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List the teams/or individuals you follow (all sports)

Jaydumo20 said:
I'm attending Bradley in fall for my masters. Good stuff
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Seriously? If you'd like I'll come down and show you the highlights of Peoria. Should take about 12 minutes. You getting an engineering Masters?
 
QDOG5 said:
Seriously? If you'd like I'll come down and show you the highlights of Peoria. Should take about 12 minutes. You getting an engineering Masters?
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Totally serious. I live in Nashville and I'm going for masters of clinical mental health psych. So taking online program. They have one of the best in the country by far.

However, I will be coming up sometime in November to meet professors and I'll need a guide, since I know nothing about the town. I'll take you up on that 100%
 
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JonnyRI said:
Tier 1
UConn MBB

Tier 2
Mets
Any NBA team with a UConn player

Tier 3
Bills
UConn WBB, FB
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Bills are the only team I’m AS passionate about as UConn. They’re my tier 1s.

The Atlanta Braves are just below them in tier 2, almost 1a.

My third tier is FSU football, Buffalo Sabres
and UConn WBB

I’d include a 4th tier for local teams I want to win but lesser passion or lesser engagement in the sport, like U Buffalo sports, Bonaventure, etc.
 
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S Tier: UConn MBB
A Tier: UConn FB, UConn WBB, UConn Baseball, USMNT
B Tier: Crystal Palace, UConn Hockey, UConn Men's Soccer
C Tier: Celtics, Patriots
D Tier: Red Sox, USWNT
 
Okay, I realize this post is turning into a novel...

Tier 1: High-school boys hoops, wayyyyyy ahead of anything. Centered around NorCal where I live, but I watch other states online, too. I've been a big fan of Aidan's school, Campolindo, since the late 80's. Even when I moved to Oregon in the 90's, I kept up with Campo games online... When I moved back, I jumped riiiiiight back in...

This tier is like 50 miles above Tier 2, unless a high-school baller I've followed gets into a D1 college, like Aidan Mahaney has. But even then, that moves it only somewhat closer, like 25 miles...

So, I'll say UConn men's hoops occupies Tier 2 all by itself. Before Aidan transferred, SMC had this tier to itself.

Tier 3: Women/girls hoop, once again the level of intensity depends on who I've followed at the time... Paige and Caitlin have raised said intensity quite a bit. I don't usually get a lot of chances to see local girls HS. I would if they'd play alternating nights or something...

Tier 4: HS football, especially Campolindo.

Tier 5: Giants baseball with a near-equal hate of the Dodgers. In the last couple years, Rangers hockey.

Tier 6 is for stuff I used to be into but not much anymore: UCLA basketball... That's where I got into the game, seeing John Wooden's powerhouse starting when I was 8. This is the only SoCal team I like. Also horse racing, which was by far my favorite sport for a long time... The way American racing has been run the last few years, I have almost completely quit paying attention altogether. I do still play Derbyfever, an amazing MMORPG, and am still just as heavily involved in this game despite my growing distaste for American racing.

GIGANTIC gap.....


Tier 500 million: Soccer. Even though my HS had a good team (for a small school) and I covered the games for my HS newspaper... I have never ever come close to liking this silly game, and never ever will.
 
I've gotta add kindergarten sports. Any team sport. It's hilarious watching them all follow the ball together. Soccer and basketball games look like a pinball machine with players being the bumpers.
 
temery said:
I've gotta add kindergarten sports. Any team sport. It's hilarious watching them all follow the ball together. Soccer and basketball games look like a pinball machine with players being the bumpers.
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Haaaaaa. These days it's hard to be an avid fan of kindergarten sports. Sitting in the stands at a tee ball game:
"Which kid is yours?"
"None. My kid's are in college. I just LOVE watching teeball"
As she dials 911...
 
AidanFan20 said:
Okay, I realize this post is turning into a novel...

Tier 1: High-school boys hoops, wayyyyyy ahead of anything. Centered around NorCal where I live, but I watch other states online, too. I've been a big fan of Aidan's school, Campolindo, since the late 80's. Even when I moved to Oregon in the 90's, I kept up with Campo games online... When I moved back, I jumped riiiiiight back in...

