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Originally Posted by lovespink88
See, I guess I just don't get the whole "becoming fans before you go to college thing", but maybe I'm a special case because I grew up in a big city with professional sports teams. I really didn't have any friends growing up who supported a college team before they went away to school. We didn't need the cheer for the Illini football (partly because there's not much to cheer about) because we had the Bears. We didn't need to cheer for Illini basketball because we had the Bulls (the 90s Bulls, nonetheless!!!) So maybe my perception is a bit warped and it's more normal than I realize for people to be big fans of their local college.
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This may be a Southern phenomenon. Down here college > professional sports for most people. Somebody from Mississippi is going to root for which nearby professional team, exactly?
Edited to add: I love that I posted "down here" when I am currently in Chicago. Guess I know where my heart will always be!
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