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[ASTalumna06]

I would also argue that the distance between cities with professional sports teams is greater in the south than in the north. And the New England states like Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are "cut off" from other major cities with sports teams and don't have one large college to rally around, so they follow the professional teams in Boston more than anything else.

[limegreen]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I would also argue that the distance between cities with professional sports teams is greater in the south than in the north. And the New England states like Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are "cut off" from other major cities with sports teams and don't have one large college to rally around, so they follow the professional teams in Boston more than anything else.

So very true. In the Midwest you can be in any number of cities within 2-3 hours. Chicago and Milwaukee are only an hour apart. Most of the major cities in the South are a healthy 3-4 hour drive apart.

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I would also argue that the distance between cities with professional sports teams is greater in the south than in the north. And the New England states like Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are "cut off" from other major cities with sports teams and don't have one large college to rally around, so they follow the professional teams in Boston more than anything else.

Oh, absolutely. The Red Sox have a state celebration day for every New England state because their fanbase is mostly comprised of those six tiny states, and the New England Patriots are named as such for similar reasons (and also because the team is actually not that close to Boston). Boston is the cultural hub of New England, so we're all drawn to what goes on in it.

South Carolina, in my opinion, doesn't have one centralized hub but rather three fanbase regions-Clemson, Columbia, and Charleston, with less emphasis on Charleston because they don't have a college football team. South Carolinians root for a collegiate team not only because that's what's closest to them but also because even if they didn't go to the school lots of people around them have and it best represents that area.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by clemsongirl

Oh, absolutely. The Red Sox have a state celebration day for every New England state because their fanbase is mostly comprised of those six tiny states, and the New England Patriots are named as such for similar reasons (and also because the team is actually not that close to Boston). Boston is the cultural hub of New England, so we're all drawn to what goes on in it.

Although CT tends to be split between supporting Boston and New York teams. You can even find a mix in certain areas of RI.