Originally posted by DMQ
Steelers Vs Clowns..I mean Browns...Now thats HATE!!
Having gone to school in da 'burgh I can attest to the hate, but it's still not one of the big rivalries IMO. It's another case of "everyone thinks their own rivalry is the big one".
Here's a simple test: go to the other side of the country and ask someone who isn't a big fan of that particular sport (but still familiar with sports in general) who a team's rival is. Or pick a sport (college football, NFL, college basketball, etc) and ask them to name a big rivalry in it.
You'll get a lot of people knowing/naming Redskins-Cowboys, Yankees-Red Sox, Carolina-Duke, Army-Navy, OSU-Michigan, etc. _That's_ a really huge rivalry. You get a lot less knowing who's the big rival for someone like the Steelers or 'bama.
Steelers Vs Clowns..I mean Browns...Now thats HATE!!
Having gone to school in da 'burgh I can attest to the hate, but it's still not one of the big rivalries IMO. It's another case of "everyone thinks their own rivalry is the big one".
Here's a simple test: go to the other side of the country and ask someone who isn't a big fan of that particular sport (but still familiar with sports in general) who a team's rival is. Or pick a sport (college football, NFL, college basketball, etc) and ask them to name a big rivalry in it.
You'll get a lot of people knowing/naming Redskins-Cowboys, Yankees-Red Sox, Carolina-Duke, Army-Navy, OSU-Michigan, etc. _That's_ a really huge rivalry. You get a lot less knowing who's the big rival for someone like the Steelers or 'bama.






























