Who do you root for (or follow) and why?

[Killadelphia]

NFL:
NBA:
NHL:
MLB:
Soccer:

NCAAF:
NCAAB:
(if) NCAAH:
(if) NCAA Baseball:

Other:

[xbrokendownx]

NFL: Dolphins. my dad was born in Italy and when he came over to the US was right before the Dolphins had their undefeated season. i grew up following them
NHL: Devils. home town team. went to a devils-rangers game in 1994 and sat right behind the devils bench. was hooked since then
MLB: Yankees. home town team. just always remember rooting for them
NBA: same as above.
NCAA Basketball: Villanova. went to school there

[Killadelphia]

NFL: Eagles (becoming less and less interesting to watch)
NBA: I root for the Sixers to lose.
NHL: Flyers
MLB: Phillies, followed the Yankees, but have definitely followed them less and less.
Soccer: Arsenal, AC Milan, Bayern. AC Milan over all in Champions League. Hopefully the Philadelphia Union will be exciting

NCAAF: Penn State, Florida State Criminoles
NCAAB: Villanova, rest of big 5
(if) NCAAH: don't follow
(if) NCAA Baseball: Florida State

Other:

- All Philly teams cause I am from there.
- Soccer teams because I tended to play with those teams the most often in Fifa when I was younger.
- Florida State because I hate Miami.
- Yankees cause my mom is from Orange and always had me watching them.

[bhs1158]

One of the strongest bonds I have with my dad is through sports, so he brought me up following all the pro teams he grew up with.

NFL: Giants. My first football memory is wide right.
MLB: Yankees.
NBA: Knicks. I still have pictures I drew of John Starks back in 3rd grade.
NHL: Used to follow the Rangers, but I haven't truly followed Hockey since the Rangers won in '94.

NCCAB: Syracuse. My best friend is a huge fan because his dad went there, so this is really the only team my dad didn't get me hooked on.

[sleepyseanzzz]

NFL: colts, my dads side of the family is from baltimore when unitas played before moving up here and we stuck by them. although i do have love for the giants because they are my girlfriend's team, new york's team, and they beat the pats in the superbowl. i'm down with the jets too because they are better than the pats in the afc east now and i fuckin love rex ryan
NBA: used to love da bulls then jordan and gang left, then the nets then kidd and gang left, im liking the knicks right now so im not a front runner when lebron gets there
NHL: haven't watched since the devils lost to the avalanche like 7 years ago
MLB: yanks. my first ever baseball game ever in 1997 derek jeter came over and signed mine and my brother's baseball bats (it was bat day)
Soccer: american soccer sucks

NCAAF: uconn and anyone who beats notre dame, florida, and texas
NCAAB: uconn men and women
(if) NCAA Baseball: miami

Other: i enjoy watching ncaa wrestling and national championships when its on espn

[KidRobot]

NFL: Giants. Always have always will
NBA: Was a Pacers fan but haven't followed much at all since Reggie left
NHL: Devils. Hometown team. Basically have had season tickets since I was 10
MLB: Rays. Got sick of the Yankees around 2005...lost interest for a while and when I was at my house in Florida went to 5 Rays games and fell in love

[Gloryneverfades]

NFL: Colts. When I started watching football eight, or nine years ago I had a cousin who liked the colts so that had an influence
NBA: Toronto Raptors. Only Canadian team
NHL: Toronto. Always have, always will.
MLB: Blue Jays.

NCAAF: Penn State

[cwhit412]

NFL: It was the Redskins until this year, as I've been raised my whole life as a Skins fan. However, after seeing Snyder ruin the team over the past few years, I decided to become a Lions fan. Actually, it was right after the 7-6 "win" over the Rams that I decided it, not knowing that the Lions were playing the Skins next week! The Lions won, and it just affirmed my decision even more. I have several bets that the Lions will be in the playoffs by 2011-2012 season.
NBA/MLB/other sports: I really don't care. I root for the teams with players I like, especially in the MLB.

[houstoncalls!]

NFL: Vikings. Not really sure why.. had a few friends who were into American Football and about a year and a half ago I took an active intrerest following the sport, but hadn't picked a team. I eventually decided to and watching the Vikings they just stuck out to me. Loved watching Peterson.

Football: Billericay Town. My local club, they're a few divisions below professional football - Dad took me and my sister when we were 7 or 8 and got us season tickets and I've been going since.

[Throwback]

NFL: Eagles. Always and forever.
NBA: Sixers, but haven't been nearly as in love since Iverson left the first time.
MLB: Phillies. Loved 'em as a kid when they were terrible, stopped watching for a few years, got super into them again right at the beginning of the 2007 season when they got swept by the Rockies in the playoffs. I was super pissed.

Don't care about soccer, hockey, or college sports, but go Villanova in NCAA basketball I guess. As you can see I'm a home town type of guy, but as far as 'side teams' go, I love the Chargers and I used to love the Orioles (Ripken, mainly) and the Jaguars (Fred Taylor/Mark Brunell) when I was a kid, so I'll always have a soft spot.

[Neo Cassady]

NFL: Browns (my dad is a fan and introduced me to football)
NBA: Don't really follow the NBA, but if I had to choose, it'd be the Cavs because they're the closest I have to a "hometown" team
NHL: Devils (I grew up in Jersey, they were my introduction to hockey)
MLB: Yankees (same reason as above except replace hockey with baseball)
Soccer: Crew (lived in Columbus when the MLS was founded, went to their inaugural game, been a fan ever since), Chelsea (college roommate was a huge fan, we'd watch matches together)

NCAAF: Ohio State (dad went to OSU, then we lived in Columbus)
NCAAB: Ohio State (same as above)
NCAAH: Miami University (alma mater)
NCAA Baseball: Miami University (same as above)

Other:
AAA Baseball: Columbus Clippers (dating to when they were part of the Yankees farm system, and also due to my aforementioned Columbus affiliation)
Canada national curling team (they sweep better than your mom)

[ForlrnPerplxity]

MLB: Cardinals - my dad
NBA: Thunder - finally a hometown team. Pacers - Reggie Miller. When he left and then the brawl went down, it severely diminished my interest
NFL: Broncos - Honestly, I loved the uniforms (sounds like a girl), but I also loved watching Terrell Davis when he was healthy
NHL: Avs - can't really explain why. I don't watch hockey, but I've always followed them somewhat
College: Arkansas - Grew up my whole life going to games with my dad.

[StuGrimson]

I stick local with my teams. Leafs and Jays are my favourites and though Im not a basketball fan I want the Raptors to do well

My favourite team in sports is the Kitchener Rangers though

[HometownHero]

NFL: Seahawks (My dad & closest city to me)
NBA: Blazers (My home team)
NHL: Calgary Flames (Real dad instilled that on me)
MLB: Mariners (See above)
Soccer: No care

NCAAF: UO & OSU
NCAAB: Gonzaga & UO
(if) NCAAH: N/A
(if) NCAA Baseball: Dont really care but my friend pitches at a tiny school Western Oregon University so i'll pick them

Other:

[Chris M.]

MLB: Red Sox - always liked them when they played against the Jays on tv here, really became a fan the year of Aaron Boone
NBA: Raptors - Vince Carter in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest
NFL: Bears - uncle lives in Chicago and would always send me Bears stuff he got from his work
NHL: Bruins - got a Ray Bourque jersey for Christmas when I was 5 and started watching them after that
NCAA: don't really care. I like USC and Michigan but I wouldn't call either of them my team.

[Drew Beringer]

NFL: Packers (hometown)
MLB Brewers (hometown) then Red Sox (because of a silly bet back in 2003)
NBA: Bucks (hometown/dad's favorite team), Bulls (Mom's favorite team), used to enjoy the Pacers with Reggie and pre-fight.
NHL: Penguins because when I was 10 my uncle got me NHL 94 for the Sega and I liked Mario Lemieuix and penguins were my favorite animals.
NCAA BB: Wisconsin and Marquette because hometown teams growing up (moving to Indiana after 8th grade ruined my dreams of ever attending Madison)
NCAA FB: Wisconsin

[CubbyNick42]

MLB: Cubs - my grandma's a fan.
NFL: Bears - grew up a Panthers fan, switched over when I went to college
NCAA FB & BB: Michigan - loved CWebb once he was in the NBA, but never watched him in college. Never been to Michigan.
NHL: Blackhawks - watched all four games since the Olympics, so I guess I'm a fan now.

NFL: Bears - uncle lives in Chicago and would always send me Bears stuff he got from his work
Ahh OK, always wondered about that.

[Shakriel]

NFL: Redskins; father was born in D.C. so I've grown up rooting for them
NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder; Their rookie Harden went to my university and they are fun to watch.
NHL: Devils; From Jersey.

NCAAB: ASU Sun Devils; go to school there, my father has been teaching there for years.

[Kaku]

NFL - Steelers - I followed the NFL for years, but never had a fav until about 2 years ago. I started to like them because of their playing style and Polamalu. :D
AF - Vienna Vikings - I know, American Football means for Americans just NFL and College. But worldwide there is far more American Football. Here AF is becoming bigger and bigger every year. 2011 there will be the WC here and this might boost its popularity even more. And the Vikings are my local team, so it is just logical.
NHL - Sabres - Like with the NFL, for most of the time I never got a fav until recently. With the Sabres it is one player as well. Namely Vanek. Just because of him, there is much more coverage about the NHL here in TV. There are some other Austrian players, but noone from them is as popular and as good as he is.

[ArTkY_]

NFL: Texans, Packers
NBA: Rockets, Thunder, Hornets, Heat (really, I just like Dwayne Wade), Kings, Clippers
Soccer: I really just watch the World Cup and the Euro.

NCAAF: UH, Oregon State, Texas
NCAAB: Texas, Kansas, UH

I really have no reason to root for any of these teams other than the Houston teams, haha. I like them a lot though.

