I'd be a tad careful with the affection cast toward the UVa fanbase, because it certainly won't be reciprocated in kind (not everyone is Tony Bennett). A heavy does of conceit radiates from most alumni (which to be honest, does not make them bad people). They're just brilliant (if you ask them) enough, however, to mask it with a heaping spoonful of southern charm ("that's interesting, we call it the Grounds, not a campus ..."). They do not have much academic respect for anyone outside of Stanford, Vandy, Northwestern, Hopkins and/or Univ. of Chicago people, to name a chosen few.
It is always entertaining to watch UVa alums cross paths with Ivy League grads. They immediately know that their inherent superiority transmitter is jammed. It's akin to a magnet messing with a compass. They cannot handle it. You can read it on their faces, if you know to look for it. Pure entertainment.
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