It's that time...time to hate

Every year in the college football season the end of the season is marked by certain things. Navy being accepted into the the Poinsettia Bowl, Thanksgiving, the cold, and of course the rivalry game.

Now of course rivalry games will happen thoughout the entire season. But those are essentially warm up games usually for your team's biggest rival. Of course we are always privy to the rivalrys that ESPN sees fit to build up as the biggest games in the nation. However to most people they don't need to be told if a game is big or not they just feel it.


From the biggest rivarlys of the BCS conferences like the Iron Bowl, the Cocktail Party, The Duel in the Desert, the Big Game, The Holy War, and others that are to numerable to name. To the smaller games of the Division II like The Bayou Classic (Grambling and Southern), Brawl of the Wild (Montana and Montana State), or of course The Game (Harvard and Yale). Everyone has a rival.

You learn to hate your rival lothe them with every fabric of your being. But yet there is a grudging respect for them as you know that deep down you don't want anyone else to beat them but you.

Some people will even defend their rivals to other people, saying that only you are allowed to insult them. There is nothing like a college football rivalry the professional sports try to compare but there isn't a comparison. These games hold bragging rights for a whole year, some people will live and die by these games.

All I know is that I have have been fourtnate to be a part of two great rivarlies and they are the best. So sit back relax and cheer hard for your team for this is game for the whole year. And don't listen to ESPN about what the biggest games are, the biggest game is the one that matters to you.

It sure was an ass whooping.

I go to Arizona State and I have to say that I have been impressed by what I have seen so far this year. Dennis Erickson has come into the Desert and brought his college golden touch with him. However what I had the displeasure of seeing on Thanksgiving night was by and far one of the biggest ass whoopings I have ever seen.


USC played what I am calling as close to a perfect game as they could play. The only thing keeping it from being a perfect game are a few stupid penalties. However no matter how you put IT the Trojans were able to put together one of the finest games that you can ask for. Their offense was clicking on all cylinders from start to finish, and the defense completely impenetrable.

Arizona State on the other hand finally showed that they were playing above their heads the whole season. The offense was pitiful for the most part, and the defense couldn't do anything to stop the unstoppable. Also the special teams was off for most of the game as well, other than that impressive kick return by Rudy Burgess.

Although this loss does take ASU out of the National Title hunt and effectivly ends their hopes at the Pac-10 title and a Rose Bowl birth. Lets not forget last year this team was 7-6 (4-6 in the Pac-10). This year the Devils are 9-2 and still as of right now are going to the Sun Bowl and can still go to the Holiday Bowl with a Oregon or USC loss.

Although the other night Showed that the Devils still have a long way to come to be at the level of USC and the other elite teams in the country. What you have to take away from this is that ASU is still in a magical season and that only good things can come from here.