My fandom was questioned by a UGA grad...

Today I was accosted by a fresh UGA grad.

I was wearing my old Verron Haynes jersey, this kid sees me in a parking lot and approaches asking who Haynes was. I spend a few minutes telling the young lad about the dark days of Georgia football.

Eventually he asked when I graduated. I didn't go to college, I started a career path straight out of high school and never looked back. He proceeds to mock me and say that I'm not a real fan because I never went to UGA.

When has school attendance ever been required for fandom? I willing to bet that I've been rooting for the Dawgs since long before most redditors were born. I was alive, and cheering, for the first national championship.

What really pissed me off, is this little bastard only became a Dawgs fan after being accepted to UGA. He gloated about growing up in Ocala, FL as a Gators fan.

Does anyone else think only college attendees are allowed to be fans?