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Message: [QUOTE="dollarbill44, post: 3073325, member: 686"] Rutgers, who cares. Here's why PSU, Miami, and now Clemson are "obsessions", they were/are the best teams SU plays every year. They are the measuring stick. Get it. [/QUOTE] That’s a stupid reason to obsess, it’s wrong to think that SU-Miami and SU-PSU were purely driven by Miami/PSU being good, and the resulting obsession from that mentality is bizarre. If your theory is that there is no difference between PSU/Miami of the pre-90’s and 90’s, and Clemson, then you’re missing a material amount of context. Hating Miami made sense. Hating PSU made sense. Obsessing over Clemson is like obsessing over a high school crush. It’s kind of pathetic, which is why it’s bizarre. What if FSU got good again, and Clemson fell off? Should we then tape new pictures in our locker? Seriously though, if being good and playing consistently are your two criteria, then what differentiates you from Rutgers fans obsess over Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State, and Ohio State? Or UK fans obsessing over Florida and Georgia? Or KU fans obsessing over Texas and Oklahoma? I think that we can all agree that RU’s relationship with Ohio State is in name at best. RU cashed Ohio State’s checks, RU fans proudly advertise the idea that the two schools are the same, Ohio State tries to forget that the Scarlet Knights exist, and the rest of the world thinks guys like RutgersAl are ...off. [/QUOTE] The PSU obsession is over, except for people 50+. I doubt anyone who became a fan of SU after 1990 thinks much about PSU. We don't compete with them in sports very often anymore and for only a handful of football recruits every year - about the same number as with Clemson. But, the average fan (not those of us on here) doesn't really follow recruiting closely enough to care. The Miami vitriol has faded since they left the BE. The current obsession right now is Clemson, whether you like it or not, and regardless of how appropriate you think it is. They are the best team in the ACC for the last 4/5 years and are set up to continue to be the top team, which makes them our #1 target every year. It's not weird, it makes sense. [/QUOTE]

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