College grads and "flying the colors" - help me understand?

# i think it's just like anything else people are into, they want to represent their attraction to it. i see your point though, there are alot of people that are just way too fanatical about it imo. i think that can be said for alot of other groups though, everything has that sort crowd within the group.

personally, i'm proud of the fact that i somehow managed to get a college education. i support ncsu for allowing me that oppurtunity, but i'm not really into the whole big rivalry thing or broadcasting it everywhere possible.
 
# not sure.... tigers are my favorite animal, and i happen to have graduated from a school whos mascot was a tiger. but my favorite animal was a tiger, even when i was at a school whos mascot was a wolverine. i dont think i really understand it either... however, i could understand if you drove around with a big army sticker or something... prior military is something to be proud of. everyone goes to school almost, but not everyone joins the military ;)
 
bigwaylon said:
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the ones I don't get are those that never went to school, yet call it "us" when they talk about it...
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I don't see that any different from pulling for a local pro team.
NC reminds me of Arkansas, in that respect. In Arkansas, the closest pro teams are, or were when I lived there, in Dallas and St. Louis. That made for a pretty rabid fan base and still does. It's relatively recent that the Carolinas have had pro teams to pull for, so I can see a similarity there with the college fan base.
As other people said, I think with anything there are the people who take things to the extreems, whether it's the lady down the street with about 4000 yard ornaments or the guy who paints his bike school colors.
Jeff
 
Rich, you might not drive a hummer or wear fatigues, but you know there are plenty of people who do, veterans and not. There are also plenty of college grads who don't fly their colors and own all the school-themed knickknacks.

We all have different opinions about what's worth defining your identity by, but belonging to a tribe has obvious advantages... in theory, at least.
 
# Apparently for many that was the best days of their lives and their existence now is nothing more than contributing taxes and getting their allotted vacation time and bonus money. Life is for the living. :flipoff2:
 
upnover said:
# I have pulled for one or the other at different times in my life. I have wore the stuff because it felt good, and was give to me. I have also wore it because it was something casual, that didn't have weld burns, or grease stains. Now a days, it's unusual to find me wearing anything that doesn't have a shirt pocket on it(since I am a smoker)
Now I do kinda collect 4WD stuff, many many shirts, most say something about an event, or about Jeep. I know many people, and many associate me with Jeeps. Why, because I like em. But I still shop for them looking for a deal. This year at the Dixie Run, Leslie got three T-shirts, I got one because it had pocket!
Understand, I doubt you ever will. Accept it and don't fret.
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# I have just came off of my vaction that I have put in for the 4th year straight to attend the Dixie Run and the 4th one I missed because my jeep was broke. And I still wear those tacky jeep shirts with the pockets as well.

AHHH Marlboro :huggy:
 
khokhonutt said:
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I don't see that any different from pulling for a local pro team.
NC reminds me of Arkansas, in that respect. In Arkansas, the closest pro teams are, or were when I lived there, in Dallas and St. Louis. That made for a pretty rabid fan base and still does. It's relatively recent that the Carolinas have had pro teams to pull for, so I can see a similarity there with the college fan base.
As other people said, I think with anything there are the people who take things to the extreems, whether it's the lady down the street with about 4000 yard ornaments or the guy who paints his bike school colors.
Jeff
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I mean the really over-the-top kind...

the ones that think the school is God's gift to the educational system...

like one in high school that told me the reason I didn't like UNC was because I couldn't get in...never mind I got into Duke and Davidson...:shaking: :shaking: ...I didn't apply to UNC because they didn't have a major I wanted...

although, I personally don't "get" somebody having a tattoo of a team, professional or college, unless you played/attended...

Greg
 
Joel said:
# Apparently for many that was the best days of their lives and their existence now is nothing more than contributing taxes and getting their allotted vacation time and bonus money. Life is for the living. :flipoff2:
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While that certainly doesn't apply to all of them, I suspect you're not far off on many of them... Many of the college alumni who "fly the colors" I see..that's all they have. no hobbies, no activities, just watching other people enjoy their life while they drive their minivan and live their life around other people's..

Same people who hate off-roaders, people on motorcycles, in convertibles, or in sports cars... They made decisions in life that won't allow them to have that stuff to go have fun, and they hate those who have it.
 
Rich said:
Same people who hate off-roaders, people on motorcycles, in convertibles, or in sports cars... They made decisions in life that won't allow them to have that stuff to go have fun, and they hate those who have it.
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Boy, that sounds familiar. :wheel:
 
bigwaylon said:
although, I personally don't "get" somebody having a tattoo of a team, professional or college, unless you played/attended...
Greg
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for waht its worth.
I was on the tam whe I got my tat...
Very soon there after go hurt and never was able to return to the team, but I was on the roster when I got it.:flipoff2:
 
bigwaylon said:
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I find it more entertaining to see those from smaller towns that still relive the high school football days...:D

Greg
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Yeah the Al bundy type:shaking:

I don't follow sports teams much any more no time and better things to do. I had a A's hat when I was a kid.

It must be a NC thing because in California we could care less about college teams. even if you went there.
 
kdunc said:
Who cares what hypothetical boring people with unhappy lives think, say, or do?
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They're real, I have to work with 'em every day.. :rolleyes:

(Good to see you here, fawker) :flipoff2:
 
They just need to wheel their AWD minivans. Strap the anklebiters in their car seats, ice down some juiceboxes, put Spongebob on the LCD, throw some 32's on the Sienna and git'r done.

Lots of those boring jealous breeder consumer sheeple drive SUVs too... they just... don't... wanna... scratch 'em - wtf is that about?!
 
I have a simple answer:

It's because people like the feeling of belonging. It's part of that natural "US" versus "THEM" mentality that most, if not all, of us have.

Sports team pride, scholastic pride, confederate pride, national pride (FAWK THE FOREIGNERS! GO USA!!), or however it's channeled is still all basically the same. It's taking pride in something, claiming partial ownership to it, and identifying with the group.
 
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