Posted by NoleCC

By Bill Kristoph

The thought dawned on me that there are three types of Seminole sports fans (and all fans in general). Lucky for me, that goes along with the format (I say “format” loosely) of my column. This is just my observation. I think that everyone falls within these three categories.’,'Category 1: Garnet Glasses
Fans that wear the Garnet Glasses never see any problems with FSU. Everything that the sports teams do is “golden” and starting players can do no wrong. The favorite argument of the Garnet Glasses wearer is something like, “You can’t talk about BOYS like that. They’re just KIDS. They don’t deserve to hear any criticism from us.” (Forget the fact that this is just preparation for the pros., where suddenly it’s okay to boo.) The upside to them, is that they are generally seen wearing garnet to games and tend to do a good job of representing the university.

Category 2: Fencers
Fencers are your typical fan. They see both the good and the bad in the teams. They agonize over the poor calls, but they celebrate loudly when the teams succeed. Probably 75% of all fans fit into this category.

Category 3: Whitebeards
Bitch. Moan. Whine. Complain. Whine more. Call for the coach’s head. Call for the waterboy’s head. Fire the PA announcer. Why is it so hot? Why aren’t we up by 52 instead of 48? Those are the whitebeards of the world. If you’re wondering where that title came from, I’ve borrowed it from some friends of mine that sit near a man named “Whitebeard.” (That’s just his nickname kiddies… not his real name.) Whitebeards infuriate the other two types of fans. Are Whitebeards really unhappy or are they just flaming people (like they do on message boards)? Maybe they are ‘Gators, or just as bad, Yellow Jackets.

Where do you fall? Talk back on the message boards, or email me at NoleCC@scalpem.com!