OT - The Psychology of Sports Fandom

Patriotsince81

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNJT5W09XeQ


Reading the posts on the boards, most of which are civil and seek to offer an opinion and explain/evaluate the performance of the team, is a lot fun and occasionally gives me food for thought. I was also curious to learn more about the psychology of sports and why fans react to wins and losses in such different ways. If you've got the time please watch the video above, you may have already seen it on ESPN. As Washingtonian always says. Discuss.
 

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Interesting video. That first slide is hilarious.

Similar to his odd path to becoming a Jets fan, I am a Miami Dolphins fan and have been as long as I can remember. I have never lived there (lived in Northern Virginia my whole life) and only been there for several hours for a business meeting once, long after I was a fan. The only thing I can figure out is that I had been given a stuffed dolphin by my grand parents and when the brothers were choosing teams, I chose the Miami Dolphins.
 
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