Use of the "we" when supporting college football...

n0ob
n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
edited January 1 in Chit-Chat
A) players and ex players and coaches only
B) limited to those who actually attend(ed) the university referred.
C) only diehard fans who don't switch allegences like underwear
D) any fan who can buy a t-shirt


I kind of agree with B mostly, though C is acceptable in rare cases.

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  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    E: I don't care who says "we"
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    A) players and ex players and coaches only
    B) limited to those who actually attend(ed) the university referred.
    C) only diehard fans who don't switch allegences like underwear
    D) any fan who can buy a t-shirt


    I kind of agree with B mostly, though C is acceptable in rare cases.

    I'm going with B, i think. I am more likely to say "we" in college sports rather than professional for that reason.
  • SeaChele77
    SeaChele77 Posts: 1,103 Member
    B and C
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    The whole "WE ARE.. PENN STATE" has eluded me ever since I moved to PA 10 years ago... :yawn:

    While I don't get it, I'd say B & C
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    committing an intenet foul and bumping my own thread.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Definitely B. It drives me nuts when people who aren't affiliated with my university say "we"...uh, excuse me but i'm pretty sure y'all ain't paid no type of tuition here to be able to consider yourself a part of MY school lol.
  • sz8soon
    sz8soon Posts: 816 Member
    A) players and ex players and coaches only
    B) limited to those who actually attend(ed) the university referred.
    C) only diehard fans who don't switch allegences like underwear
    D) any fan who can buy a t-shirt

    I kind of agree with B mostly, though C is acceptable in rare cases.
    E: I don't care who says "we"

    It's an inclusion thing.. lighten up.
  • cheerforsteelers
    cheerforsteelers Posts: 686 Member
    I say this with pro football. I get so excited and have always stuck with my team. My one friend always rolls her eyes at me and says: Oh so you play for the team now? I just nod. :happy:
  • travisseger
    travisseger Posts: 271 Member
    B and C. If you're going to allow B, you have to allow C - there are many people born and raised fans of a particular college who did not, for various reasons, attend that institution…couldn't get in, couldn't afford to go to college, joined the military out of HS, got a scholarship to a different school…doesn't mean they are any less of a fan.

    It should never be said by a fan when it comes to professional sports. That's a business. Completely different scenario, no matter how big a fan you are.
  • JPod279
    JPod279 Posts: 722 Member
    Who cares if you never attended the university? What if they didn't have the degree you wanted, if you couldn't attend for financial or family reasons, or if you got a scholarship somewhere else? If you are going to say you have to attend the university then shouldn't you live in the town of the pro sports team you pull for? Fair is fair.
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