and get the newspaper, and tell their significant other that they're going out to find out if "we" won yesterday.

They find Coach Earle Bruce Dull and Boring.

They've EVER referred to an erect penis as a "Woody."

Peace.

There's lots of reasons someone could have for missing a game and having to find the score in the newspaper...can't think of one, but I'm sure there are plenty.

Maybe he is?

I'll bet even Woody referred to it as a Woody once in awhile.

They only wear their football jerseys in the Fall and they think Buckeye leaves are black.

Perhaps wearing the football jersey any time other than the fall is too emotionally draining for them when they start thinking about how long it will be until the next game...and I thought the leaves were black? Where's Thump when you need him?

I don't see "bandwagon fans" as "casual fans." To me, one can be a loyal, longstanding Ohio State fan yet not post on message boards, go to every game, know the weekly two-deep roster or give a rat's ass about recruiting.

Bandwagon fans tend to overcompensate for their newness by trying to be Uberfan. They jump on board when the team is winning; they buy way too much clothing (generally the more loud, garish items at that); they obsess over every little team and recruiting detail--while the program is on top. In its darker incarnation, it takes the form of abusive, bullying behavior on gameday towards opposing fans. "Hey look at me everybody: Aren't I the biggest Buckeye fan out here today."

Then, when the program struggles for a couple of years, it's "fire the coach" fire the university president" "get rid of the board of trustees." If the program doesn't start winning again soon, they just lose interest or start rooting for Michigan or whoever the flavor of the month happens to be.

Great Post, I agree.

Here's how you spot a bandwaggon OSU fan...

Ask them Why they hate Michigan?

If they reply: "Because Michigan fucking sucks I hate every single one of them and They can all go to hell" then you know they are bandwaggon fans (although thats true, it's still not something a diehard would say)

If they reply:"Because Woody made that an issue, and the way Michigan ruined season after season in the 60's, 70's, 80's, and ESPECIALLY the 90's I've grown to see them as a road block to our teams goals"
Then you know someone knows full well of the history of how Michigan has historically ruined things for us.

Why would I spend more words than necessary explaining to someone why I hate scUM? If they're a true Buckeye fan they already know the answer, and if they aren't they can fuck their hand.

There is no foolproof way to know a bandwagon fan from a casual fan or even from a diehard fan. Bandwagon fans are very sneaky and deceitful. Every symptom of a bandwagon fan could be explained by something as simple as diarrhea or a brain fart. It's better to allow a bandwagon fan to masquerade* as a true fan than to question a true fan on a bad day.

*If you absolutely know a bandwagoneer is masquerading (only from previous personal experience) you should call them out, but only as a last resort.

 

[buckeyegrad]

Very very close, the actual answer is...

None of the above.

If you were a true buckeye fan you would

• slowly run over the dog,
• jump out,
• piss on the carcass
• then kick him square in the nuts.

Here endeth the lesson.

Wrong, as that answer fails to explain why you are wearing blue and yellow in the first place. No true Buckeye would ever wear that combination of colors. Heck, I refuse to wear yellow period because of my hate for scUM. All that other stuff would be just for fun!

 

[Folanator]

Wrong, as that answer fails to explain why you are wearing blue and yellow in the first place. No true Buckeye would ever wear that combination of colors. Heck, I refuse to wear yellow period because of my hate for scUM. All that other stuff would be just for fun!

I am color blind, why do you hate the handcapped? Because I have no rods....cones or whateverthefuckitis, my wife dressed me that way.

So actually the correct answer should be:

• you would slowly run over the dog,
• jump out,
• piss on the carcass
• Kick him square in the nuts.
• Divorce the wife for dressing me in those god forsaken colors

I stand corrected.

 

[MD Buckeye]

Multiple choice question to determine if you are an OSU Bandwagon fan.

On your way to work you stop at a stop sign to let a man pass who is walking his small dog. The man looks in your car and says "GO BLUE". You enquire as to why he made the comment and he says "because of your blue shirt with your yellow tie".

Do you...

1. Smile and do nothing
2. Flip him off
3. Hit the gas and take out the dog.
4. Hit the gas and take them both out.
5. You would never wear anything that is blue and gold.

answers to follow later....

You had me laughing out loud at work

 

[stxbuck]

You can spot a Bandwagon Buckeye Fan when he or she leaves a house party N/C game in the middle of the 4th qaurter.

I got so pissed off during the last NC game that I left the Centerville Hooters at the beginning of the 4th quarter-fortunately that house of evil karma (and dumb bitches-our server was wearing a UF decal on her cheek and tried to tell it stood for something else-I don't even remember what) has now gone out of business-my buddies and I will cross off places as game watching locations if something bad happens to the Buckeyes-we watched the Texas and PSU games in 05 at the Pourhaus-never again....

BTW, does anyone know a good witch doctor in the Dayton area-through a totally random event I have access to a pristine Mizzou football jersey that won't be missed by anyone-perfect for curse making purposes!

 

[stxbuck]

Wrong, as that answer fails to explain why you are wearing blue and yellow in the first place. No true Buckeye would ever wear that combination of colors. Heck, I refuse to wear yellow period because of my hate for scUM. All that other stuff would be just for fun!

I got called out for wearing blue track pants and a yellow shirt at the gym on the eve of the game this year-I honestly didn't even think about it. tOSU ties are cool, but, Buckeye fandom aside, red and gray button down shirts look ridiculous-blue does not.