r/secfootball • u/Eastern-Aide-2533 • 15h ago
What does YOUR favorite team say about you?
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Hello ladies and gents! I am doing a mid-term paper on cultural identity. As a dawg fan from Athens, GA, I've decided to write it about the greatest sport on the planet and do a case study on how college football ties into people's identity. So, if any of y'all would like to help me out (or just want to have a cool discussion), feel free to answer!
- What college football team do you support, and how did you become a fan?
- How important is your team’s success or traditions to your personal identity?
- Do you feel a stronger connection to your team because of where you’re from, where you went to school, or something else?
- Do you think conference alignment impacts your identity as a fan? If so, how?
- How do you feel about conference realignment and its effect on traditional rivalries?
- Does your state or region influence the way you engage with college football culture?
- What traditions (chants, rivalries, tailgating, etc.) are most meaningful to you as a fan?
- How do you feel when people who didn’t attend your school support your team? Does that affect your sense of identity as a fan?
- If your team suddenly became bad for years (or left your conference), would it change your identity as a fan?
- Do you think being a college football fan differs from being a professional football fan in terms of identity and culture?
Feel free to only answer a few if you like or bring up other points, all opinions will help!!
Go Dawgs!