Why Do People Become Fans of College Teams They Have No Af..

On Mar 18, 8:10 am, "Jim Reid" <jimrei....DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote:
> On Mar 18, 5:20?am, "Kevrob" <kev....DeleteThis@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> >Once all those games became available almost anywhere,
> > people without a local favorite to latch onto could take their pick
> > based on any criteria - admiration for a particular coach or player,
> > style of play, uniform colors, cutest cheerleaders, or the old
> > standby, pure frontrunning.
>
> I think this is why you find so many Atlanta Braves fans. Anywhere
> they don't have a local MLB team but they do have TBS on their cable,
> you'll find a lot of Braves fans.

Same for WGN's Cub broadcasts. Many people were fans of the Cubs all
over the Midwest long before that, or their fathers and grandfathers
were, before expansion. Before the superstations and cable, extensive
radio networks buttressed team's regional support.

When the Braves split from Milwaukee, and after the Senators left DC
for Arlington, there was no major league team south of Cincy and east
of Texas. They had regional appeal before they WTBS got on the bird.

Kevin
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On Mar 18, 8:49 am, "Jaybyrd" <jaybyrdb....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 17, 12:59 pm, calcio1....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com wrote:
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> > I see people rooting for UNLV or Duke, UConn, etc.. etc... and they
> > NEVER went to the school or had relatives go there.
>
> > What gives?
>
> the trend I've always noticed with this is that these type of people
> typically only support the team when they're doing well. I believe
> that I enjoy the good times much more by following a team in the bad
> times. It wouldn't be very satisfying for me to jump around to only
> the best teams.

I have a feeling this is the reason. People want to be connected to a
winner. That Baylor alum mentioned earlier- rooting for U of Texas-
is just plain wrong.
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In article <Xns98F77BE0FCD88675309.DeleteThis@64.209.0.93>,
"It's the Principle!" <brandykat.DeleteThis@kittylitternewsguy.com> wrote:

> Jim Reid <jimreid56.DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote in rec.arts.tv:
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> > On Mar 18, 10:57?am, "It's the Principle!"
> ><brandy....DeleteThis@kittylitternewsguy.com> wrote:
> >
> >> How very politically incorrect :::rolling eyes:::
> >
> >
> > Huh?
> >
> >
>
> The PCs being upset about team names like Redskins, Braves, etc.

Remember Fonda bitching about the Braves, but then they dragged out
footage of her in the stands, gleefully doing the tomahawk chop,
giggling like she did in 'nam pretending to shoot down Americans?
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It's the Principle! wrote:


> What do fans do when their team moves? Like Rams or Lakers, and then
> the region gets a new team?

It depends on many factors. In St. Louis, most people have forgotten
the football Cardinals and embraced the Rams. That was helped a lot by
having a team that could actually WIN.

Plus the Cardinals' ownership and management could make even the Rams'
look stable.



Brian

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On Mar 18, 7:49 am, "Jaybyrd" <jaybyrdb... DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 17, 12:59 pm, calcio1... DeleteThis @yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > I see people rooting for UNLV or Duke, UConn, etc.. etc... and they
> > NEVER went to the school or had relatives go there.
>
> > What gives?
>
> the trend I've always noticed with this is that these type of people
> typically only support the team when they're doing well. I believe
> that I enjoy the good times much more by following a team in the bad
> times. It wouldn't be very satisfying for me to jump around to only
> the best teams.

Being a graduate of one of the schools that was mentioned (Duke) I
find a lot of bandwagon people jumping on (or, because of this season,
jumping off.) At a game tonight (women's NCAA) wearing a Duke
sweatshirt, I was asked which school I attended. Especially with
State schools, as mentioned more fans seem to not be alums than are.
Having grown up in the NYC area, where pro teams dominate, I will
mention that in college towns (or just areas without a reasonably
local team) the interest the pro teams get in the big cities is
definitely directed to the schools. (Often, there isn't much else
going on other than the local college/university team's games.)
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On Mar 18, 10:00 pm, "jdunlop" <jdun....RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote:
> On Mar 18, 7:49 am, "Jaybyrd" <jaybyrdb....RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 17, 12:59 pm, calcio1....RemoveThis@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > > I see people rooting for UNLV or Duke, UConn, etc.. etc... and they
> > > NEVER went to the school or had relatives go there.
>
> > > What gives?
>
> > the trend I've always noticed with this is that these type of people
> > typically only support the team when they're doing well. I believe
> > that I enjoy the good times much more by following a team in the bad
> > times. It wouldn't be very satisfying for me to jump around to only
> > the best teams.
>
> Being a graduate of one of the schools that was mentioned (Duke) I
> find a lot of bandwagon people jumping on (or, because of this season,
> jumping off.) At a game tonight (women's NCAA) wearing a Duke
> sweatshirt, I was asked which school I attended. Especially with
> State schools, as mentioned more fans seem to not be alums than are.
> Having grown up in the NYC area, where pro teams dominate, I will
> mention that in college towns (or just areas without a reasonably
> local team) the interest the pro teams get in the big cities is
> definitely directed to the schools. (Often, there isn't much else
> going on other than the local college/university team's games.)

