Grew up in Memphis and Columbia, SC. Pretty sure that's in SEC territory. Never had any inclination to EVER cheer for a team other than my team just because they were in the same conference. Matter of fact, the way I always saw it is you cheered harder AGAINST your rivals so that they couldn't win and have bragging rights over you. I remember a specific time when Coach K was worried that North Carolina had lost in the tournament because he feared his players might lose some of their edge, knowing that they were already assured of finishing better than UNC. You never want your competitors to win. Not as a real fan. On the other hand, I REALLY hate Notre Dame and would be cheering for just about anyone to beat them, as long as it's not another team from my conference.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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