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Dr. Yinzer posted something in another thread which I disagreed with (I know, right?). He basically claimed that anyone who roots for more than one team is either a front runner[1], a poser[2], or an idiot[3].

I've never tried to hide the fact that, while I am a Virginia Tech alum and I root for the Hokies no matter who they play, I also root for my Dad's school, Clemson. Furthermore, when they are playing out of conference, I root for all ACC teams - even those insufferable Wahoos. That's because it benefits my team when conference mates win OOC - nothing mysterious about that, IMO. If UVA somehow beats a non-conference team before VT administers the annual woodshedding, it only makes the Hokies look better... IMO.

What do y'all think: is it legitimate to root for more than one team? Which team(s) do you pull for in football? (let's keep the discussion to one sport for now, please).
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[1] If you root for Notre Dame or SEC football then you might be a front runner. If you've been pulling for an ACC team since before 2012 then you've taken your lumps and no one can call you a front runner.

[2] If you claim to root for Kansas football, you must be a poser; nobody roots for Kansas in football.

[3] If you root for UVA football, you are probably an idiot. If you pull for BC, you are a masochist. If you pull for Syracuse football, you suffer from Alzheimer's and can't remember anything that's happened since 2001.
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(07-06-2016 09:35 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  Dr. Yinzer posted something in another thread which I disagreed with (I know, right?). He basically claimed that anyone who roots for more than one team is either a front runner[1], a poser[2], or an idiot[3].

I've never tried to hide the fact that, while I am a Virginia Tech alum and I root for the Hokies no matter who they play, I also root for my Dad's school, Clemson. Furthermore, when they are playing out of conference, I root for all ACC teams - even those insufferable Wahoos. That's because it benefits my team when conference mates win OOC - nothing mysterious about that, IMO. If UVA somehow beats a non-conference team before VT administers the annual woodshedding, it only makes the Hokies look better... IMO.

What do y'all think: is it legitimate to root for more than one team? Which team(s) do you pull for in football? (let's keep the discussion to one sport for now, please).
__________

[1] If you root for Notre Dame or SEC football then you might be a front runner. If you've been pulling for an ACC team since before 2012 then you've taken your lumps and no one can call you a front runner.

[2] If you claim to root for Kansas football, you must be a poser; nobody roots for Kansas in football.

[3] If you root for UVA football, you are probably an idiot. If you pull for BC, you are a masochist. If you pull for Syracuse football, you suffer from Alzheimer's and can't remember anything that's happened since 2001.

I kinda disagree with the Dr.. I am a Syracuse fan. That is the only school that I can say I am a fan of. However, I do have a slight rooting interest in Miami ever since the mid 80's being a Floridian, although I hated Miami briefly after they left the BE. I then started being interested in USF, since I was interested in attending the school back in 1984, and one of my sons were friends with a few of their players. But I like Miami a lot, now that we share the same conference again. But Syracuse is where 100% of my rooting interests lye.


Regarding Cuse fans having Alheimers, all I can say is we remember 9-8. We will soon remember that number to be 10-8 this season. 05-mafia 05-mafia
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I'm 100% Louisville first but I also root for Pitt. I don't keep up with their roster but will root for them whenever they're playing. I have family in PA & love going there. I also root for the ACC for much of the reasons Mark stated.

I rooted for Kentucky football once. It was K Burton group. They were a good group of local kids who worked their butts off. I respected what they were trying to do & they were fun to watch, they were true competitors. I was rooting more for them than the school.
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The way I look at it is you have a pool of fandom that starts at 100%. With each additional team that you choose to root for, spend money on, pay attention to, etc., that pool is diluted by some percentage.

What other way is there to look at it objectively?

As always, it's to each his own. You can for as many teams as you choose. However, when someone tells me that they are a fan of say, the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns, my first thought isn't, "Wow, this guy really loves the NFL!" My honest thought is, "Wow, this guy doesn't really have a favorite team - or at the very least, not one that he is as passionate about as I am about my team."

I'm sorry if that offends anyone but that is honestly how I see it.

As for the front-runner thing, that's a slightly different issue but does intersect with this issue from time to time. However, we all know the guy who is a fan of his hometown teams but also cheers for Notre Dame (football only) and the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bulls, etc.

I'm sorry but I have no respect whatsoever for those folks, even when they cheer for one of my teams – like the Pittsburgh Steelers for example.

I don't want to turn this into a political discussion but the Bridgegate scandal does not bother me nearly as much about Chris Christie as finding out that a guy from New Jersey is a self described Notre Dame and Dallas Cowboys fan. I'm sorry but that just doesn't work for me and tells me all I need to know about the guy. He's a front runner and a poseur. Oh, and surprise, surprise, he also loves the Yankees. I'm sure you're shocked to hear that!

Every rooting interest I have is based almost entirely on how it impacts my team even if my team isn't playing in that particular game.

