In several recent posts, I've alluded to several of my allegiances and rooting interests, especially as the Baltimore Ravens were en route to the Super Bowl. While one could probably construct a pretty solid idea of my teams by my posts and tags, I realize I don't believe I've ever laid it all out in one place. So here it goes:
NFL: My Wilmington, DE upbringing makes me solidly a Philadelphia Eagles fan. Having gone to school in Baltimore and married a woman from there, I tend to root for the Baltimore Ravens as well, as is well documented these past few days.
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers, near exclusively.
NHL: While I don't follow hockey much, my Philly area kneejerk makes me a Philadelphia Flyers fan. I'm never mad to see the Carolina Hurricanes succeed, since they're the current home team.
MLB: I probably reached my peak of baseball fandom in elementary school, which is why, to the degree I care, I am a Boston Red Sox fan, having been born in Boston. As much as I'd like to, the Philly kneejerk just doesn't make me care about the Philadelphia Phillies; the fact that my wife cares about the Baltimore Orioles makes me pay a bit more attention to them.
MLL: Now that we have a home team here in North Carolina, I pull for the Charlotte Hounds, though before that one of my few extraregional rooting interests was the Denver Outlaws, because of their tendency to field UMBC alumni.
DCI: Carolina Crown is the home team, though I became a fan, mostly for their brass sound, before I ever live in NC. Extraregionally, I've also been a Santa Clara Vanguard fan for as long as I've followed DCI, both because I got to see them during a teach-in and because of their cymbals.
MLS: Don't care. Kneejerk Philadelphia Union.
NASCAR: REALLY don't care. but Jeff Gordon's car says Dupont on it, and I'm from Delaware.
College: Here's where it gets interesting. I first, foremost and always follow my alma maters, UMBC and USF, in that order, in the few occasions that call for it. I work at UNCG, so I follow their programs ex officio. And though it's a love-hate relationship, I tend to pull for the University of Maryland, College Park, especially in men's basketball.
Marching: While there's not a particular program to which I hitch my wagon, I have a strong bias towards traditional and show-style marching, which often aligns me with the Big Ten and HBCUs. I also lean in the direction of pretty much anyone with a Sudler Trophy.
There you have it. All biases on the table.
NFL: My Wilmington, DE upbringing makes me solidly a Philadelphia Eagles fan. Having gone to school in Baltimore and married a woman from there, I tend to root for the Baltimore Ravens as well, as is well documented these past few days.
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers, near exclusively.
NHL: While I don't follow hockey much, my Philly area kneejerk makes me a Philadelphia Flyers fan. I'm never mad to see the Carolina Hurricanes succeed, since they're the current home team.
MLB: I probably reached my peak of baseball fandom in elementary school, which is why, to the degree I care, I am a Boston Red Sox fan, having been born in Boston. As much as I'd like to, the Philly kneejerk just doesn't make me care about the Philadelphia Phillies; the fact that my wife cares about the Baltimore Orioles makes me pay a bit more attention to them.
MLL: Now that we have a home team here in North Carolina, I pull for the Charlotte Hounds, though before that one of my few extraregional rooting interests was the Denver Outlaws, because of their tendency to field UMBC alumni.
DCI: Carolina Crown is the home team, though I became a fan, mostly for their brass sound, before I ever live in NC. Extraregionally, I've also been a Santa Clara Vanguard fan for as long as I've followed DCI, both because I got to see them during a teach-in and because of their cymbals.
MLS: Don't care. Kneejerk Philadelphia Union.
NASCAR: REALLY don't care. but Jeff Gordon's car says Dupont on it, and I'm from Delaware.
College: Here's where it gets interesting. I first, foremost and always follow my alma maters, UMBC and USF, in that order, in the few occasions that call for it. I work at UNCG, so I follow their programs ex officio. And though it's a love-hate relationship, I tend to pull for the University of Maryland, College Park, especially in men's basketball.
Marching: While there's not a particular program to which I hitch my wagon, I have a strong bias towards traditional and show-style marching, which often aligns me with the Big Ten and HBCUs. I also lean in the direction of pretty much anyone with a Sudler Trophy.
There you have it. All biases on the table.
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