For those in states without a professional sports team...
 

who do you root for in football, baseball, basketball, etc? i know alot of people from oklahoma who root for the dallas cowboys.

Well, CT used to have a professional sports team (Long live the Whalers). That said, here's who I follow:

Baseball: Yankees. My dad is a die hard Yankees fan, so he raised me as a Yankees fan. Don Mattingly and Dave Winfield were my favorite players growing up. The funny thing is that as a little kid I always wondered if they'd win a title, since the Red Sox, Tigers and Blue Jays were better in the late 80s/early 90s.

Football: Giants. Same as above, my dad is a big Giants fan so I grew up watching the games.

Basketball: I don't really follow one NBA team in particular, although I began to like the Celtics when I lived in Boston. I mainly follow college basketball.

SOME people in CT are also Red Sox/Patriots fans...:cool:

And yes, RIP Whalers. That loss broke a lot of hearts.

Now, CT does have UConn Basketball. And their football team is getting better. So there's something to follow.

I never said that people didn't root for the Red Sox and Patriots. I was just talking about my own favorite teams. I'd say it's about 50/50 for Yankees/Sox, and there's a huge Patriots following here.

I misread....

Since we are seriously lacking a pro football team in Detroit.. I just stick with college football (although Michigan hasn't exactly been great the last two seasons either!)

^^^lol

Be nice to see what teams Skins fans root for next year...

Hell...there are as many Cowboys fans around here as Skins fans anyway!

My city doesn't have any major football/baseball/basketball teams, so I have to root for teams in surrounding cities...though I've just gotten into college football, GOOOOO DUCKS! :D Lol I'm not a huge sports person, so I'm easing into it. But generally, my parents are Dallas Cowboys fans, so I just go along for the ride.

I still have yet to figure the Cowboys thing out

Arkansas Razorbacks IS our pro-team.

But I watch Dallas area teams in Arkansas. And Dallas area teams are a general rule in Arkansas except for baseball where the Cardinals remain king.

I root for all Boston teams.

That's probably because Barry Switzer went down to coach for Dallas and lots of folks just stuck with it. I don't really get emotionally invested in any one NFL team though. No reason to care about any of them.

We do have a professional sports franchise now though, the OKC Thunder. So far, I've made it out to at least a couple games per year.

I've been told that it has a lot to do with the Redskins' refusal to integrate the team in the 60s.