Is Your Favorite Sports Team From Your Hometown?

[flks511]

Lately I've noticed most of my friends are fans of sports teams that are not from their hometown. I can't understand why someone would support a team from a city they've never lived in (and in a lot of cases, never even been to). This really irritates me.

My question to you is: Are you a fan of a sports team that isn't your hometown?

[Machu505]

I'm not from Cleveland. :shrug:

[tentativetitle]

Well duh. My hometown/home state doesn't have any professional teams

[tonyC4L]

I don't know how accurate these results will be since the thread title and the poll question are not the same...

[domotime2]

well like I live in North Jersey..and I'm a Mets fan...does that count?

[creppin802]

what good has ever come out of Vermont? aka NO.

[AussieBoy]

my rugby team isnt quite the local team but neighbouring suburb Cronulla
but go for locals in Randwick and The NSW Waratahs

and go go for the Cleveland Cavs, obviously no Sydney in the NBA, and weve been chucked out of the NBL anyway

[yayitsjoe]

i like the red sox a lot, but i like the phillies more.


i don't know what that means for this poll though.

[alliegator16]

I live in Virginia. But my family in general is from New England. So I'm a Red Sox/Patriots/Celtics fan, It's in my blood, I guess. Just how I was raised.

I do root for the teams from Baltimore too though...they're about as close as you can get to Virginia :shrug:

[VIVALAMATT]

Well, in my area yes. I'm from northern California and I like the Giants, Raiders, Warriors, and Sharks (even though I'm over an hour away from San Jose).

[azlisa]

this makes me mad too!! i always see steelers shit, when you know not all of these people are from pittsburgh. annoying!

[Neo Cassady]

I've lived near every one of mine at some point or another, except the Browns. (Yankees --> Devils --> Crew/Buckeyes --> RedHawks)

[11:11]

Poll question should be different. The Eagles are my favorite NFL team, but I'm also a huge Texans fan.

[mickqueue]

Well... im from New Jersey and im a NY Jets fan... but they play in New Jersey so... is that right?

[flks511]

this makes me mad too!! i always see steelers shit, when you know not all of these people are from pittsburgh. annoying!
Yeah, those are almost always bandwagon fans. I have a bunch of friends that are Vikings/Bears/Packers fans. They were all born and raised in Scottsdale. It pisses me off when they say things like, "We beat the Lions last week." We? You're not from Minnesota/Chicago/Green Bay.
Poll question should be different. The Eagles are my favorite NFL team, but I'm also a huge Texans fan.
Why? It's my poll.

[11:11]

Yeah, those are almost always bandwagon fans. I have a bunch of friends that are Vikings/Bears/Packers fans. They were all born and raised in Scottsdale. It pisses me off when they say things like, "We beat the Lions last week." We? You're not from Minnesota/Chicago/Green Bay.

Why? It's my poll.
Because the poll title and question are both completely different and both get a yes from me.

[flks511]

Because the poll title and question are both completely different and both get a yes from me.
It's still my poll.

[11:11]

It's still my poll.
Doesn't make it any less contradictory.

[flks511]

Doesn't make it any less contradictory.
They are essentially the same question. Please tell me that you're not so stupid that you don't understand what I'm asking. If you need me to repeat myself I will, but really? You know what I meant.

[11:11]

They are essentially the same question. Please tell me that you're not so stupid that you don't understand what I'm asking. If you need me to repeat myself I will, but really? You know what I meant.
Let me go through answering your poll for you:

(11:11 searches through poll forum, spots one with a title he likes) "This one says 'Is Your Favorite Sports Team From Your Hometown?'. Why yes, the Eagles are from my home town!"

(clicks on poll)

(reads new question) "Wait...'Are you a fan of a sports team not from your hometown?'...that's a totally different question! I love the Houston Texans too, they're probably my second favorite team! Which do I choose, yes or no?!"

(angrily clicks yes because the title of the poll was misleading)

[Whimsikill]

I'm a Cleveland Indians fan. It's a long story. I'll tell it but only if someone asks.

[flks511]

Let me go through answering your poll for you:

(11:11 searches through poll forum, spots one with a title he likes) "This one says 'Is Your Favorite Sports Team From Your Hometown?'. Why yes, the Eagles are from my home town!"

