Podcast: Rooting for the right team

Thursday, February 28, 2008

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For interviews with Kansas fans who also cheer for other teams, listen to the podcast: Rooting for the right team.

Fans of all seasons
Kansan reporter Luke Morris talks to a number of Kansas basketball enthusiasts and finds who they cheer for when Kansas isn't playing.
He found five basic categories of fans:

Hometown fans, who root for the team closest to where they grew up.

Rival haters, who have two favorite teams: Kansas and whoever is playing Missouri.

The greater-good fan, who root for teams that would improve Kansas’ standings in the Big 12 Conference.

Fans of individuals, who cheer for a team because they like a coach or player on the team.

In-state fans, who prefer to keep it all in the state. They cheer for Kansas State as long as the Wildcats aren’t playing the Jayhawks.

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