Top 10 Signs You're a Crazed Fan

[Favpack]

I saw this list at a local trophy shop in Lufkin -- and thought it would be fun to create our own list for all our various communities:

Top Ten signs you're a Crazed Lufkin Fan:

1) You put on a Lufkin Panther t-shirt any time you drive to Nacogdoches.

[mojotrain]

Post on the 5A Texas Football.com site!

[BAMF cowboy]

you shudder when you hear the letters S, L and C in any combination!

[KT2000]

You imagine yourself sting blocking everyone you see while out on the town.

[garlandowl08]

You imagine yourself sting blocking everyone you see while out on the town.
HAHAHAAHA I actually do that. Sometimes I'll walk past someone who looks annoying and I'll say to my friends "Dude, I was gonna light him/her up"

[ThEgReAtOnE]

HAHAHAAHA I actually do that. Sometimes I'll walk past someone who looks annoying and I'll say to my friends "Dude, I was gonna light him/her up"

Whoa! Issues?!:D

[pack4life]

Me and my friends feel the urge to buy body paint and paint G O P A C K across our chests in any big game situation.:cool:

[lonny23]

I saw this list at a local trophy shop in Lufkin -- and thought it would be fun to create our own list for all our various communities:

Top Ten signs you're a Crazed Lufkin Fan:

1) You put on a Lufkin Panther t-shirt any time you drive to Nacogdoches.
When my mom lived in Bryan, I always seemed to accidentally wear a Tech t-shirt or hat when I'd visit! I usually TRY to do stuff like that!:D

[Coug78]

When posting messages on this here forum! :D

[slorch]

I use great players numbers as neumonic devices to remember phone numbers or addresses-
my house # is 31739, so when we first moved it was Roy Williams- Larry Allen-Jim McMahon( no great #9 for the Pokes yet)

[Red Raiders]

Crazy thing if you wear old Tyler Lee Red Rebels Shirt (Back in 70s when name changed to Red Raiders) in JT game. (I haven't tried but I know people will not like it and probably get beat up, lol).

[garlandowl08]

Whoa! Issues?!:D

Hahahaha. Should have seen that coming. No way (oh wait, is that denial? :eek: ).

[PantherStang84]

I saw this list at a local trophy shop in Lufkin -- and thought it would be fun to create our own list for all our various communities:

Top Ten signs you're a Crazed Lufkin Fan:

1) You put on a Lufkin Panther t-shirt any time you drive to Nacogdoches.

You take a day off of work so you can spend all night at the bus barn on season ticket swap day!

[HUM398]

When my mom lived in Bryan, I always seemed to accidentally wear a Tech t-shirt or hat when I'd visit! I usually TRY to do stuff like that!:D

What fan doesnt? :D

[ktchamp97]

Not sure what number we're on, but here's one...

When someone mentions a Texas town, you immediately think of its mascot and team colors.

[odessapermian.com]

Not sure what number we're on, but here's one...

When someone mentions a Texas town, you immediately think of its mascot and team colors.

Yep. Whenever we travel and go through some town, I always challenge my wife and son to "name that mascot". As if they would know. :rolleyes:

Here's another. Whenever someone asks how large a town is and you reply with their classification.

[RocklandDragon]

That I believe this will be the year the playoff drought is broken (just like last year and the year before, and so on)...still waiting...and waiting...

It has been 30+ years.

:eek:

Not to mention the miles I'll be putting on the vehicle to watch some HS football! DEDICATION!!

:D :D :D

[lonny23]

I use great players numbers as neumonic devices to remember phone numbers or addresses-
my house # is 31739, so when we first moved it was Roy Williams- Larry Allen-Jim McMahon( no great #9 for the Pokes yet)
How about Mike Modano?

[lonny23]

Not sure what number we're on, but here's one...

When someone mentions a Texas town, you immediately think of its mascot and team colors.
I considered going to a few games this year because of the mascot names.

[lonny23]

Yep. Whenever we travel and go through some town, I always challenge my wife and son to "name that mascot". As if they would know. :rolleyes:

Here's another. Whenever someone asks how large a town is and you reply with their classification.
That gets tricky because plenty of teams are dropping.

[Jtate862003]

when i was in ft lauderdale this july (where hollyood chaminade madonna) the team tyler lee played this past yr and beat i made it a point to wear tyler lee shirts 3 out of the 8 days i was there and one person in a convenience store actually picked up on my shirt and started asking questions.

