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Message: [QUOTE="cancontent, post: 4968943, member: 10709"] I agree, but at the same time her point about not learning about the history is valid too. Sometimes I think the frustration seen on social media is due to that, because fans don't want the legends they grew up with to be forgotten. Question is, how far back do people expect new fans to go? Some will dive deep, others will skim and others will not even try. This reminds me of a conversation I had with my boss this week about March Madness. He's a huge basketball fan but is more familiar with NBA than NCAAM/NCAAW. When he mentioned he found Coach Hurley to be arrogant, I chuckled and asked him if he knew the Hurley family story. When I explained it, everything made more sense to him and he had a better appreciation for where Coach Hurley's passion and persona comes from. Fans of the game need to be patient and help educate in my opinion. Shouting new fans down won't help things. I've found that approach to be more effective with casual fans when I've taken that approach in my conversations with them. [/QUOTE]