I am a Wyomingite by birth, still loyal 100%, and as most of the country has probably noticed, Wyoming has no professional sports teams. None. So, as a general rule, the true Wyomingite cheers for all of the Colorado teams.
Therefore, I am a Broncos fan, through and through.
Now, in case you haven't heard the news, Peyton Manning is officially going to come to the bright side of life and be a Bronco.
I have nothing against Manning, cause I can't deny that he is a good player and seems to be a decent enough guy off the field.
But I do have major beef with bandwagon fans. You find them in every sport, and they're pathetic no matter what team they're a "fan" of at the time, but when they start coming in droves to the Broncos side, I can't handle it.
It's like Tim Tebow all over again. I never hated Tim Tebow, but I was never on his little bandwagon--I was a Broncos fan anyways by the time he came. But once he did, a multitude of people were overnight Broncos fans, just because of him. Now that there's a chance he either won't get as much play time, or else might even get traded, they're all going to leave. And that's fine with me, overall, because if they're not real Broncos fans then they don't need to be here. But it's still infuriating because it just proves my point.
And I would be willing to bet any money I had (too bad I have none) that it's going to happen all over again with Manning now becoming a Bronco. There's going to be a fresh onslaught of overnight Broncos fans who just decided they are fans of the team just because of Manning, and I.can't.stand.it. I've already been seeing posts all over facebook and other places on the internet saying things like, "I wasn't expecting that from Peyton Manning, but oh well..Guess I'm a Broncos fan now!"
No.Go away. Us true Broncos fans do not want you here.
What people need to realize is that you can remain a supportive fan of a single player without having to transfer your so-called "loyalty" to whichever team he may be playing on at the time. It is possible, believe me. I'm a huge Drew Brees fan--he is a phenomenal player, and he always presents himself as a good and respectable man off the field, too. But I'm not a Saints fan just because Drew Brees is on the team!I'm still a Broncos fan--just a Broncos fan.
Seriously, people, if you want to be a fan of Peyton Manning, go right ahead. I don't have a problem with that. But figure out which singular NFL team you are really a die-hard fan for, and then be a fan of that through thick and thin, and just support Manning as a person and leave us Broncos fans to cheer on our boys in peace.
In regard to bandwagons, take a page out of Captain Jack Sparrow's book:
"I love those [bandwagons].I like to wave at them as they pass by."
But please don't ever jump on them.
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