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UGA is playing Fresno State for the College World Series.  My extended family (bless their poor souls) are UGA fans.  If you’re not aware, I go to Georgia Tech, and we hate UGA.  I pull for two teams - Georgia Tech and whoever’s playing UGA.  I grew up that way, and the rest of the school is that way.  That’s how a rivalry works.

Now when I mentioned I was pulling for Fresno State, I got the normal “I’d be pulling for Tech if they were still playing,” line.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that line.  The Parkers give me a hard time about it - Mr. P went to West Point and Matt went to the Air Force Academy, and I can see how they pull for each other’s schools when they’re not playing - they have a common bond in military service.  I heard it when I refused to pull for UGA over Hawaii, no matter what the odds.  But for GT and UGA, there’s nothing more that I want in college sports than for UGA to be completely irrelevant.  In fact, I want UGA to be ranked preseason #1 in football.  That way there’s nowhere for them to go but down in the rankings, disappointment saddening their fans.

I’ll give you a rivalry - it’s so intense at GT that we want UGA to lose no matter who they’re playing.  That’s animocity between two schools.  None of this “we’ll pull for you when you’re not playing us” crap.  It’s hardcore.  There’s a reason they call the football game “Good, clean, old fashioned hate.”

That’s a rivalry.  Go Fresno State.