The Poll

ENEMY OF THE STATE

George Steinbrenner 24%
Bill Parcells 8%
Mark Messier 6%

New Jerseyites may root for the Yankees, but the only Boss they love is Springsteen. Who are the state's most hated sports opponents? The Dallas Cowboys (18%), the New York Rangers (16%) and the Boston Red Sox (14%).

* Harris Interactive poll, conducted online, of 402 New Jersey residents who identified themselves as sports fans. Margin of error +/-4.9%.

Enthuse-o-meter

On a scale of 1 to 100, how would you rate your state's enthusiasm for sports, relative to other states'?

Ranked 4th (of 1st 5 states polled)

COLD HOT 75.9

WHO & WHERE

1 Paul Tagliabue
The Jersey City native and high school basketball star at St. Michael's in Union City is now NFL commissioner.