rainjacktx
Six-man fan
No offense, but we have a "greatest 6-man player of all time" thread starting, or being resurrected, every season. I mean how many times can you read the lists without committing at least 7 players names to memory?
And really - how important is ranking the top ten players of all-time anyway? The kids show up, play for 4 years, then disappear.
What's the one constant in just about any 6-man community?
The players? nope. Like I said, they're 4 and out at best.
The coaches? lol. In most cases, they don't last as long as the players.
The cheeleaders? They last as long as the players.
The one constant is the fan. The superfan. The person who makes a name for them self because of their blind, militant, year-in-year-out support of their team. The fan who lives and dies on every play. The fan that makes every game, regardless of record, and regardless of distance.
Who are your top superfans?
My list is short and a little out-dated.
1. The football uniform guy from Happy. He's retired now, but he wore a full football uniform and rattled the crap out of a propane bottle full of rocks for so many years that the irritating sound still echos in my head to this day.
2. Guy Young from Valley. He's semi-retired but still announces the home games. Playing in Valley Air America Tire Center Nail Salon and Football Stadium (aka the sticker patch) as a visitor was made that much worse when Guy fired up the microphone. In a strange twist of Karmic fate, he quickly became the greatest home announcer in all of 6-man in 2011. Regardless, he loves his Patriots with a passion that has fueled hours of conversation in his office.
3. Cowboy P from Aquilla. Anyone that sports a colored mohawk is a superfan in my book, especially for a team that isn't all that famous for playing football in late November or early December. He's quickly transcending superfan status, and attempting to claw up to the ranks of Granger, Oneday, the late Don Hardin, among a few others.
And really - how important is ranking the top ten players of all-time anyway? The kids show up, play for 4 years, then disappear.
What's the one constant in just about any 6-man community?
The players? nope. Like I said, they're 4 and out at best.
The coaches? lol. In most cases, they don't last as long as the players.
The cheeleaders? They last as long as the players.
The one constant is the fan. The superfan. The person who makes a name for them self because of their blind, militant, year-in-year-out support of their team. The fan who lives and dies on every play. The fan that makes every game, regardless of record, and regardless of distance.
Who are your top superfans?
My list is short and a little out-dated.
1. The football uniform guy from Happy. He's retired now, but he wore a full football uniform and rattled the crap out of a propane bottle full of rocks for so many years that the irritating sound still echos in my head to this day.
2. Guy Young from Valley. He's semi-retired but still announces the home games. Playing in Valley Air America Tire Center Nail Salon and Football Stadium (aka the sticker patch) as a visitor was made that much worse when Guy fired up the microphone. In a strange twist of Karmic fate, he quickly became the greatest home announcer in all of 6-man in 2011. Regardless, he loves his Patriots with a passion that has fueled hours of conversation in his office.
3. Cowboy P from Aquilla. Anyone that sports a colored mohawk is a superfan in my book, especially for a team that isn't all that famous for playing football in late November or early December. He's quickly transcending superfan status, and attempting to claw up to the ranks of Granger, Oneday, the late Don Hardin, among a few others.
