They are everywhere, and are well known. Often these types of sports fans are called bandwagoners, as they root for the team that's winning at the time, rather than pick a team and stick with them through wins and losses. This, readers, is also a fair weather fan.
The most common fair weather fans currently root for the Miami Heat since LeBron joined with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, and they have been dominant since. These fans may suddenly be into NASCAR now that Danica Patrick is making a splash. They are fans of which team or players are on top right now.
Throughout the years, I have seen fair weather Cowboys, Yankees, Tar Heels, Saints, Patriots, Bulls, and even Spurs fans. They are more of a fan of fads and trends moreso than even winning or the actual team itself.
Speaking of the Miami Heat, they actually won their first NBA title in 2006. However, I can count on my hand the number of Heat fans I knew before LeBron James became a member. Now they seem to be everywhere, especially among the youth. It reminds me of the 90s when it seemed like everyone was a Bulls fan because of Michael Jordan. Now I don't see as many Bulls fans, although they are winning.
The wins and notoriety are what attracts these fickle fans. But again, it's more than that. They like the teams and players they like because of the novelty and trends attached to them. Suddenly, Heat and 49ers hats and gear look cool. Everyone is glued to the set whenever these teams are playing. Also, when they play within driving distance, you make sure you have good tickets for that game.
I noticed that while there are lots of Carolina Panthers fans, the fanbase grew threefold when Cam Newton was drafted and performed so well. The GMs knew Cam would boost ticket and merchandise sales for a fledging franchise, plus he may help them win. Many owners grasp this concept of putting together the hottest coaches and players together for financial reasons. The salary cap in certain sports makes it more of a challenge, but the managers have to make money. This starts with putting butts in the stadium seats.
Therefore, the fair weather fans are good for business. However, when that team is going through a rough patch, they find the next best team out there and abandon the other teams.
I'm proud to say I'm a true diehard sports fan, and will not jump ship just because my squad isn't winning. It's fans like me that keep the teams trying and help pull them out of their slumps. Loyalty is important, and teams and players can sometimes tell who's been down with them from day one, and who's a fly by night fan. It's really not that hard.
-They better not talk about Mayweather and Mosley!
-Hell yeah UFC, now there’s a sport
-I love these highlights!
-I love these tributes to those in sports that have passed on.Glad they showed Wooden and Steinbrunner
-OK these previews are too damn long.Get to the show PLEASE!
-Seth Myers talks like a little whiny wimp that used to get stuffed in trash cans in high school
-Shaun White looks like Carrot Top
-Did Seth just take a shot at Kim K?
-He mentioned the Lakers, Yankees and Duke.I HATE all THREE! #fail
-These Brett Favre old jokes are lame
-What’s up with Tim Tebow wearing the Tar Heel colored Elvis outfit?VINTAGE!
-TO looks like Pee-Wee Herman with a purple tie
-Tracy Morgan has that look like “I should be up there, but Chris Rock has messed up hosting white award shows!”
-Stoudemare looks like Ray Charles with those shades
-I forgot Stuart Scott was married to a white girl and she’s hot
-More Kardashian jokes!
-That blonde in the peach dress has a great rack!
-Wait is that Christina Applegate?
-Murphy’s Law strikes again: the ONE awards shows I comment on, no one else is.I’m seeing crickets on FB and Twitter
-I still say Bosh looks like an alien without his trademark dreads #fail
-That model looks like such a little person besides Bosh
-I really like the “John Wall” dance.One of few dance moves I have
-Chris Johnson looks like Lil Jon.YEAAAH!! WHAT? WHAT?
-Did Chris Johnson just thank uStream and Twitter? And shouted out his Twitter handle, @chrisjohnson28
-OK Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell are spoofing the LeBron decision interview
-Now are the Cleveland Cavaliers supposed to be the NBA’s equivalent of Chilis? And if the Heat are Outback, are the Lakers the Cheesecake Factory?
-OK and Kyle Busch just looks like Pee-Wee Herman in the face and head.That’s one pale white dude!
-Is Greg Stink MacGruber?
-What the Hell is this performance, who is that and waddup wit that hair?
-Here comes Lindsay Vaughn and Shawn White (I mean, Carrot Top)
-I like CCR.Good theme song for Best Record Breaking Performance
-Deana Favre is cougarlicious!
