Unfortunately for Tribe fans everywhere, William and Mary's all Jewish Whitewash wasn't able to topple George Mason, but the situation raised an interesting question between Michael and myself.
If W&M won, they would have been about a 14 seed, and would have had a good chance of playing Xavier in the first round. I asked Hanley who he would be rooting for, mainly in jest, and his answer shocked me... he said Xavier without hesitation. When I looked at him like he had just committed adultery, he hesitated, but still said Xavier, so that raises a question.
In a world without divisions, would you root for your alma mater or the school you have rooted for your whole life?
Personally, I think anyone who answers their childhood team should have their diploma revoked, but then again not everyone went to a psycho-athletic, extreme school spirit school like Wabash. I am not saying you can't root for both teams, but if they play, I think you always have to root for your alma mater.
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It depends what sport.
If we're talking basketball, I would have to say Centre right now. The Centre men's basketball team (ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation) has had a banner year, while the "resurgent" University of Cincinnati Bearcats just got embarrased by 40 at UCONN.
I get to root for everyone, because the graduates from my school are the people who sell weed to all the athletes at your schools.
It's nice to have a purpose.
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