Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
Feel free to add your own leagues that I don't follow. Here's mine:
MLB
Favorite: Cincinnati Reds
Least favorite: Chicago Cubs; St. Louis Cardinals
NFL
Favorite: Cincinnati Bengals
Least favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers
NHL
Favorite: Colorado Avalanche
Least favorite: Detroit Red Wings; Vancouver Canucks; Minnesota Wild
NCAA football
Favorite: Ohio State Buckeyes; Cincinnati Bearcats
Least favorite: Michigan Wolverines; LSU Tigers
NCAA basketball
Favorite: Dayton Flyers; Ohio State Buckeyes; Cincinnati Bearcats
Least favorite: Xavier Musketeers; Indiana Hoosiers; Louisville Cardinals
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB
Favorite: Reds
Least favorite: NYY, Cards, if a team isn't relevant do they count?
NFL
Favorite: Bengals
Least favorite: Steelers, Ravens
NCAA FB
Favorite: OSU
Least Favorite: Michigan, LSU, Florida, Nick Saben coached teams
NCAA BB
Favorite: OSU, UC, XU, Gonzaga
Least Favorite: UK, Duke, UNC
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB favorite: Reds
MLB least favorite: Cardinals, Red Sox
NBA favorite: Thunder, Spurs
NBA least favorite: Cavs
NFL favorite: WHO DEY
NFL least favorite: anyone else from the AFC North
NHL favorite: Blue Jackets
NHL least favorite: coincidentally, the Blue Jackets
Any college sport favorite: OSU
Any college sport leave favorite: goes without saying :)
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
Mlb
fav- reds
hate-cards
nhl
fav- blue jackets
hate- red wings, predators
nba
fav-cavaliers
hate-boston, la lakers
nfl
fav- bengals
hate- steelers, ravens, browns, patriots
ncaa
fav-ohio state
hate- michigan, wisconsin, penn state
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB
Favorite: Cincinnati Reds
Least favorite: St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees
NFL
Favorite: Cleveland Browns
Least favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals
NCAA football
Favorite: Ohio State Buckeyes, Kentucky Wildcats
Least favorite: Michigan Wolverines, All SEC teams with the exception of UK
NCAA basketball
Favorite: Dayton Flyers
Least favorite: xavier musketeers, xavier musketeers, and xavier musketeers
NBA
Favorite: Golden State Warriors
Least favorite: Miami Heat
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
Interesting choices.
Personally, I can find individual athletes pretty easy to like, even if they're not playing on one of my "favorite" teams. It's fans and coaches I dislike. Too, I find specific approaches (Duke's penchant for flopping, Cub management acceptance of losing for 100 years, St. Louis holier-than-thou attitudes, Pittsburgh's willingness to play dirty in football) difficult. They definitely color my perception of those teams.
For example, for the first time in 20 years, I'm having a hard time really disliking Jim Calhoun. I'll likely not like him later, as he's pretty easy to dislike-- he's irascible, arrogant, sarcastic, and a cheater and liar. But he's hurt. So... yeah. He gets a bit of a pass.
On the flip side, I used to like OSU quite a bit in both basketball and football. But, in light of recent allegations and the actions of their fans, I find it hard to root for them in any sport. I also really liked Xavier (and went to 25 or so games over a five-year period, including three A-10 Tourneys). But the interview after the UC fight pretty much ruined my feel for the Musketeers. (I never liked Cincinnati, so that was easy. As a child, I remember Tony Yates taking the air out of the ball in 1984 when playing Kentucky-- my favorite team at the time. The final score-- 24-11-- made me hate UC.)
Odd how that works, I think.
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB
Favorite: Reds
Least favorite: Cardinals
NFL
Favorite: Bengals
Least favorite: Ravens, Steelers
NHL
Favorite: Blue Jackets
Least favorite: Red Wings
NCAA football
Favorite: Marshall
Least favorite: WVU, Cincinnati
NCAA basketball
Favorite: Xavier, Marshall
Least favorite: Cincinnati, Dayton, WVU
MLS
Favorite: Columbus
Least Favorite: Chicago
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB-
Favorite: Reds, to much lesser degrees Twins, Rangers, Rays at times
Least favorite: Cards, Cubs, Yanks
NFL-
Favorite: Bengals, Colts, Packers
Least favorite: Steelers, Ravens, Browns
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Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB-
Favorite: Reds, Orioles (my older sister got me hooked on them when I was a kid, she went to college in Baltimore)
Least Favorite: Cardinals, Cubs
NFL-
Favorite: Cowboys, Colts
Least Favorite: 49ers, Steelers, Redskins, Patriots
NCAA Basketball-
Favorite: Indiana
Least Favorite: Michigan
NBA-
Favorite: Pacers
Least Favorite: Bulls
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB
Favorite: Cincinnati Reds
Least favorite: Chicago Cubs; St. Louis Cardinals. Like someone said though, I think the Cubs are more about their fans than the actual franchise and even within that I have so many friends who are Cubs fans that even that dislike is waning.
