On Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:30:22 -0400 wrote...
>This discussion brings up an interesting point. We have two
>Gopher fans who will be rooting for UND, presumably because they are WCHA.
>I certainly will be rooting for SLU though that's no surprise since RPI
and
>SLU are not "bitter" rivals. Yet, for several years, I found myself
>favoring Clarkson in the tournament although they are RPI's most bitter
>rival.
>
>So I raise the question to fans of BU and BC, Maine and UNH:
>if your team's most bitter rival were the only Hockey East team
>in the tournament (maybe even the only eastern team), would you root for
or
>against the rival.  I guess the same question could be asked of the
>Michigan/Michigan State rivalry and the any WCHA
>team/Minnesota rivalry.  We've heard from Minnesota fans, but do fans of
>Minnesota opponents feel the same way?
 
 
While I'm not rich enough to attend a "Final Four" that my team isn't even
participating in, I do have feelings about this weekend's games.  In most
cases, I cheer for the team from the conference (MSU in the basketball
final tonight, for example).  However, the ND fans have insisted on going
to gopher games against anyone at the Final 5 the past two years and
cheering for the opponent regardless of who it is.  Thus, I have nothing
but ill will for their team this weekend.  A Maine/BC final would be just
fine for me.
 
Andrew
 
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