RabidBadger
Mazur detractors will look like dummies!
There can be a multitude of reasons to be part of a fanbase; it usually involves regionalism or alumniship in the case of college sports. I was curious what draws the posters here to value a 'fringe sport' above all others?
For me, it's the fanbase. Anyone who reads the posts in the NHL forums would swear some of the fans of the same team were mortal enemies; let alone the terrible behavior that happens at the games. Here I can have civil discussions with NoDak and Minny fans, sworn enemies of The Badger Nation! I can get behind CIS players or players from opposing teams making the show. Yeah, we occasionally flame each other, but it really doesn't have the malice that you see on other threads.
It translates to to the games as well. If you see a pan out of the crowd at the Frozen Four there will be sweaters from at least ten different teams there because they came for good hockey/good atmosphere. I went to an invitational in Dayton Ohio the Badgers were playing in: there were jerseys from every Ohio team there and a dude from Bemidji wearing a Beavers sweater. He travelled almost 1,000 miles just to see good hockey even though his team wasn't playing (he was pulling for Wiscy which netted him free beer). Not to mention most regular season collegiate games have the atmosphere atmosphere of NHL playoff games.
For me, it's the fanbase. Anyone who reads the posts in the NHL forums would swear some of the fans of the same team were mortal enemies; let alone the terrible behavior that happens at the games. Here I can have civil discussions with NoDak and Minny fans, sworn enemies of The Badger Nation! I can get behind CIS players or players from opposing teams making the show. Yeah, we occasionally flame each other, but it really doesn't have the malice that you see on other threads.
It translates to to the games as well. If you see a pan out of the crowd at the Frozen Four there will be sweaters from at least ten different teams there because they came for good hockey/good atmosphere. I went to an invitational in Dayton Ohio the Badgers were playing in: there were jerseys from every Ohio team there and a dude from Bemidji wearing a Beavers sweater. He travelled almost 1,000 miles just to see good hockey even though his team wasn't playing (he was pulling for Wiscy which netted him free beer). Not to mention most regular season collegiate games have the atmosphere atmosphere of NHL playoff games.