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Old 08-02-2012, 12:36 PM
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Again, same holds for Nebraska (no other in-state competition whatsoever, and virtually a complete state-wide loyalty to that one school with incredibly devoted fans) and WVU (some state officials have tried to get a rivalry going between WVU and Marshall by having them play each other) - but that hasn't really worked out for several reasons and WVU has a virtual lock on state loyalty as well as completely insane fans...and I mean that in the most literal sense of the word insane - and while it started with football in both cases (as it probably started at least partially from football for Penn State) - it is not limited to that and has morphed into a loyalty to the schools themselves.
I'm sure we could keep going. Texas should get a pass for UT and Texas A&M since it's such a huge state, you could put ten PAs in there. (hyperbole, folks, I don't need anyone to give me a literal approximation of how many would really fit )


ETA: I'd say UMD, but from experience during my time in MD, despite being the only game in town, no one really cares.
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