This tier is like 50 miles above Tier 2, unless a high-school baller I've followed gets into a D1 college, like Aidan Mahaney has. But even then, that moves it only somewhat closer, like 25 miles...

So, I'll say UConn men's hoops occupies Tier 2 all by itself. Before Aidan transferred, SMC had this tier to itself.

Tier 3: Women/girls hoop, once again the level of intensity depends on who I've followed at the time... Paige and Caitlin have raised said intensity quite a bit. I don't usually get a lot of chances to see local girls HS. I would if they'd play alternating nights or something...

Tier 4: HS football, especially Campolindo.

Tier 5: Giants baseball with a near-equal hate of the Dodgers. In the last couple years, Rangers hockey.

Tier 6 is for stuff I used to be into but not much anymore: UCLA basketball... That's where I got into the game, seeing John Wooden's powerhouse starting when I was 8. This is the only SoCal team I like. Also horse racing, which was by far my favorite sport for a long time... The way American racing has been run the last few years, I have almost completely quit paying attention altogether. I do still play Derbyfever, an amazing MMORPG, and am still just as heavily involved in this game despite my growing distaste for American racing.

GIGANTIC gap.....


Tier 500 million: Soccer. Even though my HS had a good team (for a small school) and I covered the games for my HS newspaper... I have never ever come close to liking this silly game, and never ever will.
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Fascinating. Let me see if I understand, you weren't a UConn basketball fan until we got Aidan? This is gonna be your first year as a UConn fan?
If so, your new chocolate bar has a golden ticket. Welcome to the boneyard and the glory of UConn basketball, you lucky son of a bitch.
 
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UConn MBB
-gap-
UConn FB
College football (sec)
NFL (my DFS/fantasy players)
Titans
Other UConn sports
Major golf tournaments
UConn MBB is layers in the pros

Used to watch every single Yankees game for 20+ years straight but gave them up before last season. It has helped save what’s left of my sanity and also given me a lot more free time in the summer lol
 
Jaydumo20 said:
Haaaaaa. These days it's hard to be an avid fan of kindergarten sports. Sitting in the stands at a tee ball game:
"Which kid is yours?"
"None. My kid's are in college. I just LOVE watching teeball"
As she dials 911...
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Yeah, I stopped going when I retire from teaching.
 
Tiered by how I would feel the morning after each won a championship:

Tier 1: UConn men’s hoops, UConn baseball.
My kids, wife, our dogs, these two teams and my morning coffee are the only things in my life I would not give up for anything. Not necessarily in this order.

Tier 2: UConn women’s hoops, Denver Broncos, UConn football.
Teams I follow closely in-season but don’t obsess about when they aren’t playing games.

Tier 3: My fantasy football team, Harwich Mariners.
Teams I care about, but realize very few others do.

Tier 4: Denver Nuggets, Colorado State hoops.
Teams I do root for and once followed very closely, but can’t really claim hardcore fandom anymore.

Tier 5: Arizona State baseball, ASU basketball, Colorado State football, Colorado basketball. Northern Colorado basketball/football
Teams I have enough reason to care if they’re on and/or good.

Dead to me: Colorado Rockies
Once occupied a much higher spot. Realized a couple years ago that I just could not do it anymore because of ownership/front office and completely cut ties. Highly recommended.
 
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S Tier: Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics
A Tier: UConn MBB, Bruins, PGA TOUR, track&field, Ohio state football, Olympics( I love team USA obviously, but I cheer for people like Jakob Ingebritsen too) TDF and major cycling tours/ stage races
B Tier: soccer in any capacity, swimming in the olympics
 
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Tier 1- UConn men's basketball

In order after that- Big East basketball
College basketball
Knicks
Jokic
NBA
High school/AAU bball

Major Dropoff but still a big fan of- Yankees, NY Giants, UConn Football, Djokovic, Tennis, Boxing.

