Fans of more than one school.

[CarMike]

I would like everyones oppinion on this matter.

If someone is a fan of say....UNC, MD, dook, UConn, in basketball. But in football they like LSU, Tenn, USC, [southern california of course] Miami, do you consider them to be "band wagon" fans?

I'm true to my Tar Heels in all sports. From Basketball to womens field hockey. Rather they are winning or losing I'll always stay true to them.

Opinions?

[CarMike]

As for myself. Yes, it makes them band wagon fans. Take dook basketball fans. [Sorry RD] I don't know the exact #s, but most of the basketball fans aren't fans of the football team. I'm sure there are other fans too. I'm sure that UNC has its fare share of those. Basketball fans but don't follow the football team.

I have never been the type to jump on a band wagon of a school thats good in one sport and sucks in another. I could never see myself pulling for two different colleges.

[dj_stouty]

I didn't grow up in a college town (Wilmington, DE) nor did I go to colleges with big sports programs. (Univ of DE and Radford Univ.) So...people like myself have had to adopt teams along the way...

I've always been a UCONN b-ball fan since junior High. Throught good or bad, I've rooted them on. Now-a-days, when I meet "current" UCONN Fans, they barely know that Donyell Marshall or Cliff Robinson even went to that school! lol I never rooted for their football team, b/c they were never televised now. I probably still won't...although I will enjoy seeing how they compete in a real conference.

Since moving to VA, I've rooted for all UVA sports. (Lacrosse, Football, b-ball..etc)

[CarMike]

I hadn't thought about special cases like that Mark. You make good points though.

[Axegrinder]

The only way that I'd consider people Bandwagoneers is if they changed their teams from year to year depending on who is winning.
I believe you can have up to 2 favorite teams.One should be your hometown team[the one serving your immediate area or region],the other could be anyone else.For instance,I always use the 4 year rule.If you live in an area for 4 years,you become a local and have to adopt the hometeam.GOT THAT DC COWBOY FANS?The other team could be anyone else,perhaps an old hometown team or one your significant other roots for.I prefer to have one from another division or conference if possible.

[CarMike]

I understand what you're saying Axe. The main problem I have is when someone like dook basketball and Tennessee football. Or any other two teams like that. And it really bothers me when that person lives in the state of one of the two....rather it be basketball or football.

I have a friend that I work with. He's a dook basketball fan and he likes Oklahoma in football. How contrasting could you be? Oklahoma is no where near NC. But they have a good football team. And he's been a life long fan....yeah right.

[Axegrinder]

I understand what you're saying Axe. The main problem I have is when someone like dook basketball and Tennessee football. Or any other two teams like that. And it really bothers me when that person lives in the state of one of the two....rather it be basketball or football.

I have a friend that I work with. He's a dook basketball fan and he likes Oklahoma in football. How contrasting could you be? Oklahoma is no where near NC. But they have a good football team. And he's been a life long fan....yeah right.
That wouldn't be a problem to me,as long as you held him to those 2 teams.No changing unless he moves.By the way,if either becomes good in the other sport,he's not allowed to claim them IMO.

[Patrick]

Good question Mike ....... I'm a MD (not kidding, right) and root for them in everything. But there are other teams (when not playing the Terps) I like to root for:

Football: Navy, ND, Tenn, Wisc., SD St., Wyoming, LSU, TCU, Howard, Towsen St (probably where my daughter will be going), Flordia A&M (best "College" marching band in the world), and a few choice other depending on the opponet.

Basketball: GW, Richmond, Temple, Texas Tech, and any MD outlet school (MDES, UMBC...)

But I've been that way all my life too. I love college sports in general and depending on who's playing, will alway be pulling for one team or the other.
Bandwagoner ..... NO ...... College Sports Lover - YES!!

[IndianBaller27]

I'm true to UMD

[smoak]

I would like everyones oppinion on this matter.

If someone is a fan of say....UNC, MD, dook, UConn, in basketball. But in football they like LSU, Tenn, USC, [southern california of course] Miami, do you consider them to be "band wagon" fans?

I'm true to my Tar Heels in all sports. From Basketball to womens field hockey. Rather they are winning or losing I'll always stay true to them.

Opinions?

GO TAR HEELS!!!

as i don't follow college sports other than the tar heels, i really can't comment. in general, i definie bandwagon as always changing so i guess as long as you stay with the same bball and football teams you're ok.

[smoak]

That wouldn't be a problem to me,as long as you held him to those 2 teams.No changing unless he moves.By the way,if either becomes good in the other sport,he's not allowed to claim them IMO.

see, i do not think there is EVER a reason to change teams. once you are a "fan", you have to be a fan for life!

