Comments on Ed The Sports Fan: The 5 Most Sensitive (Ralph Tresvant-esque) Fan Ba...

I'm saying, we (Carolina) have never closed th...

2010-03-11T00:49:06.130-05:00

I'm saying, we (Carolina) have never closed the gates of our school (oh wait, we don't reside behind any) when we've lost a major tourney game...that to me is the epitome of sensitivity.

Yep, pretty much despise everybody on this list, w/ the exception of UT/OU...I just don't care about them. LOL It is true that most successful programs are the most hated, but I think these take the cake. As a Steeler fan, we are hated on a lot but I would argue not as much as, say, the 'Boys.

And, no, Ohio State ain't going to the Final Four.

I couldn't stand Kobe and the Lakers before I moved to LA, and living here has just intensified my feelings for them. I think out of all of the teams mentioned, most Laker fans are just clueless (just cheer, but no bball I.Q.)...at least the ones I know.

Great post...let's me express my hate:-)

Yeah I'd put Carolina fans as waaaay more sens...

2010-03-10T17:00:39.151-05:00

Yeah I'd put Carolina fans as waaaay more sensitive than Duke fans. As a NCSU alum, I can attest to plenty conversations that went south because of it lol I think Duke is the lesser (sp?) of two evils.

And wait, Grant Hill was a "iconic" Duke-to-NBA player....I think! (don't front like you didn't have those Filas)

Funny thing is, Duke fans aren't nearly as sen...

2010-03-10T16:42:48.583-05:00

Funny thing is, Duke fans aren't nearly as sensitive as Carolina fans. Dukies rest in the smugness of their advanced, expensive degrees, and generally don't get too defensive. Besides, Duke is so universally disliked, you don't find very many "true" fans that didn't either go there, or have some family member who did.

We Carolina fans on the other hand: much bigger fan base, and more senstive. At least when Duke's running the ACC. This hasn't been a good sports year for me.

Maryland fans have a weird "us vs the world" inferiority complex. I'd probably put them a few steps above even UNC on the Tresvanty-meter.

I didn't appreciate that jab at KU. Just wante...

2010-03-10T16:36:28.940-05:00

I didn't appreciate that jab at KU. Just wanted that on the record.

I really think Patriots fans should have been on here as well. Basically all of Boston's sports teams except the Bruins.

Outside of the Cubs, the rest get the hate lamps turned on extra bright.

Funny, I HATE all these teams. Every last one of t...

2010-03-10T16:03:07.397-05:00

Funny, I HATE all these teams. Every last one of them.

To McFly and all the Buckeye haters out there: We&...

2010-03-10T16:02:15.579-05:00

To McFly and all the Buckeye haters out there: We're not going anywhere and plan to give you many more championship matches to root against us.

Why are Ohio State, the Yankees, the Cowboys, etc. hated? Because we've been successful. How many people post that they hate Rice or Northwestern?

Go ahead, hate the Rose Bowl Champs, hate our conference and National titles. Get ready to hate our Final Four run. Knock yourselves out.

Reggie Jackson said it best: "They don't boo nobodies"!

Y U N V Me

Your welcome ( I created the phrase Ralph Tresvant...

2010-03-10T14:53:39.867-05:00

Your welcome ( I created the phrase Ralph Tresvant-Esque back in 1998)

I'm a Yankee fan and I'm not even offended...

2010-03-10T14:47:45.401-05:00

I'm a Yankee fan and I'm not even offended. Throws up the "w" for winners...as I exit!!

I honestly hate good amount of the teams/players m...

2010-03-10T12:33:53.678-05:00

I honestly hate good amount of the teams/players mentioned in this list. Hate the Yankees because people are crazy annoying about them on the East coast, hate Kobe, hate Ohio State, and definitely hate Notre Dame. Ed, we've been through this before, Don't talk about the Boys. Yeah I caught feelings only because you hate on them just because.

So for fun, Oklahoma sucks ass and can't finish the season when it counts. McCoy is better than Bradford. And lastly, Donovan is soft and a punk. There I'm good now.

I'm disagreeing with you 100% on putting the C...

2010-03-10T12:13:38.255-05:00

I'm disagreeing with you 100% on putting the Cubs as an honarable mention. I would actually say that Cubs fans are the least sensitive fans out there. As a Cubs fan, do you know how many times I hear how much the Cubs suck and have always sucked and yada yada yada. Well what's my response? What the hell can I say. It's true. We have a 100 year losing streak. "Yea well, next year is our year." I mean hell, we have nothing to get sensitive about. My best friend (Sox fan) reminds me everytiime I talk to him in person or on the phone about the Sox winning the ship in 2005, and the Cubs century old drought. To me, that's being sensitive, because he knows that no matter how many championships they win, the Cubs will always have a larger fan base in Chicago and around the nation. You gotta have pretty thick skin to be a true Cubs fan.

And yes, we are famous for our drunken fans...but go to a game and take a closer look. I know some of the greatest memories in my life come when I was at a Cubs game, as a kid, before I learned the joy of alcohol. Learning to keep score, bonding with my dad, watching Harry do the 7th Inning Stretch.

And, since you brought up Milton Bradley. The guy didn't make it in Chicago (not because we're sensitive or had it out for him) because he was a diva. Also he never appreciated the history of the franchise and the field he played on. Talk to guys like Ryne Sandberg or Derrek Lee and they talk about how great the fans are and how wonderful the franchis is. And they've had down years, just like everyone else.

That being said...you hit the nail on the head with the Kobe Fans!

Some fans might be upset at some shit like this, b...

2010-03-10T12:06:12.767-05:00

Some fans might be upset at some shit like this, but I'm proud that my favorite team and the best player on my favorite team are #1 and #1a. They MUST be doing something right.

I wouldn't consider Yankee fans sensitive...th...

2010-03-10T12:01:58.635-05:00

I wouldn't consider Yankee fans sensitive...the fact is that nobody cared in the 80s when the Yankees were spending money on the likes of Jesse Barfield, Pasqual Perez and Jack Clark...so of course all the talk about money hits a sore nerve these days...besides...why should they care what others say about them...they have the championship rings to back it up.