[[Mike]]

NFL, MLB, NBA: All Cleveland teams (my hometown).

NFL: St. Louis Rams -- When the Browns didn't have a team for a while I latched onto this team, probably because they were one of the best at the time and I remembered Kurt Warner from the AFL.

MLB: Atlanta Braves -- Before I was into baseball my great aunt and uncle were really into the Braves and I would watch games with them a lot so I eventually became a fan.

NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins -- Since Cleveland doesn't have a team (and this was before the Columbus Blue Jackets existed) and the Penguins were the closest non-Michigan team, not to mention penguins in general are just awesome.

[Thomas Balkcom]

all hometown teams, was a fan of the Flyers before Atlanta got a team, and my AFC team for football is the Chiefs because I lived in KC for awhile when I was younger.

[Mibabalou]

manchester united bc im from manchester Ct and didnt know shit

USA bc well were number 1

new york jets because all my friends are giants fans

[ActorInThisPlay]

NBA: Clippers - because they are LA's forgotten team and I hate the Lakers and all their bandwagon fans
MLB: Giants - Dad's favorite team, hate the Dodgers
NFL: Bucs - not sure actually, just always liked them
NCAA: UCLA - Dad's favorite team as well, hate USC

[startBBtoday]

MLB: Red Sox and Mariners, grew up in Seattle until I was 11, then moved to Boston. I'm usually Red Sox first, but with it probably being Griffey's last year and his last opportunity to win a ring, plus the fact that mlb.tv exists, I'll probably have the Mariners no. 1 this year, though I know far more about the Red Sox players/prospects. Also, my father grew up in Connecticut/Boston and was a Red Sox camera man back in the 60s, so I've always had a rooting interest in the Sox as well. As far as an NL team goes, I'd say Giants, my English grandmother was a huge Willie Mays/Giants fan, so I kind of grew up on that too.

NFL: Patriots, then farther down the line the Seahawks. Once again, because of my father growing up here I always had a rooting interest in the Patriots, plus when they drafted Bledsoe and Milloy I had that connection as well. I loved the Seahawks growing up, but it's kind of strange what a change in uniform can do for a fan whose moved away cause it really starts to feel like you're cheering for a different team when the players and the uniform are different. That being said, I'd love to see the Seahawks win a Super Bowl and I'll always have them as an NFC team.

NBA: Celtics and that's it cause the Sonics are gone. I actually took a pretty big break from basketball for a while, but really got into the Celtics back in 04 and 05 cause Mike Ford was a huge fan and I was living with him at the time. I loved Pierce and all the young guys on the team and it stuck. I still think I probably watched way more games in 04, 05 and 06 than I did in 07/08.

NHL: Growing up in Seattle I never found a team, for a while I liked the Avs, Canucks, Mighty Ducks and Sharks but none of them ever stuck. I follow the Bruins to some extent, but I've never been a huge hockey guy.

NCAA: Washington Huskies, no other teams here, no one is interested in college sports in Boston other than Hockey and I grew up on the 1991 Huskies Championship team. I'd say Huskies football is probably my third favorite team of all sports. In college football or basketball I'll latch onto a certain player for a few years, but that doesn't really carry over once that guy's gone.

[SwiftSilentDead]

NFL: Panthers - First football game I went to was Panthers-Redskins at Ericsson (now Bank of America) Stadium and I've been a fan since then. I root for the Ravens, too since they're the local teams and I've been to a few of their games.

NBA: I'm just a casual NBA fan and I don't follow a team but I loved the Bulls when I was a kid. I like watching the Hawks now.

NHL: Capitals - My dad took me to a Capitals-Kings game when I was 6 or 7 and they're the local team here so I've been a fan since then. Predators - Started watching more of their games around last year and adopted them as my West team this year.

MLB: Orioles and Nationals - Been a fan of the O's for as long as I can remember and I started rooting for the Nationals when they moved here.

NCAA: Navy and UVA. Not a huge fan of either but I always hope they do well. I used to love going to Navy football and basketball games.

[schenksta]

MLB: Yankees- My mother is from New York and has been a Yankees fan her whole life.
NFL: Titans- Not really sure why, I just started rooting for them after the Music City Miracle/Super Bowl dissapointment.
NHL: Don't care.
NBA: Don't care.
NCAAB: UConn- I'm from Connecticut.

[TROKyle]

NFL: Bills (hometown, sucks I know) and the Cards
NBA: Don't watch it, College > nba
NHL: Sabres (hometown, been watching ever since I was a kid)
MLB: lol.
Soccer: Don't really have a favorite team, but I would have to say I watch ManU games more than any other team.

NCAAB: 'Cuse.
(if) NCAAH: Canisius (gotta support my school)
(if) NCAA Baseball: lol.

[happygilmoreat]

NFL: Bills - When I got into football they were the team my friends all liked
NBA: Raptors - home team
NHL: Leafs - dad's favourite team, home team, have/will love them forever
Sharks - liked them when I was a kid for a bit, but nothing compares to the Leafs
MLB: Blue Jays - again, my home team, watched when they won the two titles in the 90's
Rockies - not really sure why I like them, had Larry Walker a Canadian, played against the Red Sox in the World Series so I was
cheering for them.

Other:

AHL: Toronto Marlies - Leafs' minor league team. A LOT easier to get tickets to than the Leafs
OHL: Oshawa Generals - good junior league hockey close to home

[SomethingClever]

soccer - Inter Milan and Manchester City and as far as National team, Italy and then USA.

[Loyaltabk]

I find most sports boring

[xbrokendownx]

thanks for your opinion!

[Neo Cassady]

NFL: Bills (hometown, sucks I know) and the Cards
NBA: Don't watch it, College > nba
NHL: Sabres (hometown, been watching ever since I was a kid)
MLB: lol.
Soccer: Don't really have a favorite team, but I would have to say I watch ManU games more than any other team.

NCAAB: 'Cuse.
(if) NCAAH: Canisius (gotta support my school)
(if) NCAA Baseball: lol.

Good to see someone else who follows (or at least acknowledges) college hockey. It doesn't get nearly enough love.

[Big_Guy]

NFL: Birds baby
NBA: Sixers, Cavs (yeah, I like LeBron)
NHL: Flyers
MLB: Orioles first and foremost, but Phils for the National League and because the Orioles suck now
Soccer: don't care

NCAAF: Penn State
NCAAB: Don't care
(if) NCAAH:
(if) NCAA Baseball: South Carolina

Other:

[The Summer Ends]

NFL: Cowboys and Chiefs (my dad is a HUGE Dallas fan, and the Chiefs are the hometown team)
NBA: Don't really care, but I'll probably root for whichever team drafts Sherron Collins next year.
NHL: Avalance, but only because I loved Joe Sakic when he still played.
MLB: Cards and Royals (Cards is the family team, Royals are the hometown team)
Soccer: Do not give two shits about.

NCAAF: Kansas (student)
NCAAB: Kansas (student)
(if) NCAAH: lol no
(if) NCAA Baseball: Kansas (student)

Other:

[Homeless Donut]

NFL: San Diego Chargers - Dad was a fan since he grew up in So. CA
NBA: I don't really follow but I always root for the Dallas Mavs since I'm more of a Jason Kidd fan.
NHL: Don't follow.
MLB:Toronto Blue Jays. I really don't know why I like them but I root for them more than any other team.
Soccer: Houston Dynamo cause my friend plays on their team.

College Sports: Fresno State cause I live in Fresno. Or any WAC team if they are playing any power conferences.

[baseballfreak19]

NFL: Eagles, hometown team.
NBA: None, I'm not a fan of the NBA.
NHL: Flyers, hometown team
MLB: Phillies, hometown team.
Soccer: PHILLY UNION!!!!!!!! excited for them, but I mostly root for the Celts in the Scottish Premier League.

NCAAF: Penn State, kind of a family thing.
NCAAB: Villanova, I like the way they play.
(if) NCAA Baseball: Cal State Fullerton, first college baseball team I ever followed.

[derekmoyer4]

NFL: Dallas Cowboys (Jerry Jones)
NBA: Chicago Bulls (Michael Jordan)
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks (Have no idea)
MLB: Cincinnati Reds (NL), New York Yankees (AL)

NCAAF: Notre Dame (Autry Denson)
NCAAB: North Carolina (Ed Cota)

[TinMan20]

NBA: Warriors
MLB: Oakland A's
NFL: Chicago Bears

Grew up in the bay area, and most my family is from Chicago.

[Debut_Fin]

NFL: no one
NBA: no one
NHL: no one
MLB: no one
Soccer: no one

NCAAF: no one
NCAAB: no one
(if) NCAAH: no one
(if) NCAA Baseball: no one

I understand the enjoyment you can get from playing a sport, but I don't understand people who get enjoyment from watching sports. Unless it is like your friend or family member playing I don't understand the connections people feel with sports teams.

[xbrokendownx]

NFL: no one
NBA: no one
NHL: no one
MLB: no one
Soccer: no one

NCAAF: no one
NCAAB: no one
(if) NCAAH: no one
(if) NCAA Baseball: no one

I understand the enjoyment you can get from playing a sport, but I don't understand people who get enjoyment from watching sports. Unless it is like your friend or family member playing I don't understand the connections people feel with sports teams.




thanks for coming in here and trying to push your opinion off on us!

[Debut_Fin]

thanks for coming in here and trying to push your opinion off on us!

i love people who think that anyone just stating an opinion is "pushing it off on them". i don't actually care if you like sports. i don't think it makes you a bad person or anything. i just don't get it

[duhpunk]

NFL: Jaguars- they were a new, local team when I was just getting into pro sports. So essentially, they're the team I grew up with.

MLB: AL: Rays- same reason as Jaguars. My hometown is pretty much right between tampa and jacksonville.
NL: Braves- grew up watching them on TBS. also, my grandpa was a huge fan, so it rubbed off on me.

