Programs and/or Coaches you root for

Tell OSU to have home n home with cinncinnati.

University of Washington. Great city, great place to watch a college football game, great fans.

University of Virginia. Beautiful campus, smart kids, great town.

University of Wyoming. No real reason, other than they have one of the most underrated logos in the NCAA

I root for the South Florida Bulls because I am an alumni. It was kind of awkward when Michigan hired Rich Rod considering the years I spent rooting against West Virginia.

I like Les in the SEC...I always liked em because of the field uniforms etc...

Nebraska was my team growing up...hated Okl now that Pelini is coach I can come back.

Mow that Tuberville is gone I can see about Clemson.

All time I used to follow Lou Holtz...he's a charachiture now, but back in the day he was the best big game coach...fell in love with him when I was 7 and he suspended half his offense before the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma they were 20pt dogs and they smoked Switzer(see above)..always hated thje Florida schools and he always made me money..93 Florida St was a thing of beauty...

...finally he took out the Buckeyes in consecutive years @ S Car...

Back in the days when they were an independent. My mother had a good friend who was married to a professor, and we would spend the night at their house when we were driving to visit my grandparents out east. I still root for them, albeit less enthusiastically, except when they play Michigan.

Nowadays Wisconsin. Yeah, yeah. I lived in Madison for a long time, and when my wife raised money for them I had a nice supply of free tickets (which mostly dried up when Alvarez started winning Rose Bowls). I still root for them. When they're not playing Michigan.

As much as it pains me, I am rooting for Neuheisel at UCLA. And Washington (who'd they hire again?). The last time UCLA and Washington were on top of the Pac 10 for any length of time (i.e., a good chunk of the eighties and nineties), USC was relatively down.

Besides the obvious two:

Texas (mother's alma mater) and Purdue, when they're not playing Michigan (brother's school).

Navy, because I'm in the Navy and because that offense is awesome.

Any of the directional Michigan schools, just because they're in Michigan.

Some other schools I have a soft spot for: Georgia Tech (still have not decided whether I'd have gone there or U-M had I not gotten into UVA, and glad I don't have to actually make the decision); UNC (very similar school to UVA); Duke (kind of a family school, my uncle went there so I grew up pulling for them); Washington (just always liked the purple and gold colors, and it's a beautiful campus); Penn State (I want JoePa, not Bowden, to have the record); Iowa (just because); Kansas/Kentucky/Arizona (for some reason I like basketball schools that don't do well in football).

michigan. and ucla cause i was born close to campus. and michigan. go blue.

Virginia Tech and Frank Beamer because I lived in VA a while back.

I love Beamer Ball and that defense by Bud Foster

Arizona State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, & Nebraska (only now that they are bringing the option back).

forgot about gtech love the option.

Penn State (I love Joe Pa and the fact that he produces so his program produces so many fine young men)

Iowa (Ferentz is a good coach and a good man, and this is a team that consistently gets better as the season progresses. Also, I like the Steelers jerseys)

Northwestern, Stanford, Duke, Vandy (I love rooting for real student athletes)

Wisconsin (I love their style of play)

Michigan St. (I grew up near there, and I only root against them when they play Michigan)

Anyone who is playing Ohio State, Notre Dame, USC, Florida or Saban (no explanation needed)

I like to see Northwestern, Rice and Wake Forest (sister is an alum) doing well, but wont hold my breath for Baylor.

Also always root for Washington in the Pac Ten, and UVa and UNC in the ACC. Don't root for Stanford, they are so successful in so many other sports (they have won every single Director's Cup so far).

Never liked the renegade programs like Florida State, Miami and SMU.

I like Utah because I did a summer semester there and it was one of the best summers ever.

Florida State because Bobby Bowden is my second favorite coach based on what he did for Marshall after the tragic plane crash.

and Tennessee because I have family on my dad's side who live in Tennessee and I grew up wearing Michigan and Tennessee colors.

My dad went to Brown for his undergrad years. He went to Michigan for his business degree. My uncle earned his History and Law degrees from Michigan. I always watch for Brown's scores in football, I don't even know what the team looks like. I'm kind of a Texas fan, but the reports about Mack Brown's arrogance tempers that just a little. I like to see Les Miles do well, but I really don't care for the SEC in general.

No matter what I root for the team playing OSU, MSU, ND or Miami (YTM), every Saturday.

Marshall (Mom's school - several buddies played for them)
Missouri (Grew up with DC Matt Eberflus)
Toledo (Town I grew up in)

Most of the schools have already been mentioned, but:

Georgia Tech - Knew some people who went there, seemed like a nice campus when I stopped by, and the basketball team always seemed like a "fun" team to follow.

Harvard - worked there for a summer while in law school, loved the campus and Cambridge, and just seemed (slightly) less pretentious than the other Ivies I've visited. Plus, they beat a ranked team recently with TA at the helm, which of course makes this awkward....

BC - Beautiful campus, wife grew up near there, and I always run by there when we visit. And watching Flutie's Pass never grows old.

Penn St. - Joe Pa wantsmetagoto Pennnnnn STTTTT!, and I always like simple uniforms that don't look like spilled bong water (looking at you, Oregon).

UC Santa Cruz - a friend of the banana slugs is a friend of mine.

Gonzaga - I would have gone there but for a lack of funds

Oregon - I absolutely adore the state and Eugene

Bowling Green - Several family members are alums

San Diego - Dad went there for grad school

Navy and Air Force - Cousins in both services

Vanderbilt - Grandfather went there and my great uncle coached the baseball team

Georgetown - My favorite basketball team as a kid

Basketball schools in football - Arizona, Kentucky, Indiana... I love them for some reason

USC - The school I dreamed of going to from the time I was like 8 until I got my rejection letter.