[smoak]

The only way that I'd consider people Bandwagoneers is if they changed their teams from year to year depending on who is winning.
I believe you can have up to 2 favorite teams.One should be your hometown team[the one serving your immediate area or region],the other could be anyone else.For instance,I always use the 4 year rule.If you live in an area for 4 years,you become a local and have to adopt the hometeam.GOT THAT DC COWBOY FANS?The other team could be anyone else,perhaps an old hometown team or one your significant other roots for.I prefer to have one from another division or conference if possible.

WHAT!!!???

i've lived in the philly area most of my life, but once i dedicated my life to the redskins, that is it. no matter where i move, i will NEVER be a fan of another team. i may root for one team or another in a specific game, but to be a fan is similar to being married.... it is forever and for better or for worse!

[smoak]

I didn't grow up in a college town (Wilmington, DE) nor did I go to colleges with big sports programs. (Univ of DE and Radford Univ.) So...people like myself have had to adopt teams along the way...

I've always been a UCONN b-ball fan since junior High. Throught good or bad, I've rooted them on. Now-a-days, when I meet "current" UCONN Fans, they barely know that Donyell Marshall or Cliff Robinson even went to that school! lol I never rooted for their football team, b/c they were never televised now. I probably still won't...although I will enjoy seeing how they compete in a real conference.

Since moving to VA, I've rooted for all UVA sports. (Lacrosse, Football, b-ball..etc)

dj_stouty

i grew up in DE and went to UofD also... where did you go to HS? do you still live in the area?

[Axegrinder]

see, i do not think there is EVER a reason to change teams. once you are a "fan", you have to be a fan for life!
I understand what you mean,but I have to disagree.There is an example in the Dallas[Hate Em]Cowboys.Big difference in the attitude in the pre-Jerry Jones era.I always thought about getting a Skins tattoo,then I realized what it would mean if we had a schmuck like Jones running[ruining]the franchise.Things change....

[Axegrinder]

WHAT!!!???

i've lived in the philly area most of my life, but once i dedicated my life to the redskins, that is it. no matter where i move, i will NEVER be a fan of another team. i may root for one team or another in a specific game, but to be a fan is similar to being married.... it is forever and for better or for worse!
OK...I accept "your" opinion.

[smoak]

I understand what you mean,but I have to disagree.There is an example in the Dallas[Hate Em]Cowboys.Big difference in the attitude in the pre-Jerry Jones era.I always thought about getting a Skins tattoo,then I realized what it would mean if we had a schmuck like Jones running[ruining]the franchise.Things change....

i love the organization, not the players (FA kills that), coaches, or owner... i know what you mean, but i could never root for another team as a "fan".

what i do is if the organization is doing something i do not agree with, i stop spending money there. i used to be a HUGE baseball fan, but after the strike, i quit going to games and spending money on an inferior product.

[smoak]

OK...I accept "your" opinion.

i repect your, but i do not understand it? i like people who buck the "home town" mentality and root non local teams as long as they never switch. they key to me is making a level of commitment to rooting for a team that is so deep it could not be broken...

[Axegrinder]

i love the organization, not the players (FA kills that), coaches, or owner... i know what you mean, but i could never root for another team as a "fan".

what i do is if the organization is doing something i do not agree with, i stop spending money there. i used to be a HUGE baseball fan, but after the strike, i quit going to games and spending money on an inferior product.
I agree with the baseball deal,I'm the same way.I guess it's what is deep down in your heart that counts most.

[Axegrinder]

i repect your, but i do not understand it? i like people who buck the "home town" mentality and root non local teams as long as they never switch. they key to me is making a level of commitment to rooting for a team that is so deep it could not be broken...
Rooting for the home team brings civic pride.It brings people together rather than tear them apart.It helps bring noteriety to the area,which in turn can lead to businesses locating there,thus creating more jobs.I speak of this because my area of HamptonRoads/Tidewater[VA.Beach/Norfolk]is going through the pains of trying to get the Expos franchise here.We have the population,it's about trying to increase the quality of life.

[smoak]

Rooting for the home team brings civic pride.It brings people together rather than tear them apart.It helps bring noteriety to the area,which in turn can lead to businesses locating there,thus creating more jobs.I speak of this because my area of HamptonRoads/Tidewater[VA.Beach/Norfolk]is going through the pains of trying to get the Expos franchise here.We have the population,it's about trying to increase the quality of life.

yeah, that makes total sense if you get a new team... i can definitely see that one.

but if DE ever got a football team (LOL) i still couldn't be a "fan" b/c of the redskins.

do you know if there is talk about changing the expos name? i really hope they move down to the area b/c it is a joke to have them in montreal.

