MSU grad still a Michigan fan, Spartans heads explode
I have a friend that is an Auburn grad and a huge Bama fan. I could see it when you want a degree in something not available at your rooting school of do not get into your rooting school.
Sophisticated is a pretty big word for a southerner.
That he didn’t call you a carpetbagger means he likes you
I'm fairly certain there are a large number of UM students/alumni from Ohio. I've never witnessed any of them receiving grief just for being from Ohio, or anywhere else. They choose to come to UM, which means more than where they left.
it was more than just that he was from ohio. by his post i think he meant that while not a die hard osu fan, he was still a fan. if he was just a mild fan and went to class in an osu hoodie or whatever, i can imagine people being pissed (or at least seriously confused)
Yeah but when you are going from Ohio St to UM, it's like saying you enjoyed eating dog shit your whole life but then someone gave you a steak and you never looked back. If you ate steak your whole life and someone gave you dog shit to eat...you're still going back to the steak.
same. I and my brother went to M and our sister went to MSU but she's a MICHIGAN fan ...while also rooting for MSU, esp in basketball.
She married a bandwagon buckeye guy who went to Toledo
I went to Toledo and I wouldn't root for Toledo over Michigan. The two aren't even playing for the same thing. Toledo or any other MAC school has no shot at a national championship. In reality I wish MAC schools were part of FCS so they did have a shot.
Lopata just didn't make the kick. Sheridan wasn't sharp and they'd have probably won if Threet had stayed healthy, but I agree it wasn't all on Sheridan.
That 100 yard pick 6 Threet threw was a killer, too. That's potentially a 14-point swing.
You'll excuse me. I'm going to to Tequila shots now.
UM fan my whole life. Going to msu for what I needed for my career wasn't going to change my allegiance.
I'm torn. On the one hand, it's kind of funny and neat that he maintained his Wolverine love through 4 years of school at MSU. On the other hand, the guy did spend 4 years at MSU, and like it or not, that's his school, that's what his diploma will read, that experience is what will get him jobs, etc. As such, maybe don't wear a rival's t-shirt under your cap and gown when getting your diploma? Cheer during football/basketball games all you want, but this seems a little disrespektful...
Might not be the best practice to flaunt that on social media
I've always gone by the thought that if you truly love a school, you don't have to be an alumni to be respected as a fan. I have many friends and family that did not go to U of M, are in the military, attended other colleges, have been fans since they were young but never even went to college, etc....Who is anyone to tell them that they are not worthwhile? That narrative comes from places like EL, where putting someone down might make someone feel better about their insecurities.
Not to mention, the folks in Columbus that sat around us in November were awesome people. It's easy to hate on someone that you don't even know because of a broad affiliation. That kind of behavior comes from someone that needs to belittle others to feel better about themselves.
I agree with this take. For whatever reason, college wasn't something that ran in my family, and so I never thought of it as a 'required' thing. So my choice after HS was the UAW or 7-11. I chose the Navy and never looked back. However, since the first day I can remember (going back to Dennis Franklin), Michigan sports (football/bball) has been my first love. I didn't go there, but I'd throw punches if accused of being a 'bandwagon' fan!
would wear his Ohio State shirt under his Michigan shirt during the OSU game and take the Michigan shirt off if OSU was winning because that was the team he rooted for when he grew up. Gotta pick a side.
My dad is a slight UM fan (more NFL than CFB), but he is one of those "cheer for whoever will piss off the most people" type of person. I've taken him to a few UM games and I get a little bit of a chuckle out of it since he wears UM gear while doing it
I went to Purdue but have always been a Michigan fan. I never root for Purdue.
Had a friend who grew up an MSU fan. Went there for undergrad, and then did grad school at Michigan. He'd go to most games and root for us, as long as we weren't playing MSU. Seemed pretty reasonable to me.
I believe you mean Spartans heads asplode. Please make the necessary correction.
If you can get into Michigan you can get into State. Somewhere in the dark recesses of his pea brain he much have realized a Michigan degree was better for him. But still an odd choice given his fandom.
Even if you graduate Michigan, you are still pretty much a fan (with some additional "street cred") when it comes to cheering for the football team (in isolation). During your 4 years you get a bit closer to the team by taking classes with players/seeing them around campus/interacting with players in different ways but you still really have a small impact on the success/operations of the football team.
Obviously you want to see all aspects of your university succeed (and this strengthens your fandom of the football team) but I don't think it is unrealistic to still harbor some serious fandom for the athletic programs of one school (even if it is a rival) while respecting your own institution (not sure if making a show of it on social media/local news meets this criteria).
Had a high school friend whose roommate in the dorm was an OSU fan from Columbus. I went over to his room a few weeks after The Game our freshman year. This tool had OSU gear all over his side of the room, a picture of their team celebrating after winning that year, went down to the Shoe for a good chunk of the games...
No, man. Just. No. Even if you know Michigan is the better school and chose accordingly, if you're that big of a Buckeye, WTF.
sports from the school sometimes. Like people have said, there are many MAC school attendees that are huge Michigan fans who didn't go to Michigan for various reasons. Good on that guy for putting his degree and future above a sports rivalry (which he still gets to enjoy in enemy territory).
There's really no point to this debate. If the kid would have become an MSU fan, there's nothing wrong with that. He went to school there and became loyal to them. Whatever. Staying a Michigan fan is obviously cool too. You can be a fan of whatever school you want. There are no rules.
Exactly. You root with your heart, not your head.
I don't have the popular opinion. Pro sports, sure -- I don't care if someone lives eight states away from his chosen team and he has never been to a game -- go ahead, be a fan.
There's just something about college, though -- feel like you have to be a fan of your alma mater if it is in the same -- I don't know -- "athletics tier" as a rival.
Meaning, sure -- if someone went to a directional school, by all means, be a bigger fan of Michigan or MSU sports. But, if you go off to Michigan, MSU, Notre Dame, OSU, etc.... feels a little dirty to me if you still hold the allegiance after actually attending one of those other schools (meaning for undergrad, of course).
and I think there are some pedandict nuances to the fandom. I have come around to anyone can be a fan of the team (with your points noted above) as well as the athlethics program as a whole. But being a fan of the whole university has such academic implications to it I feel as though you have to be an Alumnus and thats where the distincion may lay.
Or I will be negged to oblivion; but who knows ... but I am ok with non alumnus fans of the football / basketball, etc team because as others have noted sports just does crazy things to you
I would agree if college sports were not as big as they are financially. Only so many students get accepted to UM each year, so naturally there will be many thousands of others who spent the previous 18 falls with their family rooting for another team. How can you just stop that, especially when the athletic department runs on its own juice?
The issue for Michigan is it's so damm hard to get into. So many fans who desire to go there are left out. If you can fog glass you can get into State so I would expect fewer diehard State fans at Michigan and many Michigan fans at State.