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?
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Yeah if its baseball or American football, occasionally your 'home team' will just up and fuck off to Las Vegas. And often the 'local' team will be from the next state over anyway. Better to go off of which colors are best. But its fun to support a national team in the World Cup, for example
He also holds the belief that every community should have a team in one sport or another, and that a team should be a uniting part of the community. It's not so much about the franchise as it is the fact that there's a team to support, but the franchise is ideal.