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Do we root for our fellow Big Ten teams in the NCAAs? After a brutal conference schedule, with more than one heart-breaking loss, I don't know if I can bring myself to root for anybody in the Big Ten this year.
I hate Wisconsin more than ever, I'm sick of Sparty, I don't want to see Tom Crean win anything and rooting for Ohio is out of the question.
But, it would look bad for the conference if they don't go far. Should we root for the conference to look good?
What's a Wolverine to do?
Yes
How about let's do the
How about let's do the redblooded American thing and root for the teams we bet on.
Galileo was also chastised.
I am rooting for Big Ten
I am rooting for Big Ten teams to win every game they can for the all Big Ten Final Four. Because beating Sparty in the title game would be fantastic.
Except Wisconsin. Because fuck Wisconsin.
I hate Sparty
I cannot, in good conscience, root for them... ever
Bo Ryan is guilty of crimes
Bo Ryan is guilty of crimes against basketball.
The way I view it is I want
The way I view it is I want Sparty to win when they aren't playing us because it makes it all the more satisfying when we beat them and the couches go up in flames.
I'll let the better fans
root for OSU/MSU/Wisconsin/IU if they outlast Michigan.
I do it for my love of the Streets
iPhone
Drink lots of Bourbon, watch Michigan win. Whatever happens after that is a plus.
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
Michigan
I will root for Michigan. After that I will root for my bracket.
Walmart Wolverines are OK in my book!
i root exclusively for my
i root exclusively for my bracket
This is home...
Respecting your fellow
Respecting your fellow conference members, especially those that beat you, is the classy thing to do.
Don't be classless
Poor Mizzou, never saw Gerard
Poor Mizzou, never saw Gerard Butler coming...
University of Dayton Class of '13 // The Twitterz
Shout out to the Tat-5!
Shout out to the Tat-5!
"So put 2 on, put 10 on, WHAT DO YOU CARE IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE PAYIN' FOR 'EM!!!!?"
-Doug Heffernan, in regards to Arthur and his stamp needs
Bracket and B1G
Mine are pretty much mutually exclusive. I'm especially pulling for the conference after all the analysts saying all year we were the best in sport, then saying none of us has a chance to win it all. B1G all the way!
GO BLUE! MClub supports you.
SDSU gear
State fans clearly aren't supporting us. http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/michigan-state-fans-buying-jackrabbit-gear/?id=145433
Sparty Fail?
Spartan fans intentionally wearing blue and yellow in opposition of Michigan? Only in East Lansing.
What an incredible waste of
What an incredible waste of money. I hope some msu student is late on their rent because of this stunt. Please, for anyone going to the game, remind these idiots of their purchase after the final buzzer and UM has won handily. I hope they all spent an extra $50 on the overnight delivery charges and the delivery person is another sparty.
In my world, grass is Maize and Blue, thankyouverymuch.
The Team, The Team, The Team
There was a poster on a
There was a poster on a Sparty blog (didn't sound like a student) bragging about having just purchased a Jackrabbit T-shirt and paying over $50 to include the next day shipping. When the posters on RCMB call one of their own an idiot, you know you have a real winner.
and somehow I doubt there is a run on Valpo gear by UM fans.
Sparty can use the SDSU
Sparty can use the SDSU T-shirts to light their few remanining couches on fire.
As for the rest of the B1G teams, I generally support them, although after Crean's post-game childish antics and Wiscy's "crimes against basketball" style of play, I have a hard time throwing any love their way.
Mine may be idiosyncratic but
I will root against IU and MSU and for everyone else. I figure any dent in IU and MSU's armor is a good dent and hardly harms the image of the conference. Otherwise, I do want to see the conference succeed.
Heck No
We are different than the SEC. We root for a team, not a conference I always say that when Im arguing with SEC fans. I cant be a hypocrite
Heck No
We are different. We arent the SEC. We root for a team, not a conference. I hate Ohio, MSU, PSU, Wisconsin, and everyone else. No matter what. I dont really care if critics say that the Big Ten isnt going anywhere in the tournament. As long as Michigan goes far Im fine
B1G
I will root for Minnesota, Illinois and OSU. I know some folks are unwilling to root for OSU under any circumstances but I have no particular dislike for Matta or their basketball team/program.
In prior years I would have rooted for Indiana but Crean's recurring douchebaggery has me leaning towards cheering for their opponents.
I loathe the style of basketball that Ryan and Wisconsin employ but I don't see how WI losing in the first round will bring his retirement on any earlier. As long as those redheaded bastards are neither playing Michigan nor occupying any of the pixels on my TV with those slowball brickfests that they substitute for basketball then I can tolerate Wisconsin having success with apathy.
I will root for MSU against Duke and only against Duke.
I cannot root for Michigan
I cannot root for Michigan State and I will not root for Crean should he take his team to the final four. Beyond that, I like the conference teams to win.
Yes
I will root for our conference to represent us well.
I love Greg Mattison
Yes, we do.
Damnit.
Yes, we do.
Damnit.
"The Artes, The Scientia, The Veritas."
It's the same for me in bowl
It's the same for me in bowl season; I'm not gonna start not hating the rest of the B1G because of the calendar. I hate everyone, always.
