A buddy and I are in a debate about home teams. He stands by it that one's allegiance should ultimately be to their home team because sports are about the sense of community and belonging that they bring. He says that the emotional connection one has with their home team will always be greater than a team far away because it's a part of your roots and it's all around you. I completely disagree with this because I actively dislike some of my home teams and support teams half way across the country. I think my home teams are extremely annoying (especially when they're winning) and they have the most aggravating fans. How do yall feel about this?

  • happybadger [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    It's wild to see that mentality at a university which has one of the worst if not the worst NCAA teams in the entire league. If there's any kind of game, it's lost before it starts and usually a humiliating one. They destroyed our main greenhouse to build a massive stadium for them, at an agriculture college where plant breeding is the main academic revenue, and pay student workers minimum wage while subtracting 15% for grad school fees. All to fund this stupid goddamn gladiator sport where they don't pay the players and the players can't catch a ball to save their life.

    Almost every day the team and its cheerleading squad are doing something on campus. Trying to host little celebrity meet-and-greet days with the players, trying to do school spirit things, hyping up the games that are going to happen that night. Some people reactively hop on board and treat them like they're the New England Patriots despite knowing full well that there is no hope of them even getting like half the points of the other team. Our alumni tailgaters go all out in their flagfucking and try to treat it with the same tribalism as actual teams, but they do so for one which will never grant them anything other than shame.