Do I Buy A Pat White Dolphins Jersey?

by Dr. Charley West on May 10, 2009 8:05 PM EDT in Mountaineer Football Comment 10 comments

Or, alternatively, do I buy a Steve Slaton Texans, Owen Schmitt Seahawks, Pat McAfee Colts, etc. jersey?

When WVU wasn't putting players in the NFL, this wasn't something that we as fans ever had to consider. It was tough to buy jerseys of undrafted free agents who never saw the field. My allegiances, as a Browns fan (hold your admiration for my favorite team), were never tested.

But now, with Steve Slaton running all over the place, Pat White going to the wildcat-happy Dolphins, and McAfee just an awesomely crazy guy, I am tempted to support my former Mountaineer brethren with a jersey purchase, even though I in no way support the teams they play for. Has anyone felt the same?

Maybe I will begin to support those teams, though? I mean, I have no idea how Miami Hurricanes or USC Trojans fans do it. They can basically buy any jersey on the market and have it be a guy from their school. I never had that problem. I could always be 100% Browns, simply because there weren't any WVU stars in the league. But now, am I 1% a Dolphins fan? 1% Texans? Can I simply just cheer for the one player, even if their team goes 1-15 (see, Dolphins)? I really have no clue. Someone help me out.

(And lest any Steeler fans decide to chime in on this one, know one thing: I will never cheer for any WVU player in that hideous black jersey. Even though I'm a Browns fan, I have to save some respect for myself somewhere.)

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Steeler Fan Chiming In

That black sure looks better than shit brown, but that’s neither here nor there.

Sure it’s fine to buy other jerseys, particularly former Eers. I, too, would never buy a Browns jersey, but I could probably stomach one of our own playing in Cleveland….mostly because the real Browns are in Baltimore. Again, beside the point. My apologies.

In my opinion, your team allegiance should always come first. A former WVU player, not team, a close second. I faced a similar predicament last season when I attended the Steelers season opener against the Texans. I’ll admit it, inside I was pulling for Stevie Slaton to rip off a run or two, but he was subsequently getting trampled by the Steel Curtain Part II. I wanted Steve to do well, I really did….just wanted it in a losing effort. I’ll root for him in every single game unless they’re playing the Steelers. I will root for Pat in every game (and twice as hard when the Dolphins play the Patriots) except for 1/3/10. Same goes for any former WVU player…..outside of the AFC North, of course.

by jim_e25 on May 10, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions

Steelers = Pitt

by wvualum07 on May 11, 2009 9:13 AM EDT reply actions

Jack Fleming would disagree with you.

by Country Roads on May 11, 2009 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions

As a Steelers fan

This is post of the year

by RichRN on May 11, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes and No

Mr. West, you are always giving me hell for being a “bandwagon fan” of the Cowboys and here you are wanting to cheer for a team other than the Browns. That seems pretty bandwagon to me.

Then again you didn’t even have a team for a couple years, so I understand your wanting some stability.

I will cheer for former Mountaineers but I will not cheer for their teams if they play the Cowboys

I will only wear the jersey of a player on the Cowboys but I would buy a former Mountaineers jersey to have it signed.

I hate the Steelers.

by 5th Year Senior on May 11, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions

I'm not saying I would wear the jersey around town

But it would be cool to at least have a Pat White Dolphins jersey, even if I don’t like the Dolphins at all.

by Dr. Charley West on May 11, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

I don’t have a problem. WVU and Miami Dolphins are my teams!!!
I’ m suprised you guys didn’t hear me screaming when they chose him.
I’ll be getting a # 6 Miami jersey Pronto!

GO ’EERS, GO DOLPHINS, GO PAT WHITE!!!!!!

by tigerob on May 11, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

Be careful

Somtimes the rookie practice jersey numbers are not the numbers they will get come the regular season. I made that mistake a couple years ago

by 5th Year Senior on May 11, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

What, your Dat Nguyen jersey was wrong?

by Dr. Charley West on May 11, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Pat White college jersey

I’ve never been a supporter of buying jerseys. If its a college player, you know they’re going to leave and the next person that has the number may not be as notable. So in a few years the number loses its luster. A pro player doesn’t have the same loyalty since it’s all about the benjamins and the chances of them of remaining and staying a star in the NFL are slim. So why spend your money on an over-priced jersey?

With that said, last August I bought a Pat White jersey knowing it was his senior year. It’s Pat White. It wasn’t so much is supporting WVU, (though I made sure it was a gold jersey to be worn on game days) it was to support and honor Pat White. There won’t be another player like him for a long time to come and I’m referring to his on-the-field talent and off-the-field attitude. He exemplified what a WVU football player should be. I’m looking forward to the opportunity of getting a Dolphins Pat White jersey and wearing it on the Marshall game. By then, Chad Pennington will be spending his Sundays on the bench wondering where life went wrong.

by RichRN on May 12, 2009 6:43 AM EDT reply actions