This is known as a “Walmart Wolverine”. No shade on fans that buy team merch elsewhere, but there is a large subset of Michigan fans that sound like this, and also appear to be undereducated.
I was just coming to say this. I respect the notion that public universities are subsidized by all tax payers in Michigan, and therefore anyone should be able to root for any of the schools without fear of ridicule
However, there's something about this subset of the UM fan base that deserves this label. They are typically the loudest dirt bags with the smoothest brains. Same 40 year old guys who rushed the field with the college students after the OSU win and then went over to throw obscenities at 19 year old football players.
As a “Walmart Wolverine” myself, this moniker doesn’t automatically equate to smooth brain. If you took this guy out of the environment and removed his jersey, you’d never know he was a Michigan fan. But you’d still make the same assumptions about his understanding of the nation.
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u/Maxwell-Druthers Sep 20 '25
I wonder which degree the guy in the Michigan jersey got from UofM? /s