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American sports commentary focusing on politics may be relatively new, but sports and politics have always been friends. I think in terms of pro sports in Amer
by specializeded 9y ago
American sports commentary focusing on politics may be relatively new, but sports and politics have always been friends.
I think in terms of pro sports in America everything's a bit artificial (maybe because of being regional entities) and less political, but at the collegiate level the politics fly.
Who you support says a lot about your family and background, especially if you all aren't direct grads. Compare fans of Georgia Tech vs Georgia, or Texas vs Texas A&M. California vs Fresno st, etc.
- vertex-four 9y ago> sports and politics have always been friends See also - Celtic vs Rangers, which is for historical reasons a proxy for a variety of political disagreements (Protestant vs Catholic, Loyalist vs Republican, etc) for some fans.
- specializeded 9y agoOh man absolutely! That's why I used college sports, I think they're our closest equivalent to club culture like that. Figured they were American and tried to make it relatable