**Favorite:
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NFL: Dallas Cowboys
NBA: San Antonio Spurs
MLB: Texas Rangers
NHL: Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars
Soccer (league): Arsenal
Soccer (international): Japan
College football: Texas A&M
College basketball: Texas
Hockey (international): USA
Most disliked:
NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers
NBA: Boston Celtics, Miami Heat
MLB: Angels
NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins
Soccer (league): Manchester United, Bayern Munich
Soccer (international): Uruguay, Brazil, China
College football: Alabama
College basketball: Duke
Hockey (international): Canada
Most Liked:
NFL: Detroit Lions (Like and generally follow the Packers or Patriots as a backup for when the Lions have eliminated themselves from the playoff race by mid-season)
MLB: Detroit Tigers
NHL: Detroit Redwings
College Football and Basketball: Michigan State
A very geographic list. I don’t really pay attention to the international team sports aside from dabbling in hockey during the Winter Olympics. I think the NBA is like watching paint dry so no worry about liking or disliking teams.
Most disliked:
NFL: None really
MLB: New York Yankees
NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins
College Football: Three way tie between Michigan, Notre Dame, and Alabama (under the team coached by Saban rule)
College Basketball: Duke and UK (under the team coached by Calipari rule)
I’m going to guess maybe you live in San Antonio or possibly somewhere in Central Texas, but not Austin?
Anyway, I only really have an opinion about college football, and here are my choices:
Favorites:
Texas A&M (because I went there)
Hated:
Texas Tech (obnoxious a-holes in the rare occasion their team doesn’t suck)
University of Texas (arrogant a-holes regardless of their team’s performance)
Favorites:
MLB: Chicago Cubs
NBA: LA Lakers
NFL: Chicago Bears
NCAA: Florida Gators
Hated
MLB: St. Louis Cardinals
NBA: Boston Celtics
NFL: Dallas Cowboys
NCAA: Florida State
NHL: whichever team is closest to wherever I’m living. I hate hockey and don’t want it wasting precious space and time in conversations, newspaper sports sections, etc.
Favorites:
MLB: Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals
NFL: New England Patriots
NHL: Boston Bruins
NBA: Boston Celtics (by default, I don’t actually care about basketball, but wanted to be as complete as possible)
Least favorite
MLB: New York Yankees
NFL: Honestly? I used to seriously hate the Cowboys, but these days I don’t really find myself having any strong negative feelings toward any team.
NHL: Again, not really feeling the hate.
NBA: I guess I should say Lakers, but I really don’t care.
NFL: Seattle Seahawks
NBA: N/A
MLB: N/A
NHL: Don’t really have a favorite
Soccer (league): Seattle Sounders
Soccer (international): Chile
College football: Don’t have one
College basketball: Don’t have one
Hockey (international): Don’t have one
Most disliked:
NFL: Denver Donkeys, Arlington Cowpies, Pissburgh Stealers
NBA: L.A. Fakers
MLB: N/A
NHL: Edmonton Oilers
Soccer (league): All rich European clubs (probably Real Madrid the most, though)
Soccer (international): Die Mannschaft
College football: The Ore-Y-Gone Yucks and Alabama
College basketball: KenPHUCHy and Arizona
Hockey (international): Don’t “hate” any of 'em (well, maybe Germany’s team)
MLB: Giants
NFL: 49ers
NHL: Don’t really care, but I used to live in Los Angeles and went to Kings games, so I’ll say the Kings.
NBA: I hate the NBA.
Most hated:
MLB: Dodgers
NFL: Raiders. They used to be my favorites and then they moved to Los Angeles, so they ripped my heart out. Coming back to Oakland didn’t ease the pain, and now they look to be moving back to Los Angeles again, so they can go to hell.
NHL: None.
NBA: All of them.
College favorite:
University of California Golden Bears
College most disliked:
USC and UCLA, equally. When they play each other, I root for whichever team can hurt the other the worst by winning.
Favorites:
MLB: Chicago Cubs
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks (I also have a soft spot for the Wild, as well as the Sabres)
NFL: Chicago Bears (although it’s been difficult the last few years–even moreso than being a Cubs fan, to be honest)
NCAA: Northwestern, any of the Big Ten Teams besides Ohio State if it’s Big Ten vs non-Big Ten
Non-favorites:
MLB: St. Louis Cardinals, Yankees
NHL: Bruins, Penguins, Canucks
NCAA: Notre Dame (went to high school with too many obnoxious ND fans), OSU (I don’t really know why. I just instinctually and irrationally dislike them)
NFL: Patriots (as a Bears fan, I should say Green Bay, but I don’t really hate Green Bay. I should probably turn my Bears card in.) The Vikings also annoy the shit out of me.
NCAAF: Nebraska Cornhuskers, and there isn’t a second place. I guess the local Hawaii Rainbow Warriors could be #3.
NCAAB: Kansas Jayhawks. Nebraska doesn’t play basketball that I’m aware of, so I’d support the top Big Eight team.
MLB: Boston Red Sox. They were my first T-ball team, plus spent every summer at Grandma’s on Martha’s Vineyard.
NFL: St Louis Rams and Miami Dolphins. But I am a fair-weather NFL fan. If the teams don’t deserve my support, I won’t actively root for them. Otherwise, what message am I sending?
Least-favorites:
NFL: Washington Redskins. More of a history thing; they were my brother’s favorite team, so there’s that rivalry.
MLB: Baltimore Orioles. Again, Derek’s favorite team.
NCAAF: Miami, Oklahoma, Colorado, Florida State, Texas; the teams Nebraska historically had trouble with. I don’t really feel any animosity toward Big Ten rivals. We haven’t been in that long. While Wisconsin has had our number, I blame that more on our coach (now happily departed).
You can tell I grew up a military brat, with family from Nebraska.
MLB: Cleveland Indians
NFL: Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers.
NHL: Boston Bruins
NBA: don’t care. I’d pull for the Cavaliers if I went to a game.
other sports: Don’t care.
Hate:
MLB: New York Yankees.
NFL: New York Yankees.
NHL: New York Yankees.
NBA: New York Yankees.
other sports: New York Yankees.
my hatred for them knows no bounds
OK by the spill over effect I guess:
NFL: NY Giants / Jets
NHL: NY Rangers / Islanders and Canadiens as all Bruins fans must
NBA: NY Knicks
other sports: whatever team plays for NY
I’m a total homer. I used to be a big hockey fan, and I loved the Blues and hated the Red Wings. I haven’t really followed hockey in several years though. These days, I pretty much just follow the Cardinals. I don’t really hate any other teams, not even the Cubs. Sorta pity the Cubs, but don’t really hate them. There was a year or two when I started to get annoyed by the Brewers, but they haven’t raised my hackles in a while. So, no real hate from me.
MLB: Do the Yankees still have A-Rod? I guess them then.
NHL: Bruins (the only team in any sport I actually hate), Maple Leafs (because everyone I know is a fan and I like to laugh at them after the team inevitably implodes. How’s that coaching change working out for you?)
Favorite:
NFL: TEXANS
NBA: ROCKETS
MLB: ASTROS
NHL: WHO CARES
DISLIKE:
NFL: COWBOYS/CHIEFS MAINLY BC THERE FANS ARE AHOLES!
NBA: TRAILBLAZERS, PELICANS BC THEY HAVE A STUPID NAME
MLB: CARDINALS, YANKEES
NHL: ALL OF THEM HAY.
MLS: MIND NUMBINGLY BORING RATHER WATCH GOLF OR NASCAR