For my entire life, I have cheered for my home state Wisconsin (and/or Marquette) AND whoever plays Notre Dame.
Over the last few years on football weekends I have started to also cheer for whoever plays against an SEC team AND - when SEC plays SEC - against whichever SEC team is ranked higher.
Which is America's team? This year's match-up for me is more like the Iraq-Iran War. I want them both to lose!
Here's my tipping point for tonight -
1) ESPN is the nation's #1 sports news outlet.
2) I hate ESPN and their liberal ownership and staff.
3) The SEC (and SEC-member school Alabama) is affiliated with ESPN and more often hyped by ESPN personalities.
4) Notre Dame is affilated ESPN competitor NBC Sports.
5) I am less likely to hear ESPN bleating about a Notre Dame championship than a Crimson Tide championship.
6) As a result, I'm left to cheer for the 'Domers.
Go Irish!!! (I guess)
BTTT - This thread may yet become interesting...