NCAAF: USF- i go there.

[xbrokendownx]

i love people who think that anyone just stating an opinion is "pushing it off on them". i don't actually care if you like sports. i don't think it makes you a bad person or anything. i just don't get it



then why post in this thread? just to make a point to seem better than everyone else?

if you truly didnt care, you wouldnt post in the thread. its simple

[Debut_Fin]

then why post in this thread? just to make a point to seem better than everyone else?

if you truly didnt care, you wouldnt post in the thread. its simple

because it's the internet and i'm bored

[And Hours Pass]

One of the strongest bonds I have with my dad is through sports, so he brought me up following all the pro teams he grew up with.

NFL: Giants. My first football memory is wide right.
MLB: Yankees.
NBA: Knicks. I still have pictures I drew of John Starks back in 3rd grade.
NHL: Used to follow the Rangers, but I haven't truly followed Hockey since the Rangers won in '94.

NCCAB: Syracuse. My best friend is a huge fan because his dad went there, so this is really the only team my dad didn't get me hooked on.

That sentence right there just put you in my favorite AP members.

[Numero10]

NFL: Eagles, when I was 9, my brother got Madden 03, and when I started a franchise, I said I'd find the coolest logo and support that team forever
MLB: Red Sox, being Irish, I feel a connection to Boston
NBA: Celtics, same reason as the Sox
NHL: Kings, I honestly don't know why
Soccer: Celtic, because they're basically Irish and Rangers are scum

[Broken Parachute]

NFL: NY Giants, because my father is a Giants fan and it's how I grew up
NBA: NY Knicks, because I live in New York and nobody in my family watches basketball besides me
NHL: NY Rangers, because my uncle has had season tickets forever and since I'm a kid I've been going to games, so I became a huge fan
MLB: NY Mets, because my my grandfather and my uncles were all Mets fans and my dad was a Yankee fan, and for some reason I didn't want to be a Yankee fan
Soccer: Blackburn Rovers, because one day a few years ago, when I hadn't been following a team in particular, I saw Matt Derbyshire score a winning header in extra time and decided I would follow them

NCAAF: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, because my grandfather and my uncle have always been huge fans, and my own college doesn't have a football team, so I grew up a fan of the Irish
NCAAB: Seton Hall Pirates, because I go to school there
NCAAH: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, because I have no allegiance in particular and since I am a ND football fan, why not?
NCAA Baseball: Seton Hall Pirates, because I go to school there and on occasion I'm their official scorer

[DaveFeelsRight]

NFL: bears because of dad. i was remember the first thing my dad telling me was that the packers are bad people haha.

NBA: growing up in the 90's, it was impossible to not be a bulls fan. sure they sucked since jordan left and well into the early 00's but they've been rather exciting (for the most part) since then.

NHL: blackhawks. i admit, i just got into hockey around 07 because the hawks were finally going somewhere. before the 08-09 season, games weren't aired on tv and they were just plain shitty so there was no reason to follow them.

MLB: white sox. im a white sox fan because also of my dad. i can remember him taking me to games at comiskey II when it was shitty and before it was renovated. i just fell in love with the team mainly because of frank thomas and robin ventura. phillies. i started following them around 2004 because they reminded me of the white sox. great offense, so-so pitching and always finishing 2nd or 3rd in the divsion. i always make sure to watch them when they come to chicago to play the cubs.

[ohitsmark]

then why post in this thread? just to make a point to seem better than everyone else?

if you truly didnt care, you wouldnt post in the thread. its simple

I do believe that the thread poses the question "Who do you root for and why?". He answered them, so it makes his just as fair as anyone else who answered.

[sir j kelso]

NFL: buffalo bills
NBA: not a big fan of teams as i am players
NHL: buffalo sabres
MLB: new york yankees
soccer can suck my dick
NCAAF: penn state or syracuse (kinda local)
NCAAB: syracuse

[sir j kelso]

One of the strongest bonds I have with my dad is through sports, so he brought me up following all the pro teams he grew up with.

NFL: Giants. My first football memory is wide right.
MLB: Yankees.
NBA: Knicks. I still have pictures I drew of John Starks back in 3rd grade.
NHL: Used to follow the Rangers, but I haven't truly followed Hockey since the Rangers won in '94.

NCCAB: Syracuse. My best friend is a huge fan because his dad went there, so this is really the only team my dad didn't get me hooked on.

that is my first football memory as well...but to me its a curse and to you it was glory. i'd give anything for norwood to have kicked that ball 3 more feet to the left!!!!

[larokr]

NFL: don't follow a team yet, just started watching it more regularly this year
NHL: penguins - saw a hockey game on tv when i was in florida when i was younger, liked it, found out there was a team called the penguins (my favorite animal) so i started following them and admired tom barrasso because i was a goalie in soccer growing up. i also follow/root for the hawks and thrashers.
MLB: twins - rooted for morneau while watching the home run derby with my dad one year (he's a twins fan), and i like morneau and mauer. my friend also insisted that i started following another sport besides hockey and suggested baseball.
NCAAF: penn state (i go there)
NCAAB: barely follow, but penn state for the same reason as football

[Mibabalou]

NFL: Eagles, when I was 9, my brother got Madden 03, and when I started a franchise, I said I'd find the coolest logo and support that team forever
MLB: Red Sox, being Irish, I feel a connection to Boston
NBA: Celtics, same reason as the Sox
NHL: Kings, I honestly don't know why
Soccer: Celtic, because they're basically Irish and Rangers are scum

lol 10 points down

[KillTheMusic]

NFL: Broncos, hometown team and whole family watches them and have been my whole life.

MLB: Rockies for the little bit that I follow baseball. Also, since I live in NH now I'm kind of forced to follow the Red Sox.

NBA: Don't really follow basketball but I root for the Nuggets just because they're the hometown team.

NHL: Avs, Bruins, and Devils. Avs because they're the hometown team and I've been following them since they arrived in Denver. Bruins because they've had some of my favorite players of all time play for them and now that I live out East it's much easier to watch their games. Not really sure why I like the Devils but I think it has to do with them being a former Colorado team and I love Scott Stevens and Marty Brodeur.

NCAAF: Don't really follow college football at all but I root for the University of Colorado.

NCAAH: University of Denver. Before the Avs came to town they were the only hockey to watch and my parents took me to games starting when I was 2 or 3 years old. Since then, I've had friends and coaches that played there so that makes it even easier to cheer for them. Lately, I've been following UNH some more since I live out here and my roommate in college is a huge fan of theirs.

[dont you move]

NFL: Jets. first game i went to was jets-houston oilers in 96. sat right behind the bench. if i had gone to the giants game a week before, i'd probably be a giants fan.

NBA: Nets. only they're the home state team

NHL: Devils. first sport i remember watching on tv. devils-rangers series in 94. one of my earliest memories in general. devils lost that series but i stuck with the home state team. ended up winning the next year.

MLB: Yankees. went to a game when i was 10. not a huge yankees fan but they'd be my team, i guess.

other-
Boxing: manny pacquiao. probably my favorite athlete in general. i'm from the philippines. i've had the pleasure of watching him fight live twice and even go to church with him. one of the nicest people i've ever met.

[schenksta]

that is my first football memory as well...but to me its a curse and to you it was glory. i'd give anything for norwood to have kicked that ball 3 more feet to the left!!!!

Because you must have been a very disappointed 4 year old when that happened.

[Numero10]

[/b]

lol 10 points down

You're American and follow the SPL? That's really weird... And besides, new manager, it takes time

[Mibabalou]

You're American and follow the SPL? That's really weird... And besides, new manager, it takes time

i follow everything

how about dropping scotland's uefa coefficient behind belgium

not good news for the old firm, only1 team in european compition gonna make the money even more one sided

come in the soccer thread a lot of good people in it

[JGood4]

NFL: Giants
NBA: Knicks in the 90's not so much know.
NHL: Devils First sports thing I remember was the 94 conference finals losing to the Rangers. I still can't hear the name Matteau
MLB: Yankees. I liked them before they won in 96.

All local teams.

Soccer: Love soccer but I don't have a team I root for.
NCAA: Rutgers - I went there

My dad likes the Jets, Rangers and Mets. I guess I kinda rebelled by choosing the teams he didn't root for.

[Numero10]

i follow everything

how about dropping scotland's uefa coefficient behind belgium

not good news for the old firm, only1 team in european compition gonna make the money even more one sided

come in the soccer thread a lot of good people in it

I know the SPL has turned to shit, Robbie Keane is the biggest thing to happen to it in a while

[Mibabalou]

I know the SPL has turned to shit, Robbie Keane is the biggest thing to happen to it in a while

spl is not shit

it has great history

they just got shafted with tv money

i only watch the old firm matches, and mainly bc americans have played in it recently

[Numero10]

spl is not shit

it has great history

they just got shafted with tv money

i only watch the old firm matches, and mainly bc americans have played in it recently

It's on it's way, both Old Firm teams need more money, here in Ireland (and Britain as well) the SPL has started being on broadcast on Sky Sports, which is the right move, it being the biggest sports channel.

What Americans are Old Firm players? Mo Edu?

And I'm aware of the great SPL history, even recent history but the quality has definitely dipped

[Mibabalou]

It's on it's way, both Old Firm teams need more money, here in Ireland (and Britain as well) the SPL has started being on broadcast on Sky Sports, which is the right move, it being the biggest sports channel.

What Americans are Old Firm players? Mo Edu?

And I'm aware of the great SPL history, even recent history but the quality has definitely dipped

yeah and DaMarcus Beasley

[livethesounds]

MLB - Astros, dad took me to stros games since i was little
NFL - Titans, dad took me to oilers games since i was little and i kept following them once they moved
NBA - Mavs, dad was a spurs fan, but we never really went to any games so i never had an attachment to them. Took interest in the mavs after reading an article in SI about dirk and Mark Cuban during Dirk's rookie year in 98, followed them since then despite having two basketball teams closer in proximity to me.
NHL - Stars, only texas NHL team.
NCAA - Texas, dad and lots of family went there, wanted to do, didn't have the grades / money. grew up with UT.