In college football, the rules are simple. I root for Pitt every week. I root against Penn State and West Virginia every single week – no exceptions. For pragmatic/political reasons, I cheer for ACC teams in their out of conference games pretty much no matter what and I always cheer against Big Ten teams pretty much no matter what.

I never, ever find myself saying, "Go Oklahoma State – you are my favorite Big 12 team." I think that's as weird as it is weak.

Again though, obviously I'm in the minority because I regularly hear people talk about UCLA being their favorite Pac-12 team and Memphis being their favorite AAC team and Mississippi State being their favorite SEC team, etc. I don't think that way at all. I don't understand it, I don't respect it and I never will.
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(07-06-2016 09:35 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  Dr. Yinzer posted something in another thread which I disagreed with (I know, right?). He basically claimed that anyone who roots for more than one team is either a front runner[1], a poser[2], or an idiot[3].

I've never tried to hide the fact that, while I am a Virginia Tech alum and I root for the Hokies no matter who they play, I also root for my Dad's school, Clemson. Furthermore, when they are playing out of conference, I root for all ACC teams - even those insufferable Wahoos. That's because it benefits my team when conference mates win OOC - nothing mysterious about that, IMO. If UVA somehow beats a non-conference team before VT administers the annual woodshedding, it only makes the Hokies look better... IMO.

What do y'all think: is it legitimate to root for more than one team? Which team(s) do you pull for in football? (let's keep the discussion to one sport for now, please).
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[1] If you root for Notre Dame or SEC football then you might be a front runner. If you've been pulling for an ACC team since before 2012 then you've taken your lumps and no one can call you a front runner.

[2] If you claim to root for Kansas football, you must be a poser; nobody roots for Kansas in football.

[3] If you root for UVA football, you are probably an idiot. If you pull for BC, you are a masochist. If you pull for Syracuse football, you suffer from Alzheimer's and can't remember anything that's happened since 2001.


I have been an ND fan since 1964 when I was seven years old. I am a third generation ND fan.

My grandfather and Dad became ND fans in 1913.

If you want to call me a bandwagon fan, knock yourself out. I root for all ND sports and travel a thousand miles to see ND at home and seven hours one way to San Antonio to watch ND baseball every spring.

I don't care if people want to root for more than one school/team, that is their own business.

I don't really pay attention or watch teams other than ND, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, since I have zero interest in seeing anyone else.

I don't watch other ACC schools play each other, I don't watch SEC teams play and I don't watch Big Ten games. I am not sure what channel Big 12 games are on.

I have not seen an NBA game since 1985 and I don't like watch NHL other than Pittsburgh Penguins games occasionally.

But, if others want to watch forty schools and root for multiple ones, more power to them.

Different strokes.....
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(07-06-2016 01:46 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  The way I look at it is you have a pool of fandom that starts at 100%. With each additional team that you choose to root for, spend money on, pay attention to, etc., that pool is diluted by some percentage.

What other way is there to look at it objectively?

As always, it's to each his own. You can for as many teams as you choose. However, when someone tells me that they are a fan of say, the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns, my first thought isn't, "Wow, this guy really loves the NFL!" My honest thought is, "Wow, this guy doesn't really have a favorite team - or at the very least, not one that he is as passionate about as I am about my team."

I'm sorry if that offends anyone but that is honestly how I see it.

As for the front-runner thing, that's a slightly different issue but does intersect with this issue from time to time. However, we all know the guy who is a fan of his hometown teams but also cheers for Notre Dame (football only) and the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bulls, etc.

I'm sorry but I have no respect whatsoever for those folks, even when they cheer for one of my teams – like the Pittsburgh Steelers for example.

I don't want to turn this into a political discussion but the Bridgegate scandal does not bother me nearly as much about Chris Christie as finding out that a guy from New Jersey is a self described Notre Dame and Dallas Cowboys fan. I'm sorry but that just doesn't work for me and tells me all I need to know about the guy. He's a front runner and a poseur. Oh, and surprise, surprise, he also loves the Yankees. I'm sure you're shocked to hear that!

Every rooting interest I have is based almost entirely on how it impacts my team even if my team isn't playing in that particular game.

In college football, the rules are simple. I root for Pitt every week. I root against Penn State and West Virginia every single week – no exceptions. For pragmatic/political reasons, I cheer for ACC teams in their out of conference games pretty much no matter what and I always cheer against Big Ten teams pretty much no matter what.

I never, ever find myself saying, "Go Oklahoma State – you are my favorite Big 12 team." I think that's as weird as it is weak.

Again though, obviously I'm in the minority because I regularly hear people talk about UCLA being their favorite Pac-12 team and Memphis being their favorite AAC team and Mississippi State being their favorite SEC team, etc. I don't think that way at all. I don't understand it, I don't respect it and I never will.


