Are there any studies showing that the majority of sports fans have low IQs?

I was just thinking, everyone I know who is really smart, have well paying jobs, got hard degrees, etc aren't sports fans, at the same time everyone I know who have low paying jobs, dropped out of school, etc are all fans of some sport or the other. Could be the same reason super smart people tend to be extremely nerdy?

I was just thinking, everyone I know who is really smart, have well paying jobs, got hard degrees, etc aren't sports fans, at the same time everyone I know who have low paying jobs, dropped out of school, etc are all fans of some sport or the other. Could be the same reason super smart people tend to be extremely nerdy?

Poz_McAids

This. Is a bad attempt at trolling.

I was just thinking

Poz_McAids

I guess you really like sports.

Not going to comment on the intelligence question, but I'll state that I cannot bring myself to care about sports at all.

I just read that the Giants, who have sort of been the local team where I've spent most of my life, just won the World Series. The level of excitment this induced can be summarized as "meh."

my poli-sci professor is hardcore sports fan, except for hockey because he's an American.funsohng

Nah but maybe you should test your own.

[QUOTE="funsohng"]my poli-sci professor is hardcore sports fan, except for hockey because he's an American.Poz_McAids

[QUOTE="funsohng"]my poli-sci professor is hardcore sports fan, except for hockey because he's an American.Poz_McAids

Have you any empirical evidence that the aforementioned qualities inherently demonstrate a lack of intelligence?

Not going to comment on the intelligence question, but I'll state that I cannot bring myself to care about sports at all.

I just read that the Giants, who have sort of been the local team where I've spent most of my life, just won the World Series. The level of excitment this induced can be summarized as "meh."

superfluidity

Same here. I never watched one game of the World Series. I thought about it, but then realizing a game goes on for hours and hours just made me realize I'd rather play video games. So I did andwas quite happy with that decision haha.

Got beat up by jocks?

Please explain how Sabermetrics and its popularity with baseball fans fits into your little hypothesis.ProudLarry

Please explain how Sabermetrics and its popularity with baseball fans fits into your little hypothesis.ProudLarry

Or even how the Passer Rating in the NFL is accepted by everyone despite being one of the most complicated formulas ever.

I was just thinking, everyone I know who is really smart, have well paying jobs, got hard degrees, etc aren't sports fans, at the same time everyone I know who have low paying jobs, dropped out of school, etc are all fans of some sport or the other. Could be the same reason super smart people tend to be extremely nerdy?

Poz_McAids

I am a software engineer, and make more money at 24 than most people will at 40, and I am obsessed with football...I think in general it has absolutely no bearing. While you have a point that a lot of successful people are not into sports, it is more accurate to say that most wildly successful people aren't interested in anything except being successful, which is why they are there to begin with.

I would argue almost anyone can be really, really rich if they are focused and give up other aspects of life for it. Money is just a reflection of how much time you put towards forwarding your career.

I was just thinking, everyone I know who is really smart, have well paying jobs, got hard degrees, etc aren't sports fans, at the same time everyone I know who have low paying jobs, dropped out of school, etc are all fans of some sport or the other. Could be the same reason super smart people tend to be extremely nerdy?

Poz_McAids

The data you are looking for does not exist. Everybody likes sports even us nerds(excluding myself). I"ll also throw this in here. There are actually huge jocks out there who have turned into lawyers and successful businessman. So recap: data does not exist, we are all sport fans, even jocks can be smart and successful and stop looking for things that don't exist already.

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I was just thinking, everyone I know who is really smart, have well paying jobs, got hard degrees, etc aren't sports fans, at the same time everyone I know who have low paying jobs, dropped out of school, etc are all fans of some sport or the other. Could be the same reason super smart people tend to be extremely nerdy?

doanm

The data you are looking for does not exist. Everybody likes sports even us nerds(excluding myself). I"ll also throw this in here. There are actually huge jocks out there who have turned into lawyers and successful businessman. So recap: data does not exist, we are all sport fans, even jocks can be smart and successful and stop looking for things that don't exist already.

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Considering the popularity of college sports, I'd say that a great number of sports fans have at least been to college and are of average or better intelligence.

I wouldn't say "everybody" likes sports... I am not a sports fan of any kind, watching other people play games just doesn't interest me at all, playing is another thing, though. And I hate it when people start talking sports, it makes me want to repeatedly bang my head against the wall.

racer8dan

I generally speak from the perspective of the norm/majority and usually don't count in anecdotal evidence. I don't like watching sports either, nor have much care for it myself but I know I myself fall into the category of anecodotal evidence that I mentioned and that most people do enjoy watching sports.

Troll threads are lame.

Considering how many sports fans in the USA watch American Football, then those who only watch basketball, then those who only watch baseball, then those who only watch their college teams play, then those who are soccer fans, and those who are hockey fans, etc... out of all of those, I'm sure there are plenty of smart guys there.

And what do you define as smart? My dad is a CPA and makes a lot of money... all of his friends have similar jobs and they are all "regular guys" who enjoy sports. Who is a man and DOESN'T enjoy sports? I have met very few people who hate sports, and they are ALWAYS the nerdy video game type. Which there is nothing wrong with that, but that is just how I would describe their personality.

Please explain how Sabermetrics and its popularity with baseball fans fits into your little hypothesis.ProudLarry

I heart VORP.

My Greek professor is the smartest man I've ever met, and he's a sports fan.

I was just thinking

Poz_McAids

Have we been trolled?rockguy92

Nothing to see here people, just your average troll.

not all sport fans are dumb, i resent the implication