How to Tell if a Guy is a Jerk - Tip 46 - Fanatical Football Fans

There are fans and then there are fanatical fans*.

Regular fans are fine. Fanatical fans are, well fanatical!

Going to football games is a common and enjoyable part of Autumn for many Americans. We like our teams, our colleges, our football games.

Then there are those whose very lives center around football. Those who think life ends if their team loses, whose relationships come second to "their" team; guys who are so absorbed with their team that they can hardly function in real life.

These types of guys may be a lot of fun at the game (if you don't mind beer spilling all over you and the screaming and yelling that comes along with the craziness), but there is something a little amiss when one's identity is wrapped up in a sporting event, or more specifically, "their" team.

So, how can you tell if a guy is a fanatical football fan or a regular fan?

Here are ten easy ways to identify a fanatical football fan:

1. On game day, his body or face are painted in the colors of "his" team.

2. His car, clothing, and most other accessories are in "his" team's colors. At least one room in his house is often painted with "his" team's colors.

3. He has hanging in his office or home, a poster of "his" team's schedule, so he can schedule birthdays and other family celebrations around the games.

4. His social events are centered on "his" team's games, and are limited to, tailgate parties, hanging out at the local sports bar, and getting ready for the next big game.

5. He has given up relationships, jobs, opportunities, and travel to watch a game, and considers the football season the highlight of his life.

6. He knows the height and weight along with all sorts of personal information of each player on "his" team.

7. He has attended at least one "fantasy football," camp.

8. He knows more, and spends more time talking and thinking about "his" football team than about his family, work, current events, or world news.

9. He has called in sick at least once due to "his" team losing a game.

10. He has more than one flat screen TV so he can watch the game as he moves throughout the house to get more snacks for the game.

Now, we can expect some of the above behavior in teenagers, or young college students but if you want a mature man and a healthy relationship, find a guy who has grown up.

Be alert to those fanatical fans who will always put you at the bottom of the list, at the end of "his" team's football roster!

*Just to be clear... I am not talking about the normal, great men who enjoy football... this post is about FANATICAL fans only!