The NFL...Just A Beer Delivery Vehicle?

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Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

It's all about personal responsibility and respect for others.

I've been to numerous sporting events in my day (Skins, O's, Nats, Caps, Terps, and Seagulls (Salisbury represent)). On occasion, I've been know to partake in more than my fair share of booze, cheer on my teams, and shout at opposing teams fans. I have never gotten in any fist fight with another fan, nor have I been so embarrassing to the point where people have to restrain and/or remove me for the situation.

There is a fine line between superfan-ism and stupidity. Unfortunately, most stupidity at sporting events occur when people jump over that line and forget to keep their self-responsibility and respect in check. Whatever you do to yourself is fine, however if it disrupts those around you, that is where the problem lies. The person next to you as the same right to have a good time as you do, and if you disrupt that, it's not kosher.

I agree. I have never gotten into a physical altercation at a game, but have gotten into it pretty good with some opposing fans. Insults, rough languague, you name it. The closest I have ever come to a fight was with another Rangers fan. With my Penguin fan brother and he was on crutches as he just had ACL surgery the week before. Rangers fan called him a handicapped bastard and I got right in his face. Other time was in Philly for rangers-flyers. In the mens room, some clown makes a remark about me wearing my rangers jersey, "You can get your a$$ kicked wearing that here." I looked at him and said, "By who? Because you are definitely not kicking my ass." He then said, "Maybe not me, but there are 50 of us in here." Then I said, "Oh, so you are the pu$$y who shoots off his mouth and hopes people will back him up?" His friends even laughed at him, but thinking back, that could have easily caused a problem. Note: I wasn't drunk in either case.