[THE_SICKEST]

NFL- The Vikings. My dad is from Minnesota. I was raised to bleed purple.

[WakingTheMisery]

NFL: Eagles
NBA: Magic and Sixers
NHL: Flyers and most of the NHL
MLB: Phillies
NCAA: UCONN and UNC

I lived in South Jersey for a while and loved the Eagles and Flyers as a kid. My first sporting event was a Phils/Pirates game. Default with the Sixers. Loved watching Shaq as a kid for the Magic. As for college, NCAA Final Four Basketball had me sold as a kid.

[J.C.]

NFL: Kansas City Chiefs
- Was preached the greatness of Joe Montana from an early age(having grown up on ND football) and he was traded to Kansas City around the time I was first getting into the NFL.
NBA: Boston Celtics
- My dad was a big Cs fan in the '80s. I don't know of another athlete to this day that he's loved more than Bird. Rubbed off on me.
MLB: New York Mets
- Another team my father passed on to me. He says he put my crib in front of the TV so I could watch every game of the '86 series with him.
Soccer: Liverpool
- Started getting into soccer around 2000 or so and Michael Owen cemented himself as my favorite player, which led to me following LFC on a regular basis.
NCAAF: Notre Dame + UConn
- Grew up on ND football. There wasn't a ton of great college football worth gravitating towards in the northeast at the time and UConn's program was in 1-AA when I was growing up.
NCAAB: UConn
- It's sacrilege to live in Connecticut and not be a Husky fan. They're basically the closest thing we have to a pro sports franchise. Some of my earliest sports memories are from the early to mid 90s teams with guys like Burrell, Ollie, Allen, Scheffer, the Marshalls, Brian Fair, Travis Knight, etc.

[flask]

NHL: Ducks. first game i ever went to was a ducks game when i was 7, been a fan ever since. probably would have been a kings fan if we went to a kings game first. though the mighty ducks movies helped.

MLB: Angels. Angels in the Outfield.

[introduction]

barca and tottenham.

[drawndead]

NFL: New York Jets - My whole family is Giants fans except for me. I just never liked them
NBA: New York Knicks - My whole family being from NY but growing up outside of Philly I hated the 76s and when I was in NY we always went to NYK
NHL: New York Rangers. My family was season ticket holders from the early 1980s until 2007. I've probably been to about 500 games
MLB: New York Yankees. I'm a die hard fan. I grew up a hour west of Philly but my family is from the Bronx and I was always in NY
Soccer: MLS: New York Red Bulls. Team USA, Republic of Ireland and Everton. Landon Donovan is probably my favorite player followed by Messi

NCAAF: Notre Dame/Clemson. My family grew up on ND, my moms sitter went to ND as well as my Dad's two brothers. And Clemson because I did a semester at Clemson.
NCAAB: Notre Dame/Seton Hall. ND ^^ and Seton Hall because I enjoy big east basketball and always wanted to play ball there when I was younger.
(if) NCAAH: Notre Dame
(if) NCAA Baseball: Notre Dame

Other:

[aircourtneys]

NFL: Chargers
Soccer: Germany National Team, Arsenal

NCAAF:Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines

- Chargers, family friend plays for them
- I just have a weird thing for the German Soccer team
-I go to Iowa: gotta rep my Hawks! I used to live in Michigan, I get it they suck at football but they'll be back!

[sir j kelso]

Because you must have been a very disappointed 4 year old when that happened.

i said it was my first football memory dick. i remember my whole family's reactions after that kick. and the 3 super bowls after that. i was disappointed and still am. so go jump on a band wagon somewhere and choke on a cow dick buddy. GO BILLS!

[fflash]

NFL:T.O.
NBA: King James, Curry
NHL: Flyers
MLB: Not the Yankees
Soccer: Bojan

NCAAF: Gators
NCAAB:Calipari, Duke, A10

[fflash]

I know the SPL has turned to shit, Robbie Keane is the biggest thing to happen to it in a while
Robbie Keane =toolbag

[Numero10]

Robbie Keane =toolbag

Explain that statement

[we are cured]

NFL: jets. no reason really, a friend and i just liked watching football together and we gravitated toward the team during the curtis martin era. i wasn't really a big football fan until i was 12 or 13.
NBA: knicks, kind of by default through their MSG association with the rangers. i don't watch basketball, usually.
NHL: rangers. i always liked them (dad and grandpa were fans) but going to a game in the garden in 95-96 hooked me forever.
MLB: mets. family association really. both sides of the family were brooklyn dodgers fans that went to the mets when they came around.
Soccer: i don't know enough about it to say i even like a team. i do enjoy the game a lot though and would like to get into it soon.

NCAAF: rutgers. alma mater
NCAAB: rutgers. "

[fflash]

Explain that statement

It's really more of an opinion. :shrug:

[Numero10]

It's really more of an opinion. :shrug:

Yeah but why do you think he's a "toolbag"? What has he done to make you think such a thing?

[fflash]

Yeah but why do you think he's a "toolbag"? What has he done to make you think such a thing?

I just don't like Ireland's national team, and everytime I catch one of their games he scores. So basically just American racism.
I'm sure that will not go over well with you.

[Numero10]

I just don't like Ireland's national team, and everytime I catch one of their games he scores. So basically just American racism.
I'm sure that will not go over well with you.

Well obviously not, me being Irish and all, but then again it's the same reason I don't like most English soccer players

[amii_G]

Soccer (FOOTBALL!): Arsenal.

[somethingyellow]

MLB: Giants- Hometown and my dad is a huge fan. Loved them ever since I could remember
NBA: Suns- Just cause of Nash. Dad went to Santa Clara and is a huge fan as well. took me to a ton of games when Nash was in college
NHL: Sharks- Hometown, season tickets for 2 years when I was younger
NFL: 49ers and Texans-Hometown and the place I live now, not a huge fan of either though
Soccer: Roma- Italian Heritage, Didn't want to follow Either Milan clubs or Juventus. Went to Rome and loved it.
National Team- USA without a doubt

[TEAMRAMROD]

NFL- Bucs
NBA- Orlando
NHL- Lightning
NCAA- Florida State
Soccer- Was the Mutiny while they existed. They're bringing back the Rowdies to play in the USL.

[IcedOpethBlind]

NFL: Houston Texans
NBA: Houston Rockets
MLB: Houston Astros
NCAAF: University of Texas

;-)

i root for a few players (not teams) outside of Houston as well...

[LastPlaceRocks]

NFL: Vikings, grew up in the Twin Cities and am forever cursed.
NBA: Being amazed at the next stupid move the T-Wolves do, no one else. Sort of have been turned off to basketball by the futility the post-KG Wolves.
NHL: No one or everyone - take your pick
MLB: Twins and the 1993 Giants
Soccer: US during the World Cup every four years, whichever team Michael Owen's on at the moment (so ManU the trainer's room)

NCAAF: OU because it's my father's alma matter and Minnesota because it's mine
NCAAB: Purdue because it's my mother's alma matter and the U once again for the same reason
NCAAH: The U because it's the only hockey team I grew up with.

[CstSnow]

MLB- Mariners, was a Giants fan when I was really little, but from about 7 or so on the M's took over originally thanks to KGJ.

NFL 49ers, Pretty much my hometown team, grew up loving Steve Young. 92-96 era Young was a thing of beauty.

NHL Sharks,Didnt really watch hockey before they started and there was a lot of hype in my area when they began that sucked me in.

NBAGrew up a Pistons fan because of Grant Hill, If I watch a game now though its the Warriors, they may suck but are always entertaining.

NCAA No one in particular, but I tend to follow the smaller conference local schools (Fresno State, St. Marys)

[houstoncalls!]

Soccer: US during the World Cup every four years, whichever team Michael Owen's on at the moment (so ManU the trainer's room)Any particular reason for following Owen around, haha? Just a player you like?

[LastPlaceRocks]

Any particular reason for following Owen around, haha? Just a player you like?
I liked his style of play when he played in Liverpool and following EPL soccer is casual enough for me where there are no team loyalties (although I realize how against the grain that is and Liverpool and Man United have a good rivalry going).

[houstoncalls!]

I liked his style of play when he played in Liverpool and following EPL soccer is casual enough for me where there are no team loyalties (although I realize how against the grain that is and Liverpool and Man United have a good rivalry going).Ah, ok fair enough.. it's a shame injuries have taken such a toll on him, lethal finisher on his day. I remember that goal vs Argentina in the World Cup clearly, absolutely brilliant. And yeah, I don't think the switch from Liverpool to Man Utd would be looked at too fondly over here, haha ;-) I love that brochure on him that made its way onto internet if you've seen it? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1194209/MICHAEL-OWEN-BROCHURE-The-complete-32-page-agents-dossier-fallen-Newcastle-star-England-striker.html 'the athlete; the ambassador; the icon' hahaha. That said, it worked..

[Zeran]

nfl: cowboys
mlb: mariners (although i'm more of a general baseball fan and like to see the traditional teams do well)
nba: pacers? i stopped watching really after reggie miller retired.
nhl: colorado (closet buffalo fan)
soccer: too many to list, but the big ones are l.a. galaxy, manchester united, fc bayern.

[Kaku]

Well, I decided, after I posted my favs teams from the big American Sports, I might post now my fav Soccer teams.

Rapid Vienna *sigh*
Austria National Team *sigh* *sigh*
Werder Bremen
And many other (not Austrian) teams, where compatriots are hired, though not as much as supported as the afformentioned.

