What Sports Teams Do You Root For (And Why)?

Since this is an SEC Message board and some states have no pro teams, I think this could be an interesting thread. I know there are some weird combos, like people that like Bama Football and UK Bball (Homers IMO) and then the Heat bball fan that tries to fit in with the Pelican crowd.

Anyway:

NBA: Portland Trail Blazers. Probably by far my favorite sports team of all teams I follow. Growing up in Portland and being a fan during the BRoy era has got them to grow on me over the years. I will be the first to admit, I am a Blazers homer. I follow this team really closely. I probably watch 90% of their games, even if I have to stream it through a crappy video. There are games I don't even now who's shooting because the quality is so baddddd but I still cheer just as hard.

NFL: Denver Broncos. There is no Portland NFL team, so a few years ago (When Denver had Jay Cutler and Plummer) I picked Denver because my Dad was pretty big Denver fan at the time and he kind of forced them upon me. Yes, I was a fan during the crappy Josh McDaniels era and I actually liked Tebow I also started liking Denver because of Champ Bailey. I remember seeing his Barbecue commercials when I was younger with him in his Denver jersey. He's probably my favorite sports player.

NCAA FB: Oregon Ducks. I'm not a huge Ducks/college fan just because of the turnover and never having to go to college there (yet.) I became a fan of the Ducks when I was younger because I LOVE the color green. I usually miss a few games due to Fall activities every year which causes me to lose momentum with the team. After the Stanford loss last year, I lost a lot of hope. I really thought we could challenge anyone then. Then losing Jordan, Alonso, Kelly, etc, I felt like this year's team had its holes and was going to lead to another let down. I still thought we'd be good, but it wasn't until we killed Tennessee and played a great game IN Washington I actually thought we were contenders. We all know what happened later in the season.

NCAA MB: Oregon Ducks again. I'm not a NCAA bball fan but I'll watch an Oregon game here and there. We could have the #1 team in the nation and I probably wouldn't have any more interest than I do now. Players come and go so quickly that it's hard to get behind a team and their players. I do however watch March Madness quite a bit.

MLS: Portland Timbers. Before we got the Timbers, I would've told you I would never care for soccer. After getting the Timbers though, I started to learn more about Soccer. I love how crazy the fans get over this. The atmosphere is awesome and the rivalries are fun (For Portland at least.)