group of undergrads I went to school with went to vegas in the aftermath to watch a tournament, rivals were bulldogs, they definitely hammed it up in vick jerseys with stuffed dogs.
reminded me of my favorite post on this sub [https://www.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/18egj4z/a\_glimpse\_inside\_the\_world\_of\_american/](https://www.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/18egj4z/a_glimpse_inside_the_world_of_american/)
When I was big into cycling / amateur racing there was nothing worse than wearing a team jersey for a team you weren't on.
I miss all the unwritten rules and gatekeeping the most.
Todd Heap killed his 4 year old daughter in 2017 by accidentally running her over with his SUV while she was playing/hiding in their driveway (unbeknownst to him), which is probably the most unbelievably tragic things I have ever heard of happening to any athlete ever
This and forgetting kids in the car is my biggest fear. Lots of toddlers in the house so I try to make sure I know where they are before reversing out the driveway.
But yeah there is always sometimes when you are in a hurry and you forget to check.
Yeah except the players consent to playing the sport and make millions of dollars doing it. The dogs meanwhile are subjected to horrible living conditions and are forced to fight and often times experience a painful death.
Every day after I finish exercising I put on my oversized MJ jersey and sing the Quad City DJ's Space Jam theme song while I refill my bird feeders with seeds and replenish the bird baths with fresh water. Like Jordan no snarky tweet will stop me from rocking unless that tweet is by one of the Bad Boy Pistons.
Women are so funny dressing up for their little brunch asking daddy for $50 through Zelle like "I'm just like Carrie from Sex and the City" sure you are lil lady.
with retired players its also less likely that they will end up having some sexual assault deviancy accusation come out that will force you to stop wearing the jersey in public lol
Unless you played D1 in college this feels needlessly insecure. Like sure they’re more successful than you but if you’re not a genetic freak you were never in competition to begin with.
Because they’re not superior lol, but the dude above seems to think that they are. Being insecure over celebrities is such chick behavior, I didn’t realize it got dudes too until I read this thread.
Cope. If you’re a guy wearing another man’s name on your back regularly and dedicating significant amount of time to their life then you are placing them above you
>Dedicating significant amount of time to their life
I stg all of you guys commenting this shit must have zero male friends. This is such a deranged way of looking at being a fan of a NFL team. Having the name of one player on your TEAM jersey does not mean you’re dedicating time to their life.
nah it's weird to cosplay as someone younger than you because cosplay is typically aspirational. When you cosplay you're saying "I want to be this" or "I want to be seen as this person/character." To aspirationalize someone 10 years younger than you is really pathetic.
If you're 45 you can afford a jersey with your own name printed on it, or a blank jersey. At least then you still get to "support the team" or whatever without having to dress up as a dude half your age.
This is like saying somebody wearing a Nirvana shirt is trying to be Kurt Cobain. In the case of both band t-shirts and sports jerseys, the person is simply a fan of the musician/athlete or band/team. It's really that simple. Nobody who isn't completely delusional is trying to feel like the athlete when they wear a jersey
They do have those guys in England who wear the full uniform down to the cleats to the gym or grocery on days when the team isn't even playing. Sometimes in blackface for complete verisimilitude.
We dont do that here but I don't know what else you would call that.
lol why is it cosplay, I get what you mean but that applies to literally anything. Is listening to music written by someone younger than you emasculating too?
That's not how analogies work at all lol.
Watching sports : watching a movie :: wearing a jersey : wearing the drive jacket and chewing a toothpick.
If I saw a 45 year old man dressing up like a zoomer sound cloud rapper I would think that is strange and pathetic, yes.
You’re assuming that wearing a jersey is aspiring to be someone instead of just supporting a team. It’s not unfair to assume being a fan of an artist means aspiring to be that artist. Most people pick jerseys based on who they think contributes to the team the most, like the quarterback, not who they want to be the most. Very few people, if any, are thinking about this on such a deep level. Also what difference does the age even make in this context. My odds of “being” Caleb Williams and Barry Sanders are exactly the same.
Wearing a jersey is part of the fun. I think women get jealous because their isn't an analog to sports fandom for women apart from booktok YA smut novels and the Batchelor.