[Kaku]

Does that mean you support Celtic because of Boruc?
Well, he isn't from Austria so I guess not. ;)
By the way, I was in the stadium at the last game between our fav teams in Vienna. Quite a game.

[Numero10]

Well, he isn't from Austria so I guess not. ;)
By the way, I was in the stadium at the last game between our fav teams in Vienna. Quite a game.

I remembered that and deleted the post :smackhim:

[Stavie Steelo]

NFL:Chicago Bears, from Chicago so love the Bears.
NBA:Chicago Bulls, grew up here and they were in the middle of a dynasty with Jordan when I was growning up what isn't to love about them.
NHL:Blackhawks
MLB:Chicago Cubs, from Chicago and whole family was Cubs fans grew up going to Cubs games.

NCAAF:Wisconsin, Northern Illinois-brother went there loved going to games when Turner and Wolfe were on the team got some autographs from them. Always like watching USC play though
NCAAB:Wisconsin, always been a favorite of mine being right by the border it is closer than Illinois, even though all my friends go to Illinois now, so don't mind them either.

[nomad1755]

NCAA - Ohio State - Where I went to school
NBA - 76ers - Where I am from
MLB - Phillies - Where I am from
NFL - Eagles - Where I am from

[DBZGTom]

NFL: Jets, grew up on them because of my Dad
NBA: Grizzles (because of NBA jam back in the day I would just press down and pick them when they were in Vancouver and Knicks (nothing like seeing a game at MSG, plus I loved Patrick Ewing back in the day)
NHL: Penguins, because they were my favorite animal when I was younger
MLB: Mets, grew up on them because of my dad
Soccer: the US when the World Cup comes around

NCAAF: Rutgers because they are local and Monmouth U cause I go there
NCAAB: The Big East because its local
(if) NCAAH:
(if) NCAA Baseball: Rutgers and Monmouth aren't usually too bad

[hurryupbrett]

NFL: Texans, grew up with them
NBA: Rockets, grew up with them
NHL: Stars, just recently got interested in hockey because of my roommate. He is a Stars fan.
MLB: Rangers, started disliking the Astos' after Bagwell and Biggio left and Rangers were the next closest team

NCAAF: Texas Tech, currently going to school there
NCAAB: Texas Tech
(if) NCAA Baseball: Texas Tech

[flks511]

NFL - N/A
NBA - N/A
NHL - N/A
MLB - Arizona D-Backs (home team and the year they won the Series was the year that I first got into baseball)
Soccer - When it's the World Cup, I root for the United States, but otherwise, I don't care.

NCAA (Any sport) - Arizona State, because I've always loved to hang in the campus area around Tempe.

[desiguerilla]

NFL: patriots (live in new england plus brady is the truth)

NBA: mavericks (dirk has been one of my fave players since middle school. i also like the celtics and knicks as well)

MLB: red sox (casual baseball fan, but i go to school near boston)

Soccer: Inter (if we're talking clubs; i got into soccer more when i started college and started playing fifa and inter was my team), England, USA and Spain if we're talking international (first two i'm citizens of those countries, the 3rd team is awesome to watch play)

NCAAF: Blue Mountain State (obvious reasons)

NCAAB: UConn (go to school here)

NCAA Lax: Syracuse (games vs cuse are always amazing)

[Azriel]

Don't follow soccer or hockey, but...

MLB: Seattle Mariners
NBA: Philadelphia 76'ers
NFL: Seattle Seahawks

This is mostly out of Seattle pride. :thumbup:

[Jake Denning]

NFL: Seahawks
NBA: Blazers
NHL: BIG Pens fan
MLB: Mariners

NCAA Sports (particularly Football/Basketball/Baseball): Oregon State

[Domenic182]

NBA: Suns, I really like Nash and most of the rest of the team (Amare, Hill), and Lakers because they're home.

[JCSurf27]

NFL:Dolphins-followed em every since i was a little kid. Dan Marino
MLB: Yankees-always followed em im from New Jersey they were the first MLB team i saw live
NBA-Nets-home town team but there movin to brooklyn. Hard to root for a team with only 9 wins but im doing it
NHL-Devils-home town. Scott Stevens was the man
Soccer- Chelsea- all my friends hated em so i wanted to root for the team they all hated. Hate the MLS

[drevans18]

though i live in LA, i grew up in philly and now go to school here.

MLB: Phillies - NL reigning champs, two years (gonna make it three)
NFL: Eagles - desean jackson.
NHL: Flyers - not enough people like hockey. one of the best sports out there.
NCAA: Miiiiiiiiichigan - family is a michigan family. i was going to go there, but then idk i ended up at upenn. but i'm a diehard michigan fan. always will bleed maize and blue. (but for basketball, i'm also a UNC fan. born in chicago, so MJ is my dude.)
EPL: MUFC
MLS?: galaxy? union? who gives a shit.
NBA: I don't care enough about basketball. I've tried to be a laker fan, but its too hard to do. i love lamar odom, andrew bynum, and pau gasol. but thats about it... can't stand the rest.

[Tyler Vagyler]

NFL: Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos; Favorite Player: Steve Smith (the real Steve Smith #89)
NBA: Charlotte Bobcats, Denver Nuggets; Favorite Player: Carmelo Anthony
NCAA: UNC; Favorite Player: Ty Lawson (in the history of UNC)
MLB: Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies; not a huge baseball fan though; Favorite Player: Chipper Jones
NHL: Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche; Favorite Player: Joe Sakic
Soccer: Arsenal; Favorite Player: Michael Owen (even though he isn't on Arsenal)

I like the Carolina teams simply because I live here and have always rooted for them. However, the Colorado teams are a coincidence. I have been an Avalanche fan since I can remember, mainly because of Joe Sakic. I like the Nuggets because they are entertaining and have a lot of players I like. I've also liked the Broncos since I was little and always looked up to John Elway. And the Rockies are always a nice underdog and entertaining to watch.

[whenyourearound]

MLB: Cleveland Indians - My dad's second cousin is Charles Nagy, so I've grown up liking them.
NBA: Nets - I'm from NJ and miss the days when they were really good
NFL: Jets - My sister worked for them a few years ago and I started to follow them
NHL: Rangers - Not quite sure how I started to follow and like them and not the devils
MLS: NYRB - Local team and liked them since the metrostars days
NCAAH: Sacred Heart - Where I go to school. We were actually really good this year. Almost made it to the tournament, but lost to RIT in the AHA finals.

[Zeran]

Hate the MLS

why, exactly?

[JCSurf27]

why, exactly?

the soccer just isnt as much fun to watch. Premiere league has much better competition. The players grow up playing soccer. I mean so do kids in the US but it just doesnt seem like we grow em like england and other european countries do. Champions league and the Premiere league are jsut more fun to watch than the MLS. Better competition like i said and better players. The MLS needs better players for me to be interested in watching it. The betters players would lead in increased levels in play but it just seems like its not happening. I am not saying there arent good players playing in the MLS, it just seems like a lot of them are not at the level english players play at.

[drevans18]

the soccer just isnt as much fun to watch. Premiere league has much better competition. The players grow up playing soccer. I mean so do kids in the US but it just doesnt seem like we grow em like england and other european countries do. Champions league and the Premiere league are jsut more fun to watch than the MLS. Better competition like i said and better players. The MLS needs better players for me to be interested in watching it. The betters players would lead in increased levels in play but it just seems like its not happening. I am not saying there arent good players playing in the MLS, it just seems like a lot of them are not at the level english players play at.

i think the skill level is a bit different. not better or worse, more just different style of play. if the MLS had a better fan base, then i'd totally be more into it. but when i go to LA Galaxy games (and will be a philadelphia union fan too when they start playing at home), they don't even sell out the Home Depot Center (capacity about 27,000). if they sell out those games, even the feel would be different. but like i said, its picking up and the feeling around America is better. the sentiment towards soccer is improving, and i think the support for this world cup will be incredible.

also, the better players thing? the mls has some players from around the world... remember when they brought freddy ljundberg to the sounders? and juan pablo angel over to DC united? ha. there are only so many big name players that would be willing to come to the MLS. but with landycakes going to play for the toffies, and becks still being loaned out, maybe other players will come here and not have to forcefully end their careers.

[JCSurf27]

i think the skill level is a bit different. not better or worse, more just different style of play. if the MLS had a better fan base, then i'd totally be more into it. but when i go to LA Galaxy games (and will be a philadelphia union fan too when they start playing at home), they don't even sell out the Home Depot Center (capacity about 27,000). if they sell out those games, even the feel would be different. but like i said, its picking up and the feeling around America is better. the sentiment towards soccer is improving, and i think the support for this world cup will be incredible.

also, the better players thing? the mls has some players from around the world... remember when they brought freddy ljundberg to the sounders? and juan pablo angel over to DC united? ha. there are only so many big name players that would be willing to come to the MLS. but with landycakes going to play for the toffies, and becks still being loaned out, maybe other players will come here and not have to forcefully end their careers.

i agree with you. If the fan base was better then the games would be more fun. thsi world cup is going to be amazing. I think it will draw in more fans but it could also do the same thing it does every 4 years. The interest will be huge after the world cup for a few months and then die off again. I hope it doesnt but we will see.

I remember those players coming over. But in my opinion not many big name players are going to want to come over to the US to play in a league that doesnt have the competition of a premiere league or other european leagues. I think the sports growing in the US but at a very slow pace.

[Eich696]

NFL: Eagles. Hometown team.
NBA: Oklahoma City. Huge fan of Kevin Durant, Green, and Westbrook.
NHL: Flyers. hometown team.
MLB: Phillies, hometown. Follow the red sox. #2 team, but becoming less of a fan due to all the New England kids around me. Annoying as hell
Soccer: Barcelona. Went to a Barcelona game a couple years back when visiting spain and just have been following them ever since.

NCAAF: Michigan. When I was young I loved their uniforms and just followed them ever since.
NCAAB: Duke. Coach K.

