I'm a lifelong Vikings and Packers fan because I lived in both Minnesota and Wisconsin as a kid.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
In New York, I run into Packers fans who have never lived in Wisconsin, Canadiens fans who have never lived in La Belle Province, Celtics fans who admire Russell and Bird and Pierce but have no trace of a Boston accent.
I love everything Minnesota.
I grew up in Minnesota.
I grew up in Chicago, so I've always been a Bears fan.
My mom's whole side of the family, they're all Packers fans. My mom's a Bears fan. My stepdad is a Vikings guy. So that gets ugly. My mom sits upstairs watching the Bears game; he sits in the basement. They can't watch it together. Football's a violent anger in our family dynamic.
I grew up in Buffalo, New York, and was a big Bills fan.
I am a diehard Seahawks fan because I'm born and raised in Seattle.
I loved growing up in Washington, but I have been a diehard, 100 percent 49ers fan since I was 11.
I lived in Wisconsin for a while, so I keep my eyes on the Packers. I grew up in San Diego, so there's the Chargers, but outside of that, I'm really kind of lame because I don't have a specific team I pull for.