Do you root for an out of state team?

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#1 jimmygrace
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I live in NC so I pull for UNC basketball, UNC football, Panthers, Hurricanes, and Bobcats.I like the sport of baseball but I don't see the point in rooting for another states team.What about you?
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#2 Espurs117
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No, not at all....never!
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#3 NetYankEagle
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Im from NY and i root for the Yankees NJ Nets soonm to be NY Nets but for now NJ Nets and for football i root for the Philly Eagles
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#4 Zero-Pirate
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Yes I do.

I'm from Saskatchewan, Canada.  So the only pro sports team in my province is the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL.  So I'm a big fan of them.

As for other sports/leagues, my favorite teams are:  Denver Broncos, Phoenix Suns, Vancouver Canucks, and Manchester United.

I live in Phoenix now, and just started getting into baseball for some reason, so my favorite team is the Arizona Diamondbacks.

So in the end, my favorite teams are kind of all over the place. 

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#5 PatsFanVince
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I'm from PA and I'm a Patriots fan so yes I root for a out of state team.  The only team I really root for around here are the 76ers.
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#6 Ngamer05
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I live in NC and I'm an Atlanta Braves fan
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#7 Polybren
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Pretty much nothing but out-of-state teams for me. I'm living in California and rooting for the Chicago Blackhawks and Bears, Nashville Predators, and University of Texas football.
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#8 JML897
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All in-state for me -- Chicago Bulls, White Sox, & Bears, and the Illinois Fightin' Illini. I don't have any clue what I'd do if I lived somewhere like Nebraska or South Dakota.
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#9 Miami84Chambers
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Born and raised in Maine for 18 years , always been a die hard Miami Dolphins fan, and I loathe the New England Patriots with a passion.
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#10 murlow12
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No way.  I'm a homer, through and through.  No reason to root for a team that you have no ties to.
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#11 Sants412
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i live in connecticut and basically all that i can root for is out of state teams except my huskies who are usually nasty but not last season but im mostly new york teams knicks yankees
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#12 dru26
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I live on Long Island, NY, and root for the Yankees, Rangers, and Knicks. IMO the Giants and Jets are Jersey teams, and until they move back to NY I root for the Raiders.
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#13 Powerhitter0418
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Yeah I live in Minnesote and besides the Twins and Wild, I like the heat , UNC basketball, and the Chargers (since before the chargers were good)
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#14 Steelers_86
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pittsburgh teams, steelers, penguins, pirates
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#15 dkhw
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I currently live in Michigan, but I lived in Maine for over 10 years. I root for NE and BoSox, so yeah, I root for two out of state teams. For other sports, I am all Michigan (Tigers, Wings, Pistons, Wolverines).
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#16 murlow12
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pittsburgh teams, steelers, penguins, piratesSteelers_86
You failed to mention the Gators.  Your sig banner needs to be explained, then.
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#17 Renegade_Fury
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Hell no
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#18 GamerForca
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Yes, but I live in or used to live in the states/countries that my favorite teams are in.  Portugal, Benfica, Georgia, Packers, Braves, Red Wings (though I also root for the Thrashers when they're not playing each other), and Force.
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#19 Rhazakna
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pittsburgh teams, steelers, penguins, piratesSteelers_86

Aren't you a Yankee fan?

 

Anyway, I root for NY teams except for in basketball, and in football I also root for Dallas.

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#20 Espurs117
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[QUOTE="Steelers_86"]pittsburgh teams, steelers, penguins, piratesmurlow12
You failed to mention the Gators. Your sig banner needs to be explained, then.

She goes to the university of Florida, so that explains that. 

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#21 rootcactus
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I live in jersey and root for the giants, nets, and yankees. So i root for 2 teams in state and 1 team out of state.
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#22 acviper123
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I live in Michigan, and all but one of my teams are in state. That is the Denver Broncos.
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#23 adamf_17
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I live in Virginia and I'm a Nets fan.  I really just root for the teams that I like, regardless of location.
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#24 Phantom5800
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little of both - Seahawks (hometown), AZ Diamondbacks ... a little furthur away
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[QUOTE="murlow12"][QUOTE="Steelers_86"]pittsburgh teams, steelers, penguins, piratesEspurs117

You failed to mention the Gators. Your sig banner needs to be explained, then.

She goes to the university of Florida, so that explains that. 

i live in florida but the only florida team i really care about are my gators, so i thought i'd just list the out of state teams that i align myself with. baseball is a little more complicated, its truly my favorite sport so its hard to explain, but i have a sincere passion for the game that i think transcends having "a team", there are several teams i enjoy following, mainly because i live in florida and we have the class A+ Florida state league teams here. I like watching the boys journey from A ball to the show, kind of like a little ant farm. If you want to be super technical about it, i follow the reds, jays, yanks, and to a lesser extent the dodgers who have a double a club in jacksonville. florida has spring training too, so i get attached to those players as well, particularly the pirates because they are stationed in my hometown, the yanks and the reds are also close by.

some people think this makes me a bandwagoner, but seriously... what kind of bandwagon do the pirates or the reds really have? i can pretty much guarantee that i know more about these club's farm teams than most people know about their favorite mlb teams.

