I have the utmost respect for all honest fans who stick with their team through the losses as well as the wins. My contempt is only reserved for the bandwagon fans who only support winners. Even then - heck it is only sports, so whatever. It is not real life, like Obamacare and choking on national debt over GDP. It’s just entertainment.
But still, it is fun entertainment and I have respect for the real fans who suppot their losing teams, no respect for the people who only support winners or only support their team when it is doing well.
I was born in 1958, the same year as the San Francsico Giants, so I don’t remember anything from the ‘50s and ‘60s.
I think I have proven my fanship with my support of the USC Trojans. From 1973 until 1999, I attended every home game including bowl games. I plan to attend all the home games this year as well, and I will try to make it to the games at UC Berkeley and Colorado this fall as well.