[Axegrinder]

yeah, that makes total sense if you get a new team... i can definitely see that one.

but if DE ever got a football team (LOL) i still couldn't be a "fan" b/c of the redskins.

do you know if there is talk about changing the expos name? i really hope they move down to the area b/c it is a joke to have them in montreal.
The name would definitely change to something military/navy oriented.At least that's what they're saying.

[LATrueRedskin]

I would like everyones oppinion on this matter.

If someone is a fan of say....UNC, MD, dook, UConn, in basketball. But in football they like LSU, Tenn, USC, [southern california of course] Miami, do you consider them to be "band wagon" fans?

I'm true to my Tar Heels in all sports. From Basketball to womens field hockey. Rather they are winning or losing I'll always stay true to them.

Opinions?

Yeah, they're bandwagon fans in my view. I love all D.C./Maryland area teams, and we all know how good they are lately (except the Terps, they're pretty good). If people have a good reason (went to school there, family or friend goes there, etc.) than its OK.

[padraic]

Im with DJ and Axe on this one I live in Hampton Roads as well,i could root for ODU and i do but come on i need a team that can do something on the big stage so i go with VA TECH ,ost of my high school buddys went to TECH and Both my bro's went to Radford so i pull for them in Football , my other Brother lives in Raligh N.C. so i like wolfpack b-ball, right now im at a cross road i know Tech B-Ball will be improving and i will see more of it on Local tv. So i think i might be more inclined to pull for VA TECH in the future. For me as a non grad of a big conference i think its ok only in collage to pull for a conference i allways pull for A.C.C. schools i know to a Carolina guy that might make you sick,but in the division i hate Miami but when they play outside the division i do pull for them, some reason for me this does not translate to the pro game.....Right now i like Baltimore Baseball but if NOVA or Hampton roads gets the expos so long O's

[CarMike]

i know to a Carolina guy that might make you sick

Not at all padricjude. I understand everyone has a certain reason for pulling for two different schools. I've seen a poster at a UNC board, who is a student at UNC, and he's a Tar Heel Basketball fan and a Miami football fan.

The people that irks me are the ones that pull for two seperate powerhouses.

As I mentioned before...UConn, Maryland, UNC, dook, Arizona. etc

And in football....Miami, Va Tech, F$U, Michigan, LSU, Oklahoma.

To me, those fans aren't true fans. They just enjoy pulling for winners.

[padraic]

I hear you its called covering your base's i guess i like the ACC in any way shape or form.....Va Tech will always be #1 in any sport but up in till this year that was not so much an option now it is, but sometimes and just collage ball now i will also pull for a guy who is from my area that goes to a school most of the time that does tuurn out to be ACC.

[dj_stouty]

I am the perfect example of someone who moved to the DC area (6 years ago) and adopted the Skins as my own. I was only a casual fan of the NFL game prior to coming here, so my loyalty to the other NFL team I rooted for was minimal. (and quite frankly, I only rooted for a different team prior to moving here b/c my dad did, and I didn't know any better. :D)

But...I doubt a single soul on this board could ever question my love of the Skins...

Now...If I ever move again, I would NEVER denounce my allegiance to the Skins. But, I could see myself rooting for my new hometown's hockey, baseball and basketball teams. Its all about your personal situation.

As I said before, I didn't really grow up with College sports, so I adopted the UCONN basketball team about 10 years ago, and UVA sports (in general) about 5 years ago. If I were to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan next year, I'd bet I'd start rooting for the Wolverines. I wouldn't do it becuase they are a powerhouse...but more b/c of the "civic pride" Axegrinder speaks of. Trust me...it is EASY to get swept up in a community's love for a team. Hell, I did only months after moving here! :D

I actually identify with everone's opinion on the subject. I can see how CarMike can't fathom how people can have multiple powerhouse allegiances..and I can see how Axegrinder believes people can adopt new teams to root for in certain situations.

Regardless, I think this is a great thread, mike! Good discussions in this pre-pre-season era!

[dj_stouty]

dj_stouty

i grew up in DE and went to UofD also... where did you go to HS? do you still live in the area?

Lived in the Northern Suburbs of Wilmington, DE almost my entire childhood until I went to college. Went to Mt. Pleasant High School.

Went to UD from '93-'95 and then transferred to Radford University for my remaining 2.5 years until graduating in '97.

I live in VA now.

How about you? What HS did you go to? When did you go to UD?

[Ramsey2Moss]

First off, I've lived in Williamsburg, Virginia for all of my life but 6 months in which I lived in Maryland. Thus, Virginia Tech has been my team since I can remember.

