ncman071 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:20 pm
This might sound a bit negative but I hate to see fans who abandon their alma maters. This is a shame. I know a certain App State grad who went all 4 years @ ASU and all he freaking talks about is Duke athletics. You go to his damn FB page and its Duke everything. He refers to Duke as "we" as if he is a part of it. I even asked him long ago if App and Duke were to play each other who would he pull for and he said "lets just hope they dont play each other". I wanted to punch him. I was a senior at App when he was a Freshman and I remember if we had a home game on the same day duke had a home game...he would travel to Durham to watch duke play. Makes me sick. I grew up an NCSU fan but when I took loans out to attend App..that was it. App State is my team in every sport and the only team I actually have an emotional investment in. I do have a grad degree from NCSU and want them to do well...but it does not eff up my day to see them lose.
I'm guilty of still pulling for my childhood college team. Kinda hard to fully leave when that's who ya pulled for from age 8-18 and then some.
But being an App grad, App is #1 for me. Attended every single home football game and multiple basketball games as a student. Have been part of the yosef club and season ticket holder for 6 years now. Been to all 3 bowl games. Pull hard for the Sunbelt ... except maybe Arky state.
So I think there's nothing wrong if there's another athletic program that one pulls for or supports. If you put that program ahead of your alma mater, then that's a different story.
