Name Your Game
 

Ok, in the English Premier League thread, DeltaSigStan made the following comment:



That post got me to thinking. It bothers me how people will jump on the bandwagon when a team starts to do well. Or, similarly, it also bothers me when haters accuse long-time fans of jumping on the bandwagon when they have been supporters all along.

So, since Stan is listing, lets all share as well. The good, the bad and the ugly....list all of your favorite teams good or not! :)


Kelly/Navane supports:


American Football:

* San Diego Chargers
* Any team which plays against the Raiders (heh).
* USC Trojans


Baseball:

*San Diego Padres
*Anaheim Angels (I lived in Long Beach for 7 years. There was NO WAY I was going to root for the Dodgers. Since I thought it would be nice to also support a more "local" team, I liked the Angels. I was so happy for them when they won the Series!)


Rubgy:

* England National Team
* Any local English team in the West Country! (esp. Bristol, Bath and Glos. - it's all good!)
* I always support England, but I do think the All Blacks are pretty cool.


English Football:

* Liverpool FC
* Bristol City FC
* Wimbledon AFC (no, not Milton Keynes!)


MLS Soccer:

* LA Galaxy


World Cup Football:

* USA National Team
* England National Team
* Poland National Team
* USA Women's National Team


Noticibly absent are any listings for basketball and hockey - I don't care for either sport. At my house, the others support the Lakers for basketball and the San Diego Gulls for hockey. Though, I only watch if I'm forced to or if it's a championship match.


Your turn!


.....Kelly :)

American Football:
New York Giants

Baseball:
New York Yankees (I was there during the Balboni era)

Rugby:
Either Springbok or All Blacks
Super 12 - Stormers
Provincial South Africa - Western Cape
Collegiate - Stellenbosch Maties (supposedly the largest rugby club in the world with over 12,000 members)

English Football:
Arsenal

Spanish Football:
Barcelona

Dutch Football:
Feyenoord

Hockey:
New York Rangers

Basketball:
New York Knicks

National Football Team:
French
South Africa
Indonesia

My teams
 

American Football:

University of Kentucky Wildcats!
Any team that plays against Louisville
Indiana Hoosiers
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns (but that allegiance goes with Tim Couch)

American Basketball:

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY WILDCATS!
Again, any team that plays against Louisville
Boston Celtics

NHL Hockey:

Columbus Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins (when not playing the Jackets)

MLS Soccer:

Columbus Crew

BASEBALL: Yankees (like Arya, I was there during the Steve Balboni, Andy Hawkins era. I've been a fan from the bad times to the good, Don Mattingly is still my favorite all-time athlete, and anyone who thinks I'm a bandwagon-jumper doesn't know what they're talking about)

FOOTBALL: Giants. I became a fan during the LT and Phil Simms years, and have stuck with them, through bad and good.

COLLEGE SPORTS: UConn. I'm a HUGE UConn basketball fan (since the Cliff Robinson days), and follow their other teams too, even if I'm a Boston U. alum.

BASKETBALL: Knicks fan, even if they suck now.

HOCKEY: Loved the Whalers...now I follow a few teams, but never the way I followed the Whale.

Collin

Re: Name Your Game
 

American Football:

* Nebraska Cornhuskers
* Kansas City Cheifs (but I've stopped following the NFL so closely sinc e getting to college)


Baseball:

*Nebraska Cornhuskers (gotta support the ole' U)
*Kansas City Royals, but I'll be honest the only reason I'm still paying attention is because they're in first place. I dont' think this is bandwagonish b/c I'll watch during April, and usually by that point they are out of it. Watch out for next year though too.
*Whoever is playing the Colorado Buffalos :mad:

English Football:

* Arsenal but I haven't payed close attention for a couple years.


MLS Soccer:

* Kansas City Wizards

World Cup Football:

* USA National Team
* Croatian National Team
* USA Youth National Teams during Youth World Cups...how about them U-17's right now???

College Basketball
*Anyone who's playing Kansas, unless it's UT or Colorado


I can't stand the NBA, and I only pay attention to the NHL in the playoffs, and I'll usually pick a team at the beginning to root for since that makes it more fun. This past season it was Ottawa, and I think I may make them my semi-permanent favorite team.

The only team/sport to which I am completely loyal is Detroit Red Wings Hockey. I have been following them since '93...way before they won their three Stanley Cups.

I'm a Chicago Bears fan, and I will be no matter where in this world I live.

I'm also a Lakers and Bulls fan, and for college sports, University of Iowa.

Re: My teams
 

American Football

Cleveland Browns (Kelly Holcomb is the Starter for this Season:D )
Atlanta Falcons
Miami Dolphins


BASKETBALL

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY VIKINGS

Ohio State

Cleveland Cavaliers :D
San Antonio Spurs


BASEBALL

Cleveland Indians:D
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs


HOCKEY

Cleveland Barons
Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets

College Football - Oklahoma Sooners, Air Force Academy, and whoever's playing the Texas Shorthorns!

Pro Football - Miami Dolphins (Just because i live in the Dallas area does not make me automatically a Cowboys fan!)

Baseball - New York Yankees

College Basketball - BFD! Only watch it during the Finals.

Pro Basketball - San Antonio Spurs (for once a team with class!)

Hockey - Only during the playoffs.

Soccer National Team - Brasil, Germany, USA

Baseball:
Yankees or Mets

Football:
New England Patriots

Basketball:
whatever team Christian Laettner is on
otherwise, no preference

Hockey:
Boston Bruins

WNBA:
no preference, I just wish it was more popular

Soccer:
What's that?

Tennis:
Goran Ivanisevic
Serena Williams
Lindsay Davenport

Hockey
Vancouver Canucks (have been a fan since 1990 and stuck with them during the years of hell 96-01).
Ottawa Senators
San Jose Sharks

Minor League Hockey
Manitoba Moose (ok so it's the Vancouver Farm team - but they have some amazing talent)

WHL Hockey
Vancouver Giants
Kootney Ice

CFL Football
BC Lions

NFL Football
Miami Dolphins

Cart Racing
Paul Tracey

The only sport I really enjoy is baseball, and I'm a BOSTON RED SOX fan through and through.

I guess football I'd say the NE Patriots...or the Minnesota Vikings.

I'm not a faithful follower of much else...

Pro Football:
Detroit Lions
New Orleans Saints
Cincinnati Bengals
(Just because I live in Dallas doesn't mean I became an instant Cowboys fan)

Baseball:
Detroit Tigers(although I haven't followed them in years)

Pro Basketball:
Spurs
Pistons

College Football:
LSU
La Tech
(Although I'm deep in Big 12 country, my heart still belongs to the SEC and WAC

College Basketball
LSU (both boys and girls)
La Tech (both boys and girls)

College Football: FLORID STATE SEMINOLES, Miami Hurricans, and anyone playing the Gators.

NFL: TAMPA BAY BUCS, ATLANTA FALCONS.

Don't really have a preference in any other sports...I will watch tennis if Venus and Serena are on, but that's about it.

NFL:
New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles (only because of McNabb)

NBA:
Orlando Magic
Denver Nuggets (only because of Carmelo)

MLB:
New York Yankees

College Basketball and Football:
SYRACUSE ORANGEMEN

Home of the 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions!!!! :D