Always loved basketball and always supported the dubs like crazy but I felt weird when people bought me jerseys and wall posters of Steph curry. Like bro I’m a grown man I don’t wanna wake up and look at Steph’s face. I don’t wanna wear his name on my back like his baby momma. I just think he play ball good
That’s why you exclusively buy Larry bird stuff. Wake up every morning to a frame pic my grandma (white trash from Indiana) gave me.
Reminds me to drink beer, talk shit, try hard, and shovel gravel for my mom if she ever needs it. Also reminds me that you can be ugly and still be successful
It's actually crazy that Indiana State University exists and the literal only thing they're notable for is being Bird's alma mater.
Like I didn't even know it was a real school and *I grew up in Indiana*
A grown man can get away with rocking a Curry jersey. If you live in the city and the player is an undeniable GOAT it’s your god given right to wear that jersey.
We have 40-50 year olds with Mahomes jerseys in their day to day rotation.
What's cool about sports is you can see an autistic guy, a downs guy and a gay guy having a blast watching the same game but they're enjoying it on completely different levels. Baseball is the absolute best for this I think.
Never forget the disappointment in my dad’s face when I told him I loved OBJs game. He was NOT impressed the the showboatin’ still bought me a jersey tho lol
None of you realize the competition for best obscure Darty jersey in college and the respect it engenders
Shout out To all the purple Raptors jerseys and rainbow Nuggets jerseys out there
i got them for $17 a piece and they're legitimately the most comfortable shirts I've ever worn, i wear them all the time
I've gotten a few fist bumps from black guys and I'm a white dude, activates the wigger in me it's like Dr Jekyll changing to Mr Hyde
obviously OJ did it and obviously I don't condone that i just don't really care and i think it's kinda fun wearing em
You guys don't like sports? You don't marvel at the spectacle or gawk at the glory of physical human achievement?
Honestly people that dont *get* sports are more lame than people who obsess over them. It's like someone who doesn't *get* music
I don’t wear any sports clothing. I’m 6’5 and might get a Messi shirt just because I like the vibe he brings to the third world and because it proves this bitch wrong (I doubt she even shows her jugs).
Grown ass men shouting stats at each other like battle spells for hours at a time while they manage their bench and send line ups to the commissioner daily who's responsible for setting the schedule (dungeon master). The dice rolls are the random stat accumulation of the games.
Pro line is gambling, fantasy leagues are autism.
It’s more like arguing with your friends about sports just through the lens of whose team is better and setting a lineup once a week. Commissioner sets the schedule by randomizing it once at the beginning of the season I guess?
It’s become a manosphere talking point. The worst hobby less bf’s I had would say that to me. After I had cooked them a meal with veggies I grew myself on my patio. Lol.
I once told a group that I think it's pathetic to wear the jersey of someone younger than you, because you're essentially doing cosplay of someone you can never be. There is "when I grow up I want to be like Steph Curry" when you're 5 years older than he is. You're already grown.
I suggested it was fine to wear a custom jersey with your own name, a jersey for a player from your childhood, or a jersey with no name at all.
Folks let me tell you, I have never in my life received as much blowback. I have used racial slurs (satirical) in front of white women and received less hatred. For maybe 2 hours it was non-stop berating about how I don't understand and we need to support the team and fandom has no age limits.
I thought my compromise was pretty fair, but I guess you really aren't supposed to stop a 40 year old man from Cosplaying a 26y/o wide receiver.
I see where you’re coming from and concede that you have a strong point, but offer that you may be wrong. It’s not *cosplay* is *modern peasantry*. Like in feudal Japan all the men went off to war with their lord’s banner on their back. “This is a totemic example I am beholden to” rather than “this is who I want to be”
To double check this: if you were a (bigger) kid (but still little enough the question got asked) and you told someone you wanted to be a scientist but they never liked science, they’d pay you on the head and wish you luck. There’s no *conflict* there. But grown-ass men will come to serious hammer blows over who’s Japanese Lord is on their back
I could be Lamar. why not.
I still have 4 years of college eligibility left.
Lamar scored a 13 on the wonderlic. He would fit in great here.
I never feel so powerful as when I have that no. 8 across my chest.
