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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/MaterialGrapefruit17 on 2024-02-28 20:12:09.
When I was in college I had a very bad experience at Texas A&M. It left a very bad taste in my mouth. Then I married my wife… An A&M fan. Was this the moment things changed you may ask? Hell no. Her parents, particularly her step father, is a huge A&M fan and who is also a massive taint. So the hatred continued and I won my wife over to cheering the corn with me. We’ve been together for 10 years and while she’ll always love A&M my petty heart loved seeing them lose knowing her step dad was going to be completely miserable because of it.
Flash forward to this year. A bunch of her family got tickets to the Texas bowl and we went with. Her grandfather, who for various reasons, (Covid and pure family size) I’ve spent very little time around was in attendance. To blend in I bought a jersey and decided for tonight I’ll make my wife happy and play along. Her grandpa was so the opposite of her step dad that it turned my entire outlook of the team around. Guy was so warm and inviting, explained their game-day traditions and even took interest in what some of ours are.
I walked out of that game saying I’d cheer on A&M as long as he’s alive because that man deserves to see his team thrive.
TLDR: wife’s grandfather made it hard to hate Texas A&M by being an all around good dude.
So what are some of Reddit’s stories of (I’ll cheer them on but I won’t like it)?