Less time on the boneyard in the future

[bfs3]

I have never understood these types of fans who CHOOSE to be fans of teams. That is not how I became a fan of any of the teams I root for. I have been BORN into my Fandom. I have always rooted for UConn, the Red Sox, the NY Giants and the Celtics cause my Dad rooted for those teams. Growing up in Fairfield in the 60s, when all my friends were Yankee fans, and the Sox sucked and the Yankees were great, I tried many times to not be a Sox fan! But for me, that's not how it works. I am stuck with my fandom for life. I cannot relate to folks who switch their allegiances like I change my shoes.

Well congratulations. My Dad couldn’t care less about sports and I grew up in the 90s in a state split between two cities sports teams. Guess I should have just not watched sports. Or like many kids who grew up in the 90s I became a huge Yankees fan and a casual Cowboys fan. I’m not a big football fan now anyways but I won’t apologize for being a “front runner” as a 6 year old. Why do you think there are so many grown Cowboys fans all over the country? It’s not because they all moved from Dallas. How people choose the things they like or support isn’t really anyone else’s business to judge.

 

[ctchamps]

I ain’t leaving.

I’m glad you’re staying. Hopefully the success continues and you can solidify your attachment to the program.

Perhaps @temery can reintroduce the dislike option and you can give that a run.

Better yet I have over 17,000 posts that would love to get your likes.

 

[Rico444]

Well congratulations. My Dad couldn’t care less about sports and I grew up in the 90s in a state split between two cities sports teams. Guess I should have just not watched sports. Or like many kids who grew up in the 90s I became a huge Yankees fan and a casual Cowboys fan. I’m not a big football fan now anyways but I won’t apologize for being a “front runner” as a 6 year old. Why do you think there are so many grown Cowboys fans all over the country? It’s not because they all moved from Dallas. How people choose the things they like or support isn’t really anyone else’s business to judge.

In my opinion there's no issue with who you choose as a kid. Once you're older than 10 or 11 though switching teams that you root for is extremely lame.

 

[SallyH]

Just wanted to let you guys know that I’m probably not going to be liking as many messages in the future. I know this sounds like something bad is going on, but it’s not that. Basically, I have been an Ohio state football fan for a while now and kind of felt bad that I chose two different schools. I have connections to Ohio State, but can’t say the same thing about UConn. I just hopped on the bandwagon this past year. All of this is to say that I am going to be more of an Ohio State basketball fan so I won’t be in the forum as much. I am still going to root for the huskies, but they’re not going to be my team. Thank you guys for welcoming me on the board, and I’ll be stopping by every once in a while when a recruit commits, for example.

I'm a born and bred Buckeye as well. I have total loyalty to the Buckeye Football team, but after 9 years in CT, specifically 1988-97 and witnessing the dream season I'm all in with Husky basketball.

 

[Waquoit]

I'm not taking this news well. My likes are going to go down 60%.

 

[Umami Zen]

it was a mix of the team being good and also looking for a college team to root for. I have watched football for a while but I just got around to watching college basketball more recently.

Would you reconsider if our FB team goes undefeated this year?

 

[TheShot1990]

You DO know that football only has 11 minutes of actual action on average vs 40 minutes of sheer feverish delirium watching the Huskies?

(please like this one last time before you go)

 

[jostar1]

Perhaps @temery can reintroduce the dislike option and you can give that a run.

The dislike option is there.

 

[dennismenace]

I grew up in Central CT. As a child in the 50's and early 60's in major sports that I participated in (baseball and basketball) there was the Boston Celtics and New York Yankees who were out of this world great franchises and teams. In fact, to this day you could say Legendary. It never occurred to me or many of my friends (OK there were a few Sox fans) that there was any conflict with the fact that they were from two different cities. They were the living embodiment of excellence. And excellence includes winning. Uconn basketball (men and women) have now become that standard bearer because they are bringing it big time. Because they (coaches and players) demand excellence in themselves and their teams and that is the culture. And that culture and standard almost always brings winning at another level.

So I get where the man is coming from. Watch the opening speech in Patton with George C Scott. It's part of our DNA.

 

[djct1999]

This always felt like a gigantic waste of time.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Off topic but sorta on topic - A friend of mine from high school was a Lakers fan, a Cubs fan, a Broncos fan, a Syracuse basketball fan, and a Miami Hurricanes football fan.

I dare you to find a weirder combo of sports fandom example…

 

[CL82]

Yeah you’re right. Now that I have spent time rooting for UConn I just can’t go back on my decision to start rooting for them. It may not have been the best way to be a fan initially, but I need to stick with it now. Thanks for the reply.

You don't "need to" but why would you leave now that you're a part of the boneyard family?

 

[CL82]

The dislike option is there.

 

[Zanzman]

Yeah that was pretty dumb of me. But read my more recent messages.

They are not any better

 

[DCHuskyFan]

I can’t tell, have we talked OP off the ledge, is he still jumping, what’s going on? Do we even care?

 

[Lynyrd]

Damn, I thought this thread was going to provide me with tips for leaving ... I guess I gotta stay too.

 

[PAHusky]

The bucknuts message boards are a cesspit to rival any other college football board out there, and definitely those north of the mason dixon line. Judging by the time you've probably spent between there and on the boneyard you absolutely belong on the funny farm, and thus 100% fit in here.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Still like the huskies but I can’t justify rooting for two schools as my top teams.

If on occasion you were to hop on the Cincinnati board and give @kobe a job or two we'll call it even.

 

[ucp990411]

I watched Scotty Middleton early in the season and he looked like an absolute star in the making. What happened?

 

[thekollieman]

I ain’t leaving.

BJC:

 

[MyDorona]

Just wanted to let you guys know that I’m probably not going to be liking as many messages in the future. I know this sounds like something bad is going on, but it’s not that. Basically, I have been an Ohio state football fan for a while now and kind of felt bad that I chose two different schools. I have connections to Ohio State, but can’t say the same thing about UConn. I just hopped on the bandwagon this past year. All of this is to say that I am going to be more of an Ohio State basketball fan so I won’t be in the forum as much. I am still going to root for the huskies, but they’re not going to be my team. Thank you guys for welcoming me on the board, and I’ll be stopping by every once in a while when a recruit commits, for example.

 

[SoCalCanine]

Just to clarify my previous post, I am not judging anyone over how they decide who to root for. It's your own business and nothing to me. I just find it interesting how different my experience is from some other people. Sure I have over the years have adopted some secondary rooting interests, but they don't effect me like how I live and die with my core groups' success or failure.

 

[Huskyforlife]

JMO but you're welcome here. I think it does make more sense to root for OSU in both sports first if that's the school you're rooting for in football. But that doesn't mean UConn can't be a school you follow and appreciate on the side.

 

[dennismenace]

Off topic but sorta on topic - A friend of mine from high school was a Lakers fan, a Cubs fan, a Broncos fan, a Syracuse basketball fan, and a Miami Hurricanes football fan.

I dare you to find a weirder combo of sports fandom example…

Speaking of Laettner I took my grandsons to the BB Hall of Fame this afternoon and they had an entire freaking display of that "shot." Who needs his mug stinking up that Hall of Fame. They did, however, have a nice interactive question/answer display with Jim Calhoun.

Some of the things which were weird but unforgettable were Wilt Chamberlain's shoe and Kevin Durant's hand palm size which you could conceptionalize when you put your own hand into his palm print. Enormous.

 

[SportsFan88]

Ima miss having at least one guaranteed like on anything I post lol