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Loyalty vs. Fairweather
I'm on the west coast, I can't stand how fair weather our fans are (especially Charger fans hehehe). When the going is good, the stadiums are filled. If not, then...well...if you came to Qualcomm Stadium this season to watch the Padres......
On the other hand, if Ohio State went 0-12 I guarentee they'll still sell out the stadium with both a shitload of alums and students, same thing ith Michigan, FSU. Same thing with professional teams; hell, the Red Sox could field a minor league team and I bet they'll still sell out Fenway.
Now, I've heard the argument that West Coast fans are "smart" for not going when the team sucks....but what kind of fan are you if you do that? I went to damn near half the Padres home games (every other game I was too busy or something), and the Pads lost 90% of those games! And I'll still be a die hard Pad fan. Same thing with the Patriots and Avalanche.
So, what makes more sense, going when the team is good to avoid spending money/time on "just another loss", or actually showing some pride and supporting your team no matter how bad they are.
ETA: This is why the Chargers and their fans don't DESERVE to go to the playoffs much less a Super Bowl.
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