# What Are Your Team Affiliations?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-team-affiliations/49179>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 9, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-team-affiliations/49179 "2001-01-09T17:37:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-team-affiliations/49179/61 "2001-01-12T07:34:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jsc1953 \*  
> **Most-despised, college: USC. Arrogant, and their band is obnoxious.**

They lost to UCLA in college basketball tonight.

😃 😃 😃

Their cheerleaders are cute, though (as are ours).  
🙂

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2001, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-team-affiliations/49179/62 "2001-01-12T07:54:50Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Flymaster \*  
> \*\*Well, I’m from Boston, so:
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> MLB: Red Sox  
> NHL: Bruins  
> NFL: Pats  
> NBA: Celts  
> NCAA Football/Hoops: BC  
> NCAA Hockey: RPI \*\*

Same here, except that I simply refuse to acknowledge the existence of professional basketball (have you seen the Celts’ record recently?), and I prefer UMass for college basketball.

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**Author:** ![Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goose)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-team-affiliations/49179/63 "2001-01-13T00:33:55Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Dignan \*  
> \*\*Yeah, who was it that gave Detroit that title? I believe it was the people _in_ Detroit. That definitely doesn’t count. If some hamlet in Idaho claimed it was the best city in the World would you believe it? Someone _else_ has to give you a title. My choice is Toronto. I mean, come on, it has the Hockey HOF and the Leafs’ jerseys look cool. The Gardens? Toronto, definitely. \*\*

We’ve played hockey just as long as Toronto, but I believe we have more cups. Are fans are the best too! 😛 Heck, we even have are own Hockeytown theme song. Hockeytown we are.  
SNenc said:  
Goose, at least tell me you or a close family member goes or went to U-M. The thing I hate is people who blindly root for them despite having no affiliation to them whatsoever.

I live 5 minutes from Ann Arbor so that counts. I like Michigan State too. I like ALL Michigan teams. Go Spartens, go Titans. I claim them all as my own.

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**Author:** ![Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goose)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2001, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-team-affiliations/49179/64 "2001-01-13T00:34:07Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Dignan \*  
> \*\*Yeah, who was it that gave Detroit that title? I believe it was the people _in_ Detroit. That definitely doesn’t count. If some hamlet in Idaho claimed it was the best city in the World would you believe it? Someone _else_ has to give you a title. My choice is Toronto. I mean, come on, it has the Hockey HOF and the Leafs’ jerseys look cool. The Gardens? Toronto, definitely. \*\*

We’ve played hockey just as long as Toronto, but I believe we have more cups. Our fans are the best too! 😛 Heck, we even have are own Hockeytown theme song. Hockeytown we are.  
SNenc said:  
Goose, at least tell me you or a close family member goes or went to U-M. The thing I hate is people who blindly root for them despite having no affiliation to them whatsoever.

I live 5 minutes from Ann Arbor so that counts. I like Michigan State too. I like ALL Michigan teams. Go Spartens, go Titans. I claim them all as my own.

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**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2001, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-team-affiliations/49179/65 "2001-01-13T04:43:09Z")

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MLS: Galaxy  
Kinda follow the Dodgers & Lakers

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