Choosing your sports allegiances at a young age...hereditary or random?
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by user Croraback22
I have been in an ongoing argument about the early days in a kid's life when he or she forms those life long bonds with a professional or college team. The argument put forth by my girlfriend, who shall remain nameless and treated as a spy until further sports knowledge has been demonstrated, is that a child will choose his favorite sports team based on both parent's teams. I argue, quite loudly, that little girls don't care about sports and are therefore irrelevant to this conversation but that young boys choose their favorite sports team based on who their father likes. It's plain and simple "man sports law" which has been passed down through generations of families with fathers who drink beer, yell at the tv screen, and give their allegiance to a team from a young age for a whole life. Think about when you were a little boy sitting with your dad during the fall and watching his favorite NFL team play. It didn't matter who mom liked or your sister or any other girl like....plain and simple it came down to who your dad liked. If he liked the Giants, like my father did, then you as his son are required by the un-written law of men to like the Giants. The only amendment to this rule is with college teams. It is a historical fact, in my mind at least, that parent's college allegiances cannot sway this decision. Why? Probably because college sports are affected by too many variables such as, where do you live, who do you see on tv, where do you want to go to college, where did your parents go to college, who has the hottest cheerleaders, who has the sweetest uniforms, which teams college team cap is the most stylish, etc...I could go on for hours but at the end of the day the facts stay the same. Boys will inevitably like the same pro teams as their fathers while boys and girls alike will choose their favorite college teams based on a wide set of variables. What do you the readers think about this?
1. Many girls form sports allegiances with their fathers. I know way too many (Even if they have no clue hat they're talking about half the time).
2. College allegiances are just as strong as as professional allegiances. I, for instance, root for the Texas Longhorns even though I got rejected from that school and go somewhere in the east coast. I still root for them and wear their fan gear.
There are many parents out there that tell their kids that they would disown them if they went to Michigan if their father is an Ohio State grad or Alabama if their dad is an Auburn grad. I know most of them are joking but the influence is still there.