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01-10-2010, 06:54 PM
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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.
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01-10-2010, 07:31 PM
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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.
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01-10-2010, 09:42 PM
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SOME people in CT are also Red Sox/Patriots fans... 
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.
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01-10-2010, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
SOME people in CT are also Red Sox/Patriots fans...
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.
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01-10-2010, 09:48 PM
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I misread....
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01-10-2010, 09:59 PM
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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!)
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01-10-2010, 10:18 PM
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^^^lol
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01-10-2010, 10:23 PM
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Be nice to see what teams Skins fans root for next year...
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01-10-2010, 10:37 PM
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Be nice to see what teams Skins fans root for next year...
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Hell...there are as many Cowboys fans around here as Skins fans anyway!
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01-10-2010, 10:52 PM
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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!  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.
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01-10-2010, 11:13 PM
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Hell...there are as many Cowboys fans around here as Skins fans anyway!
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I still have yet to figure the Cowboys thing out
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01-11-2010, 02:06 AM
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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.
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01-11-2010, 03:00 AM
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I root for all Boston teams.
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01-11-2010, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by AznSAE
who do you root for in football, baseball, basketball, etc? i know alot of people from oklahoma who root for the dallas cowboys.
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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.
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01-11-2010, 09:43 AM
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I still have yet to figure the Cowboys thing out
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I've been told that it has a lot to do with the Redskins' refusal to integrate the team in the 60s.
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