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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1698547, member: 716"]
It was easy to root for conference-mates in the Big East, and I still do (except for the obvious one, which isn't a problem this season).

In the ACC, it's difficult to care about many of these teams. I also dislike some and won't root for them (Duke, the disgrace that is Pitt, Notre Dame, Louisville). And some that I might root for aren't much good and don't give me any choice (Georgia Tech, Wake).

I like Leonard Hamilton but hate Florida State. Can't put my finger on it, but don't want Clemson to do well. Rooted for Boston College when they had the nice Howard Eisley run in 1994, but am bitter about their Big East departure and 2004/2005 wins over us (compounded now by the blue shorts debacle game) and want them to lose every game. Virginia Tech's fans make them unsupportable. Miami, meh. Don't like Virginia's game (though their fans who post on here are cool).

Carolina's really the only one I'm comfortable rooting for: unlike the masses here, I like Roy as a coach. They usually seem to have likeable kids and they play a watchable style of basketball.

Kind of an awkward conference position to be in. Not a ton of connection to most of these schools and fanbases (except for the negative connection to the Tech riff-raff I had to deal with while living in D.C.).
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