Me- MT
Wife- MT
Father- MT
Mother- MT
Brother- MT (and Memphis Law), pulls for MT
Mother-In-Law - MT (likes ewe-tee)
Father-In-Law - MT (roots for Vandy )
Brother-In-Law - MT (likes art, asked me in the middle of the summer if I was going to a football game when I was wearing MT gear )


Most of my extended family did not graduate from college and pull for that arnge team 'cause they bought an arnge tee-shirt

Lived all my life in Miami. Hence, I grew up a canes fan. After attending FIU I simply fell in love with my school and now bleed blue and gold. I still follow the canes occasionally

Mom- ULM, Oregon St
Aunt- ULM
Father- U of Idaho/Boise St
Sister- U of Idaho
Me- Tulane
Grandpa- Tulane Fan

(10-24-2013 07:06 AM)JDTulane Wrote:  Mom- ULM, Oregon St
Aunt- ULM
Father- U of Idaho/Boise St
Sister- U of Idaho
Me- Tulane
Grandpa- Tulane Fan

I used to manage a sports memorabilia store and we loved it when house divided couples would come shopping. We could usually get them to escalate their spree into a regular arms race . Christmas was fun too because they would be shopping for items of the team they hated and would either talk trash about their spouse's team, or almost have to . Either way, we made out .

(10-24-2013 09:30 AM)paintedblue Wrote:  

(10-24-2013 07:06 AM)JDTulane Wrote:  Mom- ULM, Oregon St
Aunt- ULM
Father- U of Idaho/Boise St
Sister- U of Idaho
Me- Tulane
Grandpa- Tulane Fan

I used to manage a sports memorabilia store and we loved it when house divided couples would come shopping. We could usually get them to escalate their spree into a regular arms race . Christmas was fun too because they would be shopping for items of the team they hated and would either talk trash about their spouse's team, or almost have to . Either way, we made out .

That would be a fun store to work in. I think sports fans are awesome and every sale (to teams I liked) would make me happier. Then again, I'd rip holes in any LSPOO merch.

I married a chapel hill alum, but like most she's not a fan until they do well. I don't hear from her much during football season.
I've taken her to basketball games for 20 years, but I think football has turned her into as big a Charlotte sports fan as she is going to be. She looks fantastic in her Charlotte gear.

(10-22-2013 10:21 AM)Matrix Wrote:  I'm the only sports fan in my household, I'm afraid. My wife only watches SoapNet and messy, repulsive "reality" shows. I've only had 3 or 4 women come thru my life before jumping the broom that had any kind of "vibe" when it came to sports, 2 of them played tennis pretty well, a couple that I was once involved with were pretty decent basketball players, but, for the most part, I've been on my own where that's concerned.

In retro, it's an experience seldom obtained that I would like to have had be a more memorable part of my life's time line. Alas, it was not meant to be...But that is fine with me...Those of you who have a mate/spouse that is as much of a sports nut as you , I consider you to be very , very fortunate.

My wife and I both root for the Miners and she's also a 'boys fan so I have the best of both worlds.

When I was dating my wife I once asked her if she wanted to head over to Ruidoso for the weekend and she said, "are you crazy the nfl playoffs start this weekend". THAT'S when I knew I had to marry her.

Mom: Texas
Dad: Texas Tech

They tell everyone that they've bonded over 25 years of marriage on their mutual hatred of A&M. Rice was the only school in the state that I could have gone to without at least one of them disowning me... good thing it was the one I wanted to go to!

I guess it comes from growing up in a divided household, but I can't understand people who hold strong allegiances to anywhere but their alma mater.