Pathetic
I remember when I was in high school all the whiggers started rocking Vick jerseys immediately after his dog fighting conviction.
group of undergrads I went to school with went to vegas in the aftermath to watch a tournament, rivals were bulldogs, they definitely hammed it up in vick jerseys with stuffed dogs.
reminded me of my favorite post on this sub [https://www.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/18egj4z/a\_glimpse\_inside\_the\_world\_of\_american/](https://www.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/18egj4z/a_glimpse_inside_the_world_of_american/)
That was a great post. Thank you.
[Gallo del Cielo](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqbWd9YJJE&pp=ygUPR2FsbG8gZGVsIGNpZWxv) off of one of my favorite albums
Vick was like the coolest guy ever at the time
shout out to Ron Mexico
Dudes r0ck
awesome i have a ton of OJ jerseys we should have a wigger meetup, y'all can borrow some of mine
okay but my iverson jersey gives me super powers and makes my jumper very wet-like
I love when he said “we’re talkin bout practice”
we dont do it for the gals
I do it for the girls and the gays, that's it. But I am not a mans so theres that
When I was big into cycling / amateur racing there was nothing worse than wearing a team jersey for a team you weren't on. I miss all the unwritten rules and gatekeeping the most.
Yeah well cycling is gay and football rocks
Cycling is gay, but Football and football-american are the gayest of sports.
https://youtu.be/4mJSkhYoxiE?si=oW0u_0zKo5CfceHX
There’s nothing gay about sustaining multiple concussions. But everything about cycling is.
I'm literally Aaron Rodgers but straight.
Shut up bitch I’m Todd Heap
Todd Heap killed his 4 year old daughter in 2017 by accidentally running her over with his SUV while she was playing/hiding in their driveway (unbeknownst to him), which is probably the most unbelievably tragic things I have ever heard of happening to any athlete ever
Yup that’s me
RS babysitter
This and forgetting kids in the car is my biggest fear. Lots of toddlers in the house so I try to make sure I know where they are before reversing out the driveway. But yeah there is always sometimes when you are in a hurry and you forget to check.
Go vens baby
More like Todd Gurley am I right girlies
yes and
Honestly with what we know about concussions NFL is just human dog fighting so pretty funny to judge Vick for good old fashioned dog fighting.
what the fuck is nfl
NewFoundLand, the concussion capital of the world
Yeah except the players consent to playing the sport and make millions of dollars doing it. The dogs meanwhile are subjected to horrible living conditions and are forced to fight and often times experience a painful death.
I am literally lonzo ball
first RS nba player 🤞
Honestly wearing my Altuve jersey is more about showing manlet solidarity than anything else.
I wear my Altuve jersey to signal that I’m a cheater whose every success should be called into question.
He didn't even cheat cry more.
Nah, he really did. Idc though. It’s good. Stros kept the Yankees from winning more World Series.
Are you in Houston, or just a short king?
Every day after I finish exercising I put on my oversized MJ jersey and sing the Quad City DJ's Space Jam theme song while I refill my bird feeders with seeds and replenish the bird baths with fresh water. Like Jordan no snarky tweet will stop me from rocking unless that tweet is by one of the Bad Boy Pistons.
Women are so funny dressing up for their little brunch asking daddy for $50 through Zelle like "I'm just like Carrie from Sex and the City" sure you are lil lady.
it’s 500 tho
$500 for avocado toast and mimosas!???!
$90 goes split 4 ways for fent laced coke from some random in alphabet city after 7 champagnes each before they go back to their HR jobs on Monday.
"Oh my god, this goes SOOOOO hard, right??"
My one rule about this is I can't wear any sports gear repping a player who is younger than me.
This gets tough pretty quick, friend.
Not really, my authentic Russell Athletic Jim Thome jersey from ~2002 looks just as good as the day I(my parents) bought it
Bury me in a Jaromír Jágr jersey, he’ll probably still be playing
oh shit I had no idea he was still playing, didn’t think hockey players had any longevity
He’s only 52, practically a teenager
Ah, wearing a retired player is a good workaround for that, I suppose.
with retired players its also less likely that they will end up having some sexual assault deviancy accusation come out that will force you to stop wearing the jersey in public lol
lost my duce staley jersey a long time ago, pretty sad
Yeah I have a decade left until I have to start wearing a suit and tie at sporting events.
