Dear College Sports Viewer,
If you didn't attend the school, it's not your team. It doesn't count if you were born in the same state, if you have a pennant on your wall, or if your father/best friend/Uncle Ernie went there.
Please refrain from referring to it as such.
Thank you,
The Mgmt.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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Unless you're Irish and from the NY/NJ/CT Metro area, in which case there IS no team other than the Fighting Irish. I think it's pretty much a contractual obligation.
I went to college with a bunch of Irish Catholics from NY/NJ, so I know the type. They're still poseurs.
My best friend has a coworker who went to ND - they actually have a special term for them. Subway Fans.
My dad's a HUGE ND fan - but he doesn't do the whole "we" thing.
We have a co-worker who's a ND alum. He can be pretty obnoxious about it, but it's justified in my mind since he's "earned" it.
I don't like people who root for pro teams from other cities, either, FWIW.
Is it acceptable if you hail from said city, or am I left sans hockey team and rooting for the Brewers? I *do* root for the Packers and the Badgers, if that makes up for it. :P
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