[Red Raiders]

when i was in ft lauderdale this july (where hollyood chaminade madonna) the team tyler lee played this past yr and beat i made it a point to wear tyler lee shirts 3 out of the 8 days i was there and one person in a convenience store actually picked up on my shirt and started asking questions.

Haha, thats a good one.

[Mad Hatter]

You look forward to going back to school just because that means football is back :D

If your a true judson fan u know exactly what play will be called just by the formation we line up in, oh hell thats not just for judson i guess anyone who plays us know what were gonna call lol.

[Favpack]

Me and my friends feel the urge to buy body paint and paint G O P A C K across our chests in any big game situation.:cool:


That's what I'm talkin' about!! Bring it baby.

[slorch]

when you insist that your kids be born on Tuesday . and then 5 years later on a Wednesday, because there are never games on those 2 days during football season.
this is true!( and she complied!)

[Lufkin_Class_Of_08]

you drive 2 hours to see a team you have never heard of...my bro went up to hereford with friends when he was at tech

[lpfanforever]

you or a member in your family/traveling crew, camps out at the bus barn just to be towards the front of the line for playoff tickets.

[pack4life]

That's what I'm talkin' about!! Bring it baby.


If anyone was at the SLC game, we were the group that was painted in the stands.. FULL BODY. And if you didn't see, check the front page of the LDN season review (came out on new years)

[PackAttack2005]

While driving on road trips, you constantly point out the football stadiums you see while driving through the towns. Even occasionally stopping to check them out.

[LoboFan07]

While driving on road trips, you constantly point out the football stadiums you see while driving through the towns. Even occasionally stopping to check them out.

Wow, I've done that so many times it's not even funny. Everytime I go somewhere...I make an attempt to look at the local football stadiums. Went up to Kentucky this past week, and pretty much first thing I did was find the local high school football stadiums.

[CalallenWildcat]

While driving on road trips, you constantly point out the football stadiums you see while driving through the towns. Even occasionally stopping to check them out.

Haha, that's me!

LoboFan, I think being on your cell phone for an entire game trying to get the updates of another game for the people sitting around you also qualifies you as a crazed fan. :D

[Mad Hatter]

After the 2nd game of the Season you no longer need a program you have memorized your entire team lol

[PackAttack2005]

You make it a priority to get to a game two hours before kick off, but can't be on time for anything else.


OR

You make up an excuse to miss weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and even funerals, so that you don't miss your game.

[LoboFan07]

LoboFan, I think being on your cell phone for an entire game trying to get the updates of another game for the people sitting around you also qualifies you as a crazed fan. :D

Well...I wanted to know the score and I didn't want to wait 'till I got home LOL.

[Favpack]

I use great players numbers as neumonic devices to remember phone numbers or addresses-
my house # is 31739, so when we first moved it was Roy Williams- Larry Allen-Jim McMahon( no great #9 for the Pokes yet)

I do the same thing slorch! I always wonder why you wouldn't do that:

121974

Roger Staubach, Lance Alworth (or Rentzel) and Bob Lilly.

22 is hard - do you go Bob Hays or Emmitt? Depends on your age.

[SLCDad]

The local Walmart is sold out of green underoos in all the adult sizes.

[the_pack]

You show up at Homer Bryce Stadium at 8:00 A.M. for a 2:00 P.M. game to get a 50 yard line seat, and wait in the rain for 6 hours until the game starts.

[LUFPAN]

If your from Lufkin and refuse to let your pregnant wife deliver the baby in a Nacogdoches hospital.

When somebody asks you "How's it going?" and you start giving them all the stats of your high-school's football team.

If you always stop at least once while driving through Longview in hopes of finding that Strong Safety who hit you with that crack-back block in 9th grade.

If you still sing "Flush That John" every time you drive by JT in Tyler.

If your convinced that the light that you are drawn toward on your deathbed must be Friday Night Lights.

[LPMOM]

Yep. Whenever we travel and go through some town, I always challenge my wife and son to "name that mascot". As if they would know. :rolleyes:

Here's another. Whenever someone asks how large a town is and you reply with their classification.

i've done both of these! i also wore my lufkin panther t-shirt and hat to all the 7 on 7 games here in killeen just to bug the copperas cove people.
i've also called in at work and taken a point just to go to a playoff game, in fact, i'll have to do that this year for the state title game!:eek:

[RedRage00]

Here's another. Whenever someone asks how large a town is and you reply with their classification.

LMAO! That is so true! I'll be like "I dont know how big Alice is but I know they're 4A!" HAHAHA

[RedRage00]

You plan on Monday what games you are going to see this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night!

