I have decided that I don't understand why cheering has become so incredibly negative. Rather than focusing in the positive of our own teams, we often seem to focus on bringing the other team down. I swear it wasn't always like that, at least not to the extent it is today. Look at the following examples....
-At the UNLV/Wisconsin game this year, every single time Wisconsin did anything remotely good, a majority of the UNLV students chanted, "F*** Wisconsin, F*** Wisconsin!" The group near me continued their happy chant even after a nearby man asked them to cut it out in respect for his son.
-At the Avalanche/Kings EXHIBITION game last night, fans from both teams kept chanting, "Avalanche sucks, " or "Kings suck!"
Now, I understand there are rivalries out there that warrant a limited amount of this type of cheering. CSU/CU, Packers/Vikings (though I'm not certain I can see most Packers fans cheering that way, ) Bronco/Raiders...you know, the big ones. But seriously, why such hatred for Wisconsin from UNLV? UNR, sure, but Wisconsin??? And such hatred between the Kings and the Avalanche at an exhibition game of all things? As an Avalanche fan, I'm saving my jeers for the Red Wings. And, really, wouldn't we rather all beat a really good team, than a team that sucks?
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