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I don't know what it is, but college football fandom is one of the most fun, entertaining fandoms out there. So many memes (not an image macro, but shared cons

I don't know what it is, but college football fandom is one of the most fun, entertaining fandoms out there. So many memes (not an image macro, but shared consciousness ideas). I'm only a casual cfb fan, but during my forays into the online representation of the cfb fandom (mostly through reddit/r/cfb) I always marvel at the depth and breadth of the creativity, humor, and information in the fandom. I could see where some people (and let's be honest, it's mostly men ages 18-30 or so) could immerse themselves in that subculture and have a lot of fun. I imagine there are multiple subcultures that are large and immersive enough to totally lose yourself in and I think it's great. (Of course there's also an element of avoidance of the real world in there, but that's more on the individual than the community)

kyuudou 6y ago
I'm not much of a cfb fan but somehow I started tracking a Univ. of TX Austin board called "Shaggy Bevo"[1] and found the banter surprisingly entertaining as noted in this subthread. The creative taunting of rivals (mainly A&M) especially. [1]http://shaggytexas.com/board/ http://shaggytexas.com/board/
brightball 6y ago
CFB has this great mix of alumni loyalty, in game competition, storylines and then all of the actual university rivalries with it. Other sports, state rivalries, academics, conspiracies about rival school grads and their influence. It’s an affiliation you never lose and so many people end up coming back throughout the season for games that it turns into a large family gathering. I’ve never seen it’s equivalent in anything else.