NFL
Favorite: Cincinnati Bengals
Least favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers
NHL
Favorite: Chicago Blackhawks
Least favorite: Detroit Red Wings; Vancouver Canucks
NCAA football
Favorite: UK
Least favorite: Ohio State, get over yourselves already. Florida Gators
NCAA basketball
Favorite: UK
Least favorite: Louisville Cardinals
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB
Fave: Reds
Least: Yankees
NFL
Fave: Bengals
Least: Steelers
NBA
Fave: don't really have one, just enjoy the sport.
Least: Lakers, Heat
College football
Fave: gotta go with the alma mater
Least: Tennessee Vols, Notre Dame
College hoops
Fave: the alma mater again, Miami U, Xavier, UD
Least: Tennessee Vols, Mississippi State, Duke
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
Where to begin:
MLB:
Favorite: Reds
Least Favorite: Cardinals, Cubs, Braves, Red Sox
I actually respect the Yankees. They have the money, but they have the mystique and tradition to make up for it. The Red Sox complain about the Yankees, but spend the second most in payroll far above the third highest team.
NFL:
Favorite: Bengals
Least Favorite: Ravens, Steelers, Patriots
Least Favorite Players: The Mannings
Of all of my teams, the Bengals I would probably switch. That being said, I can't jump on the Colts bandwagon because of the Mannings. With the Bengals success, I'm back in the fold for now.
NBA:
Favorite: Celtics, any team with a UK player making a sizable contribution
Least Favorite: Lakers
I don't really follow the NBA, but the Celtics I grew up loving for some reason. Also liked the Bulls when MJ played but quit following thereafter. Never did like the Lakers.
NCAA:
Favorite: Kentucky, Marshall
Least Favorite: Ohio State, West Virginia, Louisville, Duke (in basketball)
I've lived in West Virginia for almost nine years and while I do respect most of the WVU posters on this forum, most of the fans are downright conspiracy theorists with an "it's us against the world" mentality. It's never WVU's fault if they lose a game and everybody from the refs to ESPN is to blame.
Louisville is obvious. Duke for the media hype. I watched Duke-FSU last night and Dick Vitale went nanners because a FSU player pounded his chest after dunking on Duke. I actually respect Thad Matta and the basketball program, just can't get how the fans turned Jim Tressel into the second coming of Pete Rose.
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
Here's mine:
MLB
Favorite: Cincinnati Reds
Least favorite: Chicago Cubs; St. Louis Cardinals
NFL
Favorite: Cincinnati Bengals
Least favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers
NBA
Favorite: New York Knicks
Least favorite: Indiana Pacers; Boston Celtics
NCAA football
Favorite: Akron Zips; Cincinnati Bearcats
Least favorite: Kent State Golden Felons; Ohio State
NCAA basketball
Favorite: Akron Zips; Cincinnati Bearcats
Least favorite: Kent State Golden Felons, Ohio Bobcats, Miami Redhawks, Kansas Jayhawks
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB
Favorite: Cincinnati Reds
Least favorite: St. Louis Cardinals
NFL
Favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers
Least favorite: Ravens. used to be the Bengals, but their 2011 season kinda changed that. you won't see me in a Bengals jersey though lol
NBA
Favorite: Cleveland Cavaliers
Least Favorite: Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers
NCAA football
Favorite: Cincinnati Bearcats
Least favorite: USC Trojans, Notre Dame, Miami Gators
NCAA basketball
Favorite: Cincinnati Bearcats, Xavier Musketeers
Least Favorite: none
Re: Favorite/least favorite teams in all sports
MLB
Favorite: Cincinnati Reds
Least favorite: Atlanta Braves; St. Louis Cardinals
NFL
Favorite: Cincinnati Bengals; KC Chiefs
Least favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers; Oakland Raiders
NHL
Favorite: Calgary Flames; Philadelphia Flyers
Least Favorite: Vancouver Canucks; New Jersey Devils
NBA
Favorite: None; LA Lakers
Least favorite: The league itself
NCAA football
Favorite: tOSU; Kansas
Least favorite: Missouri; Michigan
NCAA basketball
Favorite: Kansas; Wichita State; Xavier; Cincinnati
Least favorite: Missouri; North Carolina; Duke