Starting to get into- UConn baseball, College baseball

Special events- I love the Olympics and The World Cup
 
Jaydumo20 said:
Fascinating. Let me see if I understand, you weren't a UConn basketball fan until we got Aidan? This is gonna be your first year as a UConn fan?
If so, your new chocolate bar has a golden ticket. Welcome to the boneyard and the glory of UConn basketball, you lucky son of a bitch.
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Yes. If Aidan had stayed at SMC, I'd still be a Gaels fan, but even now I have some interest due to my having seen so many of their games the last two seasons, and also the fact I've seen some of their still-current players play at the HS level. I am definitely interested in seeing what 7'1" redshirt freshman Andrew McKeever can do. I saw him play HS ball at nearby Granada HS, and saw him develop from a rather gawky 6'10" soph to what might be a real diamond in the rough.

I was disappointed at first when Aidan jumped into the portal, but quickly realized I was going to become a fan of whatever school he moved to (except maybe U$C).
 
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Jaydumo20 said:
Haaaaaa. These days it's hard to be an avid fan of kindergarten sports. Sitting in the stands at a tee ball game:
"Which kid is yours?"
"None. My kid's are in college. I just LOVE watching teeball"
As she dials 911...
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As a dad with 2 boys that age, just finished 2nd year of tee ball: it’s fun and entertaining to watch, but if you REALLY enjoyed it enough to go watch another kid, that’s the crime in and of itself.

I am personally hoping the growing up goes slow but get me to a point they can run throw catch and hit.
 
Re: that "which kid is yours?" question... I get asked that all the time when I am at high-school basketball games.

I usually answer, "Just a hoops addict..." or words to that effect.
 
1. UConn Men's Basketball;
2. The careers of those from # 1;
3. Other Big East Basketball;
 
Tier 1- UConn Mens Basketball
UConn players in the NBA

Tier 2-UConn Women’s Basketball
Yankees
Patriots

Tier 3-
I also follow a handful of kids that I coached in little league that are on D1 scholarships(My son’s Milford District Baseball team was the most successful team in the town’s history. 3 D1 baseball scholarships and 1 kid going to Notre Dame to play football on a full ride. Sadly my son gave up baseball his freshman year of high school or I think he would have beast. Covid and me moving out after a divorce really screwed him up.
 
temery said:
I've gotta add kindergarten sports. Any team sport. It's hilarious watching them all follow the ball together. Soccer and basketball games look like a pinball machine with players being the bumpers.
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My town has done away with the amoeba ball for soccer and basketball and instead they have practices all season working up to a scrimmage game at the end of the year. It's still chaos though.
 
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AidanFan20 said:
Yes. If Aidan had stayed at SMC, I'd still be a Gaels fan, but even now I have some interest due to my having seen so many of their games the last two seasons, and also the fact I've seen some of their still-current players play at the HS level. I am definitely interested in seeing what 7'1" redshirt freshman Andrew McKeever can do. I saw him play HS ball at nearby Granada HS, and saw him develop from a rather gawky 6'10" soph to what might be a real diamond in the rough.

I was disappointed at first when Aidan jumped into the portal, but quickly realized I was going to become a fan of whatever school he moved to (except maybe U$C).
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I went to school at granada for a year before moving. still got lots of friends from there. that school is becoming a powerhouse at that level, but they did lose some key seniors in this class ('24)
 
College Sports:
  • UConn - Any sport we participate in. Hell, if we had a tiddly-wink team I'd want to win a national title.
    • Men’s Basketball – I’ve had season tickets to the HCC for roughly twenty of the past thirty-five seasons. Been to countless games at Gampel, Hartford and MSG.
    • Football - I’ve had season tickets since they opened the Rent, been to quite a few road games in that time and a couple bowls games.
    • Women’s Basketball – Been to quite a few games at Gample, a handful in Hartford.
Professional Sports:
  • New York Yankees – Since the late 1960’s, when they were among the worst teams in the AL.
  • New York Football Giants – Also since the late 1960’s, when they were out and out terrible.
  • New York Rangers – Also since the late 1960’s, when they were one of the best teams in the sport. Few have suffered as Ranger fans have.
  • New York Knicks – Also since the late 1960’s, when they were one of the best teams in the sport. They won it all in 1970 and again a few years later, playing some of the most beautiful basketball that has ever been played. There has been a monumental amount of suffering since.
College - other:
  • On a side note I was a huge Nebraska football fan from around1970 until about twenty years ago (when we filled the void). Still prefer to see them do well than to struggle but no longer as emotionally attached as I once was.
 
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