[Zeran]

the soccer just isnt as much fun to watch. Premiere league has much better competition. The players grow up playing soccer. I mean so do kids in the US but it just doesnt seem like we grow em like england and other european countries do. Champions league and the Premiere league are jsut more fun to watch than the MLS. Better competition like i said and better players. The MLS needs better players for me to be interested in watching it. The betters players would lead in increased levels in play but it just seems like its not happening. I am not saying there arent good players playing in the MLS, it just seems like a lot of them are not at the level english players play at.
i think when people say the "premier league", they're really kind of talking about manchester united/chelsea/ etc. and not so much bolton, wolverhampton, wigan, etc. to be fair, mls has only just started, while in england it's by far and away the number one sport and has been for over 100 years. of course the culture is gonna be better-tuned for football in england than in the u.s. but with that said...

i think the skill level is a bit different. not better or worse, more just different style of play. if the MLS had a better fan base, then i'd totally be more into it. but when i go to LA Galaxy games (and will be a philadelphia union fan too when they start playing at home), they don't even sell out the Home Depot Center (capacity about 27,000). if they sell out those games, even the feel would be different. but like i said, its picking up and the feeling around America is better. the sentiment towards soccer is improving, and i think the support for this world cup will be incredible.

also, the better players thing? the mls has some players from around the world... remember when they brought freddy ljundberg to the sounders? and juan pablo angel over to DC united? ha. there are only so many big name players that would be willing to come to the MLS. but with landycakes going to play for the toffies, and becks still being loaned out, maybe other players will come here and not have to forcefully end their careers.
mls has been getting better and better. these things take time. i know when you try and compare mls to other leagues/teams like spain and whatever, it's hard to compare. but it's not really a fair comparison, considering soccer in general is like the 4th most favorite sport or whatever in the u.s. but with more supporters, the league would get better faster than it already has been. people who don't like mls will not support it because it's not good enough, but they either will find any excuse to not watch it or will just have to wait another 10-20 years before it is "good enough" for them. i actually think mls is pretty good, but that's just me. i'm confident that, with the way the sport is growing, it'll be another decade or so before it's really hit the big time (relatively speaking). i mean, look at where the league was 10 years ago and imagine how it'll be in another 10.

[drevans18]

mls has been getting better and better. these things take time. i know when you try and compare mls to other leagues/teams like spain and whatever, it's hard to compare. but it's not really a fair comparison, considering soccer in general is like the 4th most favorite sport or whatever in the u.s. but with more supporters, the league would get better faster than it already has been. people who don't like mls will not support it because it's not good enough, but they either will find any excuse to not watch it or will just have to wait another 10-20 years before it is "good enough" for them. i actually think mls is pretty good, but that's just me. i'm confident that, with the way the sport is growing, it'll be another decade or so before it's really hit the big time (relatively speaking). i mean, look at where the league was 10 years ago and imagine how it'll be in another 10.

couldnt agree more.

[drevans18]

NFL: Eagles. Hometown team.
NBA: Oklahoma City. Huge fan of Kevin Durant, Green, and Westbrook.
NHL: Flyers. hometown team.
MLB: Phillies, hometown. Follow the red sox. #2 team, but becoming less of a fan due to all the New England kids around me. Annoying as hell
Soccer: Barcelona. Went to a Barcelona game a couple years back when visiting spain and just have been following them ever since.

NCAAF: Michigan. When I was young I loved their uniforms and just followed them ever since.
NCAAB: Duke. Coach K.

i like all your choices except duke. kevin durant is a baller, too bad andre iguodala isn't on a better team.... ugh

[JCSurf27]

i think when people say the "premier league", they're really kind of talking about manchester united/chelsea/ etc. and not so much bolton, wolverhampton, wigan, etc. to be fair, mls has only just started, while in england it's by far and away the number one sport and has been for over 100 years. of course the culture is gonna be better-tuned for football in england than in the u.s. but with that said...


mls has been getting better and better. these things take time. i know when you try and compare mls to other leagues/teams like spain and whatever, it's hard to compare. but it's not really a fair comparison, considering soccer in general is like the 4th most favorite sport or whatever in the u.s. but with more supporters, the league would get better faster than it already has been. people who don't like mls will not support it because it's not good enough, but they either will find any excuse to not watch it or will just have to wait another 10-20 years before it is "good enough" for them. i actually think mls is pretty good, but that's just me. i'm confident that, with the way the sport is growing, it'll be another decade or so before it's really hit the big time (relatively speaking). i mean, look at where the league was 10 years ago and imagine how it'll be in another 10.

I dont think it will ever be as big as it is everywhere else in the world. The US already has americas pastime the MLB, the NFL which will always be the best sport in my opinion, the NBA, the NHL which is making a comeback after the lockout, and Nascar which is huge even though i still dont understand why unless you see it live (which is so much fun). In no way am i saying there is no room for soccer to get huge in the US i just dont see it happening anytime soon.

[Eich696]

i like all your choices except duke. kevin durant is a baller, too bad andre iguodala isn't on a better team.... ugh

Honestly I think Iggy is an above average player, but isnt a superstar that is able to carry a team. I am hoping thaddeus young can do that for the sixers, Id like to be able to watch them again, they are just so bad right now its boring.

[drevans18]

Honestly I think Iggy is an above average player, but isnt a superstar that is able to carry a team. I am hoping thaddeus young can do that for the sixers, Id like to be able to watch them again, they are just so bad right now its boring.

yeah i can't watch them. they've got talent... they've played well every game against the cavs and the magic (though they don't have a win yet). i wish they were better, like when we had eric snow, aaron mckie, and theo ratliff.

[Zeran]

I dont think it will ever be as big as it is everywhere else in the world. The US already has americas pastime the MLB, the NFL which will always be the best sport in my opinion, the NBA, the NHL which is making a comeback after the lockout, and Nascar which is huge even though i still dont understand why unless you see it live (which is so much fun). In no way am i saying there is no room for soccer to get huge in the US i just dont see it happening anytime soon.

of course it'll take some time. it's only been around for 15 years. the nhl is on its 90 somethingth season. it took until the 80s for the nba to become a huge nationally-followed sport, and its competition wasn't anywhere near like what mls has in other soccer leagues. i think people are a bit too impatient. how exactly is mls supposed to be as good as the epl in so little time? it's ridiculous.

[Clarett'sGreyGoose]

One of the strongest bonds I have with my dad is through sports, so he brought me up following all the pro teams he grew up with.

NFL: Giants. My first football memory is wide right.
MLB: Yankees.
NBA: Knicks. I still have pictures I drew of John Starks back in 3rd grade.
NHL: Used to follow the Rangers, but I haven't truly followed Hockey since the Rangers won in '94.

NCCAB: Syracuse. My best friend is a huge fan because his dad went there, so this is really the only team my dad didn't get me hooked on.
Fuck you for that NFL comment. I hate you, and I hate Scott Norwood.

NFL: Bills, because I like to be punished by an invalid,decrepit, senile old owner.
NHL: Sabres, hometown team
NBA: Bobcats, always liked the Hornets in Charlotte, then the Bobcats had some of my favorite NCAA players when they started up
MLB: Braves, when I grew up we didn't have YES or Sportsnet or any of that, so I learned a lot about baseball from watching the Braves on TBS for like, 150 games a season
NCAAB: Syracuse, closest relevant program to home, also Niagara, as the campus is like 5 miles from my house
NCAAF: Buffalo, hometown team, and Texas, love the colors, been following them since the Major Applewhite/Chris Simms days

[underdawg1119]

NFL: Whatever team Brett Favre is on, so I guess the Vikings, right now.
NBA: Not a big basketball fan, but I'll be a homer and say the Hawks.
MLB: Bravos forever.

NCAAF: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
NCAAB: Same as above, if they make the tournament.
NCAA Baseball: Same as above. Can't believe they lost to Kennesaw State yesterday..:-(

[SockMonkeyRiot]

NCAA - Uconn
NCAA XC - Marist

I grew up and currently still live 10 minutes from Uconn's campus and I ran for Marist.

MLB - Mets
NFL - Giants
NBA - Celtics


First two are because of my Dad, he's from Jersey so I just grew up as a Met and Giant fan. I'm not a big NBA fan and I usually just follow the Uconn players but a friend of mine is a big Celtics fan so I started rooting for them, also I'm only an hour from Boston and they have Ray Allen.

And one of these days the Whale is coming back to Hartford and I can put NHL up there.

[Thomas Balkcom]

NFL: Whatever team Brett Favre is on, so I guess the Vikings, right now.
NBA: Not a big basketball fan, but I'll be a homer and say the Hawks.
MLB: Bravos forever.

NCAAF: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
NCAAB: Same as above, if they make the tournament.
NCAA Baseball: Same as above. Can't believe they lost to Kennesaw State yesterday..:-(

haha. Why no Falcons love?

[drawndead]

anyone playing against Lane Kiffin is my favorite

[underdawg1119]

haha. Why no Falcons love?
Because I was a Packers fan when Favre was there, and the Falcons were the first team to ever beat them at Lambeau in the playoffs or something..haha. I think I'm sort of over that, and dumb sports grudges all together, at this point...I was all about Jamal Anderson and the dirty birds in 1997-1998 though..lol.

[Talib Scottie]

NFL: Panthers (home team)
NBA: Used to be Charlotte Hornets, no such allegiance to the Bobcats
NHL: Hurricanes (home team)
MLB: Yankees (Grandfather and father both spent considerable time living in NY and became fans)

NCAAF: NC State (father's alma mater), East Carolina (Alma Mater)
NCAAB: NC State
(if) NCAA Baseball: NC State, ECU, Georgia Tech

[tonighttonight0]

NFL: Green Bay Packers
NBA: Milwaukee Bucks, not much of a fan though.
NHL: Detroit Red Wings
MLB: Milwaukee Brewers
Soccer: Liverpool and Germany

NCAAF: Wisconsin Badgers
NCAAB: Wisconsin Badgers UW-Milwaukee Panthers
NCAAH: Wisconsin Badgers.