(clicks on poll)

(reads new question) "Wait...'Are you a fan of a sports team not from your hometown?'...that's a totally different question! I love the Houston Texans too, they're probably my second favorite team! Which do I choose, yes or no?!"

(angrily clicks yes because the title of the poll was misleading)
Oh my god. I'm not in the mood for you right now. You know that you understood what I was asking after you READ MY POST. Quit trying to start a fucking argument with me.

[11:11]

Oh my god. I'm not in the mood for you right now. You know that you understood what I was asking after you READ MY POST. Quit trying to start a fucking argument with me.
Why? It's my poll.
Pretty sure you started this "argument" with that comment right there. And I have no idea which you want to know, if my favorite team is from my hometown or if I like a team from somewhere else, because the answer to both is yes, and you asked both questions.

[flks511]

Pretty sure you started this "argument" with that comment right there. And I have no idea which you want to know, if my favorite team is from my hometown or if I like a team from somewhere else, because the answer to both is yes, and you asked both questions.
Reading my post should have cleared things up.

[roju]

i'm from toronto and i'm a broncos fan. we don't have an nfl team (i don't count buffalo) so does this really count?? lol.

[Colin1755]

Well duh. My hometown/home state doesn't have any professional teams
i would never wanna live in a state like that...nj pride..devils,jets,met and no one cares about pro basketball

[jared091]

Reading my post should have cleared things up.

I answered the question from the main page so I couldn't read your post, I clicked yes because the Mets are from New York but if I did read your post which asks a different question my answer can change. "Are you a fan of a sports team that isn't your hometown?" is very vague (do you mean a casual fan or my favorite team?) and if you do mean favorite team its the opposite of the first question asked. I like the cardinals, They're not my favorite obviously so in that case my answer is both yes and no. I'm not trying to be a dick but you asked 2 different questions so you don't know which question people are answering so the poll is pointless. If you are really interested in the results you should make a new one with better phrasing because this one isn't answering anything. Also on a lesser note the whole hometown thing isn't 100 percent clear, what if i'm a baseball fan in Virginia or Louisiana or New Mexico. Theres no MLB team in any of those states let alone towns.What if you live in Northern Florida and root for the Braves? or Buffalo and root for the Jets? or what if you live near a teams Minor League affiliate and root for the team because of that.Maybe i'm just nitpicking, but its all plausible.

[flks511]

I answered the question from the main page so I couldn't read your post, I clicked yes because the Mets are from New York but if I did read your post which asks a different question my answer can change. "Are you a fan of a sports team that isn't your hometown?" is very vague (do you mean a casual fan or my favorite team?) and if you do mean favorite team its the opposite of the first question asked. I like the cardinals, They're not my favorite obviously so in that case my answer is both yes and no. I'm not trying to be a dick but you asked 2 different questions so you don't know which question people are answering so the poll is pointless. If you are really interested in the results you should make a new one with better phrasing because this one isn't answering anything. Also on a lesser note the whole hometown thing isn't 100 percent clear, what if i'm a baseball fan in Virginia or Louisiana or New Mexico. Theres no MLB team in any of those states let alone towns.What if you live in Northern Florida and root for the Braves? or Buffalo and root for the Jets? or what if you live near a teams Minor League affiliate and root for the team because of that.Maybe i'm just nitpicking, but its all plausible.
The first post should have cleared things up. Basically I'm asking if you root for a team that isn't from your hometown. Or the closest city that has a team, I guess. The point of the poll was basically to see how many bandwagon fans there are, rooting for teams that they have no ties to.

[seraph1214]

I'm a Bulls fan.

[Croggs]

Colts are awesome because of Peyton. I am from STL and I am a Rams fan though. Feel free to pity me.

[domotime2]

im from New Jersey..i root for the Mets...what do i pick for this question?

[TangledUp]

Well, from my home state, so I voted yes. I live in Milwaukee, my favorite sports team is the Packers.

[Anderson]

I live in Derby, but I'm a Peterborough United fan. I used to live in Peterborough before I moved for university and I just never went home.

[lindZ629]

Well obviously chose the wrong option since the thread title and poll title read differently, but technically I guess since I'm not from Jersey or the Bronx or the city, my favorite sports team isn't from my hometown.

