Just thought this might be interesting. The article gives a couple reasons/excuses for the fence-sitting, but I just don't think you can legitimately be a fan of both teams.
Also: From 7-9pm tonight ABC is running two shows of note, "Wipeout" and "I Survived A Japanese Game Show." We just watched "Idiocracy" last night, so the timing of these shows couldn't be better.
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I personally feel that you can only be a fan of two teams in the same sport if they're in different conferences/leagues. That being said, one crucial caveat is that they can't both be in the same city. No Sox/Cubs fans, no Mets/Yankees fans, no Giants/Jets fans. Can't be done. The topic of which of the city's teams is better in a given year comes up waaay too much for you to be sitting in the middle. Now, personally, I'm a Twins fan first, but I like the Cubs too. 6 years on the northside was enough to be a fan. That being said, my fan-ness of these two teams could never be equal. There must always be a team thats no. 1 in your heart. Even if they only play once every six years, etc., it could happen, and when it does your allegiances have to be clear.
And, those shows are awful. Awfully awesome. Oh, and they're the next step in the decline of the USA.
I'll buy that things can change if you relocate. If you already have a team and move to a new city, I think you should be able to adopt as many of their teams as you see fit while adhering to Jeff's rule above. But you can't take the new city's team if it conflicts with your previous allegiance. A Redskins fan moving to Dallas can't adopt the Cowboys, for instance. And for teams outside your area, you get one side of any rivalry, regardless of location - Duke or Carolina, Colts or Patriots, Red Sox or Yankees - for those games only.
Did anyone else have to explain these things to people when Illinois was in the NCAA basketball title game? "Oh, you're from Illinois, even though you didn't go there. You should be happy!" No thanks, douchenozzle. My team wears purple, dammit.
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