re: do you buy the "local pro team" hurts your college team arg?

Good thread OP.

USC became a lot more popular in L.A. partially because of their lack of a pro team.

I think it does impact to some degree, but not all that much. I rarely watch pro anything. I have very little interest. If I didn't have a direct connection with a school team, I probably wouldn't bother watching CFB all that much either.