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Rivalry Games: What’s Up with That?

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Contrived Rivalry with Moo U. Bites Dust — Again

Land Grant Trophy
The Land Grant Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the annual Michigan State vs. Penn State football game.

Looking at the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Penn State football schedules, I noticed that Michigan State had been moved from its historical position as the season-ender. Maryland appears last on the schedule in 2017 and 2018, while Rutgers has the slot in 2019. This inspired me to dig deeper to find out whassup wit dat.

We all know that the final game of the regular should be Pitt, especially those of us who are old enough to remember our true rivalry. However, absent Pitt, a little stability would be nice. These vacillating, evanescent, contrived rivalries engineered by the Big Ten truly suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. [Read more…]

It gets interesting…

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We’re on the cusp of a couple of rivalry weekends, which should either separate the pretenders from the for-realers or muddy the waters even further. This weekend typically sets up next weekend, the real rivalry weekend, with so-called border wars and such. I find this year’s scheduling particularly interesting. The next two weekends should provide endless hours of entertainment, and piss off a few football widows as well. [Read more…]