The rest of the Pac-10 - Love it for some reason

UC-Irvine - I briefly considered going there and visited the campus

San Francisco - Same as above

Colorado - Same as above

I live about an hour away from atlanta and i hate UGA so i like to root for georgia tech. you gotta be a genius to get in and the have the coolest restaurant right across the street from the campus called the varsity. it was founded by a student. he was failing his classes and he sold hamburgers and hotdogs during breaks so he decided to drop out and open up a restaurant instead

I have loved Navy football since 2002 when they hired Paul Johnson, and now that Georgia Tech has him, I root for them as well. Any program that runs the triple option offense will always have my support. But Navy will always be my go-to non-Michigan football program because I'm from downtown DC and I've actually seen them in person.

I also follow Howard football because I have two friends who walked onto the football team and get in on special teams every once in a while.

In basketball I like Howard, Georgetown, Creighton, Xavier, and Villanova. Seth Greenberg of Virginia Tech is my favorite coach.

Blue turf and Ian Johnson

I grew up in A2 and I live in Seattle now.

If i'm going to be this close to a storied program, I may as well be a (semi)fan. The stadium is gorgeous... snow covered mountains reflected in the lake is a nice view from the stands. And, really, it's gotta be up up up for them... from 0 wins

My dad went to Northwestern and a local (Chelsea) kid played on their offensive line a couple years ago, so I like to see them win. Plus, I like to call them the Fighting Smarty-Pants and mean it positively.

Also, outside D1A, I keep an eye on Lehigh. They have a gorgeous campus, and while they have sort of a generic mascot now, their old mascot -- the Engineer -- was one of the best. I'm sad that they don't use it anymore, but the history is still there.

Pittsburgh - Graduated high school in pennsylvania, friends and brother go there, great city, great school.

Army - entire family besides my brother and I went to West Point.

Texas Tech and Georgia Tech for the offensive systems. I used to like Rutgers because I'm from New Jersey, but as my friends started going to school there and they started getting good, I stopped. Also, Tulsa for going 8-1 against the spread when I took them this year.

Oh, and I've known a couple people at the Air Force Academy and I've been to a game there -- what a glorious view! -- so I like to see them win, too.

Kentucky - I'm going there after a few semesters of community college.

Michigan - Well, duh...

So terrible for so long. Plus, I like Solich too.

Any team playing against osu or nd!!!!

Since I'm a current student there, I certainly root for the BGSU Falcons.

I will always have some residual affection for Northwestern since I was a huge (8 year old) fan of theirs when they went on their Rose Bowl run in 95.

Washington Huskies, because I took classes there and was a big fan of Don James. Saw them annihilate OSU at Huskie Stadium.

Colorado St- because I admired Sonny Lubick.

UVA- because it's such a beautiful, elegant place.

Wisconsin- because Madison's a riot.

Illinois- because my Dad had 2 degrees from Illinois, and I grew up going to games in Champaign. Loved Chief Illiniwek, and actually became a Michigan fan there when I was 7 or 8. Had no idea who the Illini were playing, showed up for the game and loved the helmets, and dumped the Illini like a bad habit.

Rutgers is the only other program that I root for. They're my home state's school and my sister goes there. But also it's because NJ produces so many good football players and for decades we just watched them all leave to play somewhere else because there was no big time school for them here. It's frustrating.Penn St has lived off of NJ for example. We think "God if these guys just stay here we would have a great team." So it's nice to see Rutgers trying now and are a decent team. They're no power by any means but they're better.
My goal is to see Rutgers keep all of NJ's best players like a wall around the state. hen I want the best players from the other 49 states to go to Michigan. lol.

Penn State- Joe Pa is one of the greatest coaches of all time. Curtis Enis(mid 90s, NFL bust w/ Bears) played in the same conference I did. Loved their stadium and game day atmosphere.

Auburn- friend of mine goes to grad there

Oregon- friend of mine graduated from there, 2nd best unis

South Flordia- I know Levitt talks shit about Rod and all, but I like Grothe, and my buddy was a walk on kicker there. pretty good Levitt stories

Boise- Blue Turf, offense

Frank Solich- his uncle was a substitute teacher of mine junior high to high school

Ball State-probably going there in the fall

I've always liked PSU. JoPa is a great all-around "coach". (Only coach to have library named after him AFAIK.) Plus I grew up a Michigan fan in WV in the 80s and hated UOS, Pitt, VT, BC, ND and Miami and PSU was the only other "regional" team we could see.

Also like Boise State and Florida State because I converted two guys to M while in the military and promised to always root for them.

I live in VA now and root for the Richmond Spiders since UVA sucks, and again I hate VT and pretty much the rest of ACC.

Also any underdog on a weekly basis, provided they're not playing Michigan of course.

Central and Western - Lots of friends went there, CMU-WMU tailgating is great.

MSU - Again, lots of friends. Fun school to party at.

USC - I heart Pete

FSU - Liked the helmets when I was a kid and Chief Osceola.

Oregon - Uniforms

PSU - JoePa

Auburn - Not sure why... Bo Jackson, I guess?

Texas - No real reason

Texas Tech - Leach

Arizona St. - I think I just like the Devil mascot

Iowa - BHGP

There's a lot more, and usually I end up cheering for a few teams as the season goes on because I like watching them, like Florida this season.

(Edit because somehow I forgot to mention Miami, one of my favorite programs of all time)

GEORGETOWN!!!!! (alma mater)

how about that patriot league?