Born In Tenn, Raised In Ky..can I Like Both?

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Guys: A dilemma...I was born in Tennessee but I have been raised in Kentucky and now live in Kentucky only about 2 miles from the Tennessee border. Growing up, I have always loved Kentucky and Louisville but strongly DIS-LIKED Tennessee...I have no idea why. Anyway, as I have grown up and I am now 29, I wonder if there is a balance between my Kentucky upbringing and my native Tennessee past? Is there room to be both a Kentuckian and Tennessean...or to like UK and UT? I also wonder if you can answer me this, because this is important to me...are the UT mens basketball players good guys? or jerks? I was just wondering if someone could give me an honest take on this. Thanks,
bwsimpson
 
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first off BW welcome... i sorta have the same dlemma as i am a native floridian and my parents are both gators... it is attached to who i am, something i cannot change... doesnt mean i like UF tho...
 
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My advice would be to be a fan of Kentucky basketball and UT football. No conflict of interest in either sport.

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Originally posted by toddbond007@Mar 29, 2005 12:24 PM
first off BW welcome... i sorta have the same dlemma as i am a native floridian and my parents are both gators... it is attached to who i am, something i cannot change... doesnt mean i like UF tho...
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I cannot endorse being a fan of Florida in ANY sport.

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BW, I believe that you should give up on UK and come over to the bright orange side.
 
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It's possible to like both UK and UT until you find yourself in an environment that forces you to choose. For example, it's difficult to go back and forth from blue to orange in Lexington. With all due respect to LIO, I don't like it when I come across people who root for UK in basketball and UT in football. Then, you'd be wearing orange throughout the Fall before turning blue for the Winter. It took me a while, but I realized the rivalry is more fun if you favor one color over the other year-round.
 
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Originally posted by ukvols@Mar 29, 2005 2:04 PM
I don't like it when I come across people who root for UK in basketball and UT in football.
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AMEN! Nothing worse than a fan who routinely breaks their ankles jumping on and off the bandwagon.
 
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Originally posted by toddbond007@Mar 29, 2005 2:06 PM
looks like ur avatar broke more than his ankles...
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Yes, I think Fred Gibson is still crying about that night.
 
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Guys:
Thanks for the warm welcome. How are the UT hoop players? I mean are they nice guys or thugs or jerks or what? Just wondering what your opinion is.
bwsimpson
 
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No offense to anyone, but I can't imagine rooting for the Mildcats. That's just completely wrong. Where I grew up, your loyalty can only swing one way. I BLEED BIG ORANGE!!!!! GO VOLS!!!!! Down with the Mildcats!!
 
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I say root for both. Heck I root for Illinois basketball and tennessee in all sports period. There is nothing wrong with it. Its good to get opinons on this site from fans of other teams.
 
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Originally posted by LadyinOrange@Mar 29, 2005 2:14 PM
I can see my opinions mean absolutely nothing on here.


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That's definitely not true. Your good opinions mean a lot and your opinions that are not quite as good are, well, overlooked. Sorry... :p
 
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I can relate. I was born in Louisville, KY. I grew up a huge fan of Louisville basketball and always disliked UK. We later moved to South Florida. That helped fuel my dislike for UF and most certainly Miami. Thirteen years ago, while I was in highschool, we moved to Nashville. I went to college at UT and have been a fan since moving here. I kinda have the best of both worlds because I get to dislike UK and never really have to worry about Louisville and Tennessee crossing paths. They have recently in basketball, which sucked, but overall no major scuffs.
 
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