Some fan bases can’t help themselves. No matter the situation or how long it has been since a title, there is always a new reason to talk a little louder than necessary about their team.
Sure, a little pride is part of being a fan, but some groups crank it up to levels that border on hilarious. From college towns to major cities, these are the 15 fan bases that love to tell you how great they are, whether you asked or not.
15. New York Yankees Fans
Yankees fans act like every World Series title happened yesterday, even if some of them were alive for about three of them. There is no bad season that can’t be spun into “27 rings” bragging rights.
14. Green Bay Packers Fans
Packers fans carry themselves like Lambeau Field is a holy site and Aaron Rodgers personally solved world peace. Every time they win a divisional game, it’s treated like a Super Bowl.
13. Duke Basketball Fans
Duke fans believe they invented college basketball excellence and the concept of being more intelligent than you. Even when Duke is a middle-of-the-road team, the air of superiority never deflates.
12. Dallas Cowboys Fans
Cowboys fans scream, “This is our year,” louder than an entire drumline at the Rose Parade every August. They treat any glimmer of success like proof that the dynasty never ended.
11. Boston Red Sox Fans
Red Sox fans talk about breaking the curse like it was a personal achievement they all participated in. Even after multiple titles, the chip on their shoulder somehow grew larger.
10. Los Angeles Lakers Fans
Lakers fans will casually remind you they have more banners than your team has playoff appearances. It does not matter if half the roster is on an AARP card; they still expect titles every season.
9. Philadelphia Eagles Fans
Eagles fans carry the confidence of a franchise that wins the Super Bowl every year (and to be fair, they did last year). They can turn a mid-October win over the Commanders into a declaration of NFL dominance.
8. Alabama Football Fans
Alabama fans operate under the belief that anything less than a national championship is a complete failure. Winning feels like a divine right, and losing means the entire system must be re-evaluated.
7. Golden State Warriors Fans
Warriors fans went from long-suffering to long-bragging in about three minutes. Every three-pointer is a personal attack on anyone who doubted them in 2012.
6. Michigan Football Fans
Michigan fans will celebrate a big win over Indiana like it just secured them a seat at the throne of college football forever. Every rivalry win is treated like a historic reenactment of manifest destiny.
5. Notre Dame Football Fans
Notre Dame fans have convinced themselves that “returning to glory” is an annual inevitability. Even when average, they talk like the college football world revolves around South Bend.
4. Boston Celtics Fans
Celtics fans still live off the fumes of the Bill Russell era, as if it happened last month. They treat every regular-season win over the Knicks like it adds another number to the rafters.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers Fans
Steelers fans truly believe they invented the concept of toughness, loyalty, and winning football. Every discussion somehow circles back to the “six rings” like it is a constitutional amendment.
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2. San Francisco 49ers Fans
49ers fans can be up 14 points in a preseason game and already be explaining why this is “the most talented team we have ever had.” Past heartbreaks never dampen the overwhelming belief that glory is inevitable.
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1. Boston Sports Fans (All of Them)
Boston sports fans somehow combine every boastful instinct from every team they root for into one super-charged ego machine. The city is a nonstop victory parade: patriots, Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins — it doesn’t matter.
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