Weirdos Attend Lower-Tier Bowl Game as Neutral Fans

Joe Matheson
Battered Sports Fan
2 min readDec 22, 2021

BOISE — As the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl kicked off between Kent State and Wyoming on Tuesday, fans of the Golden Flashes and Cowboys were shocked to find a small group of weirdos attending the game with no direct connection to either school nor any rooting interest whatsoever.

The eccentric individuals caught the eye of fans, the rest of whom were alumni of the schools, friends or family of the players, or rival fans hoping for their hated team to lose. “They kind of just sat there, enjoying themselves and just enjoying the sport of football,” said Kent State student Dean Malakis, “It was as if they didn’t have a care in the world. They aren’t even dressed up in either schools’ colors. They have like street clothes on. Is that even allowed?”

“I understand the appeal of going to something like the Rose Bowl or Sugar Bowl or that game in the Bahamas,” said Wyoming fan and alumnus Bill Jasper, “But this? These are two G5 teams playing in fucking Idaho of all places. They might as well be at a high school game.”

“Like fuck, they’re both wearing yellow jerseys. They can’t even organize a good color scheme.”

BSF was able to catch up with these freaks at the end of halftime for an opportunity for them to provide their perspective on the ridiculous decision they consciously made. We did not release their names in part to protect the privacy of their family and loved ones.

“I don’t know, I guess I wanted to see the blue field,” said one of the wingnuts, “We were at breakfast this morning and decided this would be something worth doing. I mean, we’re in Boise in December. There isn’t shit else to do.”

“My school had a football team and I loved going to those games,” said another wacko who seeks enjoyment watching 18 to 22 year olds give each other early stages of CTE, “I don’t think Kent is even a state but really who cares? They have a bird with teeth! The player look like they’re having fun too, so that’s nice!”

“I just want to meet Spuddy Buddy,” said the other crazyhead, who was completely enamored with the opportunity to meet someone dressed up in a fucking potato suit.

As Wyoming staved off a fierce attempt at a Golden Flashes comeback to win 52–38, fans were shocked and disgusted as the lunatics, who seemed to pull for Wyoming most of the game, suddenly switch interests to Kent State in hopes of a last minute comeback and potentially overtime.

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Joe Matheson
Battered Sports Fan

Idaho Falls based runner, triathlete, and adventure seeker. “It’s never too early to start beefing up your obituary.”