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SFaithful97
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 Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:14 pm Post subject: NFC West Rivalry: Friend or Foe? |
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When your team is out of playoff contention (meaning the playoffs are underway, and your team is eliminated or didn't qualify), do you root for or against your division rivals? I have always had more hatred for the Cowboys and the Falcons than I have for say the Cardinals. More than that, I take the term "representing the NFC west" in its literal meaning. I feel that anything that gets some recognition for a team not in NY, Dallas, etc is a good thing. I rooted for the Hawks (my most hated division rival) against the Steelers as well as the Cards against the Steelers a few years later.
I equate it to my own experience in sports. I tried out for the olympics some years back, but ended up the alternate (never made the team). Even though the guys who I competed with to make the tournament beat me, I still rooted for them to do well so as to make my status as their runner up feel like less of a failure. Also I guess if they won, I knew for sure I wouldn't have been able to do better myself.
I suppose I am just curious how the fans of the NFC West feel about this question. Fire away.
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STLRamsFan99
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: NFC West Rivalry: Friend or Foe? |
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| SFaithful97 wrote: | When your team is out of playoff contention (meaning the playoffs are underway, and your team is eliminated or didn't qualify), do you root for or against your division rivals? I have always had more hatred for the Cowboys and the Falcons than I have for say the Cardinals. More than that, I take the term "representing the NFC west" in its literal meaning. I feel that anything that gets some recognition for a team not in NY, Dallas, etc is a good thing. I rooted for the Hawks (my most hated division rival) against the Steelers as well as the Cards against the Steelers a few years later.
I equate it to my own experience in sports. I tried out for the olympics some years back, but ended up the alternate (never made the team). Even though the guys who I competed with to make the tournament beat me, I still rooted for them to do well so as to make my status as their runner up feel like less of a failure. Also I guess if they won, I knew for sure I wouldn't have been able to do better myself.
I suppose I am just curious how the fans of the NFC West feel about this question. Fire away. |
Olympics is different though I would think, not rooting for them means not cheering for other Americans. I just never root for the Seahawks or 49ers, just hate the teams. I don't hate particular players or anything on the teams though. I hate Pete Carroll which is my only exception though. |
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81_80_39_28_10
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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In that situation I root for them. I was actually hoping for a Hawks vs. 9ers NFC Championship game.
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SFaithful97
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Not in response to anything said here, but in the AZ forum people mentioned they want Boldin to get a ring so they are rooting for the Ravens.
Just to be clear, this was not about the upcoming SB. Lets rephrase. If you hypothetically had no pre-existing rooting interest for a player on either side how would you side? In a bubble, for the NFC West or against your teams division rival? That was the question I was curious about.
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STLRamsFan99
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| SFaithful97 wrote: | Not in response to anything said here, but in the AZ forum people mentioned they want Boldin to get a ring so they are rooting for the Ravens.
Just to be clear, this was not about the upcoming SB. Lets rephrase. If you hypothetically had no pre-existing rooting interest for a player on either side how would you side? In a bubble, for the NFC West or against your teams division rival? That was the question I was curious about. |
I root against them. |
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Brodie
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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If it was the Hawks or Cardinals I would for them to win. I live in the bay and HATE niner fans.
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Flatlyner
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I root against them. 9ers and hawks are our most heated rivals and I can't see an scenerio in which I would hope they win. Strangely, as I can easily root for PAC12 teams, even if they are not USC, to see the PAC12 do good, but its something different in the NFL for me at least.
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SFaithful97
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| Flatlyner wrote: | | I root against them. 9ers and hawks are our most heated rivals and I can't see an scenerio in which I would hope they win. Strangely, as I can easily root for PAC12 teams, even if they are not USC, to see the PAC12 do good, but its something different in the NFL for me at least. |
Nice, I am a SC fan too. I see that a lot actually especially with college. Unless it is a big rival (USC/UCLA, Cal/Stanford, Texas/OU, etc.) most people root for the conference in college, but it goes out the window in pro sports sometimes. Just a curious thing.
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STLRamsFan99
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| SFaithful97 wrote: | | Flatlyner wrote: | | I root against them. 9ers and hawks are our most heated rivals and I can't see an scenerio in which I would hope they win. Strangely, as I can easily root for PAC12 teams, even if they are not USC, to see the PAC12 do good, but its something different in the NFL for me at least. |
Nice, I am a SC fan too. I see that a lot actually especially with college. Unless it is a big rival (USC/UCLA, Cal/Stanford, Texas/OU, etc.) most people root for the conference in college, but it goes out the window in pro sports sometimes. Just a curious thing. |
Only when a member of our division plays the Patriots is the only time I root for 49ers, Seahawks, and Cardinals, but that is because they are cheaters. |
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The J.R.S.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Root against them. This isn't college football friend.
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I hate you guys.
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neezy007
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| Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| STLRamsFan99 wrote: | | SFaithful97 wrote: | | Flatlyner wrote: | | I root against them. 9ers and hawks are our most heated rivals and I can't see an scenerio in which I would hope they win. Strangely, as I can easily root for PAC12 teams, even if they are not USC, to see the PAC12 do good, but its something different in the NFL for me at least. |
Nice, I am a SC fan too. I see that a lot actually especially with college. Unless it is a big rival (USC/UCLA, Cal/Stanford, Texas/OU, etc.) most people root for the conference in college, but it goes out the window in pro sports sometimes. Just a curious thing. |
Only when a member of our division plays the Patriots is the only time I root for 49ers, Seahawks, and Cardinals, but that is because they are cheaters. |
I have this approach as well. The chickens are cheaters too and I hate them so passionately that I root for a tie.
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