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#26 PopeReal
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Yep, the Broncos.  No NFL teams in Oregon.
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#27 HurricaneHugo
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Nope. 

San Diego Chargers and San Diego Padres till I die.

 

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#28 mrgab
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original born in NY, so I root for my NY teams(Mets, Giants, Rangers) but currently living in Wisconsin
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#29 nickdastick
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The SF 49ers and Giants are two of my teams and I live in Utah so I do root for out of state teams.
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#30 murlow12
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[QUOTE="murlow12"][QUOTE="Steelers_86"]pittsburgh teams, steelers, penguins, piratesEspurs117

You failed to mention the Gators. Your sig banner needs to be explained, then.

She goes to the university of Florida, so that explains that. 

Cool, thanks for clearing that up.  Makes sense.
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#31 juicetino
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Vancouver only has a team for like two sports, so yea I root for the SUNS and the CAVS
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#32 ProudLarry
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West Virginia doesn't have anything but a few minor league teams in baseball, soccer and hockey, and I've only had a passing interest in them. I was raised to cheer for Pittsburgh teams. So go Pirates, Steelers and Pens.
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#33 SegArgyle
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well my state has no pro teams so yeah

but in college football its the marshall thundering herd then the west virginia mountaineers for me

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#34 gac8666
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From Florida and my favorite college team is Notre Dame. So yes.
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#35 melrose53
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I do like the Vikings...The Twins are ok

 

But My Fav Team is the Detroit Red Wings...

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#36 Dictator57
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I live in Washington D.C., but I root for the Chicago Bears, Boston Red Sox, UNC Tar Heels, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A general mish-mash.
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#37 That-B-Guy
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I live in North Carolina and the only home team I root for is the East Carolina University Pirates.

I'm a Steelers and Pacers fan. 

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#38 d12malu
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Just hometown teams for me, even though I don't live there anymore.
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#39 nowitzki89
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In Toronto so for hockey and baseball it is strictly hometown, but for NFL I got the Bills(closest thing) and Basketball I have Toronto obviously but also the Mavs and Suns(solely based on Nowitzki and Nash).
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#40 jdub1993
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Well I live in GA but I'm from North Carolina so I pull for UNC basketball and panters, people don't like me here because of it, I mean UNC beats down GA Tech every year people don't like to see me happy about it.
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#41 yellosnolvr
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the pistons....:D i live in florida
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#42 jdub1993
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the pistons....:D i live in floridayellosnolvr

Better get ready for them to loose tonight.

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#43 jjj13
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I live in Pittsburgh and I root for the Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons.
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#44 GamerForca
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Well I live in GA but I'm from North Carolina so I pull for UNC basketball and panters, people don't like me here because of it, I mean UNC beats down GA Tech every year people don't like to see me happy about it.jdub1993

Do they laugh when UNC loses to GT in football? :P

And do you live in the Atlanta area?  Because there aren't that many people here that prefer GT over UGA. :?

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#45 pkharkin
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Only because I live out of state...

 

I'm a Jets and Red Sox fan.  I was born in Rochester, NY, but I now reside outside of Philly.  I hate the Eagles and I am indifferent towards the Phils.  I'm a Sox fan because I fell in love with Fenway and quickly fell in love with the team in 1986, after my first visit to the Fens.  I have always hated the Jints, so I followed NY's bastard child, the Jets, even through the Kotite years...

 

 

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#46 KoFoNiO
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I live in NY but the only NY team that ive loved my entire life was the Knicks. I like the Mets but I dont follow MLB that much anymore. I love the Mavs (before they were contenders), and I started to reguarly watch the NFL around 2001, and I liked how the Eagles played with McNabb and there defensive players so the Eagles became my team. I hate the Giants & Yankees, but I like the Jets and follow them, although I wouldnt consider them my team. So thats 2 out of state teams, and 2 NY teams.
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#47 nbprince
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I lived in Jersey my whole life and I moved to FL about 10 months ago but I still root for the Nets and not the Heat.
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#48 piper77
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I live in Virginia. I'm a navy brat, and at one time lived in Maine, but also at one time my dad was station in Rhode Island, and got to see alot of Red Sox/Celtic games. Those two things influenced me to like the New England teams mostly. Like Boston College, but since I live in the mid-Atlantic, I like Duke in basketball too.
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#49 Los9090
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I live in NY State and my teams are all here.  I guess if I lived in a different State that did not carry a pro team, I would just pick the team that was the closest.
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#50 d2001dstanley
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Yes.  I live in New Jersey and root for the Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Clippers, and New York Mets.  If you consider Red Bull New York out of state, despite that they play in Giants Stadium, that would make four teams in five major pro sports.  If you add the Arena Football League, add another as I like the Philadelphia Soul.  I like two (or three including the Soul) out of market teams, as I live in the New York City market.