No judgments here. Well... maybe a little bit.

I'm just curious... I know we all love our AAC teams, and most (or many) of us attended the school that we represent on this forum.

Is there any cartel school (formerly known as "P5") that you rooted for prior to your AAC school? Or is there a cartel school that you have a soft spot for, for whatever reason?

I can go first...

I grew up in a Wake Forest house. Dad played basketball for the Deacs back in the 70's, and we went to damn near every Wake football and basketball game from around 1990 until I left for ECU in 2002. (We lived in Winston-Salem, too.) My sister went there, 2 uncles, and a cousin. All Demon Deacons. So... I tend to root for them whenever they're playing anyone outside of the AAC (I rooted for you Tulane & Temple...haha). But I can't say that I still own a single piece of Wake Forest apparel, outside maybe an old paint-stained t-shirt to do yard work in.

I guess I could also say that my level of interest in the Sooners (football only) has gone from none whatsoever to a TINY bit... the past 3 years of Pirate football have been rough, and it has been nice to see Lincoln Riley & Ruff winning a lot of games... but no other reason than that.

Forgive me father for I have sinned..............................

Georgia. I was born in Augusta, and moved to Florida as an infant. The father of a very close friend of mine through high school graduated from UGA medical school and practiced locally. He had 10 season tickets and we attended the worlds largest cocktail party every year. This also explains my utter distant for those jort wearing yahoos from Gainesville.

(09-04-2019 12:10 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  No judgments here. Well... maybe a little bit.

I'm just curious... I know we all love our AAC teams, and most (or many) of us attended the school that we represent on this forum.

Is there any cartel school (formerly known as "P5") that you rooted for prior to your AAC school? Or is there a cartel school that you have a soft spot for, for whatever reason?

I can go first...

I grew up in a Wake Forest house. Dad played basketball for the Deacs back in the 70's, and we went to damn near every Wake football and basketball game from around 1990 until I left for ECU in 2002. (We lived in Winston-Salem, too.) My sister went there, 2 uncles, and a cousin. All Demon Deacons. So... I tend to root for them whenever they're playing anyone outside of the AAC (I rooted for you Tulane & Temple...haha). But I can't say that I still own a single piece of Wake Forest apparel, outside maybe an old paint-stained t-shirt to do yard work in.

I guess I could also say that my level of interest in the Sooners (football only) has gone from none whatsoever to a TINY bit... the past 3 years of Pirate football have been rough, and it has been nice to see Lincoln Riley & Ruff winning a lot of games... but no other reason than that.

Illinois and Northwestern. They almost always suck though. I grew up in an area that was heavy-duty pro teams and college anything really took a back seat. Way different than down south. It wasn't until I went to Memphis State at 18 yrs. old did I follow college sports.

In football, I root for:

1. Memphis. Born and raised there, got my undergrad business degree there. Die hard.

2. Georgia. Lived near there for 33 years. Casual rooting interest.

3. Auburn. Live there now. Most of my wife's relatives are Auburn fans. Casual rooting interest.

I loved watching Oklahoma and Georgia at a time that I barely new what football was, after the supreme court ruling of 1984 "NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Georgia Athletic Association" I stopped watching college football until that TCU @ BYU game in 1988.

That case ruined college football to some extent, depends on which side of the fence you are on I guess.

BTW, haven't watched a game of any university that was not part of the BIG EAST or AAC, or left either conference, or played a team from either conference.

Still have some rooting interest in BYU.

My wife graduated from Miami, so we are a house divided situation and we attend games for both programs when we can.

My father was a football player (played in Ohio for a div ii), so we just watched the top national games. He just enjoyed watching the top talent play. If a Florida school was ranked we rooted for all of them to do well. So my house growing up was a little different.

(09-04-2019 12:21 PM)NestaKnight1 Wrote:  Forgive me father for I have sinned..............................

Georgia. I was born in Augusta, and moved to Florida as an infant. The father of a very close friend of mine through high school graduated from UGA medical school and practiced locally. He had 10 season tickets and we attended the worlds largest cocktail party every year. This also explains my utter distant for those jort wearing yahoos from Gainesville.

For you my friend.

Living down here in Louisiana, I have a soft spot for LSU (till their fans start getting on my nerves).

Nope.

In full disclosure my wife is an Ohio State grad as is basically everyone in her family with the exception of a Notre Dame group through marriage. We lived in Columbus for 12 years, and I would often have to attend tailgating with friends and actually went to a couple OSU football games. Never was a fan though.