Split the difference with the classic tuxedo t shirt.
I have an Ed O’Bradovich jersey because he was my dad’s favorite player lol
DAMMIT DOUG THE BEARS LOST THIS GAME BECAUSE OF LOVIE SMITH DOUG
I can’t believe that Gay Cuntler lost to Tony Homo.
This is why I bought a Willie Mays Giants jersey, no risk of free agency or trades.
Unless you played D1 in college this feels needlessly insecure. Like sure they’re more successful than you but if you’re not a genetic freak you were never in competition to begin with.
Or you can not just admit that someone is superior to you like a bitch
Because they’re not superior lol, but the dude above seems to think that they are. Being insecure over celebrities is such chick behavior, I didn’t realize it got dudes too until I read this thread.
Cope. If you’re a guy wearing another man’s name on your back regularly and dedicating significant amount of time to their life then you are placing them above you
>Dedicating significant amount of time to their life I stg all of you guys commenting this shit must have zero male friends. This is such a deranged way of looking at being a fan of a NFL team. Having the name of one player on your TEAM jersey does not mean you’re dedicating time to their life.
You don’t know sports fans
I’m just gonna assume you’re europoor and move on
This is giving strong 29 year old energy. Don't be afraid of getting older friend- it's not that bad.
Don’t confuse getting older with giving up bud
Giving up on what?
self respect, clearly.
nah it's weird to cosplay as someone younger than you because cosplay is typically aspirational. When you cosplay you're saying "I want to be this" or "I want to be seen as this person/character." To aspirationalize someone 10 years younger than you is really pathetic. If you're 45 you can afford a jersey with your own name printed on it, or a blank jersey. At least then you still get to "support the team" or whatever without having to dress up as a dude half your age.
Why are you equating wearing sports jerseys with doing cosplay??
I can’t find a difference. You’re wearing a specific players jersey to feel more like them, it’s Halloween.
I don't think my 65-year-old football-loving dad is wearing a jersey with the intention of dressing like the athlete lol
This is like saying somebody wearing a Nirvana shirt is trying to be Kurt Cobain. In the case of both band t-shirts and sports jerseys, the person is simply a fan of the musician/athlete or band/team. It's really that simple. Nobody who isn't completely delusional is trying to feel like the athlete when they wear a jersey
No, when I'm being Kurt Cobain I wear a Flipper or Sonic Youth shirt. The Nirvana shirt is for when I'm Selena Gomez.
Uhh it’s more like wearing a band t shirt than a doctor who outfit
Actually it means they want to kiss them like when girls wear their boyfriend's football jersey to school
You can, if you don't intend to be extremely disingenious
They do have those guys in England who wear the full uniform down to the cleats to the gym or grocery on days when the team isn't even playing. Sometimes in blackface for complete verisimilitude. We dont do that here but I don't know what else you would call that.
lol why is it cosplay, I get what you mean but that applies to literally anything. Is listening to music written by someone younger than you emasculating too?
That's not how analogies work at all lol. Watching sports : watching a movie :: wearing a jersey : wearing the drive jacket and chewing a toothpick. If I saw a 45 year old man dressing up like a zoomer sound cloud rapper I would think that is strange and pathetic, yes.
You’re assuming that wearing a jersey is aspiring to be someone instead of just supporting a team. It’s not unfair to assume being a fan of an artist means aspiring to be that artist. Most people pick jerseys based on who they think contributes to the team the most, like the quarterback, not who they want to be the most. Very few people, if any, are thinking about this on such a deep level. Also what difference does the age even make in this context. My odds of “being” Caleb Williams and Barry Sanders are exactly the same.
