Rivalry Week Reflections

ESPN/ABC always seem to have a tag line ready for each commercial break or game promo.  ”Every underdog is dangerous” is one they’ve used in the past but has never been more appropriate than this past Thanksgiving weekend. Texas and Alabama were pushed to the limit by their in-state rivals.  Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State fell apart against their respective rivals.  The ACC was especially upset friendly with Clemson and UNC both falling.  Rivals will do that though.  Rivalry week provides the highest of highs for college football fans.  It also provides the lowest of lows.

I will have a pit in my stomach for the next year thanks to that “university” in Athens, Ga.  But if it didn’t hurt this much to lose, then it wouldn’t feel so great to win.  If your team beat its hated rival, enjoy it.  You have bragging rights for the next year.  If your team lost, it is time to sulk, hide out, and talk about the prospect of next year’s team.  It is the cycle of college football that makes it what it is.  There is always another year.  No matter what happens up to it or after it, there is no denying that Thanksgiving weekend is the best time to be a college football fan.