Probably 90% of TU students that grew up in Oklahoma grew up rooting for OU or OSU and I was no exception. My dad was partial to OU so I was as well. Plus when they won the title in 2000 I was just old enough to follow what was going on that season. I still pull for OU when not playing TU, and even OSU as well when they're not playing the other 2.

In FB:

1. Memphis - got my BBA - Accounting degree there; lived in Memphis 13 years - diehard

2. WVU - family tradition and grew up there - diehard, but would pull for Memphis head to head

3. Michigan - cause I hate OSU so much, but this has not been good to me lately - casual

4. WFU - lived in Winston-Salem for 12 years and even had season tickets on the hill - casual

5. Marshall - I am not one of those WVU fans - grew up going to a lot of games at Old Fairfield Stadium - a little more than casual

I also pull for Virginia. My wife went to Law school there.

In BB:
1. Memphis - got my BBA - Accounting degree there; lived in Memphis 13 years - diehard

2. WVU - family tradition and grew up there - diehard, but would pull for Memphis head to head

3. Marshall - grew up going to games at the Old Memorial Field House - a little more than casual

4. Kentucky (I know), but only pre- and post- Calipari - my mother is a UK alum - casual, actually do like UK FB better than hoops

Followed NFL football exclusively before enrolling at ECU. I'm late to the party, but it's been my only party.

(09-04-2019 12:10 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  No judgments here. Well... maybe a little bit.

I'm just curious... I know we all love our AAC teams, and most (or many) of us attended the school that we represent on this forum.

Is there any cartel school (formerly known as "P5") that you rooted for prior to your AAC school? Or is there a cartel school that you have a soft spot for, for whatever reason?

I can go first...

I grew up in a Wake Forest house. Dad played basketball for the Deacs back in the 70's, and we went to damn near every Wake football and basketball game from around 1990 until I left for ECU in 2002. (We lived in Winston-Salem, too.) My sister went there, 2 uncles, and a cousin. All Demon Deacons. So... I tend to root for them whenever they're playing anyone outside of the AAC (I rooted for you Tulane & Temple...haha). But I can't say that I still own a single piece of Wake Forest apparel, outside maybe an old paint-stained t-shirt to do yard work in.

I guess I could also say that my level of interest in the Sooners (football only) has gone from none whatsoever to a TINY bit... the past 3 years of Pirate football have been rough, and it has been nice to see Lincoln Riley & Ruff winning a lot of games... but no other reason than that.

I grew up a Wake Fan too. My dad went to Wake where he played both football and baseball. He roomed next to Arnold Palmer after he came back from the war for 2 years. They went to Wake when it was in Wake Forest NC. Grew up with the game ball on my our mantel where my dad intercepted 2 passes running 1 in for the winning touchdown against UNC. My Dad also scored the winning touchdown against USC in the first Gator Bowl. He was there for the 50th anniversary of the Gator Bowl and passed a year later. Great man. So needless to say I grew up a Wake Fan, but I graduated ECU in 85 and been a diehard Pirate ever since. Go Pirates!!!

(09-04-2019 12:41 PM)Memphis Yankee Wrote:  

(09-04-2019 12:21 PM)NestaKnight1 Wrote:  Forgive me father for I have sinned..............................

Georgia. I was born in Augusta, and moved to Florida as an infant. The father of a very close friend of mine through high school graduated from UGA medical school and practiced locally. He had 10 season tickets and we attended the worlds largest cocktail party every year. This also explains my utter distant for those jort wearing yahoos from Gainesville.

For you my friend.

I forgot the mullet! That was absolutely picture perfect btw, distant=disdain.

I went to both UCF and LSU. UCF as the undergrad school is easily team #1, and LSU is team #2.

The Fiesta Bowl was tough to watch. I was simultaneously happy LSU won their first major bowl game since 2007 and devastated that we lost.

Nope. I hate all things Columbus, Ohio.

Does ND count as a Cartel team?

I loved watching Jeff Samardzija growing up. Still sour that he went to the MLB instead of the NFL. Dude is my favorite college receiver of all time.

I root for UCF. I lived in Birmingham for a few years and became a casual Alabama fan, mainly due to the hilariously insane fanhood of Alabama fans. This was when they were very mediocre. They hired Saban around the time I moved away. I lost any affinity I had for Bama over how they have reacted to UCFs achievements.