Not included, but I believe that I'm covered by the "Ped State Exemption" and am allowed to go by the team I cheered for as a child and which is now down the street from me without any double-fandom conflicts. :lol:
mountain women are clever and ruthless. Whatever some CU chick promised you is likely to be nothing but smoke and mirrors. Glad to have you!I fall under the Free Agent rule. Still waiting for my signing bonus from CU .... or any of the other perks they promised during the free agency process. Hmmmmm.
My father, who many of you have met, falls into the "I went to an Ivy" category. He's been a season ticket holder at CU since 1972 (or thereabouts, I don't know exactly), but he didn't go there. He went to Princeton. No chance in Hell that CU and Princeton will ever meet on the gridiron, so it's not too big of a deal there. However, CU *could* play Princeton in basketball. My Dad hates basketball, so again, no problemo.
Honestly, if CU played Princeton in football, he'd probably root for Princeton, knowing full well that there is no possible way they could win.
Honestly, if CU played Princeton in football, he'd probably root for Princeton, knowing full well that there is no possible way they could win.
This explains why so many CSewe people end up fans of the Fuskers, right?“I’m a fan of the school I wanted to go to, but which grades/money/circumstance kept me from attending.”
This is a tough one. We’re all lucky to go to college at all, much less have some choice in where we go. I’ll grant 1-AA exception here, allowing you to upgrade your fandom to your would-have-been dream school.
“I’m Archie Manning.”
If your son plays ball at a school other than your alma mater — that is, if you’re Jim Jeffcoat or Barry Sanders or Manning back in the '90s — then it’s OK to be a double-fan. You can’t root against your kids.
I thought it was stupid. He's telling me because I grew up in Boulder, but went to school elsewhere to experience the world, that I can't be a CU fan. It's typical Texa$ thinking, "you obviously only go to a school for the football team. What other reasons would there be?"
I thought it was stupid. He's telling me because I grew up in Boulder, but went to school elsewhere to experience the world, that I can't be a CU fan. It's typical Texa$ thinking, "you obviously only go to a school for the football team. What other reasons would there be?"
The fact that he is a Longhorn makes everything he says suspect and probably invalid.
I think HaLk could have pulled even that off. And I am dead serious.
Princeton is as bad of a football team as you will ever find. They are horrible.
Dan Hawkins is as bad a football coach as you will ever find. He is horrible.
CU can use all the support it can get so I'm not about to tell anybody they can't root for the Buffs, but I always thought it was a little lame to root for a school you didn't attend. That's what pro teams are for - they are all-inclusive.
I paid $20K+ in tuition and the first thing people see on my resume is that I'm a Buff. When some redneck who went to community college, but rocks a UT or 'Bama t-shirt tells me my team sucks it really rubs me the wrong way.
I worked with a guy in the early-90's who was a total prick. He grew up in Ohio, went to Kent State, and his dad was from Texas (not even sure it was Dallas). Anyone surprised he was a "die hard" OSU and Dallas Cowboys fan? Anytime he brought up either team I would rub his nose in the fact there was no reason for him to be tied to either one. We didn't get along very well.
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I'm not going to say that this attitude is wrong.
I get your point. In terms of my position with him, you missed the fact that he was a total a-hole - one of the top 5, maybe top 2, that I have met in my life. There is no doubt in my mind those teams were bandwagon selections. It was a simple item to grief him on that was difficult for him to defend.
CU can use all the support it can get so I'm not about to tell anybody they can't root for the Buffs, but I always thought it was a little lame to root for a school you didn't attend. That's what pro teams are for - they are all-inclusive.
I paid $20K+ in tuition and the first thing people see on my resume is that I'm a Buff. When some redneck who went to community college, but rocks a UT or 'Bama t-shirt tells me my team sucks it really rubs me the wrong way.