Then, why do we in the two states, who care, care about those outside the two states? Screw 'em.
Lets Create a trophy for Iowa State Vs. Kansas State
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Then, why do we in the two states, who care, care about those outside the two states? Screw 'em.
My thought is that if others don't recognize what we consider to be a rivalry, why should we be concerned? They don't like what we determine to be a rivalry, why should we defer to their judgment?
Yes. I have proposed this previously. 1917, the first year the two teams played, was the first year the gasoline tractor first broke through commercially in sales. Considering it arguably is one of the most significant milestone in agricultural technology, a fulfillment of both schools land grant mission, and there was a model built in Iowa at the time, I propose an actual 1917 Waterloo Boy Model R become the traveling trophy for the game. It would instantly become the most unique and important traveling trophy in all of college football and could be driven into the stadiums for the game. John Deere, who the next year went on to purchase the company building the tractor, should be willing to make this important part of their history front and center to the rivalry and sponsor it's care and travel to the campus via sponsorship.
If no one on the outside recognizes it then you are nothing more than Iowa pretending everyone is your rival.
My thought is if some judge us negatively about what we consider to be our rivals, I say:
Mind Your Own Damn Business.
Again, people on the "outside." Let's shrug our shoulders and get them off our backs.
On the outside of what?
Did anyone on the outside care about the telephone trophy?
Does anyone outside of Iowa care about the Cy-Hawk?
If that’s the case 99 percent of rivalries don’t exist, in your opinion.
This is a bad take. If both teams sucked, no one outside of the programs would care. The only reason these are cared about is they usually have NC implications. With your logic, the only real rivalry is Army/Navy. That game is cared about so much get their own week.
Also, Texas/A&M is bigger rivalry than almost any on that list.
Sorry I left off a rivalry, it was a list a real rivalry examples not a a complete list.
I’m interested in what constitutes a rivalry, in your opinion. Is Yale/Harvard a rivalry? No one outside of those schools cares about it. Mizzou/Kansas? That doesn’t move the needle nationally.
Let’s not even start with any FCS rivalries that literally no one knows or cares about other than the people involved with programs.
Those are all heated rivalries and not manufactured and almost no one would care outside of those fan bases.
Rivalries need to be defined by national media and public interest… unfortunately.
The BIG 12 has none, no need to pretend we do.
The BIG 12 has none, no need to pretend we do.
