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[QUOTE="DoctorBombay, post: 2644910, member: 626"]
What you seem to miss, with a somewhat rambling incoherence,  is that UConn, unlike Rutgers football for example, has actually earned their rivalry status w/ SU. “Six OTs” being only one example of the competitive nature of said rivalry, one built over years of tough wins and bitter losses...on BOTH sides! How you can begin to equate that well-earned animosity, with the relatively new-born head butting w/ the Dukes and UNCs in our new conference, is frankly mindboggling. We mock UConn, and vice-versa, mostly because of our shared history together. Nothing wrong with that at all, and it definitely isn’t an indication of obsession IMO, mostly because UCONN has earned even a begrudging respect thru their accomplishments. The fact that they’re struggling and dying on the vine is of great pleasure to our fanbase, because we can jeer from the sidelines and watch as they squirm.
I’ve often railed on these forums about the unhealthy obsession  that some SU fans have with Rutgers football. Why...because they, IMHO, have never earned such attention that only a true rival deserves. They’ve never won anything of meaning, yet some continue to shower them with an attention that’s undeserved.
UConn OTOH, has won and won big. They deserve our loathing and hatred because they’ve proved it where it counts, on the court...and not just on some message board. The rivalry is real, so yes...our mocking at their situation is not only acceptable, it is expected.
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