If somehow you came across something that told you that your team would lose every game for certain amount of time, would you still go to the games? Would you still root for that team? Does the length of time without a win matter (months, years, decades?)


It seems to me that a large part of going to a game (even one you think you will lose) is the hope that you will win. So if you take away that hope, is there still a purpose of going?

3/13/2008 5:36:41 PM

lol. I go to every game knowing we're going to lose.

3/13/2008 5:38:03 PM

i'd still go...and i still do

3/13/2008 5:38:17 PM

it would require a good deal more booze, but yeh i'd still root for em

3/13/2008 5:38:34 PM

i will always root for the pack cause i went to state and graduated from state and i hate the everloving shit out of unc and duke

i go to a lot less games nowadays though but mainly cause i live out of town

3/13/2008 5:38:43 PM

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"i will always root for the pack cause i went to state and graduated from state and i hate the everloving shit out of unc and duke"

3/13/2008 5:47:26 PM

I don't really like the way the question is asked. If I *expected* my team to lose every game, then absolutely I would still be as big of a fan. Hell, I'm pretty sure I went to way more Panthers games the year they went 1-15 than any other year (lots of free tickets ). *Knowing* is a completely different story. Maybe the biggest attraction of sports to me is the tension and the unpredictability and potential in each game. If I knew what the result was going to be, then I guess I wouldn't see any need to root for anything. This goes for winning just as much as losing.


[Edited on March 13, 2008 at 5:49 PM. Reason : .]

3/13/2008 5:47:39 PM

I'm bandwagon as fuck

Another year or two of futility from both of our main sports and I'll shift my allegiances elsewhere

3/13/2008 5:48:07 PM

^ http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=509875

3/13/2008 5:50:47 PM

this is a great thread.

3/13/2008 6:26:53 PM

this thread reminds me of people who are Cubs fans

3/13/2008 6:59:29 PM

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"If I *expected* my team to lose every game, then absolutely I would still be as big of a fan. Hell, I'm pretty sure I went to way more Panthers games the year they went 1-15 than any other year (lots of free tickets ). *Knowing* is a completely different story. Maybe the biggest attraction of sports to me is the tension and the unpredictability and potential in each game. If I knew what the result was going to be, then I guess I wouldn't see any need to root for anything. This goes for winning just as much as losing."

That was the point . . . when you expect them to lose there can still be hope. But if you knew they would lose, there is no hope.


I would say most people would change their affiliation if they knew, especially if it was for a long period of time.

3/13/2008 7:17:41 PM

It has nothing to do with hope, it's just takes away the primary appeal of sports. It goes the other way too. If you told me right now that the Hurricanes will win the Cup this year 4-2/4-3/4-1/4-2, I guess I would say "Oh... cool... I can't wait for the intensity and excitement.... the drama...".

3/13/2008 7:24:26 PM

i'm a state fan and a Raiders fan. I'm like a dog that keeps coming back to his owner even after he's had his leg shot off and been set on fire.

3/13/2008 7:49:28 PM

this pretty much sums up my response:

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" pttyndal All American 12576 Posts user info edit post lol. I go to every game knowing we're going to lose. 3/13/2008 5:38:03 PM gunsupbrah All American 583 Posts user info edit post i'd still go...and i still do 3/13/2008 5:38:17 PM ndmetcal All American 1048 Posts user info edit post it would require a good deal more booze, but yeh i'd still root for em 3/13/2008 5:38:34 PM TreeTwista10 Same name since 01 62629 Posts user info edit post i will always root for the pack cause i went to state and graduated from state and i hate the everloving shit out of unc and duke i go to a lot less games nowadays though but mainly cause i live out of town 3/13/2008 5:38:43 PM PackMan03 All American 3937 Posts user info edit post Quote : "i will always root for the pack cause i went to state and graduated from state and i hate the everloving shit out of unc and duke" 3/13/2008 5:47:26 PM Vulcan91 All American 5955 Posts user info edit post I don't really like the way the question is asked. If I *expected* my team to lose every game, then absolutely I would still be as big of a fan. Hell, I'm pretty sure I went to way more Panthers games the year they went 1-15 than any other year (lots of free tickets ). *Knowing* is a completely different story. Maybe the biggest attraction of sports to me is the tension and the unpredictability and potential in each game. If I knew what the result was going to be, then I guess I wouldn't see any need to root for anything. This goes for winning just as much as losing. [Edited on March 13, 2008 at 5:49 PM. Reason : .] 3/13/2008 5:47:39 PM Slave Famous All American 3798 Posts user info edit post I'm bandwagon as fuck Another year or two of futility from both of our main sports and I'll shift my allegiances elsewhere 3/13/2008 5:48:07 PM tailsock Veteran 253 Posts user info edit post ^ http://www.brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=509875 3/13/2008 5:50:47 PM simonn football, for sure 11331 Posts user info edit post this is a great thread. 3/13/2008 6:26:53 PM jtmartin All American 1759 Posts user info edit post this thread reminds me of people who are Cubs fans 3/13/2008 6:59:29 PM hondaguy All American 5669 Posts user info edit post Quote : "If I *expected* my team to lose every game, then absolutely I would still be as big of a fan. Hell, I'm pretty sure I went to way more Panthers games the year they went 1-15 than any other year (lots of free tickets ). *Knowing* is a completely different story. Maybe the biggest attraction of sports to me is the tension and the unpredictability and potential in each game. If I knew what the result was going to be, then I guess I wouldn't see any need to root for anything. This goes for winning just as much as losing." That was the point . . . when you expect them to lose there can still be hope. But if you knew they would lose, there is no hope. I would say most people would change their affiliation if they knew, especially if it was for a long period of time. 3/13/2008 7:17:41 PM Vulcan91 All American 5955 Posts user info edit post It has nothing to do with hope, it's just takes away the primary appeal of sports. It goes the other way too. If you told me right now that the Hurricanes will win the Cup this year 4-2/4-3/4-1/4-2, I guess I would say "Oh... cool... I can't wait for the intensity and excitement.... the drama...". 3/13/2008 7:24:26 PM APCrook All American 856 Posts user info edit post i'm a state fan and a Raiders fan. I'm like a dog that keeps coming back to his owner even after he's had his leg shot off and been set on fire. "

3/13/2008 7:57:24 PM

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"it would require a good deal more booze, but yeh i'd still root for em"

3/13/2008 8:27:58 PM

Isn't this like asking if we're really State fans? Because we all still go to the games with the knowledge that more likely than not we're going to lose.

3/13/2008 9:06:05 PM

ncsu being a loser team is nothing new.

they have sucked since...... '83

its kind of sad, with our talent, that we have to have a 25 year anniversary for something that didnt have to last that long.

maybe by our 50th anniversary we would win SOMETHING.

3/13/2008 10:14:03 PM

if i knew state would lose every game, my sadness would be mostly countered by the riches i made off of betting against them over and over.

^I KNOW RIGHT, WINNING THE ACC TOURNAMENT IS GARBAGE

[Edited on March 13, 2008 at 10:51 PM. Reason : a]

3/13/2008 10:50:45 PM

i'm still going, watching, and cheering for them aren't i?
aside from a few rare moments, it does seem to get harder every year though. but i'll keep on; i love state: not because everyone else does, not because they are always on the top of the brackets... it just means more to me than that.

3/14/2008 2:35:51 AM

I am the best ncsu fan on the wolf web

3/14/2008 8:06:17 AM

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"^I KNOW RIGHT, WINNING THE ACC TOURNAMENT IS GARBAGE"

not sure if that was sarcasm, but even the last acc tourny was a ways away.

and no, it doesnt matter if you finish second. you arent the champs.

3/14/2008 10:58:52 AM