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I see a lot of people on here that have "CFB" or "college athletics" or "the mid-majors" or whatever listed in the team they root for. What's up with that? Are you people ashamed of your team?

In my case it is pretty simple. I am a college football fan first and foremost. Second, neither of my schools have football programs worth getting excited over.

I have a few "favored" teams and in fact, my favorite for many years has been Florida State, so I was happy this year. But FSU is still not "my team."

I enjoy following a number of programs and tend to switch who I am rooting for depending on how teams are going.

Some of my "favored" teams are: USC and UCLA, OSU, Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska, Georgia and LSU.

There is only one team I really hate and that is Florida. I used to hate Miami but now I'm OK with them.

(01-29-2014 01:27 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote: [ -> ]In my case it is pretty simple. I am a college football fan first and foremost. Second, neither of my schools have football programs worth getting excited over.

I have a few "favored" teams and in fact, my favorite for many years has been Florida State, so I was happy this year. But FSU is still not "my team."

I enjoy following a number of programs and tend to switch who I am rooting for depending on how teams are going.

Some of my "favored" teams are: USC and UCLA, OSU, Michigan, MSU, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska, Georgia and LSU.

There is only one team I really hate and that is Florida. I used to hate Miami but now I'm OK with them.

That's how I feel about the NFL. I like to watch it, and I have teams I root for, but I don't actually call any of them "My Team."

(01-29-2014 12:59 PM)CoogNellie Wrote: [ -> ]I see a lot of people on here that have "CFB" or "college athletics" or "the mid-majors" or whatever listed in the team they root for. What's up with that? Are you people ashamed of your team?

Maybe we don't have one. I grew up near NYC. Other than Army, there wasn't a major college football program within 200 miles. I was brought up on pro sports, because it was all we had. When I moved into the heart of ACC territory, I didn't come with all the baggage of Tobacco Road history, so I can appreciate the virtues of all their schools. With three schools less than 30 miles apart, why did I need to choose one?

I've attended several schools... not favoring one over others, I cheer them all on!

I am Louisville First but have Family in NY.I lived in South Florida for 10 years. I went to Kentucky for a couple of Years. I pull for
Louisville
Syracuse
Florida
Florida St
Miami
Cincinnati
and when My other schools aren't playing Them............. ouch,this really hurts......... UK.....I can't Believe I said that. Have to write on the old blackboard I will not ever repeat that again.

(01-29-2014 12:59 PM)CoogNellie Wrote: [ -> ]I see a lot of people on here that have "CFB" or "college athletics" or "the mid-majors" or whatever listed in the team they root for. What's up with that? Are you people ashamed of your team?

Along those lines, I have never understood the concept of people having a "second favorite team". I like seeing my friends' teams do well if I do not have a vested interest in their game or season, and there are schools that I respect for different reasons.....but it ends there.

I tried adding teams but couldn't.

Because if you make any comment (directly or indirectly) about one of your rivals or their conference that is not positively gleaming, your post is labeled bias and you are digitally tarred and feathered. It's a good thing that I pull for a school in a conference that no one has passionate feelings about one way or another...

I had someone ask me if I was a Titans fan on here a couple months ago. That was strange.

(01-29-2014 02:20 PM)EerMeNow Wrote: [ -> ]Along those lines, I have never understood the concept of people having a "second favorite team". I like seeing my friends' teams do well if I do not have a vested interest in their game or season, and there are schools that I respect for different reasons.....but it ends there.

Growing up in Dayton, Ohio and having family that graduated from there, I can't help but hold some sort of level of being a fan of Ohio State. Same goes with the University of Dayton. However.... the school that makes or breaks my sporting seasons is Cincinnati.

I think there are probably a lot of people who as a child didn't root for where they ultimately went to college, thus they hold a spot in their heart for that school or schools.

(01-29-2014 02:31 PM)mlb Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-29-2014 02:20 PM)EerMeNow Wrote: [ -> ]Along those lines, I have never understood the concept of people having a "second favorite team". I like seeing my friends' teams do well if I do not have a vested interest in their game or season, and there are schools that I respect for different reasons.....but it ends there.

Growing up in Dayton, Ohio and having family that graduated from there, I can't help but hold some sort of level of being a fan of Ohio State. Same goes with the University of Dayton. However.... the school that makes or breaks my sporting seasons is Cincinnati.

I think there are probably a lot of people who as a child didn't root for where they ultimately went to college, thus they hold a spot in their heart for that school or schools.

Well put. People form affections or allegiances to different schools for all sorts of reasons other than having attended those schools. It's offensive to me when people are criticized for following the team of a school that they didn't go to or don't support financially. Maybe they can't afford the donations. Maybe they went to a school that didn't have a football team (as I did).

I developed several "favorites" over a lifetime of close to 60 years spent living in 11 different states. My childhood team was Texas, but I also pull for Ole Miss, LSU, USM and others to a lesser degree. While I understand that for some they grew up liking a team, they've rarely lived outside that state and ended up attending that school, so divided allegiances would be foreign to them. For others, it's not quite the same experience. I don't understand why it would matter to the OP though. While amateur athletics have intrinsic value, the reason we watch on TV and attend games is because it is entertaining to us. If someone is entertained by multiple schools and has a rooting interest in more than one of them, I have no problem with that and don't really get why anyone else does.