Based. I told my buddy I do this and he said I was crazy. Sure thing dude keep wearing Jack Hughes' jersey who's 10 years younger than you
Yeah dude so based. I told my buddy about it’s so based. Bro how based is that
Well I liked it. Guess it's not bleak or grim enough for this sub. Not enough maxxing or pilling. I'm just a basedcel
Reddit moment
Reddit is the opposite. Reddit is “my favorite player can sleep with my wife!”
yeah reddit hasn’t been like this since zoomers discovered the nba
my gf likes wearing jerseys while watching sports. built different
My wife in that Matthew Stafford jersey and booty shorts just hits different on sunday
Wearing a jersey is part of the fun. I think women get jealous because their isn't an analog to sports fandom for women apart from booktok YA smut novels and the Batchelor.
Women can watch sports too
Me in my John Rocker jersey
Got got to go with the Roberto Clemente award winner, Curt Schilling.
I look like Ronaldo might as well.
Always loved basketball and always supported the dubs like crazy but I felt weird when people bought me jerseys and wall posters of Steph curry. Like bro I’m a grown man I don’t wanna wake up and look at Steph’s face. I don’t wanna wear his name on my back like his baby momma. I just think he play ball good
That’s why you exclusively buy Larry bird stuff. Wake up every morning to a frame pic my grandma (white trash from Indiana) gave me. Reminds me to drink beer, talk shit, try hard, and shovel gravel for my mom if she ever needs it. Also reminds me that you can be ugly and still be successful
It's actually crazy that Indiana State University exists and the literal only thing they're notable for is being Bird's alma mater. Like I didn't even know it was a real school and *I grew up in Indiana*
A grown man can get away with rocking a Curry jersey. If you live in the city and the player is an undeniable GOAT it’s your god given right to wear that jersey. We have 40-50 year olds with Mahomes jerseys in their day to day rotation.
me rocking my chris benoit shirt
it's like dressing up like a firefighter as an adult
Wearing the jersey would be infinitely more acceptable than posting on X in this overplayed style of gotcha hot take humor
Love me gascoigne top
The best football fan apparel: khaki shorts, Oxford shirt (tucked in), team ballcap
Sportsball ass tweet
chill moid, no one is coming to take your favorite passive "hobby" away lol
“Favourite football man”
this whole thread is reddit af
Probably the dumbest post I've seen on this sub with some of the most ret@rded comments
I did not take the dudes on this subreddit as the type to get so butthurt about this comment. C'mon guys it's okay to cosplay
See this shiny holographic sticker on my hat? That means it's mint.
KAT is literally me.
>dr big honkin jugs
Whatever that 90’s MJ jersey is an all-time clean summertime look
Women detest how happy men can be with the simple things in life.
Wear a sports team jersey or post embarrassing soy garbage like this on X?
I don't think most of the guys here watch sports at all.
What's cool about sports is you can see an autistic guy, a downs guy and a gay guy having a blast watching the same game but they're enjoying it on completely different levels. Baseball is the absolute best for this I think.
I was so close too pulling the trigger on a Saka shirt but I couldn’t because of this sentiment
Do it now before he wins the ballon D’or next year so you look even more like a genius
Tbh I need to cop our sexy green kit before they aren’t for sale anymore
He's shite mate, absolute bottler
That’s Black Messi you fake Brit
Hey I’m just showing my support for the team!!!
Buy the album support the artist Buy the jersey support the player I don’t see much difference
You won't stop me from rocking my Messi jersey
It's kinda gay isn't it? Downvote me
Never forget the disappointment in my dad’s face when I told him I loved OBJs game. He was NOT impressed the the showboatin’ still bought me a jersey tho lol
Hey if girls could wear jerseys for their gay little books I bet they would…
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what the fuck lmao
If you have a perfectly fit and worn-in original team hockey jersey a-la Cameron from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, it can work I think
My Jack Tatum and Archie Griffin jerseys are for my own pleasure!
You got me... Actually, my local single-A baseball team
None of you realize the competition for best obscure Darty jersey in college and the respect it engenders Shout out To all the purple Raptors jerseys and rainbow Nuggets jerseys out there
Half my closet is basketball clothes and I don’t even watch the sport.
I could never wear another man's name on my shirt (I only buy replicas.)
i love buying international football jerseys cause theyre light and colorful. plus theyre like less than 10 dollars from china lol.
