Sports team affiliation

#26
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Sports team affiliation. Hmmm.

Let's see here...

Tennessee, Tennessee, oh yeah. Tennessee.

My dads side of the family immigrated from Germany in the early 1700s. Our part have lived here in east Tennessee since 1768. So Tennessee is it for me.
 
#27
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NFL- Chargers..was my pee wee team name and I was a huge Seau fan

NBA- Bulls...grew up in the Jordan era

NHL- Pred's...didn't start following hockey until I actually worked with the Preds a few years back.

MLB- Cubs...just who I chose as a youngster and stuck with them
 
#29
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College - UT and FGCU (alma mater)

NFL - Bears. Never really had a team, but the wife is from Chicago so we've been to quite a few games. Casual Dolphins fan because they're close and always on TV. Enjoy seeing UT players do well also.

NBA - The association is more about players for me. I guess you could count me a Bulls fan and I loved the Lakers growing up. I just enjoy good basketball.

MLB - Braves. Grew up watching them every other night and have been to numerous games. About the only team I'll watch consistently when on.
 
#30
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UT - Dad was huge fan, he didn't force it on me but growing up watching him is listen to John Ward with the game on TV is burned into my memory. As is his happiness after the 85 Sugar Bowl which is my earliest TN football memory.

College Football is the only sport I'm really passionate about but I will bandwagon any UT sport that is playing well.

I follow Peyton Manning but once he retires I don't know how closely I will follow the NFL.

Dont care at all about NBA, MLB, or really any other pro league.
 
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#31
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Ncaa-Vols. My uncle played in the POTS when I was younger. I remember my first game was his senior year against Vanderbilt. Got to sit in the old school metal bleachers behind the north end zone. It's in my blood. Basketball kind of just followed. I'm good with UNC because of Jordan.

MLB-braves. 90's kid like others. Plus my mom and dad were huge fans. Dad's last name was justice. So made sense.

NFL-falcons. When I was in 4th grade I got into playing football and realized I was way better at it than baseball and basketball. Then I found out the high school I was going to were the falcons... So yeah.

NBA-hawks. I started off as a bulls fan. Jordan, Pippin...90's kid. Then later on I started to realize that my two other teams are located in Atlanta. So it made sense to adopt the Hawks.
 
#32
#32
College everything: Missouri State- Father played football there. Have had basketball season tickets since I was 6. Many years had football season tickets and will be picking those back up this year. Was in Omaha the year they played in the College World Series. I bleed maroon and white.

College football: Florida State- First college football game I can vividly remember outside of Missouri State was the FSU/VaTech Championship game. 'Noles won.

College Basketball: Kentucky- First college basketball game I can vividly remember outside of Missouri State was the Kentucky/Utah championship game. Kentucky won.

NFL: Packers- Fell in love watching Favre.

NBA: Lakers- Moved from a Magic fan to a Lakers fan after Shaq moved teams. Loved Penny and Shaq and fell in love with Kobe and Shaq.

NHL: St. Louis Blues- Missouri team.

MLB: Cardinals- Dad grew up listening to the Redbirds and passed them along.

Liverpool- Still can't explain how they came back from 3-0 down at half to AC Milan to win the UEFA Champions League.

MLS: Sporting KC- Local team.
 
#33
#33
Dad got me into watching the Vols play,if we weren't fishing on Saturdays,we were watching em play

I'm a Braves fan,My Mom would have left Dad for Chipper lol and I had to quit watching them,It has been to painful to watch them after both Mom and Dad have passed away,if I wan't watching the game with them,i would all ways to try and call them when the game was on,so I could here Dad say **** there going to lose,after the first pitch of the game and hear mom snickering :)

was a Terry Labonte fan in NASCAR, but I gave up NASCAR years ago

I don't watch the NFL any more


but I do love me some Lady Vols Basketball and all UT Sports
 
#34
#34
NCAA: VOLS

NFL: Don't care other than I hate Dallas

NBA: Don't even watch

MLB: Liked the Reds when I was playing little league, don't even watch now

I really only get fired up for college football among the big sports.
 
