Most people tend to root, root, root for the home team, but one surprising study may be proving that wrong. Because if this was true, all six New England States would be rooting for the New England Patriots. Well, maybe not! While Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and their home turf state of Massachusetts are hoping for a Pats victory, Connecticut and Vermont will be cheering for the Philadelphia Eagles. Could it be true that VT is not rooting for the Patriots?
Like them or not, the New England Patriots have had some impressive wins over the years.
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This will be the 10th Superbowl for the Pats, and the 8th with Quarterback Tom Brady.
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While the die hard fans celebrate their beloved Patriots, it looks like Vermont is jumping ship.
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According to this survey published on the website thewrap.com, only 5 states are rooting for the Patriots. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and…
thewrap.com The data here was gathered by collecting geotagged Twitter data immediately after the playoffs on January 21. While it’s not the most definitive way to assess fan bases, maps like this one have been making us pause to think as they have been trending on the internet ever since. Personally, we’d like more conclusive evidence!
North Dakota?
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM Well, that’s out of mid-west field!
Connecticut is known to favor the New York Giants, so it’s not really a surprise they aren’t gung-ho rooting for the Patriots.
Facebook/New York Giants However, according to this, Giants fans are hoping for a Patriots win.
But Vermont? What’s up with that?
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Is it because of some of the controversies and scandals?
Flickr/frankieleon Who can forget Deflategate?
Have we had enough Brady?
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Or is it simply time for someone else to take the spotlight?
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While we may or may not see a whole lot of this in Vermont on Superbowl Sunday, one thing is for sure…
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It sure will be exciting!
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Well, since more people are moving to Vermont than any other state in the country, maybe they’re all moving from Philadelphia?
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thewrap.com
The data here was gathered by collecting geotagged Twitter data immediately after the playoffs on January 21. While it’s not the most definitive way to assess fan bases, maps like this one have been making us pause to think as they have been trending on the internet ever since. Personally, we’d like more conclusive evidence!
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Well, that’s out of mid-west field!
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However, according to this, Giants fans are hoping for a Patriots win.
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Who can forget Deflategate?
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Who else will be tuning in on Sunday, February 4 for the Superbowl? Let us know who you are rooting for!
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