[Favpack]

You keep driving by the hs hoping the team will mysteriously show up and be practicing even though you know they don't start until the first day of school (in Lufkin).

You start playing your fight song in your head. Other songs remind you of band songs.

[RedRage00]

I live in San Antonio but from Victoria.

You know I am a crazed fan when the FIRST thing I do when I go to Victoria is drive by the stadium BEFORE I even go visit the family LOL

[lonny23]

You plan on Monday what games you are going to see this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night!
I have through December planned!:D

[RedRage00]

I have through December planned!:D

LOL I am not that crazed! YET! I take it week by week! :p

Judson wont be there in December Lonny so who you plannin' on seeing! LOL

[lonny23]

when you insist that your kids be born on Tuesday . and then 5 years later on a Wednesday, because there are never games on those 2 days during football season.
this is true!( and she complied!)
No true anymore. A few years back TCU played games on 5 days of the week during the year and I've seen Tuesday and Wednesday games.

You can always do like I did and keep watching the game and holding out on going to the hospital until you're SURE she's in labor!:D

My first daughter was born the day of the Cowboys great Opening Day comeback vs. the Redskins in 1999!:cool:

[lonny23]

While driving on road trips, you constantly point out the football stadiums you see while driving through the towns. Even occasionally stopping to check them out.
I do that a lot.

[RedRage00]

Everytime I pass through Cuero on my way to Victoria I have to pass by Gobbler Stadium :p

I also look for other city stadiums when I'm driving through.

[pack4life]

(Lufkin People) You get chills everytime you pass by that big, light up LP that sits with ABE.

[PackAttack2005]

Looking at the LP sign and getting chills is not bad as long as you don't hold up the LP sign as you drive by the school and no , I haven't done that.

[LUFPAN]

Looking at the LP sign and getting chills is not bad as long as you don't hold up the LP sign as you drive by the school and no , I haven't done that.

I hold up the sign and do the LP cheer everytime I drive by :D I don't get home very often and always go by and see the stadium when I do. LP..LP..LP..LP

[slorch]

The local Walmart is sold out of green underoos in all the adult sizes.
now that's funny!!!
They allow walmart in Southlake? or do they go to the ones in Grapevine or Coppell?

[slorch]

I can remember many times during football season in the 70's and 80's church would inconspicuously start about 15 minutes early and end in time for everyone to safely get home for the kickoff of the Cowboys game.
for the rest of the year, Preacher was pretty longwinded:) .

[tailgater]

You keep driving by the hs hoping the team will mysteriously show up and be practicing even though you know they don't start until the first day of school (in Lufkin).

You start playing your fight song in your head. Other songs remind you of band songs.

Know exactly what you are talking about. I live right by GPISD Stadium pass by it at least twice a day. Getting antsy for the season to start. Seeing a full house is a beautiful sight.

God bless Texas.

[trbandchic]

for me it's that you hope to have a career somewhere in the field. I want to be a sports lawyer, hopefully NFL or a state High school program...and I'm a Girl :)

[lonny23]

LOL I am not that crazed! YET! I take it week by week! :p

Judson wont be there in December Lonny so who you plannin' on seeing! LOL
Judson will be playing in December this year.

[lonny23]

I can remember many times during football season in the 70's and 80's church would inconspicuously start about 15 minutes early and end in time for everyone to safely get home for the kickoff of the Cowboys game.
for the rest of the year, Preacher was pretty longwinded:) .
When I was a kid, the Baptist churches would let out at noon to make sure everybody got back home for the Cowboys game. Now, they've gotten smarter and start earlier so you can be home at noon.

Quite a few churches have started doing like that Baptist church in Houston that got a bum steer one year from Texas Monthly for holding church during halftime of the Super Bowl. I missed my chance to see a whole church melt down. I was watching the 2005 Super Bowl at church and the pastor had the guys running the projector cut away during commercials after the first beer commercial came on. Imagine if they had shown Janet Jackson during halftime!:p

[RocklandDragon]

You plan on Monday what games you are going to see this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night!

Plan on Monday? I've planned a MONTH (maybe two) ahead which games I'll see on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. If I have enough money...maybe a Sunday game (GO COWBOYS!!!).

Woooo!!! Just 3 more weeks left!! The car will be in great shape for the Texas highways.

:D :D :D

[lonny23]

Plan on Monday? I've planned a MONTH (maybe two) ahead which games I'll see on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. If I have enough money...maybe a Sunday game (GO COWBOYS!!!).

Woooo!!! Just 3 more weeks left!! The car will be in great shape for the Texas highways.

