[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Help me understand why it matters at all if you have family, know someone or been to a place in order to root for the sports team.

Family might play a role in who you like as a team based on their location in that you liking a common team is an additional bond or tradition you share with them. IE me growing up a UK fan because half my family whom lives in Kentucky and have season tickets to Rupp Arena.

Asking a fan if theyve been to the location of said team is a leading question to determine whether or not the aforementioned fan is actually from the locale of their team. An answer in the negative means you get to bag on them for being bandwagon.