Listening to Stevie P as I pulled into work on this pretty Friday morning. Stevie P was talking about how he was going to watch all this great college baseball and Astros baseball. Sounded like a kid in a candy shop. To my thought, Stevie was talking about the match ups and he mentioned Florida-Florida State. "Wow what a matchup, two in state rivals." Seems pretty innocuous, until you realize...that could be the Cajuns & Tigers...but they playin.
You would think with all the running down they are doing of us and our University, this would be a great rivalry with rich history. But it's not. It's not even close to being a rivalry. And that's sad. It's the state monolith that gobbles up all the funds and talent, and a scrappy band of misfits trying to topple the monolith. Competition is good for business. I don't know who is 100% to blame. Prolly equal parts us and them. Us for the Authement years where athletics was an afterthought. Them for...well you know. It's a shame we aren't getting ready for a heated in-state rivalry.