Just kidding, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard or “selling” your collegiate allegiance to the most convincing argument. But then again where I’m from you were born into it.

Go Boise State! The blue field should be reason enough, but they employ a fun offense that is quite entertaining.

I think you’ll most likely end up rooting for whatever team you end up following the most, so I won’t make any real suggestions.

On that note, though, go Cal! I did that for me.

the school you missed out on, we won on a 40 yard hailmary pass with no time on the clock last weekend and are undefeated at home this year. Cool new stadium too, and maybe in another 10-20 years theyll be a legit division 1 school and you can say youve been a fan from the beginning! Plus we beat Stanford a couple years ago. Who doesnt like an underdog?

Hokie Pride baby!

I think it’s a simple choice, and I’ll tell you why you should be a Fresno State Bulldogs fan.

1. They are in the WAC (which was a conference you preferred), but they play up to PAC-10 quality standards. Because of their smaller stadium and less money, the PAC-10 hasn’t invited them. This gives a nice “no one believes in us” quality to the team every year, which IMO is a heck of a lot of fun and motivation to root for.

2. The fanbase is awesome. They consitently pack the house, even for crappy teams like Idaho State. When the big teams come to town, Bulldog Stadium can rival the likes of any NCAA stadium with the rowdiness. Also, the fans travel very, very well (just went to the UCLA game, and half the stadium was in red!), which leads me to my next point…

3. Pat Hill is one of the most underrated coaches out there in that they can get big schools to consistently play them, and the Bulldogs consistenly win against those teams—they are tied with Utah for most wins against BCS teams by a non-BCS team (14) since 2000. Hill gets them prepped for these games very well, and their hard-nosed style of football is incredibly fun to watch and root for. Oh, and they win these games without much recruiting—most players are from the Central Valley, they just play their hearts out.

Trust me, you’re in for a lot of fun, but you’re also in for a roller coaster ride with this team. While they consistently win against BCS and non-conference teams, they’ve struggled against lesser division rivals. The best way to describe the Bulldogs over the past decade would be that they play up or down to their opponent’s quality of play.

All that being said, I’d find a different school to root for basketball. They’ve been horrible since Tarkanian left, mostly because they’ve had to purge the program of felons and cheaters, and in the process have lost a lot of talent.

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Go bears!

It’s really about how local they are, but being a Cal fan and being a Niners fan go hand-in-hand.

or something. i went to UW for grad school but they were a combined like 1-21 while I was there (may be a slight exaggeration) and they still suck so I can’t really advocate rooting for them.

You should be a Stanford fan, just to spite Cal. Plus, they’re on the SF side of the Bay.

Has many links to niners… head coach was once defensive coordinator. Once MLB Ken Norton is now a lb coach. past niner greats: Ronnie Lott, Tim Mcdonald, Derrick Deese, and yes he was a niner once OJ Simpson