Yeah, I think that's right. Mind you, besides propinquity and a lack
of competition for attention, top level college programs have often
been part of a PR campaign by colleges. One reason why there are so
many more DI basketball programs than there used to be is because a
winning hoops team is a cost-effective way to raise a school's
profile, attract donations, and, in the case of state schools, shore
up funding from the taxpayers. Using the state university's sports
excellence as a political prop goes back at least as far as Huey
Long's support - some would even say meddling - for the LSU Tigers.
State politicians have been known to demand that state schools
schedule each other, or risk a critical look at their budgets. You
don't have to be great at DI football or basketball to be a fine
school, or the Ivy league would be an academic backwater. (The Ivies
are usually very good at the "non-revenue" sports, anyway.) But
success at crew or fencing may not bring in the big bucks or good
press for St. Whod'yacallit or University of State at City.

Kevin
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On Mar 18, 11:31 pm, Tony Calguire <calgu....RemoveThis@tcfreenet.invalid> wrote:
> "Kevrob" <kev....RemoveThis@my-deja.com> wrote innews:1174249582.245982.39610@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>
> > I used to enjoy watching college hockey. My school only had a club
> > team, but a buddy of mine played goal for them, and the tickets were
> > cheap, so I caught a lot of the games. I went through a conflicted
> > period when Wisconsin, who I hate on principle, had on their roster
> > several draft choices of my favorite NHL team. So, I'd watch their
> > games on TV to see how "my guys" were doing. I eventually resisted
> > the Dark Side.
>
> Good man!

Thanls, but this...

> GO GOPHERS!!!!!

....is just as bad as GO, BADGERS!!!!! Given the reciprical enrollment
plan that the UW and U of M systems have, taxes are extorted from me
to pay for both institutions. So, as far as the WCHA goes, if and
when I pay attention to it, my love goes to Denver or Colorado
College.

Kevin

Nah
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On 17 Mar 2007 09:59:52 -0700, calcio1518 RemoveThis @yahoo.com wrote:

>I see people rooting for UNLV or Duke, UConn, etc.. etc... and they
>NEVER went to the school or had relatives go there.
>
>What gives?

I don't see much of a mystery there if they live in same town or even
the same state.
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"Kevrob" <kevrob.TakeThisOut@my-deja.com> wrote in
news:1174249582.245982.39610@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

>
> I used to enjoy watching college hockey. My school only had a club
> team, but a buddy of mine played goal for them, and the tickets were
> cheap, so I caught a lot of the games. I went through a conflicted
> period when Wisconsin, who I hate on principle, had on their roster
> several draft choices of my favorite NHL team. So, I'd watch their
> games on TV to see how "my guys" were doing. I eventually resisted
> the Dark Side.
>


Good man! GO GOPHERS!!!!!
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Tony Calguire wrote:
> "Kevrob" <kevrob.TakeThisOut@my-deja.com> wrote in
> news:1174249582.245982.39610@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>>I used to enjoy watching college hockey. My school only had a club
>>team, but a buddy of mine played goal for them, and the tickets were
>>cheap, so I caught a lot of the games. I went through a conflicted
>>period when Wisconsin, who I hate on principle, had on their roster
>>several draft choices of my favorite NHL team. So, I'd watch their
>>games on TV to see how "my guys" were doing. I eventually resisted
>>the Dark Side.
>>
>
>
>
> Good man! GO GOPHERS!!!!!


That'd be the WCHA Regualar Season and Playoff champion Gophers!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EuepVP-NBrs
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On Mar 19, 1:16�am, "Kevrob" <kev....RemoveThis@my-deja.com> wrote:
> On Mar 18, 11:31 pm, Tony Calguire <calgu....RemoveThis@tcfreenet.invalid> wrote:
>
> > "Kevrob" <kev....RemoveThis@my-deja.com> wrote innews:1174249582.245982.39610@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>
> > > I used to enjoy watching college hockey.  My school only had a club
> > > team, but a buddy of mine played goal for them, and the tickets were
> > > cheap, so I caught a lot of the games.   I went through a conflicted
> > > period when Wisconsin, who I hate on principle, had on their roster
> > > several draft choices of my favorite NHL team.  So, I'd watch their
> > > games on TV to see how "my guys" were doing.  I eventually resisted
> > > the Dark Side.
>
> > Good man!
>
> Thanls, but this...
>
> > GO GOPHERS!!!!!
>
> ...is just as bad as GO, BADGERS!!!!!  Given the reciprical enrollment
> plan that the UW and U of M systems have, taxes are extorted from me
> to pay for both institutions.  So, as far as the WCHA goes, if and
> when I pay attention to it, my love goes to Denver or Colorado
> College.
>
> Kevin
>
> Nah

An embarrasing story for anyone who played for The Babson College
Beavers Hockey team came a few years ago....they lost to the
Massachusetts College of Art in a hockey game. Ugh!!!!
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