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re: For those who didn't go to the school for which you cheer
Posted on 8/18/18 at 1:57 am to tigerbaby17
Posted on 8/18/18 at 1:57 am to tigerbaby17
What year did you graduate HHS? I went there but graduated from a private school senior year.
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Posted on 8/18/18 at 8:36 am to Capstone2017
1995
Posted on 8/18/18 at 8:39 am to Cheese Grits
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Depends on the story
Sure. Undergrad and grad degrees or multiple undergrads or whatever. Childhood connections. Etc.
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Lots of old folks in KY who fit that because they knew Bear at UK. Became fans of TAMU and Bama because of this connection.
Lol this is dumb. If you're a fan of a coach, fine. I love Spurrier. He's fantastic. So, yeah, if I didn't care otherwise then I'd root for Spurrier. I would never have identified as a Florida or SC fan though.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 8:43 am to TailbackU
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..how is it that you can get so torqued up about a team? I don't think I'd have near the interest in SEC football if I hadn't actually attended the school and received a degree from there.
On the other hand there are plenty of students and alums who don't give a FRA about sports.
As for me, I couldn't attend LSU because it didn't offer my major but I began following the Tigers when I was 9 years old. I have family members who attended but that is irrelevant.
Further, sports are hardly a barometer of an institution's status or value. The athletes by in large are bought and paid for. A number of them would jump straight to professional developmental league if the money was right and it offered a pathway to the NFL.
It's a sport. I'm a fan. Enough said. So, take your alumnus snobbery elsewhere.
Posted on 8/18/18 at 9:04 am to TailbackU
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...how is it that you can get so torqued up about a team? I don't think I'd have near the interest in SEC football if I hadn't actually attended the school and received a degree from there.
It is a weird combination but I grew up watching South Carolina and Georgia football. I love both programs. I almost transferred to South Carolina after my freshman year of college but decided to join the military. I could care less what people think about fans pulling for a team that has never attended or graduated from that school.
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