:D :D :D
I was going to try to squeeze in a Lubbock game, but you guys play on Friday's in town and your Saturday games conflict with Tech's games.

[toonman]

Not sure what number we're on, but here's one...

When someone mentions a Texas town, you immediately think of its mascot and team colors.

How about when traveling through a Texas town, you look for the High School Stadium. Yes folks, that's what I do.

[lonny23]

You make it a priority to get to a game two hours before kick off, but can't be on time for anything else.


OR

You make up an excuse to miss weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and even funerals, so that you don't miss your game.
I'm taking vacation time to go visit my parents between their birthdays in October in lieu of going to see my mom on her birthday on Saturday, October 28th. That's the day UT plays Tech!

[lonny23]

LMAO! That is so true! I'll be like "I dont know how big Alice is but I know they're 4A!" HAHAHA
For 20 something thousand, they ought to have more kids.

[lonny23]

How about when traveling through a Texas town, you look for the High School Stadium. Yes folks, that's what I do.
I've been to a many of them. I especially search out the stadiums of title winning teams.

[odessapermian.com]

Hows about,

you own 10 season tickets, even though you're down on the field and don't sit in any of them.

you get up at 6AM to help set up for Media Day even though you don't have any kids in the football program.

your son will never win a perfect attendance certificate in elementary school because he misses 2-3 Fridays every year to go to out of town football games.

[RedRage00]

Judson will be playing in December this year.

Let me rephrase....they won't be playing on December 23rd :p

[RedRage00]

For 20 something thousand, they ought to have more kids.

Yeah, I don't understand that either.

[RedRage00]

I have through December planned!:D

I can never plan that far ahead b/c I am never sure if I'll be able to make it and I don't wanna be dissapointed when I can't LOL. So I just take it week by week. Some weeks I see a game on Thursday,Friday, and Saturday :cool:

[slorch]

because practice starts right after the appointment, your son goes to the dentist in football pants and cleats, gets a cavity filled and goes to practice and never complains about his mouth hurting- even after he bit his lip because it was numb.
i guess 8 year olds can love football too!
discaimer- Daddy( me) did NOT influence/ urge/ intimidate/ or coerce this behavior. The kid just loves it! I love watching him play!

[FreshmanTiger]

1.) Everything in your closet is in your schools colors.
2.) You have a tie with the school logo on it.
3.) You discuss who played what position 10, 15, or 20 years ago - with stats.
4.) You rewrote the 12 days of Christmas with your football wishes.
5.) Your yard sign is in neon.
6.) You have emergency routes to the stadium.
7.) You have lost a job because your were traveling with the team in the playoffs.
8.) You have a special hand shake and cheers at the games with friends.
9.) The lady in the concession stand ask you if you would like the usual.
10.) You have hit more than one person for bad talking your team. (Love taps)

And

11.) When you meet knowledgable football people you ask them their log on name at 5A Texas Football.com. "Freshman Tiger":)

[CyFallsMom]

1) 35% of my wardrobe is green and gold and includes an Eagle
2) I keep my green and gold pom pom's in a safe place (only used at playoffs though)
3) My calendar is kept with regard to game days
4) My family knows that I will be at a stadium at least once a week alone or with them (if they so choose).
5) I start humming the fight song in the car while driving
6) I start singing the school song when least expected
7) How many parents even KNOW the words to the school song!
8) I feel a certain change in the atmosphere - a positive energy
9) The high school becomes my focal point - probably not after my girls graduate but starting tomorrow it once again becomes a BIG part of life.
10) And the #10 reason is that I have been organizing the wardrobe from #1 like I am nesting or something!!!!

[CyFallsMom]

11.) When you meet knowledgable football people you ask them their log on name at 5A Texas Football.com. "Freshman Tiger"

I like that one - just another reason we should all have shirts made so we can A) find each other and B) carry on our little fraternity at the games! People would wonder what the heck some of those names mean;)

[Coug78]

you own 10 season tickets, even though you're down on the field and don't sit in any of them.

Why pay for the tickets then?

[FreshmanTiger]

I like that one - just another reason we should all have shirts made so we can A) find each other and B) carry on our little fraternity at the games! People would wonder what the heck some of those names mean;)

I should have a shirt made up before I come to see you guys and strake.:)

[Favpack]

Why pay for the tickets then?

Coug, Coug, Coug -

don't you know season tickets = gold currency?:)

Asking an LP fan to give up a season ticket is just not going to happen.

[Jtate862003]

haha fav i was thinking the same thing....theres some people i know that would pay an amazing amount for lp season tickets...myself being one even though i am an hour and a half away...

