Larry Brown #43 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Some people strictly root for their hometown teams. Others are all over the map. For example, some guy might be a fan of the Miami Heat, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Cowboys, all at the same time. I'm always fascinated by this second group of fan. I wonder how they are able to manufacture allegiances to teams they seem to randomly pick out of a hat. (Or maybe they have solid reasons for picking these teams?) Personally, I'm a fan of the DC teams--Skins, Caps, Nats...and if I had to pick an NBA team, I'd go with the Wizards. So how do you go about selecting the teams you root for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I root for hometown teams and my alma mater. I support every DC pro sports franchise except for DC United but that's more about apathy than hate lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEREALTOR1 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I've lots several bets so now i'm kinda stuck with what I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I'm a homer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Mostly geographical. With the exception of the Celtics. I got into them in the 80's when my dad was rooting for the lakers. I latched onto the celtics to give him grief. I still cheer for the Wizards...but not when their win affects the Celtics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I was born a Redskins fan - it was the only sport my family was fanatically into. For basketball, my dad and I used to watch the Heat a lot down here and I grew up watching them..... Hockey, I saw a hot girl wearing a Blackhawks jersey at an ice skating rink when I was 8 and I was hooked - I got an Amonte jersey when I was 11 and still wear it to this day. Baseball - a Braves fan since '93 when the Marlins started up down here. I rooted for them because a kid I was going on a field trip on during summer camp was trash talking the Marlins and saying how cool the Braves were. ....in sports other than football, I root for Washington teams and teams down here as well, just not primarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hometown teams and my alma mater. 1.)Wizards 2.)Nationals 3.)Redskins 4.)Capitals 5.)Hoyas 6.)Terps 7.)University of Hawaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I've picked my teams based on seeing them first. Back in 1992, I remember seeing the Skins playing Buffalo in the SB and I was for some reason drawn to the Skins logo. Been a fan ever since. Same as the Lakers in the NBA and Sooners in college football. Only sport I'm a "homer" in is college basketball. I'm a Memphis fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVCChairman Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I grew up on the Skins and Orioles, and have really grown a great appreciation for the Caps over the last few year. Skins - Born and raised, my uncle who i'm very close to is possibly one of the biggest contributors to this. Orioles - LOVED the O's back when it was Cal Ripken Jr, Brady Anderson, Eddie Murray and so on. Mostly because i TRULY loved how they played the game. When Cal left, i kinda stopped rooting for the O's, and the owner has really left a bad taste in my mouth. I root for the Nats but not nearly like i root for the Skins/Caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryfuhl Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 home teams if not some deep emotional root aka, home teams though I don't follow hockey or pro b-ball much, caps and wizards fan redskins fan obviously, orioles fan as there was no washington team, soft spot for nationals as my family were big senators fans, i have some autographed programs and whatnot from their existence duke in college, that came from my stepdad, I was 4 then.. I only lived 1.5 hours from there during over half my life as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryfuhl Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I grew up on the Skins and Orioles, and have really grown a great appreciation for the Caps over the last few year. Skins - Born and raised, my uncle who i'm very close to is possibly one of the biggest contributors to this. Orioles - LOVED the O's back when it was Cal Ripken Jr, Brady Anderson, Eddie Murray and so on. Mostly because i TRULY loved how they played the game. When Cal left, i kinda stopped rooting for the O's, and the owner has really left a bad taste in my mouth. I root for the Nats but not nearly like i root for the Skins/Caps you kinda said it for me bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Local teams. Sometimes the enemy of my enemy (see: Arizona over Philly; anyone against the LeTravels). Sometimes the underdog (Golden State over Dallas). Sometimes a team that's fun to watch (CP3 and New Orleans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 hometown teams, everything else is unethical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
“Misdirection” Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Pretty much every team that I root for is hometown except for Nebraska. I was raised that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Sometimes the underdog (Golden State over Dallas). . To this day, that is my all-time favorite playoff series. I don't know what made it so good, but I looked forward to every game and every one was great. And it did make it better when the Mavs lost..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 It's all about the teams that have "Washington" in the front. (Although I'd really like to see the Wizards go back to putting "Bullets" in the back.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 hometown teams, everything else is unethical How so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsBry Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Skins- When the Colts left Batimore, my dad became a Skins fan. I started watching NFL then and became a Skins fan too. Penguins- Mario and Jagr were fun to watch and I like the actual Penguin bird. Penn State football- Home state team. UNC basketball- I dunno, I just always rooted for them. I was a kid, they were in the tournament and I started rooting for them. I don't follow baseball anymore, but I grew up an Orioles fan (they're the closest). When I was in the Army, I was stationed in Hawaii, no Orioles games on TV out there. A bunch of my buddies were Braves fans and they would come on TBS so I started following them. A few years ago, the Stuporstation decided to stop airing them, so I haven't seen them since. I'll watch an O's game every now and then, but I don't keep up with stats or standings. I HATE all Philly teams, that's the closest Pa city, but Baltimore is closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Read the sig HOWEVER!!! If my teams aren't in the playoffs I root for a team that has players I like, ie D.Howard (Magic), Andre Johnson (Texans), and David Wright (Mets). When it comes to college, I root for my school, (UDC) and whoever is in the area, besides UVA. Unless UVA is playing Duke or UNC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raub Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Home town teams for the most part, but I've also picked up a team from a city I lived in for a while (San Antonio Spurs). I also root for Syracuse for no reason other than I had a friend who was a bench warmer for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 To this day, that is my all-time favorite playoff series. I don't know what made it so good, but I looked forward to every game and every one was great. And it did make it better when the Mavs lost..lolThe crowds in Golden State were college-like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellsMyHero28 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 All DC teams. I have relatives in New England so I'm a Sox fan since we didn't have a team in DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reic Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Washington, Nats, Caps, Os (I rooted for them first), Wizards, Red Sox (because I despise the yankees) I am a hometown fan through and through, my dad got me hooked on the redskins, and now I am more fanatical about them than he is, but it's cool as **** to shoot the breeze about the skins after their games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 The crowds in Golden State were college-like. Yep. It was nice seeing that. Sad that they've fallen off, but it was definitely one great series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (San Antonio Spurs). Ugggggghhhh. The Sperms? Come on, man! lol All about the Lakers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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