Post by ARod on Jun 29, 2004 18:04:02 GMT -5
Hey, is there anyone out there that can think of something interesting to fuel a rivalry between our arch-rivals, FAU?!?!
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I came across a story on the internet:
College rivalries--still the best
Brice Zimmerman
What do the Little Brown Jug, Paul Bunyan's Axe, the Golden Hat, and the Seminole War Canoe all have in common? They are spoils that go to the victor of some of college football's most heated rivalries. Ah, the college football rivalry game, there truly is no other sporting event like it on this earth. What other sports can boast games simply known as "The World's Greatest Outdoor thingytail Party," "Clean, Old Fashioned Hate," or "The Iron Bowl?"
Rivalry games are completely unpredictable, and to the fans they are the most important of all. A mediocre season can be justified by topping a hated foe. In many conferences, rivalry games are so important that coaches can be fired for failing to achieve victory. Jim Tressel at Ohio State is now engraved in Buckeye folklore, having guaranteed a win over despised rival University of Michigan shortly after his hiring. Having come through on his promise in 2001, Tressel has yet to lose to Michigan in what is possibly college football's most heated rivalry.
Unlike in other sports, college football rivalries are deep seeded and many times involve regional rivalries. A familiar one to the state of Georgia is of course Georgia Tech and Georgia, otherwise known as "Clean Old Fashioned Hate." The name says it all as both Bulldog and Yellow Jacket fans rarely have sympathies for each other. The same in many rivalries, the underdog would like nothing more than to spoil the season for their hated foe.
Rivalries are what sell college football. They can cause friends to become enemies, families to rift (of course only for gameday), and co-workers to owe each other money. A rivalry game means just as much to the fans as it does the players, I mean truly, how important are bragging rights?
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Respond with any suggestions......... ;D
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I came across a story on the internet:
College rivalries--still the best
Brice Zimmerman
What do the Little Brown Jug, Paul Bunyan's Axe, the Golden Hat, and the Seminole War Canoe all have in common? They are spoils that go to the victor of some of college football's most heated rivalries. Ah, the college football rivalry game, there truly is no other sporting event like it on this earth. What other sports can boast games simply known as "The World's Greatest Outdoor thingytail Party," "Clean, Old Fashioned Hate," or "The Iron Bowl?"
Rivalry games are completely unpredictable, and to the fans they are the most important of all. A mediocre season can be justified by topping a hated foe. In many conferences, rivalry games are so important that coaches can be fired for failing to achieve victory. Jim Tressel at Ohio State is now engraved in Buckeye folklore, having guaranteed a win over despised rival University of Michigan shortly after his hiring. Having come through on his promise in 2001, Tressel has yet to lose to Michigan in what is possibly college football's most heated rivalry.
Unlike in other sports, college football rivalries are deep seeded and many times involve regional rivalries. A familiar one to the state of Georgia is of course Georgia Tech and Georgia, otherwise known as "Clean Old Fashioned Hate." The name says it all as both Bulldog and Yellow Jacket fans rarely have sympathies for each other. The same in many rivalries, the underdog would like nothing more than to spoil the season for their hated foe.
Rivalries are what sell college football. They can cause friends to become enemies, families to rift (of course only for gameday), and co-workers to owe each other money. A rivalry game means just as much to the fans as it does the players, I mean truly, how important are bragging rights?
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Respond with any suggestions......... ;D
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