#35
#35
Braves: In the old days of cable tv, it was either the Braves or the Cubs on television every day. I chose the Braves, in part because I had an uncle who lived in Atlanta and I was able to make it down for a game now and then.

Oddly, I don't have a favorite NBA or NFL team. I was a Bulls fan in the Jordan days. Again, a lot of that probably had to do with WGN. I follow the Titans some because of the Tennessee affiliation and of course Peyton's Colts/Broncos.

With so many moves in the NBA/NFL, I tend to follow players more than specific organizations.

Good thread OP.
 
#36
#36
UT: Duh

Braves: Seemed like the thing to do growing up here

Flyers: First duty station in Philly and fell in love with them going to games with basically free season tickets.

Eagles: Reggie White.....................

Knicks: I love punishment
 
#37
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Freak said:
Braves: In the old days of cable tv, it was either the Braves or the Cubs on television every day. I chose the Braves, in part because I had an uncle who lived in Atlanta and I was able to make it down for a game now and then.

Oddly, I don't have a favorite NBA or NFL team. I was a Bulls fan in the Jordan days. Again, a lot of that probably had to do with WGN. I follow the Titans some because of the Tennessee affiliation and of course Peyton's Colts/Broncos.

With so many moves in the NBA/NFL, I tend to follow players more than specific organizations.

Good thread OP.
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What NCAA team for you follow? 😝
 
#40
#40
Vols - Alumni
Panthers - I grew up in NC and didn't have a NFL team until they came to town in 1994.
Grizzlies - Very recent development! I was a Hornets fan as a kid but never got on board with the Bobcats. My wife's family is from Memphis and they've been trying to convert me for a long time. I finally caved over Christmas this year. I've watched at least a quarter of every game in 2015 so far.
 
#42
#42
NCAA:
#1 UT: First name Andy, middle name Holt. No, seriously. I’m an alumnus in a family full of alumni. Both parents were UT professors.

#2 AFA: Dad taught there for years, and I enjoyed football games there as a kid. Way lower-key than Neyland, obviously, but still fun for other reasons.

NFL:
Broncos: I was a kid in CO during the Orange Crush years, and have loved them ever since. They almost lost me when they drafted Tebow, but then more than redeemed themselves by bringing in Peyton.

NHL:
St Louis Blues: I went to a lot of Knoxville Cherokees and UT hockey games during college, and decided I needed an NHL team to follow. The Blues and the Penguins were almost the same distance from Knoxville, and at that point the Pens were the clear class of the league... so I went with the anti-bandwagon decision. And have suffered ever since.


MLB and NBA can get bent.
 
#43
#43
NCAA: Kentucky

NFL: steelers

NBA: Whichever teams have UK players on them. Hate the Lakers. I liked the Pistons when they had Chauncey and Tayshaun. I'll watch the Grizz/thunder.

MLB: Braves
 
#44
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wildnkrazykat said:
NCAA: Kentucky

NFL: steelers

NBA: Whichever teams have UK players on them. Hate the Lakers. I liked the Pistons when they had Chauncey and Tayshaun. I'll watch the Grizz/thunder.

MLB: Braves
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Minus the braves you and my brother in law might be best friends.
 
#47
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Vols-born and raised.

This will go over well...but used to like Nebraska too, Tommy Frazier was so fun to watch. And I have a lot of respect for Tom Osbourne.

I like Arizona in college basketball too. Always been a fan of PGs and Lute had a ton when I was growing up. Tarks Runnin Rebels too.

Thunder Via Seattle. Was a Pistons fan during the Bad Boy era, I always like bad guys and my dad was a Lakers fan. Then Gary Payton entered the league, so I became a Seattle fan and followed them to OKC. If Seattle ever gets a team, I'll pull for them again.

SF Giants was a big Will Clark fan and Barry is my all time favorite player. Plus my dad was a Dodgers fan.