I despise Chris Christie for his politics and overall personality but I think that his kid attends Notre Dame.
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1. My husband & I have a friendly rivalry (he is an NC State grad, I graduated from Wake Forest). We also have season football tickets to both schools & are members of active tailgate groups at both schools. We legitimately root for both schools (except obviously when they're playing each other).

2. We do not have "favorites" from other conferences. My folks went to Ole Miss & I like to see my folks happy when their team wins, but I do not root for their team.

3. I am not an "all ACC all the time" person. I prefer to see UNC lose in every sport.
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If it was just Notre Dame, I would be more understanding. His son/daughter goes there and he has adopted the Irish out of his love for them. I get that.

However, it's also the Cowboys and the Yankees and I'm guessing the Celtics or Lakers and ever other popular team in America. Don't get me wrong, those teams have become famous for the very reason I am describing. However, I simply don't respect it as a pattern. To me it is indicative of a larger personality profile and demonstrates an overall lack of character.
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I only root for the school's I graduated from. Go Noles!
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(07-06-2016 01:46 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  The way I look at it is you have a pool of fandom that starts at 100%. With each additional team that you choose to root for, spend money on, pay attention to, etc., that pool is diluted by some percentage.

What other way is there to look at it objectively?

As always, it's to each his own. You can for as many teams as you choose. However, when someone tells me that they are a fan of say, the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns, my first thought isn't, "Wow, this guy really loves the NFL!" My honest thought is, "Wow, this guy doesn't really have a favorite team - or at the very least, not one that he is as passionate about as I am about my team."

I'm sorry if that offends anyone but that is honestly how I see it.

As for the front-runner thing, that's a slightly different issue but does intersect with this issue from time to time. However, we all know the guy who is a fan of his hometown teams but also cheers for Notre Dame (football only) and the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bulls, etc.

I'm sorry but I have no respect whatsoever for those folks, even when they cheer for one of my teams – like the Pittsburgh Steelers for example.

I don't want to turn this into a political discussion but the Bridgegate scandal does not bother me nearly as much about Chris Christie as finding out that a guy from New Jersey is a self described Notre Dame and Dallas Cowboys fan. I'm sorry but that just doesn't work for me and tells me all I need to know about the guy. He's a front runner and a poseur. Oh, and surprise, surprise, he also loves the Yankees. I'm sure you're shocked to hear that!

Every rooting interest I have is based almost entirely on how it impacts my team even if my team isn't playing in that particular game.

In college football, the rules are simple. I root for Pitt every week. I root against Penn State and West Virginia every single week – no exceptions. For pragmatic/political reasons, I cheer for ACC teams in their out of conference games pretty much no matter what and I always cheer against Big Ten teams pretty much no matter what.

I never, ever find myself saying, "Go Oklahoma State – you are my favorite Big 12 team." I think that's as weird as it is weak.

Again though, obviously I'm in the minority because I regularly hear people talk about UCLA being their favorite Pac-12 team and Memphis being their favorite AAC team and Mississippi State being their favorite SEC team, etc. I don't think that way at all. I don't understand it, I don't respect it and I never will.

OK. I feel where you are coming from... For the most part I agree. I don't have a favorite team other than VT, nor do I even watch games which have no bearing on VT. I do try to watch every ACC football game, however.

The only NFL team I watch is Carolina. Until the playoffs. NBA and MLB are both post season only. NHL is game 7 only.
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(07-06-2016 02:19 PM)TerryD Wrote:  
(07-06-2016 09:35 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  Dr. Yinzer posted something in another thread which I disagreed with (I know, right?). He basically claimed that anyone who roots for more than one team is either a front runner[1], a poser[2], or an idiot[3].

I've never tried to hide the fact that, while I am a Virginia Tech alum and I root for the Hokies no matter who they play, I also root for my Dad's school, Clemson. Furthermore, when they are playing out of conference, I root for all ACC teams - even those insufferable Wahoos. That's because it benefits my team when conference mates win OOC - nothing mysterious about that, IMO. If UVA somehow beats a non-conference team before VT administers the annual woodshedding, it only makes the Hokies look better... IMO.

What do y'all think: is it legitimate to root for more than one team? Which team(s) do you pull for in football? (let's keep the discussion to one sport for now, please).
__________

[1] If you root for Notre Dame or SEC football then you might be a front runner. If you've been pulling for an ACC team since before 2012 then you've taken your lumps and no one can call you a front runner.

[2] If you claim to root for Kansas football, you must be a poser; nobody roots for Kansas in football.

[3] If you root for UVA football, you are probably an idiot. If you pull for BC, you are a masochist. If you pull for Syracuse football, you suffer from Alzheimer's and can't remember anything that's happened since 2001.


I have been an ND fan since 1964 when I was seven years old. I am a third generation ND fan.