[datsdatdude]

I'm from Bradenton, Florida. Love the Florida State Seminoles (Tallahassee), the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Gonzaga Bulldogs (Spokane, WA), and AC Milan. Boom.

[decaying1713]

No because I live in Tampa Bay.
1) The Rays sort of suck.
2) The TB Bucs are 3-12. That says a lot.

[hitormiss92]

I'm a tampa bay bucs fan. and i live in NW PA. so there.

[jwicklun]

I'm a bigger fan of the Giants and Niners, but I can say that I love the Cubs.

[tentativetitle]

i would never wanna live in a state like that...nj pride..devils,jets,met and no one cares about pro basketball

Its not that bad. I am more than fine with just having Husker football.

[phil19]

no, i dont like my local teams

[Echo Park]

I don't know how accurate these results will be since the thread title and the poll question are not the same...
i didnt glance back up and check, but after one read through, they seem the same to me.

Anyway, i'm from Toronto so i root for Blue Jays, Raptors and Maple Leafs. If they arent in contention then I root for a team with players i like. For instance, i really used to like Doug Christie and Peja Stoy so i routed for the Kings! I hate shaq so i root for the team he is playing against unless i hate someone else on the opposing team even more...etc

[azlisa]

Yeah, those are almost always bandwagon fans. I have a bunch of friends that are Vikings/Bears/Packers fans. They were all born and raised in Scottsdale. It pisses me off when they say things like, "We beat the Lions last week." We? You're not from Minnesota/Chicago/Green Bay.

Why? It's my poll.

haha for serious. where in scottsdale do you live? north/south?

[Indoor Living]

Vikes, Twins, Timberwolves, Wild. Through good times and bad times, I follow these four teams like Tonya Harding's husband followed Nancy Kerrigan that one week. I would never go out of state.

[abandonship]

My fav team is the Braves; however, Utah has no baseball team so I'd have to pick a team from a different area. The Jazz are my fav basketball team though.

[warp]

I'm originally from here, but moved to Denver when I was 5 and the back to here when i was 12. So I'm a broncos/nuggets fan then a bears/bulls fan.

[blue_bedlight]

Mets & Broncos.

I don't live that close to either. Well, not that far from NY but isn't close enough to be a hometown.

[flks511]

haha for serious. where in scottsdale do you live? north/south?
South, I live pretty close to Saguaro High School.

[smogs]

I grew up in northern California, but I was raised as a Chargers fan cause my dad used to live in San Diego. I live down here now though so that's okay.

But I'm also a Phoenix Suns fan because I lovelovelove Steve Nash. (Though, I am a Warriors fan too.)

[DruC4]

First off i must agree with the person saying your title question and poll question are not the same.. because for me:
Is Your Favorite Sports Team From Your Hometown? NO.
&
Are you a fan of a sports team that isn't from your hometown? YES.

Growing up in MI and only paying attention to football, i liked the 49ers for Jerry Rice, and the Giants for Lawrence Taylor, but i was just in elementary school then. Went to middle school, got into playing football video games (mostly just college) on Genesis, and usually just chose the teams that looked the coolest, for me it was UAB Blazers. (Univ. Alabama-Birmingham), and I've stuck with them the whole way. But I do research and actually know about the team and keep updated, probably more so than some people that have their homestate team as their favorite.

Plus I find that living in MI I've grown quite a hatred for most MI teams and their fans. =P

[artistanonymous]

I'm a huge Bears fan and Angels fan. A diehard, if you will.

I was born and raised in the Bay Area of California where I have the options of two teams for each respective sport. But growing up, watching the games, I've grown as a fan of those teams and stuck with it.

I can't stand these bandwagon fans though when they reach the playoffs that try to talk stats and teams with you but don't know jack about the team.

[azlisa]

I grew up in northern California, but I was raised as a Chargers fan cause my dad used to live in San Diego. I live down here now though so that's okay.

But I'm also a Phoenix Suns fan because I lovelovelove Steve Nash. (Though, I am a Warriors fan too.)

yeah STEVIE! i love nash. he came into my store a few times, but i never asked for a pic with him. kurt warner comes in a lot too. hes SOOO nice!

[azlisa]

South, I live pretty close to Saguaro High School.

HA! no way, me too. chaparral/mcdonald here. do you go to school?