SF 49ers-because Ronnie Lott was the baddest mother ****** I ever saw, and I loved watching Roger Craig. Stuck with them through the crap years. Semi Lions fan cause my Dad liked the Vikings.

I've always been drawn to West Coast teams, and any team my dad disliked. Lol
 
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#48
#48
Although the Vols are who I follow most closely, I have to start with a different team for the chronology to flow correctly:

UNC - Grew up outside of Charlotte and, as the song says, I'm a Tar Heel born and a Tar Heel bred.

UT - Moved from NC to Tennessee in 1990 as I was going into 9th grade. Being a Tar Heel fan was useless when it came to football (the running joke as a kid was that they were changing the name of the 7-Eleven convenience stores to 1-Eleven in honor of Carolina football!). So, once I got to this area, UT football was a natural draw. And, Peyton graduated high school the same year I did so it was fun to watch him since he was my age. I live and die with UT football now and follow it much more closely than even UNC basketball.

MLB - Dodgers. In 1986 my little league team was the Mets and that's the year they won the world series. Darryl Strawberry was my favorite player. Meanwhile, my dad was born and raised in LA and, naturally, has always been a Dodgers fan. So, when Strawberry was traded to the Dodgers, that sealed the deal for me. Been a fan ever since.

NBA - Like Panthro, I was a Hornets fan until they became the Bobcats. Since they are the Hornets again, I might get back into them if they ever have a decent team (if Jordan can become a good GM). Other than that...who cares? I'll watch some in the playoffs, especially if there is a player I followed in college (i.e. I'll watch the spurs in the playoffs to see if Danny Green does something good, etc.).

NFL - Peyton. I had moved away before the Panthers came around, liked the Titans when they were good. Like many have said, I don't know if I'll follow it or not once Peyton calls it quits.

Golf - The first player I liked to watch was Greg Norman. Now, it's Mickelson...the anti-Tiger! None of the young-guns seems to draw me in like either of those two. If Mickelson isn't in contention I usually quit watching.

Nascar - Don't watch at all. Growing up, we went to both the Charlotte races (spring and fall). We'd check-out of school early on Friday and camp in the infield all weekend. In those days, Harry Gant was my guy. That September when he was four races in a row (or maybe it was three of four races) was probably the last time I watched at all.

Hockey - I'll watch an overtime game in the playoffs if I stumble upon it.

Soccer - I'll watch the US in the world cup.

5 points extra credit for anyone who read all that!
 
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#49
#49
NCAA- Vols. Grandfathers were the best kind of sidewalk alums. WWII prevented them from finishing even high school til decades later but they both lived and died with UT. One ushered well up into his 70s just to get in the games. Dad was an alum and it wasn't even a choice for me where I would go to school.

And I'll watch Army and just about any 1AA, DII, DIII game. Looking forward to ETSU coming back.

NFL- Titans. Never had a team growing up. Followed players or any game that took place in the snow. Latched on once they moved to town. I'm surprised at how much I've stuck with them. It's odd, but M. Keith's radio broadcasts help with that.

MLB- Braves. Late 80s/early 90s Southern kid that spent 60% of my summer weekends with my grandparents. Grandfather was devout about watching them on TBS when we came in for the night. I still miss the "Coming up after the game [insert random Turner movie here]" promos during the games.

NHL- Preds. Grew up following goalies so I was an Avs fan for a while but never really latched on. Cousin got a front office job with the Preds years ago so I bought in

NBA- I watch more than I used to, but with only a light interest in the Grizz. Otherwise I just want a decent game.

US Soccer
 
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#50
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NCAA
Tennessee Volunteers (all sports)
My dad moved us to Knoxville from Michigan when I was just two years old in 1966 when he became a professor in the Physics Department at UT. Grew up going to games back in the 70s. All time favorite player #7 Condredge Holloway. Favorite games I attended at Neyland were Clemson in 1974 and Alabama in 1982.
My 2nd favorite team is whoever is playing The Florida Gators.

Pros
NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL
Detroit Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings
Born in Michigan

Soccer
Support the U.S. MNT and WNT.
Proud to be an American
 
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