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[QUOTE="Townie72, post: 3062124, member: 780"]
You'll notice the that university never makes any mention of participating in the "first game". It's participation in that rugby-like contest is inconsequential to them. Of course, they actually have some historic football accomplishments like Dick Kazmaier's Heisman Trophy.

In my youth and before, the University pretty much got anything they wanted. They were the dominant employer and unfortunately the Townies kept electing University-connected people to the Town council. Nowadays, I gather, that's all changed as the town has tripled in size from 20K to 60K+ and the University's power has been greatly diluted.

The real estate prices are grossly-inflated and the resultant tax bills are staggering. I have a friend who still lives there in a house that has been assessed for almost $2 million and he pays $30,000 in local taxes. That house in the best DC-suburbs would sell for $80K (I meant to say $800K) and the local taxes would be less than $10K.
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