[jLovestacks13]

I live in NJ and I'm a Giants fan when it comes to football. One thing I could never see is why people who lived here their whole lives could ever root for the Cowboys.

[COREhorizon]

No sports teams come from my hometown, haha, so my answer is yes.

[flks511]

HA! no way, me too. chaparral/mcdonald here. do you go to school?
Yeah. Sophmore at Saguaro.

[azlisa]

Yeah. Sophmore at Saguaro.

awesome. i went to coronado. i just graduated from ASU though, so i feel really old now :(

[flks511]

awesome. i went to coronado. i just graduated from ASU though, so i feel really old now :(
Awesome. It's cool that there's other people from Scottsdale on AP. I thought it was just me.

[Theseventhson]

You asked two different question that would give the opposite answer.

Are you a fan of a sports team that isn't from your hometown?

I answered this question and said no.

[SuNDaYSTaR]

There used to be a hockey team where I grew up a while ago (Quebec City) but now I have to go with Montreal.

[notoaststereo]

i'm a giants fan from new york but i'm also a fan of the colts

[azlisa]

Awesome. It's cool that there's other people from Scottsdale on AP. I thought it was just me.

haha I thought the same thing and I've been on this board forever. scottsdale is the best.

[Paulb-182]

YES!

Come on the Baggies! Support your local team

[fadedmemories]

Nah

[abcdefghijake]

Homers are just as bad as front-runners

[And Hours Pass]

I don't know how accurate these results will be since the thread title and the poll question are not the same...
Seriously - these are 2 different questions.

My favorite sports team is the NY Knicks who are from my home town. I'm also a big fan of the Magic. For football I'm a big fan of the Packers (love aaron rodgers).

So in sum - yes to both the title of the poll and the actual question even though they're nowhere near the same question.

[dpetty21]

I'm not from Cleveland. :shrug:
Haha. Well I am and when it comes to sports I'm damn glad to be from Cleveland. It's by far the best sports town in the world.

[Christrings]

I'm from Nottingham UK and I support the Boston Red Sox...

[Oddpac87]

I'm a Mets, Nets and Red Bulls fan, and they are all the closest teams to me, so yes. I'm also a Steelers and Penguins fan, because I was born in Pittsburgh, so...yes?

[TheHeretic]

I am not a fan of the professional sports teams from my hometown here in Holland. I do however remain a big Mariners fan dating from the year I spent in Washington State, as well as a Seahawks and Gonzaga supporter. I did root for the Sonics and I must admit I still care about what Oklahoma City does, because they were the Sonics at some point of course. The Colts are my favorite NFL team however and the Cavs my favorite NBA team.

/absolutely nobody cares.

[a nice person]

i'm an angels and lakers fan because i've lived in socal my whole life. but i'm also a 49ers fan, even though san francisco is 7 hours away. when i started watching football, there was no LA team anymore and nobody i knew liked the chargers. so i had to look elsewhere.

[a nice person]

oh and i also like notre dame. but that's because my grandpa played for them.

[gynn6417]

hometown is a little too specific... region would maybe be more suited. I'd be suprised even half the sports fans in US even had a sports team in their hometown.

[zachff]

I am a fan of all Chicago teams and only Chicago teams, but I also root for the Lakers because I like Kobe. If the Bulls and Lakers played I'd cheer for the Bulls 100%, but I still consider myself a Lakers fan.

[WordsAndFears]

Connecticut has an AHL team (Hartford Wolfpack) but they feed into the New York Rangers, so my support goes to the Rangers.

And other than that, we don't have much in the way of sports teams. Everyone in CT is generally either a yankees or red sox fan. I happen to be a Red Sox fan because i was converted (don't ask). And I don't particularly follow football, except for the Green Bay Packers, who I've been watching since I was like, 8 at my best friend's house. So yeah.

[bNz719]

Carolina Panthers fan. I've seen only one other and I gave him an approving nod. ;-)

[Takk...Ros]

I live in Iowa so obviously no. We have no professional sports teams as a state. Most people are bears or packers fans (or steelers :rolleyes:), but I'm an eagles fan. Have been since the second grade.

But most importantly we have the IOWA HAWKEYES!! Not pro, but whatever. Adrian Clayborn is a fucking BEAST!

[vincent182]

Feyenoord Rotterdam

[Charles777]

Go pens, dawg

[muchoawesomeo]

lakers, raiders, mets, red wings.