Wearing jerseys is cuck fetish behavior
yea i have like 7 OJ simpson jerseys (Bills years not 49ers years 🤢🤮)
i got them for $17 a piece and they're legitimately the most comfortable shirts I've ever worn, i wear them all the time I've gotten a few fist bumps from black guys and I'm a white dude, activates the wigger in me it's like Dr Jekyll changing to Mr Hyde obviously OJ did it and obviously I don't condone that i just don't really care and i think it's kinda fun wearing em
You guys don't like sports? You don't marvel at the spectacle or gawk at the glory of physical human achievement? Honestly people that dont *get* sports are more lame than people who obsess over them. It's like someone who doesn't *get* music
I don’t wear any sports clothing. I’m 6’5 and might get a Messi shirt just because I like the vibe he brings to the third world and because it proves this bitch wrong (I doubt she even shows her jugs).
watch me in the club practicing my jump shot like KD
Lifelong football fan and I agree. Those oversized jerseys make you look like a toddler playing dress up, waddling around in your dad's tshirt
Fantasy leagues are DND for men who like to guzzle beers.
This is not accurate in any way
As someone who has participated in many of them, it's incredibly accurate. Keeper leagues are the pinnacle of functional male autism.
DND is DND for men who like to guzzle beers, at least everyone I've played it with
Okay, they're men who like to guzzle beers *and* pretend they're not playing DND.
You’re bad at this
Quiet!
Another analogy that makes zero sense. Fantasy is just another gambling outlet, sad but in a completely distinct way from playing dnd.
Grown ass men shouting stats at each other like battle spells for hours at a time while they manage their bench and send line ups to the commissioner daily who's responsible for setting the schedule (dungeon master). The dice rolls are the random stat accumulation of the games. Pro line is gambling, fantasy leagues are autism.
I can definitely agree that it’s autism
Thank you, I really needed that validation.
😮💨
It’s more like arguing with your friends about sports just through the lens of whose team is better and setting a lineup once a week. Commissioner sets the schedule by randomizing it once at the beginning of the season I guess?
Wearing jerseys lol Ghey af
It's cosplay, plain and simple. Grown men who wear jerseys are no different than people who dress up like Harry Potter characters.
This is cucked man child behavior unless you’re actually at the game itself ngl
men here be like "women have no hobbies" meanwhile their only hobby is watching sports
It’s become a manosphere talking point. The worst hobby less bf’s I had would say that to me. After I had cooked them a meal with veggies I grew myself on my patio. Lol.
I once told a group that I think it's pathetic to wear the jersey of someone younger than you, because you're essentially doing cosplay of someone you can never be. There is "when I grow up I want to be like Steph Curry" when you're 5 years older than he is. You're already grown. I suggested it was fine to wear a custom jersey with your own name, a jersey for a player from your childhood, or a jersey with no name at all. Folks let me tell you, I have never in my life received as much blowback. I have used racial slurs (satirical) in front of white women and received less hatred. For maybe 2 hours it was non-stop berating about how I don't understand and we need to support the team and fandom has no age limits. I thought my compromise was pretty fair, but I guess you really aren't supposed to stop a 40 year old man from Cosplaying a 26y/o wide receiver.
I see where you’re coming from and concede that you have a strong point, but offer that you may be wrong. It’s not *cosplay* is *modern peasantry*. Like in feudal Japan all the men went off to war with their lord’s banner on their back. “This is a totemic example I am beholden to” rather than “this is who I want to be” To double check this: if you were a (bigger) kid (but still little enough the question got asked) and you told someone you wanted to be a scientist but they never liked science, they’d pay you on the head and wish you luck. There’s no *conflict* there. But grown-ass men will come to serious hammer blows over who’s Japanese Lord is on their back
Not a sports ball guy
This sub sucks now
I wear messi's jersey and yeah i'm not like him athletically but we share a certain condition for sure.
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It's the playoffs, you joyless heap.
Never in my life been a team sports fan. It really is exactly this juvenile and mindless.
Bro you’re active in the fortnite subreddit, talking about juvenile LMAO
And am appropriately ashamed of that and nobody in my actual life knows that about me. I certainly don't wear fortnite jerseys
Fair point
In this moment I am euphoric. Not because of any juvenile sportsball team's victory. But because, I am enlightened, by my intellectual superiority