In some cases I think it is acceptable. LIKE in my case, my team is Virginia Tech. No other football team comes close (although I am a Chris Leak fan, I do not like Florida that much). BUT if you follow VT much, then you know that their basketball team is pathetic. For that sport, I root for the team I fell in love with 3 years ago: The Kansas Jayhawks.

[Ramsey2Moss]

Lived in the Northern Suburbs of Wilmington, DE almost my entire childhood until I went to college. Went to Mt. Pleasant High School.

Went to UD from '93-'95 and then transferred to Radford University for my remaining 2.5 years until graduating in '97.

I live in VA now.

How about you? What HS did you go to? When did you go to UD?

My Aunt and Uncle graduated from UD, and my Mother went to Middletown High School, of course she was way before your time, but she's close to Wilmington.

The mayor of Dover is my half-3rd cousin, or my Grandfather's half cousin for short. And my grandfather owns the Daniels and Hutchison Funeral Homes if u've ever seen them.

Delaware is a small state but you still prob dont know them. They are in Middletown/Townsend/Odessa area.

[REDMAN]

Go Wolfpack! No matter the sport.

[straightupbeast]

I'm a Terps fan for now. I also root for vandy. I will be a diehard fan of the college i go to though

[akhhorus]

Football: Fighting Cocks of South Carolina, Maryland, Citadel, College of Charleston(Undefeated in 83 years!!!!!)
Basketball: Fighting Cocks of South Carolina, Maryland, Citadel, College of Charleston
Baseball: Fighting Cocks of South Carolina
hoping for a bus crash/scandal involved kiddie porn among the sports athletes: Clemson(the Slack-Jawed College)

[split3clemente]

I pull for the cocks, they play some good football down there in south carolina plus they got the coolest name

[akhhorus]

I pull for the cocks, they play some good football down there in south carolina plus they got the coolest name

you should see some of bumper stickers, signs etc..I cannot post them here, im sure.

[fent]

i never got diehard into college sports until i got to college simply because i was so busy in high school that i didn't have time to commit to them. i was born at LSU when my parents went there in the early 80s so they've become my football team...i agree with axe though on picking up the teams from the area you are in. i went to school in Oklahoma so i cheered for OU because it was fun to go out to switzer's bar and drink cheap beer by the gallon and cheer for the sooners...when they met in the sugar bowl though you better believe i was cheering on the tigers. these guys don't play each other very often, i just happened to get the best case scenario this year. when it comes down to college sports, i went to ORU in tulsa where the only good team we have is our baseball team (yes, we only lost by one run twice to TX in the tourney this year). basketball we're starting to get better at, but we're still a long way off. so i cheer for other teams just to have someone to watch on tv and to talk to other people about.

[HollywoodKolt]

I would like everyones oppinion on this matter.

If someone is a fan of say....UNC, MD, dook, UConn, in basketball. But in football they like LSU, Tenn, USC, [southern california of course] Miami, do you consider them to be "band wagon" fans?

I'm true to my Tar Heels in all sports. From Basketball to womens field hockey. Rather they are winning or losing I'll always stay true to them.
Opinions?

Oh without a doubt I think they're bandwagon or fair weather fans.

I saw the perfect example of this the other day, I was walking out of the store and I passed a guy wearing a Ohio State Buckeyes national championship shirt and an LSU shirt.

[akhhorus]

I pull for the cocks

ummm...err...moving on...

[Patrick]

I pull for the cocks, they play some good football down there in south carolina plus they got the coolest name


ummmmm.....that sounds like it would hurt - someone! :mfast:

[BledBrgndy&Gld]

you have to have only one team, thats my opinion on that one.

[funnyperson1]

VT is my team, I will root for them in whatever sport they play.

That said, I didn't really watch too many College sports before actually being in College. When I did I would root for whoever was DC Metro Area whether it be VT, UMD, Georgetown or *gasp* UVA.

I still have love for UMD, and I pull for them whenever they aren't playing VT. I still hope the Georgetown can back to where it was in the 80's. As for UVA, lets just say my relationship has been soured with said University.

I really don't see a problem with being a fan of multiple teams as long as you don't flipflop to whichever one is good.

[flave1969]

It is hard not too be a Bandwagon fan when you live abroad. I tend to stick too the teams I have seen play. For instance I saw St Johns in the NCAA tournament, so I have always followed the BBall team. I have never been to a College Football game so because of name association with our Redskins, I have always followed the Washington and Washington State Football programs. Its crazy but as a twelve year old it was my reference point.

Once we move too NC, I will probably pick a UNI and stick with them. It is very important too me too be able to support a team and see them live as much as possible. If it means following Wake Forest, Duke, UNC, NC State, whichever one makes me feel comfortable I will do it.

Also being in NC would give me a great opportunity to see the Skins play two or three times a year. If the Expos move to DC even better.