<p>My husband makes loud cheering noises when his team scores. Or he yells, “Yes!” He says things like, “No way!” when the calls are not to his liking. Most interestingly, when a player on his team gets injured, he makes a very upset “Ohhhhhhhhh.” All this to an empty living room.</p>
<p>I like to hear it from the kitchen because I know he’s enjoying himself :-)</p>
<p>My husband and son both do this. I have no need to ever watch sports, since I can be in the next room and know exactly how the teams are doing!</p>
<p>Heck, I yell at the TV during sports events, let alone my husband!</p>
<p>No, but I learned all my best curses from a close friend’s father back in the 70’s when he was watching football! </p>
<p>I think it 's quite common. It goes along with the delusion that if we watch a game (or not) we somehow jinx it (or not).</p>
<p>Not like I do.</p>
<p>All the men I know well do this. One of my favorite memories of my dad is when he extended this to running out onto our front porch and actually howling when the Mets won the World Series in 1969. </p>
<p>My 99 y/o grandmother still listens to the Red Sox games on the radio and cheers out loud when they’re doing well; says “Sugar!” when they aren’t.</p>
<p>No, thank goodness! He is not into sports that much. DD is a different story. One summer night in 2008 H and I were awakened by horrible srceams coming from the living room. My first thought was that D was fighting off an intruder who got into the house. I grabbed the first heavy object I could find and ran downtairs with DH following me only to discover D cheering on the US men’s team taking the gold in the free relay. Phew!</p>
<p>I do, especially during Vanderbilt basketball and the Phillies.</p>
<p>My husband has long conversations with “his” teams. “Come on, guys, this is it! You can do it - just focus!” and on and on and on! It cracks me up. He really seems to think they can hear him.</p>
<p>Fairly common behavior.</p>
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<p>Reminds me of a glossary of announcers’ terms I read years ago:
“He shoots, he scores!!!”—Phrase used to describe hockey goals. Usually heard from the bathroom or the kitchen.</p>
<p>I love this thread. Happy memories of the days, years ago, when I’d pack up our two toddlers to take them to the library on certain Sunday afternoons, so that they would not learn colorful new expletives while their daddy watched his beloved Chicago Bears on TV.</p>
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<p>Ditto to all above!</p>
<p>I remember one Saturday last winter I was working out with my trainer at the gym, and one of the Syracuse basketball games was on ESPN. A few minutes into the session, he altered the workout so that we’d always be near a TV showing the game. I’d get so caught up in the game that I’d sort of forget where I was, and then out of the blue yell something at the TV. I’d catch myself and look around to see if anyone noticed, and he’d be laughing at me.</p>
<p>I argue, talk back and occasionally yell at various talking heads on TV :)</p>
<p>my mom yells at the tv a lot more than me or my dad.</p>
<p>“Does your husband yell at the TV during sporting events?”</p>
<p>Yeah many guys do this. Granted, it’s not as sane as when women cry during a fictional movie when a rich actress playing a mother loses her children or husband (also played by actors), but the guys often have a few bucks bet on the game.</p>
<p>Guilty as charged. 
One of the joys of having the flat screen and tivo is being able to stop play and go to the screen and point to where the darn officials must be freaking blind because obviously it was a touchdown!! If I’m real fired up you get jumping and yelling. Everyone in the room must agree with me before we can return to live programming… That’s what happens when you marry a girl that likes football. ;)</p>
<p>Not as much as I do.</p>
<p>Thanks for the needed laugh today. Yes, he yells so much the dog used to go hide. The dog probably still hides, or rather his ashes on the mantle probably shift from one side to the other.</p>
<p>My dad was a HUGE sports fan. That’s why he and the only TV we had were exiled to the basement. I really do not remember who used to curse more - my dad at the officials or my mom at my dad for yelling at the officials.
( I miss him so much!)</p>
<p>BunsenBurner, I also woke my husband up screaming while watching that relay! I still scream when I watch reruns of it, one of the best moments in athletic history for me!</p>