Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Master's Theses Graduate School 2011 The effects of fantasy football participation on team identification and NFL fandom Jeremy Lee Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
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[email protected]. THE EFFECTS OF FANTASY FOOTBALL PARTICIPATION ON TEAM IDENTIFICATION AND NFL FANDOM A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Mass Communication in The Manship School of Mass Communication by Jeremy Lee B.A., Louisiana College, 2007 May 2011 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to thank my dad, Gene Lee, mom, Mary Lee, brother, Joshua Lee, and sister, Jessica Lee, for their support and encouragement while pursuing my master’s degree. I would also like to thank Dr. Lance Porter for his guidance and support that turned a secondary statement made in his office into a fully developed academic research project. I would also like to thank my other thesis committee members, Dr.