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Old 12-27-2009, 11:15 PM   #3979
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Originally Posted by Requiem View Post
Why is "I'll pick a team that I think I will like" any worse than picking a team that you don't know anything about or care about just because they are local? Seems like a dumb reason to like a team, because it doesn't have anything to do with the team itself.

I get rooting for a team because that's what your dad cheered for or whatever when you were growing up. That is just getting started when you are young, and following the same team your whole life.

I have never rooted for a team though. Everyone around here is a Chiefs fan, and I did not want to follow a team based on the fact that they are my 'state' team or whatever. That's cool if that's what you want to do, but I don't base my sports loyalty on where I live, especially when I'm not from here and don't plan on being here my whole life.

Indianapolis isn't that much farther than KC anyways from here. Twice the drive, but still only a 1 day trip. If I am really going to go to a football game, then I don't mind driving an extra 3 hours to see a team I -want- to see rather than a team that's "close".
It's not just blindly picking a team based on location though. You root for them because it's most logical. You will see their games, you will get their news, you will be able to buy their merchandise, and other people will be talking about them. I get that if you weren't into sports and started hating the local team because all the fans were huge dickheads about them but you don't really seem to have a problem with your local team.

I dunno. It's not like I "plan" on being in DC my whole life, not that I would really have a problem with it but it would legitimately be hard for me to leave behind the sports teams here that I love. It's sorta like I feel a "bond" with everyone around here who loves the Caps. Part of that is because they are awesome right now and if they start sucking people will stop caring about them because DC is not a hockey "town," but it feels good to be surrounded by fans of the same team.
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