[Favpack]

haha fav i was thinking the same thing....theres some people i know that would pay an amazing amount for lp season tickets...myself being one even though i am an hour and a half away...
My better half went to swap day last year - it was kind of a joke - there was nothing to swap - everyone was holding tickets tightly. We didn't bother this year - we'll keep our 5 and be happy.

I do feel sorry for folks moving in - it's a tough ticket just to get in.

[PackAttack2005]

When you will stand in line with 100 other people at 4:00 AM in the morning, hoping to get a chance to buy some of the remaining 70 LP season tickets that were not picked up by season ticket holders from last year. The math tells you if your #25 in line, you probably won't get a ticket.

I am thankful I don't have this problem.

[LPMOM]

your son will never win a perfect attendance certificate in elementary school because he misses 2-3 Fridays every year to go to out of town football games.
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the first time i checked my kids out of school early here in killeen to go to a lufkin game i told the truth because i thought they would understand :eek: wrong, they didn't! now when i travel i have a car FULL of kangaroos they just happened to all have appt.'s:D ! i don't lie and say where they are going i just simply write appt. on the check out sheet because we do have an appt. to go see the panthers play. sometimes we have 2 carloads full.

and yes we hold up our LP sign when we drive by the sign at abe!!!

[RedRage00]

I remember when I was in college I told my boss at HEB that I couldnt work Friday nights because I had meetings at school! :p

[Lufkin_Class_Of_08]

I do feel sorry for folks moving in - it's a tough ticket just to get in.
i understand...we got lucky that someone in our church was giving up her tickets when we moved here in 1994 so we were the lucky ones who move in here and get season tickets

[lonny23]

Let me rephrase....they won't be playing on December 23rd :p
I wouldn't bet against them. The carrot just got bigger for the Rockets.

[lonny23]

You have to be crazed when you plan the next 5 months by week. I told the Commander where I'll be each week. I made sure I volunteered for a bunch of stuff next week so I won't have to do anything during football season!:D

[the_pack]

your son will never win a perfect attendance certificate in elementary school because he misses 2-3 Fridays every year to go to out of town football games.
LPMOM, I definately wont have perfect attendence for this reason. If they don't let us out early for The Woodlands game, they better not expect to see me after noon.:D

[Lufkin_Class_Of_08]

LPMOM, I definately wont have perfect attendence for this reason. If they don't let us out early for The Woodlands game, they better not expect to see me after noon.:D
I think they should designate that day a school holiday;)

[Rockin-Rick]

When you steal the helmet golf cart and try to run over the opposing team.

(Always wanted to do that):)

[mad_fan]

1) 35% of my wardrobe is green and gold and includes an Eagle
2) I keep my green and gold pom pom's in a safe place (only used at playoffs though)
3) My calendar is kept with regard to game days
4) My family knows that I will be at a stadium at least once a week alone or with them (if they so choose).
5) I start humming the fight song in the car while driving
6) I start singing the school song when least expected
7) How many parents even KNOW the words to the school song!
8) I feel a certain change in the atmosphere - a positive energy
9) The high school becomes my focal point - probably not after my girls graduate but starting tomorrow it once again becomes a BIG part of life.
10) And the #10 reason is that I have been organizing the wardrobe from #1 like I am nesting or something!!!!


:) You just ROCK!:)

[RedRage00]

Why do people have to have season tickets? I never got that? I am just happy being there. If I have to have the $2 student general admission ticket then I am happy! :p

[lpfanforever]

[QUOTE=the_pack]LPMOM,

[lpfanforever]

LPMOM, I definately wont have perfect attendence for this reason. If they don't let us out early for The Woodlands game, they better not expect to see me after noon.:D


something tells me that they will let school out early when we play the woodlands. since the football team,student trainers, cheerleaders,cheer managers,drill team,drill team managers, spirit team, and the band will be leaving probably around 1 or a little there after. so, something tells me school will probably be let out at 1 that day. but, who knows i could be completely wrong. lol

[LoneRocket]

You have to be crazed when you plan the next 5 months by week. I told the Commander where I'll be each week. I made sure I volunteered for a bunch of stuff next week so I won't have to do anything during football season!:D
I had a friend who planned his wedding around the division I title game. The year we did not make the playoffs. To this day I do not think his wife knows.

[Carter Cowboy]

when you drive from out of state...rent a car...just to make a game....(srimmage too:eek: )

[RedRage00]

I had a friend who planned his wedding around the division I title game. The year we did not make the playoffs. To this day I do not think his wife knows.

LMAO! That is good!