Most of them are pretty obvious seeing as I've grown up in Madison. I'm a Panther fan as well in basketball due to the fact I'm going there for college and I like having a team to root for besides the Badgers, I hate Marquette with a passion. The Red Wings were the first hockey team I knew about so I became a fan of them, I don't regret it either. I played soccer in elementary school and I remember going to some soccer convention and seeing a bunch of guys wearing Liverpool jerseys, so I suppose I adopted them as a favorite of mine because of that. I also root for the German national team because my ancestors are, mostly, from Germany and I identify with as someone of a strong German heritage therefore liking the Germans more than the US team.

[showmethefever]

NFL: Seahawks because I live in Washington and grew up watching them and stuff.
NBA: Eh, Oklahoma City because they're the Sonics and because of Kyle Weaver. Rockets because I loved T-Mac as a kid, even though he's not on the team anymore. I don't follow NBA at all though.
NHL: Washington Capitals because when I kind of band wagoned on to Alex Ovechkin/I didn't like Sidney Crosby when I was younger. Also, Ovechkin was exciting to watch after the lockout and kind of forgetting about hockey when I wasn't a real follower of the sport.
MLB: Seattle Mariners because I'm from Washington, grew up watching them, first MLB game was in the Kingdome, etc.
Soccer: USA because fuck yeah America and the Sounders just because I'm from Washington. Not a huge soccer guy at all though.
NCAAF: Washington State because I was raised that way from parents who graduated from there.
NCAAB: Washington State (see above), Gonzaga because I grew up in central Washington and WSU was shitty and never on TV because of the Sonics making the Zags the team I grew up watching. Also, a very casual following of Maryland because we went there for a week or so for a couple of summers when I was like 10-12 and I just kind of like them.
NCAA Baseball: Washington State.

[softhands]

NFL:Dolphins (no real good reason, Rickey Williams circa 2005)
CFL: Saskatchewan Rough Riders (closes sports team to me)
NBA: Raps or Celitics (who ever is doing better, no real care for bball)
MLB: Jays (love those jays, who needs Doc. with every new season is a new gamble)
NHL: Calgary fucking Flames (the only one that matters and is the most important one.)

[tD77]

MLB: White Sox (location and because my brother also liked them growing up)
NBA: Magic (Shaq was my favorite player as a kid and I stuck with them)
NFL: Chiefs (location)
NHL: Rangers, but more recently Wild (Rangers because Gretzky was my favorite (go figure) and I didn't follow the sport until he was a Ranger, the Wild because of location, and I went to a game last year with my girlfriend who lives in the Twin Cities, and was an instant fan)
NCAAB: Iowa State (to-be Alma Mater), UNI, Drake (homer), Creighton (near hometown)
NCAAF: Iowa State (see above), Iowa, UNI (homer schools), Boise State (family in Boise)

[Two Headed Girl]

manchester united bc im from manchester Ct and didnt know shit

USA bc well were number 1

new york jets because all my friends are giants fans

I never knew you from Manchester...weird.

[weezer182]

MLB: SF Giants, grew up watching them
NBA: Golden State Warriors, hometown team
NHL: San Jose Sharks, been a fan since they came into the nhl
Soccer: Everton, been a fan for a while. Watched one of their games and became hooked. Had the opportunity to visit Goodison a few years ago as well.

[theguy77]

NFL: jaguars. i was a navy brat so i did some moving around but we got to stay in jacksonville long enough and at the right time in my life for me to call it home, and it still feels like home to me. plus we had just moved there the year before they became a team, so there's a lot of passion that comes from following the team from the beginning.

[samschelfhout2]

NFL: Seattle Seahawks. The hometown team. I've been to a few games at Qwest and I love the atmosphere.
NBA: None. Lost interest in the NBA when the Sonics left.
NHL: None at the moment, but have been a Canucks fan for a few years. This is my favorite sport to watch but I haven't really found a team I can truly appreciate being a fan of. Hopefully that'll change after I watch the playoffs.
MLB: Seattle Mariners. Hometown team.
Soccer: Not a huge soccer fan, but I like the Seattle Sounders. Great opening season last year.

NCAAF: Washington Huskies. I'm loving how Sark and Locker are revitalizing this team after that horrendous 2008 season.
NCAAB: Duke Blue Devils since 1999. Coach K, Battier, Redick, and the Big 3 of this year. Very exciting team.

[takenflight]

NFL: Whatever team Brett Favre is on, so I guess the Vikings, right now.
NBA: Not a big basketball fan, but I'll be a homer and say the Hawks.
MLB: Bravos forever.

NCAAF: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
NCAAB: Same as above, if they make the tournament.
NCAA Baseball: Same as above. Can't believe they lost to Kennesaw State yesterday..:-(
FAVRE IS THE MAN! GO VIKES! EX-PACKERS FAN

USED TO LOVE WATCHING THE PACERS BUT NOW THAT MILLER IS GONE, I DONT CARE ANYMORE

[takenflight]

Orioles

[cahrishurr]

NFL: Carolina Panthers
NBA: Miami Heat
NHL: Carolina Hurricanes
MLB: Atlanta Braves
Soccer:

NCAAF: Clemson
NCAAB: Clemson
(if) NCAAH:
(if) NCAA Baseball: Clemson

[itsmesean0630]

MLB: Phillies
NFL: Eagles
NHL: Flyers (sort of, I try to keep up with the team)

The obvious reasons for all three are they are all my hometown teams.

[TheAtticusFinch]

MLB: Angels - didn't really watch baseball till I played in Little League when I was 8, my team was called the Angels so I started following them
NFL: Jets - hometown team and my favorite color as a kid was green
NHL: Islanders - they're the only pro team that Long Island has that we don't have to share with New York City
NBA: I don't watch basketball but I guess I'd pick the Knicks for obvious reasons
NCAA: Probably the University of Vermont, I applied there after high school and loved the school
Other: I'm a pretty big NASCAR fan, Kevin Harvick's been my driver since Dale Earnhardt died in 2001

[Robb]

MLB: Mets - grew up going to games
NHL: Leafs - I was a big fan of Potvin when he played for Chicoutimi, and followed him from there.
Isles - My favorite of the local teams, I grew up going to a lot of their games

[S/T]

MLB: Marlins - the first year I watched pro baseball was the Marlins first title. Sheff is still my favorite player.

NBA: Magic and Thunder - born in Orlando, live in OKC.

NHL: Bruins - just started following hockey, picked Boston because when OKC first got the Blazers they were Boston's farm team.

NFL: Jags - really more a fan of players than teams when it comes to the NFL.

NCAA: OU and UF - grew up a huge Florida fan, go to OU now.

Soccer: Liverpool - almost no American really has any ties so I, like most people, kind of decided based on players. Also liked the tradition.

[Terp]

MLB: Cubs - only team I could watch on TV consistently so I grew to like them
NFL: Packers - friend got me into them
NHL: Flyers - local team
NCAA: Penn State - I go there

[nateisawesome]

NCAAF and NCAAB - Kentucky, grew up in Lexington, went to UK, whole family roots for UK, me and my dad have had season football tickets since 1999. Actually one of the few UK fans you will ever meet who likes the football team more than the basketball team
MLB - Reds, closest pro team to me, dad is a huge Reds fan and he would take me to 5-6 games every year and I feel in love

[pennie]

NFL:don't care
NBA:don't care
NHL:don't care
MLB: don't care
Soccer:Shamrock Rovers,my local team.And Ipswich because when I was younger I remember them getting hammered and I've always been one for the underdog teams.

NCAAF:I don't know what that is.
NCAAB:or this
(if) NCAAH:hockey?
(if) NCAA Baseball: don't care.

Other:

[pennie]

NFL: Eagles, when I was 9, my brother got Madden 03, and when I started a franchise, I said I'd find the coolest logo and support that team forever
MLB: Red Sox, being Irish, I feel a connection to Boston
NBA: Celtics, same reason as the Sox
NHL: Kings, I honestly don't know why
Soccer: Celtic, because they're basically Irish and Rangers are scum

They pay taxes to the Queen = British club. If you're going to support a team because they're basically Irish,why not go one better and support a team because they ARE Irish... Shamrock Rovers.

[Numero10]

They pay taxes to the Queen = British club. If you're going to support a team because they're basically Irish,why not go one better and support a team because they ARE Irish... Shamrock Rovers.
I will never waste my time on the Airtricity League, the SPL is bad but the Airtricity League just sets new levels of terrible. Irish people used to pay taxes to the Crown and we were never British so that nulls your first point, Celtic and Ireland have a huge connection, they were by an Irish man and were made up of a lot of Irish immigrants.

[pennie]

I will never waste my time on the Airtricity League, the SPL is bad but the Airtricity League just sets new levels of terrible. Irish people used to pay taxes to the Crown and we were never British so that nulls your first point, Celtic and Ireland have a huge connection, they were by an Irish man and were made up of a lot of Irish immigrants.

Celtic were formally founded in St. Mary's Church Hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow. British club.

[JuneJuly]

NFL: Chicago Bears
NBA: Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning
MLB: Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox
Soccer: Chicago Fire, Olimpique Lyonnais, France, Croatia, USA

NCAAF: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Northwestern
NCAAB: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Northwestern
NCAAH: Wisconsin
NCAA Baseball: don't care.

The Chicago teams because I'm from Chicago. The Wisconsin teams because I live in Wisconsin. The Minnesota teams because I'm close to Minnesota. LA Lakers because I grew up watching them because my dad watched them. Tampa Bay because when I bought Wayne Gretzky hockey for PS2, they were the best team. Don't really know why OL. France because of Les Gones. Croatia becuse of Heritage, USA because I live here.