[You Got Owned]

Atlanta Braves fan from Texas.

[You Got Owned]

Cowboys, Spurs, Braves

[IceAge/HeatWave]

new york yankees.

[AbbeyCarbs]

red sox, patriots, celtics, bruins. yup.

[sofaraway]

I'm a Minnesota Vikings fan and a Philadelphia Phillies fan. I'm from Central New Jersey.

[aircourtneys]

Wolverines, Longhorns....those are my out of town favorite teams, except for Michigan is depressingly bad now...

[aircourtneys]

I live in Iowa so obviously no. We have no professional sports teams as a state. Most people are bears or packers fans (or steelers :rolleyes:), but I'm an eagles fan. Have been since the second grade.

But most importantly we have the IOWA HAWKEYES!! Not pro, but whatever. Adrian Clayborn is a fucking BEAST!


True story! GO HAWKS! Stanzi is the manzi!

[sleepyseanzzz]

my family used to be from baltimore and were fans of johnny unitas and the colts, when we moved to new england and they moved to indianopolis i chose to follow my dad, uncle, and grandpa and stick by the colts instead of jump on the bandwagon for the patriots

[sleepyseanzzz]

i'm a giants fan from new york but i'm also a fan of the colts

i like you

[NateGolubiewski]

Seeing as my favorite sport is soccer and the MLS is a joke, it makes perfect sense that my favorite sports team is not from my hometown.

On another note, my favorite football team is from my hometown.

[a nice person]

red sox, patriots, celtics, bruins. yup.

yuck x4

[Cameronisonfire]

Poll question should be different. The Eagles are my favorite NFL team, but I'm also a huge Texans fan.

That is a fantastic team to root for. Great choice...
I am, I mean my favorite teams are Astros, Rockets, Texans but I still like to root for an assortment of teams like the Chargers, Nuggets, Ravens, Hawks to name a few.

[notoaststereo]

i like you haha thank you.

[CarouselBoy]

to be annoyed by it is to limit the reasoning for being a fan of a certain sports team to that sports team having to be from where you're from. Which is retarded. We don't have any professional teams in my state (SC) but we're about 3 hours from Atlanta so many people are braves fans. That's not why i'm not a fan but it does make me like them less. My favorite sports team period is the yankees, who i've liked since I was like 8 (that would be before 1996). They were my favorite team cause in the past they had the best, and my favorite players. And they were so good. I just liked everything about them even though at the time they weren't the powerhouse they are today. I will always be a yankees fan, and only a yankees fan. And I'm not from New York the city or the state.

[Bob Payne]

I love my hometown teams, and I like a bunch of other teams, but I'd never root for another team over any of my hometown teams.

[whenyourearound]

I like the Cleveland Indians because my dads second cousin used to pitch for them.

[Formatfun]

The only sports team I ever really supported was the Detroit Pistons. And I'm from Michigan.

[TinMan20]

I'm a die hard Bay Area spots fan. Go A's and Warriors (throw in the 9ers) BUT.....I was raised a Chicago Bears fan. Family originated from that area. I think as long as there is a legit reason to be a fan of a team that is not from your immediate area, its all good. IF you are just a bandwagon fan, NOT ok. They are just the worst.

[atarirockstar]

I was born in San Jose, CA, but I was raised in Oregon, so I'm a big Blazers fan. And since we don't have NFL, MLB, or NHL, I stay loyal to the Bay Area teams: Niners, Giants, and Sharks.

[WhoSaidThat?]

http://www.lubbockonline.com/images/050601/nhl_nj_devils.jpg

[I'm DC]

I'm not sure why, but I've been a fan of Dallas Cowboys since I was like 8 or so...

[redeyes]

i started watching football with my dad. hes' from dubois pennsylvania, a small town in western pennsylvania. he's been a fan of the team since the 50's. (he's really old) he raised me to be a steelers fan in western ny. and i've been rocking the black and gold for 15+ years. rod woodson is my all-time favorite steeler. i can still spell fu'amatu-ma'afala from memory. does this make me a bandwagon fan in light of their recent success? am i supposed to dump my favorite team because they're freaking awesome now? plus we're gonna win it again next year. we're the spurs of the nfl. watch chumps.