"So put 2 on, put 10 on, WHAT DO YOU CARE IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE PAYIN' FOR 'EM!!!!?"
-Doug Heffernan, in regards to Arthur and his stamp needs
I'll root...
For everyone but msu, though crean has me close to hating Indiana enough to root against them.
I don't understand the Wisconsin hate. They certainly aren't pretty , but what Bo Ryan does with the resources at his disposal is impressive to me. If they played the same as everyone else chances are the talent gap would mean they would be a second rate b10 team. I enjoy having a good Wisconsin that wins ugly representing our conference.
Mostly...
Fuck Wisconsin, and Bo Ryan and his crimes against basketball. Other than that, I'll probably root for the rest of the conference.
No.
Let them find the pain that they deserve.
All in for some manball.
Hold Your Nose
and do it, as long as of course it doesn't get in the way of the maize and blue. kind of like spreading manure on my fields - it doesn't smell great and there are many other things we'd rather be doing, but in the long run it yields good things....
Quiverfull
Yes
Their victories validate our season. We need for them to beat good teams and go far so that when people look back at this season, it makes what we have accomplished legit. If they all lose, it gives credence to the SEC/ACC complaints and devalues our struggles.
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My final four bracket is MSU,
My final four bracket is MSU, OSU,Indiana and Michigan so in my case an emphatic yes.
time for a thought experiment
Of course I get that people don't like MSU, OSU, et al. in the conference. Suppose they were up against this guy, though?
I'd cheer for the conference in that case.
"500 channels and nothing but cats."
Yes with
The exception of Indiana.
Go Blue. Greetings from SEC country.
Agreed
And it sucks that they are the most likely of the bunch to actually raise the banner
"close your mouth and open your mind" - Al Borges
I'll pull for the Big 10
I'll pull for the Big 10 until their interests conflict with Michigan's.
However, if Sparty poops the bed against Valpo, I won't feel bad about it....
"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"
"Fix the cigarette lighter."
All I got to say is
Go Iona!!!!
Nope. None of them would ever
Nope. None of them would ever root for Michigan. So fuck 'em. That's my stance.
I only cheer for one team.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
My answer is: NO
Feel free
My answer is: NO
Feel free to tow the company (conference) line. For me, Michigan wins + embarrassing first round losses for the rest of the teams in our league = profit.
Every game that a B1G team
Every game that a B1G team plays in earns the conference money and that money is split evenly between the teams. So, rooting for B1G = rooting for Michigan.
That said, I'm still rooting for my bracket because my bracket winning = money for me.
I find myself rooting for them
I find myself rooting for them during the game, but I'm inevitably happy when they lose. So I guess I'm trying to be supportive of the conference, but my dislike for the other teams cannot take the joy out of watching them fail.
Go B1G!
Absolutely root for the B1G to represent well, because that makes all our losses look better...
GO BLUE!
Man......I will never grasp
Man......I will never grasp this concept. A loss is a loss is a loss, whether it's against MSU, OSU, PSU, or The Horror.
B1G
I will not be rooting for Indiana because I do not want Tom Crean to achieve any more success nor will I be rooting for Wisconsin because I don't want to encourage Bo Ryan's style of clutch and grab basketball.
Other then those two I will always root for the Big Ten, but as others have said that does not mean I will not take some joy out of seeing MSU or OSU losing before Michigan does.
No. Why?
Because no, that's why.
collective
Hate on the other teams all you want; I'll understand. What's good for the conference, though, is, at least to some degree, good for Michigan.
Imagine what would happen in football if all the teams suddenly sunk to Big East levels of competitiveness. Do you think that would help/hurt Michigan when bowl picks were made?
"..."
I cheer for my bracket picks, so conference
I cheer for my bracket picks, so conference allegiences do not exist during march madness for me. The only time I knowingly cheer against my bracket is if U of M is doing the bracket busting. Also, if/when my bracket is widdled down to nothing, I cheer for the underdogs to bust the brackets of the others left standing.
same rules apply
I root for B1G teams that don't offend me. Grew up in Chicago suburbs, so I grew up a U of I fan and will root for them. Minnie is a gopher, nice and cute.
But then my skin starts to crawl...
Tom Crean can rot in h-e-double-hockey sticks.
Izzo I like, but, his fan base is a few steps ahead of Tom Crean.
I think h-e-double-hockey-sticks is colored scarlet & gray.
And in that new tv miniseries "The Bible," I don't think Satan looks like Obama (no politics!), I think he looks like Bo Ryan.
Of course I'll be rooting for
Of course I'll be rooting for Big Ten teams. I'd like to show the country that yes, our conference is indeed the most difficult conference to play basketball in. I do have my qualms about each of them, though.
I do despise Crean and I think he's probably the most annoying coach in the conference, Wisconsin plays the flavor of basketball that turns your brain into mush while watching and also fuck Wisconsin, and Minnesota is the most frustratingly inconsistent team in the conference, I like Izzo but the Izzone is the most bro-ish (and I mean that in the most negative way possible) fanbase.
Not much to say about Ohio, just that the further they go the better we look as well.
HAIL.
We certainly get enough of ESS EEE SEE! in football.....let's throw it back at them.