What are your rooting interests?

[AppAlum96]

I thought this might be a fun topic to discuss. Here's how my rooting interests in college football breakdown, and an explanation of why:

1. ASU vs anyone, any time. Duh.
2. Any SoCon team vs any non-SoCon team, UNLESS it's the playoffs and I think the team the SoCon team is playing would be easier for ASU to beat (assuming ASU is in the playoffs).
3. Any FCS team vs Any non-FCS team (includes div 2+ and especially FBS) (although I reserve the right to pull a '72 dolphins and root against an FCS team beating a top 5 FBS team if I feel that such an achievement would diminish our own. Although, I really can't help but pull for an underdog so that probably wouldn't happen).
4. Any non bowl coalition FBS team vs any bowl coalition FBS team. I love it when smaller conference schools throw a wrench in their stupid bowl rankings.
5. When no other rooting interests are in play, I just pull for the underdog, or against the most media darling of the two.
6. If 1-5 don't apply, I'll often just pull for whoever is behind and hope for a good game.

[CamelCityAppFan]

I'm totally with you 1-4. After that, I usually go with the team with the coolest helmet.

[skinny_uncle]

Substitute SIU for App and Valley for Socon and you pretty much have my list.
xthumbsupx

[Native]

1. No serious injuries.
2. Clean play - fair and square.
3. WEBER STATE!
4. BIG SKY!
5. Any FCS vs any FBS.

[Silenoz]

1. Montana
2. The team playing MSU
3. The team playing whoever might be tied with us at the top of the conference

I know I'm "supposed" to root for my conference nowadays... but I couldn't care less if Idaho State went 0-11 or 6-5

[ElonFirefighter]

Home team underdog so i can see the fans rush the field... and home a band member gets taken out

[WestCoastAggie]

In no particular order:

1. AGGIE MUTHAFCUKIN PRIDE!!!!!!!
2. GO R-A-C-E-R-S!!!!!!
3. The MEAC, although I will ALWAYS be against NCCU in ANY SPORT!
4. A fair and balanced playoff system
5. Student-Athletes getting degrees and becoming PRODUCTIVE AMERICAN & WORLD CITIZENS!

[AppAlum2003]

Boobs.

[Tod]

Boobs.

ditto.

[JALMOND]

I'll break it down this way...

1. PSU vs anyone---PSU
2. Big Sky vs any FCS---Big Sky
3. Big Sky vs Big Sky---Don't really care
4. Former Big Sky now in FBS vs rest of FBS---Former Big Sky
5. Big Sky vs FBS---Big Sky
6. FCS vs FBS---FCS
7. FCS vs FCS---Don't really care
8. non BCS vs BCS---non BCS
9. non BCS vs non BCS---don't really care
10. BCS vs BCS---don't really care
11. FCS vs DII or lower---FCS unless the opponent is Rocky Mountain College. Gotta go with the Bears in those games.

[MR. CHICKEN]

BLUE HENS
NITTANY LIONS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
BALTIMORE RAVENS....FLACCO CONNECTION

[Bettina90]

As a FCS school with something like 15K undergrad, do you ever cheer for your school to just step up to "FBS" and for that division to institute a playoff? Wouldn't that solve all your issues?

I thought not.

[UNHFan]

1-A Notre Dame then BC have a great heart for Army 1-AA UNH all the way and have rooting and long past with Holy Cross!

[EKU05]

1. EKU
2. Louisville
3. Purdue and Auburn on behalf of close friends
4. OVC teams other than EKU
5. Big East teams other than Louisville
6. Generally in favor of FCS teams if 1-4 are not in play
7. Whoever is playing Kentucky
8. Whoever is playing Western Kentucky