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‘Being a Steelers Fan’: Despite Being a San Diego Alma Mater, Paige Spiranac Chooses an Uncanny Team While Revealing Her NFL Team Fan Bases’

Published 01/12/2023, 7:29 AM EST

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The former golfer turned internet queen, Paige Spiranac, knows how to sway her fans away. With over 11 million followers across all her social media, she is one of the most influential golf personalities in the world. Her followers love her sports content. And since she is the brand ambassador of the Pointsbet Sportsbook, she often shares her views on sports teams.

In the latest video, titled, ‘Teams you hate and love. Go!’ Spiranac shared her favorite and non-favorite six fan bases. Explaining the reason, she gave details of why she likes and dislikes a particular fan base. Spiranac has always been outspoken about her views on sports. Earlier she posted her 2023 sports prediction, and now this video made sports fans crazy, but why? Let’s find out how she became “forever a fan.”

Which fanbase does Paige Spiranac dislike?

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The former pro golfer presented her “unbiased list” of the best and worst fan bases. In the hate list she had, Football fans, all Boston sports fans, and Padres fans were in the top three. According to her, football fans are soft furballs on social media, and half of them don’t even go there. However they are big, die-hard football fans, but they never acknowledge the special treatment they receive, even though they are mere average programs.

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“You never acknowledge the special treatment that they get when we all know that they’re an average at best football program,” said Spiranac. However, she mentioned that she misses Brian Kelly. Giving her reasons, she said, “And I wish Brian Kelly was still there because he was the cherry on top of the s**t Sunday.”

Talking about the number 2 spot, Boston sports fans, she mentioned a string of her ex-boyfriends who were obsessed with Boston sports. Following that, she stated that she has questionable taste in men, given that their likes were the same as Spiranac’s dislikes. Blaming herself for her choices, she said, “I had a string of ex-boyfriends who were all obsessed with Boston Sports, and I’ve questionable taste in men. So this is probably on me, but I’m sticking to it.” 

On number three were Padres fans, which was also considered personal and irresistible by the former LPGA player. She said, “I went to San Diego State, so I should like them. But their fan base is terrible. We have beef, and they can’t even acknowledge the fact that the poop-colored uniforms are just not good.”

Which are the best fan bases according to the golf beauty?

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The internet queen gave the first spot to the Steelers fan base. To recall, Spiranac is also a big-time Steelers fan. However, she clarified that putting them on number one is unbiased and said, “absolutely nothing to do with me being a Steelers fan.” On number two, she chose Bills Mafia (Buffalo Bills) because they are a die-hard fan base. She respects them, saying, “They love their fan base. I have nothing bad to say about them. Just keep breaking those tables.”

On the third spot, she chose Alabama football fans, which she used to hate but not anymore. She saw them in the national championship last year, where all the fans showed up in all Alabama gear. Their dedication made her fall for the fan base. Appreciating them, she said, “They would fight anyone who said anything against Alabama football, and it scared the crap out of me. And so now I am forever a fan.”

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Written by:

Saumya Yashawant

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A Commerce graduate who turned her passion into her profession, Saumya is a Golf writer at Essentially Sports. Having developed the love for the sport at a very young age, she watched Tiger Woods and caught inspiration from his legacy early on. Apart from Woods, she shares great admiration for her country's players like Vishwanathan Anand and Neeraj Chopra.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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