Did that actually happen? Or did you just imagine it would happen? Also, were you 12 during that time? Because I could see 12 year olds doing that.
During the dark years if anyone came up to me and struck up a conversation based on my CU hat or shirt, it usually went one of four ways:
- "What happened? You used to be good." (Note: this was never condescending, but part sympathy and part genuine curiosity, the proportions of those had wide variance.)
- "Do you think your new coach is going to turn it around?" (It was tough to honestly answer "no - he should have been fired after x game last year.")
- "Hey, Colorado! - insert random memory and/or personal connection to the school - did you go there?"
- "Go Buffs!"
The last two were far and away the most common reactions.
Edit: no, I lied, the absolute most common reaction, by a very, very wide margin, was none at all.