Shouldn't we call the knowledgeable Sport fans Nerds?

[SweetShark]

No, I don't mean the offensive type of Nerd, just the one to point a person liking something very much and be very knowledgeable about this.

Don't you find funny the most people call all the time Nerds the people they like Videogames/Movies/Comics, but not the people who like Sports?

Or I am the only one [I know I am not the only one, but I am just saying]?

 

[Amethyst Wind]

No, I don't mean the offensive type of Nerd, just the one to point a person liking something very much and be very knowledgeable about this.

Don't you find funny the most people call all the time Nerds the people they like Videogames/Movies/Comics, but not the people who like Sports?

Or I am the only one [I know I am not the only one, but I am just saying]?

You don't already?

 

[Eamar]

I (affectionately) call anyone who's obsessively into their hobby a nerd, usually with some sort of qualifier. So someone who devotes a load of time to fantasy football, memorises all the stats for their favourite teams/players and collects memorabilia would definitely be a "sports nerd" to me.

Similarly, my best friend knows nothing about stereotypically nerdy stuff like gaming (of any sort), comics, certain movies and tv shows, but the amount of time and effort he's put into his guitars, building his own amps, rabbiting on to anyone who'll listen about guitar tone and the technical details of how everything's constructed... he's definitely a guitar nerd.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Err Bob already did an episode on this in the Big Picture (one of his first few episodes) making good comparision on it e.g. fantasy sport is pretty much table top role play, wearing sportclothing is cosplay in a way and etc.

EDIT- There you go http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/2522-A-Nerd-By-Any-Other-Name

Beside even then bring a "nerd" is a good thing anyway (as Bob mention in that above video) compared to what it was in the past.

 

[SweetShark]

No, I don't mean the offensive type of Nerd, just the one to point a person liking something very much and be very knowledgeable about this.

Don't you find funny the most people call all the time Nerds the people they like Videogames/Movies/Comics, but not the people who like Sports?

Or I am the only one [I know I am not the only one, but I am just saying]?

You don't already?

What do you mean? Sorry but my English is little "rusted".

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I always thought geek was the umbrella term for obsessive knowledge, whereas nerd referred to the specific fantasy/fiction side of things.

 

[Legion]

I always thought geek was the umbrella term for obsessive knowledge, whereas nerd referred to the specific fantasy/fiction side of things.

It's the other way around.

I find The Simpsons is the best way to differentiate.

Lisa and Martin are Nerds.
The Comic Book Guy is a Geek.
Milhouse would come under Dork.

Not that I ever hear these terms used outside of the internet and television shows anyway.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I always thought geek was the umbrella term for obsessive knowledge, whereas nerd referred to the specific fantasy/fiction side of things.

It's the other way around.

I find The Simpsons is the best way to differentiate.

Lisa and Martin are Nerds.
The Comic Book Guy is a Geek.
Milhouse would come under Dork.

Not that I ever hear these terms used outside of the internet and television shows anyway.

In that case I'd still call sports fans "sport geeks" rather than "sport nerds".

 

[DugMachine]

I call anyone who obesses over sports a nerd. Not a "sports nerd" just a nerd, plain and simple.

"But the stuff I like has to do with real people!" Sure bud, keep telling yourself that. Totally not odd for self proclaimed mans man to enjoy watching other men sweat and play games for children. Now this isn't really how I think but if you make fun of my hobbies for being "nerdy" or immature I will tear you a new one.

 

[Eldritch Warlord]

No, I don't mean the offensive type of Nerd, just the one to point a person liking something very much and be very knowledgeable about this.

Don't you find funny the most people call all the time Nerds the people they like Videogames/Movies/Comics, but not the people who like Sports?

Or I am the only one [I know I am not the only one, but I am just saying]?

You don't already?

What do you mean? Sorry but my English is little "rusted".

Things rust if they go without maintenance for too long, so unless a lot of time has past since you last used English you probably don't mean rusted.

Amethyst Wind is saying that people obsessed with sports should be called sports nerds.

 

[Ratty]

I try not to call anyone a nerd unless I'm sure they either would call themselves that or would be happy with the label. Which in this day and age is probably true of more people than it isn't. Since with modern technology it's very easy to be obsessed with and immersed in the minutia of your chosen hobby(s). And we've still got "geek chic" going on at the moment.

Still, I try not to make assumptions, especially blanket assumptions. Unless someone or a group of someones are being douchebags (like the KKK or something) it's best to just label them whatever they want to be labeled.

 

[dyre]

Err, I guess you could. I don't really see any reason to. I don't really call anyone a nerd, since the term has negative connotations attached to it.

But yes, I suppose it would be accurate.

 

[Avaholic03]

I always thought geek was the umbrella term for obsessive knowledge, whereas nerd referred to the specific fantasy/fiction side of things.

The way I understand it, geek refers to being very passionate about a specific subject (i.e. Star Wars geek) whereas nerd was a term for someone who enjoys learning (and any qualifier, i.e Star Wars nerd, would be someone who enjoys learning about that specific topic). They often go hand in hand, although sometimes you can have one without the other (i.e. a LotR geek who really loves the movies, but has no interest in reading the books or learning about the details of the universe would not necessarily be a LotR nerd)

Those terms could easily apply to sports fandom, and I consider myself a hockey geek/nerd

 

[Raikas]

Seconding the opinions of the people who think sports fans are already called "sports nerds" here.

I always thought geek was the umbrella term for obsessive knowledge, whereas nerd referred to the specific fantasy/fiction side of things.

I always thought "nerd" just meant having broad knowledge about a subject while "geek" meant being obsessive about the subject. Although I think they're pretty much interchangeable at this point.

 

[Ihateregistering1]

To me, I think there's an important difference between someone who can tell you the name and background of every Spider-man villain, and someone who can tell you the score of every game of the 1985 Chicago Bears season:

1 of those things is real, 1 of them isn't.

That doesn't make one better or worse than the other, I just think that there is an important distinction between knowing lots of trivia and random knowledge about real people playing real sports versus knowing lots of trivia and random knowledge about fictional characters in a fictional universe, and (as someone already mentioned) to me 'nerd' denotes someone with a particular love for things set in fictional settings (ie. video games, RPGs, comics, etc.).

 

[J.McMillen]

and for the not so bright sports fan...

http://www.dorktower.com/2014/02/26/sick-burrrrrrrn-dork-tower-26-02-14/

 

[Signa]

I do already, and I throw "car nerds" in there too when I hear people talking about the fine aspects of vehicles.