-Even Brett is looking like “who the Hell won this record-breaking award over me?”
-Mark Ingram (Heisman winner) has absolutely no neck
-What is up with all of the SNL cast cameos?Andy Sanberg as an octopus? Seriously?
-Andy Sanberg is about as funny as Bob Saget, minus the extreme profanity
-Danica Patrick needs to comb her dang hair #thatisall
-Chris Berman could recite the recipe for boiling water and make that exciting.Soo much enthusiasm
-Glad Jim Joyce and Armando Gallarga are making peace.Joyce looks a lot like Wilford Brimley, and dang Gallarga is tall!
-I always thought figure skating was a hot sport, and got even hotter in 1994 when Tonya Harding took out Nancy Kerrington and her horse teeth (that’s right, Chad Burgess, I said it!)
-I didn’t know Bill Clinton was at the FIFA 2010 World Cup
-OK so that guy is Landon Donovan! I can’t help it, I don’t really watch soccer.
-Good Lawd Lisa Leslie could play in the NBA with the guys RIGHT NOW!
-There’s Tebow again with that leisure suit!
-So this band is, uh, something Monet?
-Ashley Green and Tracy Morgan, this should be interesting
-WOW, Ashley Green is smoking!
-Tracy Morgan, my cat Tiny is funnier than you sleeping!
-Always nice to hear Eminem rap over an awards highlight
-And “Cinderella Man” by Em is the business!
-Clint Black doing a Chariots of Fire rendition? OK country music already makes folks feel sad enough, is this really necessary?
-January Jones’s legs are almost as skinny as the microphone stand
-Alright Carrot Top just won an ESPY!
-And I thought I knew sports up, down, left, right.I don’t know half the folks in the audience, smh
-They can keep the camera on Deana Favre all night long!
-Gotta love high school football highlights.So ready for it all to begin!
-OMG that’s sooo sad about Ed Thomas!!! Dude went schizo on his coach.
-That’s sweet how the whole town still consoled the Beckers.At least they realized mental illness is a serious thing, and maybe one day people will stop beingjudgmental of those that have these evil illnesses.OK off of that soapbox.
-Maya Moore is one of the few cute women’s basketball players.I’d take her out any day, any time.
-OK Will Ferrel, another SNL alum.
-Take the camera off of Lisa Leslie, PLEASE AND THANK YOU!
-So is this going to be the next character Will Ferrell plays in a movie?
-And now he’s with Monae!
-Emmanuel Streekie is too FINE!! Legs for years!
-I so have to start watching Entourage! Or at least read Maxim.I know Ms. Emmanuel has been in that mag.
-Is the WNBA still revelant?My over/under on how long it will be before the league folds is 3 years, under.
-The Winter Olympians are REALLY dominating the awards tonight.
-With a few exceptions (like the emotional Arthur Ashe award presentation), this year’s ESPYs has just been bleh so far.
-OMG they are NOT spoofing the Blind Side!
-LOL!! The Dark Side!
-The hot gal in the peach dress from earlier is SI’s swimsuit model Brooke Decker
-I’ve noticed that they’re using a lot of corny comedy mixed with eye candy during this year’s ESPYs.The eye candy I like of course.Don’t really care for the comedy.
-And the great play goes to the old man, Brett Favre.Show Deana again, please!
-Greg Lewis looks like a slightly-lighter Kadeem Hardison
-Sam Jackson, yeahh u MFers!
-Guess where George Karl comes from? UNC baby, go Heels!
-It’s sad what cancer can do to folks.Karl has so much courage.
-Wow even Danica looks hot, even with that jacked up hair
-Luke Wilson, what’s up with the hobo beard?
-And Danica looks like ole girl from The Ring with that crazy hair
-Drew Brees is having another boy, cool!
-Exit quote from Brees “And I would like to thank ‘WHO DAT’ nation!”
-The Saints won “Best Team” ESPY.“WHO DAT” nation does it again!!! Thank God the Lakers didn’t win team of the year, or the Damn Yankees (RIP Steinbrunner).
-Am I the only one that noticed these extra long acceptance speeches?They need exit music like most of the other award shows?