(01-29-2014 04:24 PM)Zombiewoof Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-29-2014 02:31 PM)mlb Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-29-2014 02:20 PM)EerMeNow Wrote: [ -> ]Along those lines, I have never understood the concept of people having a "second favorite team". I like seeing my friends' teams do well if I do not have a vested interest in their game or season, and there are schools that I respect for different reasons.....but it ends there.

Growing up in Dayton, Ohio and having family that graduated from there, I can't help but hold some sort of level of being a fan of Ohio State. Same goes with the University of Dayton. However.... the school that makes or breaks my sporting seasons is Cincinnati.

I think there are probably a lot of people who as a child didn't root for where they ultimately went to college, thus they hold a spot in their heart for that school or schools.

Well put. People form affections or allegiances to different schools for all sorts of reasons other than having attended those schools. It's offensive to me when people are criticized for following the team of a school that they didn't go to or don't support financially. Maybe they can't afford the donations. Maybe they went to a school that didn't have a football team (as I did).

I developed several "favorites" over a lifetime of close to 60 years spent living in 11 different states. My childhood team was Texas, but I also pull for Ole Miss, LSU, USM and others to a lesser degree. While I understand that for some they grew up liking a team, they've rarely lived outside that state and ended up attending that school, so divided allegiances would be foreign to them. For others, it's not quite the same experience. I don't understand why it would matter to the OP though. While amateur athletics have intrinsic value, the reason we watch on TV and attend games is because it is entertaining to us. If someone is entertained by multiple schools and has a rooting interest in more than one of them, I have no problem with that and don't really get why anyone else does.

I don't get that either. Most schools would want more fans, whether or not they have a connection to the school. And you're more likely to fill the stadium that way, making for a better atmosphere. I will say though, that if you have a fan of, say O$U, with no connection to the school, acting in an arrogant way to a fan of a MAC school, that gets a little ridiculous.

(01-29-2014 02:20 PM)bigblueblindness Wrote: [ -> ]Because if you make any comment (directly or indirectly) about one of your rivals or their conference that is not positively gleaming, your post is labeled bias and you are digitally tarred and feathered. It's a good thing that I pull for a school in a conference that no one has passionate feelings about one way or another...

This. Except some of us do have passionate feelings about UK. See all of those UL Fans.

I just presume if someone can't figure it out from my screen name and signature that adding it to the profile won't help them much.

(01-29-2014 04:24 PM)Zombiewoof Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-29-2014 02:31 PM)mlb Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-29-2014 02:20 PM)EerMeNow Wrote: [ -> ]Along those lines, I have never understood the concept of people having a "second favorite team". I like seeing my friends' teams do well if I do not have a vested interest in their game or season, and there are schools that I respect for different reasons.....but it ends there.

Growing up in Dayton, Ohio and having family that graduated from there, I can't help but hold some sort of level of being a fan of Ohio State. Same goes with the University of Dayton. However.... the school that makes or breaks my sporting seasons is Cincinnati.

I think there are probably a lot of people who as a child didn't root for where they ultimately went to college, thus they hold a spot in their heart for that school or schools.

Well put. People form affections or allegiances to different schools for all sorts of reasons other than having attended those schools. It's offensive to me when people are criticized for following the team of a school that they didn't go to or don't support financially. Maybe they can't afford the donations. Maybe they went to a school that didn't have a football team (as I did).

I developed several "favorites" over a lifetime of close to 60 years spent living in 11 different states. My childhood team was Texas, but I also pull for Ole Miss, LSU, USM and others to a lesser degree. While I understand that for some they grew up liking a team, they've rarely lived outside that state and ended up attending that school, so divided allegiances would be foreign to them. For others, it's not quite the same experience. I don't understand why it would matter to the OP though. While amateur athletics have intrinsic value, the reason we watch on TV and attend games is because it is entertaining to us. If someone is entertained by multiple schools and has a rooting interest in more than one of them, I have no problem with that and don't really get why anyone else does.

I guess it depends on the situation. I went to Illinois for undergrad and DePaul for law school, so I have both schools listed, but I'm very clear that the Illini are #1 for me and that's where my allegiances lie in the off-chance that they have to play each other.

The main thing that hardcore sports fan generally dislike is simply frontrunning. People are justifiably wary if your favorite teams consist of the Lakers, Yankees, Cowboys, Notre Dame football and Duke basketball. It's also one thing if you grew up in a place where there wasn't a local pro team or went to school without D-1 sports or football, but it's looked on much more warily if you attend Purdue and choose to root for Ohio State (or grew up in Cleveland and cheer for the Steelers).

I'm pretty much a sports purist: I root for the pro teams in Chicago because I grew up there (with the exception of the Cubs because I'm a South Sider and that's White Sox country) and the school that I actually attended. I understand that not everyone has such straight-forward allegiances, which is fine as long as they're sticking with those teams in the bad times as much as the good times.

I wear my school's nickname on my moniker. I also follow Rutgers, since I grew up in Rutgers' backyard. But Notre Dame was my favorite team and had the largest following in my central New Jersey town.

I'm sure there are a handful of people who remain "neutral" for sincere reasons, but I think most just want the opportunity to trash the teams they hate, without getting trash in return against the teams they root for.

UA- Alma mater
UL/Louisiana- Where I was born and the first fb game I ever saw
UNA- Went there for a semester