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Topic: OT: How (not) to create a rivalry

Topic: OT: How (not) to create a rivalry

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perimeterpost
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OT: How (not) to create a rivalry

Posted: 6/2/2015 2:46:47 PM

UConn and UCF have a rivalry. It's called the "Civil Conflict". They have a trophy to pass back and forth with each year's results engraved. There's a digital clock that is counting down until game time. Yesterday UConn Football's twitter account sent a tweet saying its the first day back on campus and they're already counting the days until the UCF game. They are hyped up about it.

There's just one problem. Nobody told UCF.

They just found out that they were part of a rivalry with a name and a trophy and a clock yesterday when they saw the tweet. UConn created all of this on their own for an opponent they have only played twice, ever. In 2013 UCF throttled UConn 62-17 but last year UConn pulled an upset, 37-29. It was the Huskies' only win vs an FBS team last season, it was UCF's only conference loss.

Read more in the link below. And check out the picture of the trophy, although the teams have only played twice when UConn created the trophy they left off the first year when they lost. What were they thinking? Funniest thing I've read all day.

http://www.underdogdynasty.com/2015/6/1/8701483/uconn-ucf...

MY STATE. MY TEAM.

OUcats82
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RE: OT: How (not) to create a rivalry

Posted: 6/3/2015 9:20:13 AM

Wow....UConn's superiority complex is really taking a toll on them!

Are they that starved for love and attention that they have become this maladaptive?

Maybe their sports marketing department saw on the membership requirements for the Power 5 conference they want to be in you must have at least 2 meaningful rival games that feature an obscure trophy?

Last Edited: 6/3/2015 9:20:37 AM by OUcats82

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The Optimist
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RE: OT: How (not) to create a rivalry

Posted: 6/3/2015 1:08:33 PM

I'm embracing this rivalry 100% purely because of this incident.

I've seen crazier things happen.

L.C.
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RE: OT: How (not) to create a rivalry

Posted: 6/3/2015 1:17:17 PM

The Optimist wrote:

I'm embracing this rivalry 100% purely because of this incident.

Indeed. Maybe it's the perfect way to start a rivalry. Maybe UCF will be ticked off by them leaving off the first year, and by how this was handled.

�We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.� ― Epictetus

The Optimist
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RE: OT: How (not) to create a rivalry

Posted: 6/3/2015 1:23:28 PM

L.C. wrote:

The Optimist wrote:

I'm embracing this rivalry 100% purely because of this incident.

Indeed. Maybe it's the perfect way to start a rivalry. Maybe UCF will be ticked off by them leaving off the first year, and by how this was handled.

"As the famous Civil Conflict looks toward the next 100 years, significant debate over when the rivalry started remains. UCF argues an earlier win over UConn before UConn started it's modern era in football. No one really knows the truth"
ESPN-2112

I've seen crazier things happen.

Bobcat Grad 86
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RE: OT: How (not) to create a rivalry

Posted: 6/4/2015 9:51:34 AM

u-CON-Job!

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