My grandfather and Dad became ND fans in 1913.

If you want to call me a bandwagon fan, knock yourself out. I root for all ND sports and travel a thousand miles to see ND at home and seven hours one way to San Antonio to watch ND baseball every spring.

I don't care if people want to root for more than one school/team, that is their own business.

I don't really pay attention or watch teams other than ND, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, since I have zero interest in seeing anyone else.

I don't watch other ACC schools play each other, I don't watch SEC teams play and I don't watch Big Ten games. I am not sure what channel Big 12 games are on.

I have not seen an NBA game since 1985 and I don't like watch NHL other than Pittsburgh Penguins games occasionally.

But, if others want to watch forty schools and root for multiple ones, more power to them.

Different strokes.....

I did say "might be a front runner" didn't I? Had to admit the possibility of guys like you, Terry!
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1) Georgia Tech
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(07-06-2016 05:12 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  Rooting Order:

1) Georgia Tech
2) Whoever plays Clarke County Correctional Institute
3) USC Upstate
4) ACC out of conference
5) Deep South teams playing anybody north of the Potomac River, and/or north of the Ohio River, and/or west of the Mississippi
6) Teams in the Southwest and Plains and Rockies playing teams from the Rust Belt, New England, and/or West Coast
7) I'm keeping this slot open for West Virginia for present relationship purposes

WVU is at least #6 if not 5 on that list.
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Damn, I've found myself liking more than one woman on multiple occasions throughout life...
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I'm a 100% UofL guy, but I do cheer for conference mates....."mostly for selfish reasons as to make UofL's win over them matter more."

But I am also a fan of JUST GOOD GAMES... mostly ACC only but I love watching two teams who are really good go at it. (..again mostly conference related) I cannot STAND the $ec, so I watch as little of those as I can...unless UofL can jump a team in the rankings with a lose........again "selfish reasons"

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100% a Louisville fan here! However, I do route for Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, William and Mary, Old Dominion, Army, and Navy.04-cheers
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(07-07-2016 12:25 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  100% a Louisville fan here! However, I do route for Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, William and Mary, Old Dominion, Army, and Navy.04-cheers

Regionalism... it's a thing.
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(07-07-2016 12:25 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote:  100% a Louisville fan here! However, I do route for Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, William and Mary, Old Dominion, Army, and Navy.04-cheers

Regionalism... it's a thing.

Indeed, I was born in Western Kentucky, lived in Tidewater Virginia for 15 years, my Dad and I were both in the Navy, I was in the Army National Guard, and UC is 90 miles from Louisville. I consider Virginia as my second State! 04-cheers
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(07-06-2016 01:46 PM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  The way I look at it is you have a pool of fandom that starts at 100%. With each additional team that you choose to root for, spend money on, pay attention to, etc., that pool is diluted by some percentage.

What other way is there to look at it objectively?

As always, it's to each his own. You can for as many teams as you choose. However, when someone tells me that they are a fan of say, the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns, my first thought isn't, "Wow, this guy really loves the NFL!" My honest thought is, "Wow, this guy doesn't really have a favorite team - or at the very least, not one that he is as passionate about as I am about my team."

I'm sorry if that offends anyone but that is honestly how I see it.

As for the front-runner thing, that's a slightly different issue but does intersect with this issue from time to time. However, we all know the guy who is a fan of his hometown teams but also cheers for Notre Dame (football only) and the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bulls, etc.

I'm sorry but I have no respect whatsoever for those folks, even when they cheer for one of my teams – like the Pittsburgh Steelers for example.

I don't want to turn this into a political discussion but the Bridgegate scandal does not bother me nearly as much about Chris Christie as finding out that a guy from New Jersey is a self described Notre Dame and Dallas Cowboys fan. I'm sorry but that just doesn't work for me and tells me all I need to know about the guy. He's a front runner and a poseur. Oh, and surprise, surprise, he also loves the Yankees. I'm sure you're shocked to hear that!

Every rooting interest I have is based almost entirely on how it impacts my team even if my team isn't playing in that particular game.

In college football, the rules are simple. I root for Pitt every week. I root against Penn State and West Virginia every single week – no exceptions. For pragmatic/political reasons, I cheer for ACC teams in their out of conference games pretty much no matter what and I always cheer against Big Ten teams pretty much no matter what.

I never, ever find myself saying, "Go Oklahoma State – you are my favorite Big 12 team." I think that's as weird as it is weak.

Again though, obviously I'm in the minority because I regularly hear people talk about UCLA being their favorite Pac-12 team and Memphis being their favorite AAC team and Mississippi State being their favorite SEC team, etc. I don't think that way at all. I don't understand it, I don't respect it and I never will.

I love filet mignon. Does that mean that if I also love prime rib that I don't love the filet 100%? Fandom doesn't have to be a zero sum game.
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