@BlackStar25 -
I lived in NC for the majority of my life and I NEVER knew/saw this many Panthers "fans"!! Maybe their first couple seasons, but it's both sad & hilarious seeing so many Panthers "fans" all of a sudden. Personally, as a die-hard Mets/Jets fan, after years/seasons of disappointment & under-performing to finally see your team achieve success again means EXPONENTIALLY more than only being a fan of a good team(s) or only supporting them when they're good.
Hell, since 2007 I've spent hundreds of dollars on MLB Extra Innings & NFL Sunday Ticket so I could watch the Mets & Jets. I've watched/listened to at least 100 Mets games a season, but last season was the Mets first postseason appearance since 2006! I'll admit I shed a few "tears of joy" when the Mets finally clinched this season because it meant so goddamn much to me! I suffered thru two late season collapses in 2007 & 2008 and the Mets huge drop in payroll & bad-mediocre roster due to the Wilpons' involvement in the Madoff Scheme. Seeing the Mets FINALLY reach the postseason again, especially when no one expected it, made it all worth it! It was such an exciting & satisfying reward for years/seasons of disappointment. Bandwagon "fans", front-runners & fair weather "fans" will NEVER know or understand how great a feeling that is/was.
It's why I despise them and will never consider them true fans, they're posers. Not sure which is worse, bandwagon/front-runner "fans" or fair weather "fans", but they're all garbage.