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GatorJamie Doubletree Resident (108.28.113.220) on 9/2/2012 - 3:15 p.m. says: ( 157 views , 7 likes ) |
"#1 is a rational consumer. #2 is a fan." |
Message Replied To ========== Who is the better fan? Interesting question from other discussions....is a fan better or ultimately more loyal if he withholds his support or expresses his dissatisfaction with a coaching regime he has no confidence in - so as to put pressure on the AD to make a change, or is a fan better if he puts his head down, grits his teeth and gives unconditional support regardless of wins and losses? Honestly, I think its the former but I can see arguments for both sides. Argument 1: if you don't support the coach even when things look bad then you help make his failure a self fulfilling prophesy (ie hurt recruiting, reduced fan support in the stadium leading to players not being as inspired or having a negative attitude, put pressure on the AD to pull the trigger sooner) Argument 2: If you do blindly support a coach who isn't getting it done and whom you don't think can get it done then you just prolong the agony and help him continue the program's mediocrity/suckitude when a better coach would make things better. Everybody should feel the pressure to perform at all times, Coaches and AD's as much as players. What say you? ==============================If you want to apply traditional economic analysis to sports, you pick the best team per season and follow that team. So say this year f$u is the strongest team, next year, SCum, then UF. Do you become a nle, cane, or Gator in successive years? I don't. |
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