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Originally Posted by esquire
Ha. The civic pride element is part of the fun in my view, so I can understand. I mean, I will be for Winnipeg in every sport, every league until I die (dramatic enough?) so even if I lived the next 50 years in, say, Dallas I don't think I'd ever get behind the teams there. But I realize that others might look at it differently. At least your buddy has a legitimate connection to Oklahoma.
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That's the thing - you're associating being a fan of a team to being a fan of (or having a connection to) the city. For many, the city has nothing to do with it.
Many people are fans of certain teams because of something as simple as the team's nickname, or logo, or because they were impressed with a player on the team or the team's success. That becomes their team and they stick with it.
I'm a Steelers fan, not a city of Pittsburgh fan (although I hold nothing against the city). I hate the Penguins, and don't give the Pirates any thought. The Steelers became my team because they were located in the steel capital of the US where I lived in the steel capital of Canada. Tough as nails team from a lunch pail city who won 2 Super Bowls (I started watching football 2 years after their first 2 SBs).
These are the same reasons there are a shit-ton of hockey fans in Ontario and Toronto who are NOT Leafs fans.