'Watch the game somewhere else': March Madness watch party gets cut short when overly-passionate basketball fan goes feral and kicks out his buddy's girlfriend for supporting the wrong team

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    Font - AITA for asking my buddy and his girlfriend to leave a March Madness watch party
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    Font - My college made the NCAA Tournament and it's not a common thing for where I went to school. I have a basement bar and so I invited my friends that went to the same school over for a watch party.
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    Font - There were about a dozen of us core group members plus some spouses and kids. We all went to the same school and half of us are season ticket holders of the basketball team. We are pretty passionate fans. If we made the Sweet 16, we'd consider going out for that.
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    Font - In the lead up I got a text from one friend saying he would be bringing his new girlfriend who I had never met before. Which I was fine with. When I host watch parties they are social events but we all intently watch and cheer on our school.
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    Font - Everyone shows up early, we are all eating, drinking, and watching all the other games. My buddy shows up with his girlfriend, but they are both wearing our opponents clothes.
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    Font - It's a WTF moment for all of us
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    Font - 1) Our buddy went to school with us 2) He should know better than to bring people rooting for our opponent around at an event like this.
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    Font - I go confront him and say what the hell is this regarding his shirt. He introduces me to his girlfriend and tells me she went to the school we were playing that day.
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    Font - I tell him it's dumb he isn't wearing clothes for the school he went to and told them I appreciate them showing but they should watch the game somewhere else.
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    Font - He seems stunned, and goes I thought it'd be fine. I said if it was a regular season game maybe, but not a Tourney game. He starts argueing, but I just repeat it'd be better if they left. He starts calling me an *** and continues argueing.
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    Font - I just lead them out of the house. He sent me a few angry texts, but I didn't want people supporting our opponent at this party. I'm aware I may have made a bad impression on his girlfriend, but AITA?
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    Font - PlantedinCA. Partassipant [1] YTA - March madness is the time for gently ribbing the fans of the other team. And sharing your bracket heartbreak. Not banishing folks because they don't like your team.
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    Font - Relevant-Ad6288 16 days ago . One of my favorite parts of March Madness is the banter. Hate it when people take it too seriously. We did have to kick my BIL out of a watch party one year after he smashed a pint glass, and unfortunately had to enforce a rule of not even discussing the tourney around him.
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    Font - Dmmack14. I will never for the life of me understand how people can get so pissed about grown men playing a ball game
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    Font - throwaway798319 Asshole Enthusiast [9] OK but I don't get why OP's friend thought this would be fun for his girlfriend at all. Being around a bunch of strange guys while they drink and either rag on my team or get increasingly hostile?
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    Font - pensbird91 Maybe she thought they would act like adults? Tease a little, but still be good sports about it. Like how adults should act while watching a kid's game.
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    Font - scarves_and_miracles. Not banishing folks because they don't like your team. Imagine treating a friend like this over the clothes he wore to watch people play a game. I have never understood people who are willing to go to war over sports. YTA, OP.
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    Font - Alwaysand Forever Red YTA. You're the type of person that gives fans a bad name. It's not like they were being rude... they literally just showed up in the opposing jersey. You've got some growing up to do.

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