OT: Do you have a "second" college football or basketball team?
Outside of "whoever is playing OSU" or "whoever is playing MSU" or "whoever is playing ND"...do you have a second team in college football and men's basketball? If so, who?
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:28 PM ^
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But then I gave it a 2nd second of thought and realized I tend to pull for a team that's also a premier public University; wears some pretty cool colors (though for some reason they call yellow "Gold"; and for some reason never plays against Michigan, even though it would seem like a perfect out of conference rival.
They've also been my "local" school for 30 years now, so I get to go see them when they're doing something worth seeing. I speak of the Golden Bears of California, Berzerkly
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...are the SDSU Aztecs. They're the local team and they're quite a bit of fun to watch play. I like that Steve Fisher has gotten a chance to redeem himself and turn an afterthought of a basketball program into a consistent winner and threat to beat anyone.
As far as a second favorite college football would probably be any PAC-12 team other than USC, Utah, OSU (it's the initials...sorry), or WSU (as a Chargers fan, I can never forgive them for Ryan Leach).
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:33 PM ^
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Got me.
Ryan Leaf.
August 22nd, 2015 at 9:54 PM ^
Fuck Ryan Leaf. > : (
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:32 PM ^
due to family history and background.
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:32 PM ^
Dad's family is from Tennessee and pops has degrees from UM and Duke, so I grew up rooting for the Vols (fb) and Dukies (bb) when they weren't playing or indirectly competing with us for things.
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August 22nd, 2015 at 6:17 PM ^
I'm more neutral now, but I'll pull for them in otherwise irrelevant SEC contests.
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August 22nd, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
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August 22nd, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
I spent 5 years living in North Carolina while in the military and knew many NC basketball fans. So when watching games i would always go for Duke just to rile them up, so ill have to say duke. I dont pay attention to them much but if they are on ill watch or just poke at my friends that they are doing well and such.
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^
My dad's alma mater, Pittsburg State in Kansas, home of the Fighting Gorillas (which is not the same as the Fighting Guerillas as I have learned.)
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
oldest brother played ball there and is still in the record books. underdog program, great academics, love it when they win. and he has to root for michigan since i played hockey (not nearly as much as i wanted), which got him past his animus about the wolverines years ago.
almost forgot: long-time and very close friend's son is a freshman QB at georgia, so i'm going to have to root for him/them too.
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:42 PM ^
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I also secretly root for them when not playing Michigan (or any of our rivals). Had a roommate at UM who transferred there after freshman year and I really liked the place after a visit. Really not much to hate about them. They could be snobby, based on academics and the "Midwestern Ivy" thing, but really don't seem to be.
I justify this by staying firm in my knowledge that they aren't a real long-term threat to our success.
August 23rd, 2015 at 12:13 AM ^
as a grad school grad there. Never went to a game in all my time there, but finally saw them play in the freezing cold at the Big House. Was rooting for Michigan, though.
Third school is Akron due to family ties - keep hoping Bowden can make something happen there dadgummit.
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:37 PM ^
Not so much in college.
I'm a fan of good football in general, though. So I enjoy watching Oregon do their offense thing, or basically any SEC heavyweight clash, or conference title games.
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August 22nd, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
* Arizona and wherever Brady Hoke winds up ... just _interest_, mind you.
* TCU: Several years ago I was in Texas (DFW) on a work assignment. The SWC was still a "thing." Aside from U Houston and TCU, there were alums from all the other schools in the office. TCU (as it was nearby) became my adopted team.
August 22nd, 2015 at 5:49 PM ^
This is a good answer. I remember calling up my AU friend shortly after RichRod was fired, which needed to happen at that point, and telling him that they would be pretty good in three years. Barely even took that long. I've known him since 2004 and he always said Arizona was really just a basketball school.
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^
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Beat Army!
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:52 PM ^
Those are really the 2nd most badass helmets in all of football. So cool.
August 22nd, 2015 at 3:21 PM ^
Nice avatar.
On topic: My alma mater, the Ball State Fightin' Hokes.
As an Indiana resident, I come down on the Purdue side of the state rivalry because of family attending that school.
August 22nd, 2015 at 3:22 PM ^
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Because of Coach, obvi. Bear Down!
August 22nd, 2015 at 4:01 PM ^
Go Devils!
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August 22nd, 2015 at 5:53 PM ^
I went to the 2005 Rose Bowl against USC. While I haven't been to a game at Ohio State, the USC fans were the foulest, rudest bunch I've encountered.
August 22nd, 2015 at 6:59 PM ^
I grew up in A2 but went to USC, although they're a distant #2 b/c my heart is still with Michigan.
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Stanford.
August 22nd, 2015 at 2:44 PM ^
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Go Bobcats.
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