[Numero10]

Celtic are a British team. Celtic are from the Britain.Formed in Britain,play in Britain, mainly British fan base,have always paid taxes to the queen = British club. They can have as many tri colours as they want at matches,they are and always will be a British club. End of.You can sugar coat it all you want and Celtic fans can sing the fields or athenry til their faces turn blue,it wont change where they're from.(I love the irony of a British club singing that song btw) Amazing that you say you support a team because they're "almost Irish" yet you trash the League of Ireland. Your patriotic views are hazed it would seem.

Celtic were formally founded in St. Mary's Church Hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow. British club.
I never denied that Celtic are British, I just said paying taxes to the Crown doesn't make them British. The fact that they're Scottish, unfortunately for Scotland makes them British. The majority of Celtic (including me) fans have the same political ideaologies, freedom from England. Whether it's freedom for Scotland or Ireland. Saying I support them because they're basically Irish was stupid and not thought out properly, I'm switching to "They represent my ideaology". Also, my patriotism isn't affected by my thoughts on the League of Ireland, because I only like good soccer and I'm from Kilkenny anyway, I'm mainly about hurling and we have no soccer team.

[pennie]

Celtic were formally founded in St. Mary's Church Hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow. British club.

where did my post go?

[CheckeredFloors]

NBA: Denver Nuggets - Carmelo Anthony was on the cover of the first NBA game i bought

[Brandon Allin]

NHL: Detroit Red Wings/Tampa Bay Lightning
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays/Tampa Bay Rays
NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NBA: Orlando Magic

[Eich696]

NHL: Detroit Red Wings/Tampa Bay Lightning
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays/Tampa Bay Rays
NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NBA: Orlando Magic

Hows that work?

[Brandon Allin]

Hows that work?
Blue Jays first and foremost, but if we have a bad year (which is usually the case), then I like to see the Rays do well.

[Oddpac87]

NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers
NBA: New Jersey Nets
NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins
MLB: New York Mets
Soccer: Red Bull New York, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC
NCAA: Rutgers


The reason for the split between Pittsburgh and NY/NJ is because I was born in Pittsburgh and raised in NJ. When I was little and getting into sports, my dad suggested I should root for some Pittsburgh teams since it is my hometown, got lucky by picking the Steelers and Penguins.

[Eich696]

NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers
NBA: New Jersey Nets
NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins
MLB: New York Mets
Soccer: Red Bull New York, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC
NCAA: Rutgers


The reason for the split between Pittsburgh and NY/NJ is because I was born in Pittsburgh and raised in NJ. When I was little and getting into sports, my dad suggested I should root for some Pittsburgh teams since it is my hometown, got lucky by picking the Steelers and Penguins.

Frontrunner... lol just kidding.

[Oddpac87]

Frontrunner... lol just kidding.
Haha. My other teams should prove I'm not a frontrunner. :-d

[Eich696]

Haha. My other teams should prove I'm not a frontrunner. :-d

Who knows. Couldve started to like the Nets and Mets when they were leaders in their divisions.

[Oddpac87]

Who knows. Couldve started to like the Nets and Mets when they were leaders in their divisions.
Haha. Got me there. I miss those days.

[LAX_BRO]

NFL: Steelers
NHL: Sharks
MLL: Lizards
MLB: Yankees
NCAA: ND

[Star Slight]

NFL: Eagles
MLB: Phillies
NHL: Flyers
NBA: 76ers
Soccer: Philadelphia Union
NCAAFB: Penn State

Always been, always will be.
If you're born in the heart of Philadelphia and you deviate from those teams, you're gonna have a rough life growing up.

[MaydayU]

I only really follow baseball, and I am a HUGE Mets fan. No matter how bad we are, I follow every single game. I just love this team. I love baseball in general, every aspect of it, but the Mets always come first. Sick huh?

[ambiguous.dude]

NHL: Canadiens
NFL: Colts
CFL: Alouettes
Soccer: Impact
MLB: Phillies

[smithdylan]

that's really a fan topic!

[abandonship]

NBA: Jazz
MLB: Braves
NCAAF: BYU
NCAAB: BYU

[wuduprod]

NHL: Sabres
NFL: Bills
MLB: Yanks
NBA: is a joke. i don't know how you do it.

[hailthewarrior]

NFL: Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Bucs
NBA: Los Angeles Lakers
NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning
MLB: Tampa Bay Rays
Soccer: Manchester United
NCAAF: Tennessee Vols, USF Bulls
NCAAB: Tennessee Vols, USF Bulls
Tennis: Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters

[deiselG]

mlb: phillies
nba:sixers even though theyre god awful
nfl: birds
nhl: broad street bullies
soccer: union
ncaa bball: nova
ncaa Fball: underdogs!

yeah basically all hometown teams being that delaware has nothing

[hcar]

NFL: Colts
NBA: Cavs
MLB: Reds

For NCAA Football/basketball Ohio state.(:

[lostxmyxmind]

NFL: Bengals. Born and raised in Cincy so it kind of happened. It hasn't been easy, but things are looking kind of bright. Mike Brown is nothing like his father, and I hate him (I think that goes without saying, but I felt the need to add it).
NCCA: UC. Dad is an alum. My sister is currently enrolled, and I'll be attending this fall. Plus, I grew up watching UC basketball.
NCCAB: XU. I grew up watching the crosstown shootout, and the women's team was incredible under Melanie Balcomb.
NHL: I just started watching this year so I don't really have a favorite team. I was kind of rooting for the Sabres because I think Ryan Miller is awesome.
MLB: Reds. Don't really follow baseball, but I do like to root for the hometown team.
ECHL: Cyclones. Again I don't really follow, but they're the hometown team so it's an easy way to watch hockey live.

09-10 has been a pretty good group of seasons for Cincy sports which is oddly surprising and doesn't happen often.

[YourNewestSam]

NFL: Giants. Just started following them the season they won the Superbowl, stuck with them ever since.
MLB : Texas Rangers. Girlfriend's dad is a big fan, watched nearly all of their matches since I've been in Texas.
Football/Soccer: Ipswich Town. Play in the Championship (2nd tier) of the English league system, home town team. Outside of them I like to watch Arsenal play.

[bearpilot]

NFL: Seahawks. Hometown team, and the stadium atmosphere is insane.
MLB: Mariners. Hometown team, lovable losers.
NBA: Portland. Love McMillan, love Roy, love the organization. Don't really follow NBA too much though.
NHL: LA Kings. Young team, exciting to watch. Was a Canucks fan but I found myself rooting for the Kings during their playoff series a few months ago. :P
Soccer: Seattle Sounders because they're local, and Netherlands since its my ancestors' home nation..
NCAAB: Duke. Been a fan since I was 7, the only team I support that regularly dominates.
NCAAF: Washington Huskies, home town.

[cobwebsformaps]

NFL: Used to watch, not so much anymore, but I grew up rooting for the Patriots
MLB: Mariners or Phillies
NBA: Love my Blazers
NHL: Penguins
Soccer: Got my money on Germany
NCAAB: Baseball - OSU Beavers
Basketball - Kansas
NCAAF: Oregon Ducks

[deadjean]

Philly guy all the way through. And I'm hardcore about sports...

Eagles
Sixers
Flyers
Phillies

I also follow Penn state football, and Villanova basketball, but I'll root for any philly college basketball team in the tourney, St Jo's, temple, etc..

I also follow the Philly Soul arena football team.

[BuriedAlive]

NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars. I was young when they came into the league, and everyone else in my family rooted for the Dolphins. I guess I wanted to be different. I do occasionally root for Dolphins still however. I do not like the Bucs, probably the only Florida team I dislike (in any sport)

NBA: Miami Heat. They are a home state team, and I liked their uniforms so I became a fan. I also do root for the Orlando Magic, but not as much.

MLB: Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. Both are home state teams. Both were (for the most part) lovable losers. So, I pulled for them to do better.

I watch NCAA football, baseball and basketball but I don't really root for any team. I like to see Florida teams do well, but I couldn't call myself a fan of any.

[joeag1985]

http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/watermarked-b/Library/SF8/009517.jpg

Kildare.

[Broken Parachute]

http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/watermarked-b/Library/SF8/009517.jpg

Kildare.I believe we've discussed it once before but my roommate and his girlfriend's families both come from Kildare, and she had a Kildare Gaelic football shirt that I thought was pretty awesome. That coupled with our shared love for Blackburn Rovers means that we are destined to be best friends forever.

[joeag1985]

I believe we've discussed it once before but my roommate and his girlfriend's families both come from Kildare, and she had a Kildare Gaelic football shirt that I thought was pretty awesome. That coupled with our shared love for Blackburn Rovers means that we are destined to be best friends forever.

Ah fate man, fate.:buddies:Do you know what part of the county they're from?

http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/watermarked/Library/SF507/366144.jpg

That's the current county jersey by the way... in case she had one of the older ones. 'Twould be worth a purchase. I got a few free Kildare jersey's myself over the years from players around the area. I actually went to secondary school/played school football with the guy in the photo. That's my shinfo for the day ha.

[Broken Parachute]

Ah fate man, fate.:buddies:Do you know what part of the county they're from?

http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/watermarked/Library/SF507/366144.jpg

That's the current county jersey by the way... in case she had one of the older ones. 'Twould be worth a purchase. I got a few free Kildare jersey's myself over the years from players around the area. I actually went to secondary school/played school football with the guy in the photo. That's my shinfo for the day ha.If I'm not mistaken, they're from Naas.

[steve_kopf]

nfl

[Super.Panda]

NFL: Cowboys (but I don't really follow football)
NHL: Canadien. Home team and they're very big here in Quebec. I grew up watching them.
Soccer: Montreal Impact. Home team and they're pretty good.