Another question
I need to pose another question, this is for the sports nuts like myself. In skipping my company party this Saturday, I decided to attend a women's basketball game with the love of my life and her eigth grade b-ball team. TU (Tulsa University) was playing one of my former classmates and Megs' former teammates team Arkansas. It was one of the best games that I have ever attended (apart from the refs keeping TU in the game. At one point in the game with the aid of the stupid refs TU took the lead, a lady on Arkansas' team proceeded to take over the game, hitting multiple 3's and taking the ball to the rack on several occasions (you can read the story here). As an observer this took me by surprise for during the time when Arkansas took their eleven point lead she was very passive deferring to her teammates, but when TU got too close for comfort she took over. I had the opportunity to meet her after the game because of my connection with the assistant coach. While I was talking with the assistant coach I found out the lady is only a freshman!
Anyways, I say all that to say this. I'm facing a dilemna, as a Cats fan, I feel restrained from rooting for any other team besides the Cats and Michigan. I do admit to owning several other schools apparel, is this wrong as well?
I guess my main question is, when is it alright to stop rooting for one team and start rooting for a team? If you fell in love with one particular style of play and a team that you root for has stopped playing that way and they play a style that literally puts you to sleep, is it alright to discontinue rooting for them? I say this just as a question for I never intend to stop rooting for either Michigan or the Cats, but it brings about good conversation I'd say.
With the whole Arkansas thing, I think that it's alright for me to pull for the women's team and the football team, because they both have roots in my alma mater. If it wasn't for Murray State than they wouldn't be where they are today, so as a way of being loyal to Murray State, I root for the Arkansas Women's Basketball and Football teams as well as Alabama's Men's Basketball team for the same reason, is this wrong? Provided I only do this when they aren't playing UK or Michigan. But what about when the UK women's basketball team is playing Arkansas, I had classes with the assistant coach at Arkansas, she was one of my wife's favorite teammates, I love the way the freshman played, I don't even know anything about UK's team, so who should I pull for in that match up? Oh the dilemna's of being a fanatic!
As you can see, I need some counsel in sports etiquette, so please, even if you are a tekkie chime in. Your opinion matters here!
As always, thanks for visiting and come back soon.
P.S. Thanks for the help with the tekkie post Jed. B-Walk if you stop by congrats on beating OK State yesterday. This brings up another question too, Bruce Pearl was the coach of my childhood fantasy team, when I was a kid I rooted for UK, Michigan, USI, and anyone that played either Duke or IU. I loved the way USI played, fast paced, shooting three's on the break, pressing constantly, it was beautiful! Now Bruce Pearl, the coach I loved as a little rugrat is coaching at a despised enemy, of UK who doesn't play a style of play that I agree with, how should a man feel about this situation? Who should the loyalty be to? The team or the coach or the style of play?
Oh yeah, while I'm at it, check out the Lady Racer's tearing up opponents and with a winning record in the conference, I can't remember the last time that happened!
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