RF1

Wow! How do I repsond to that? I can't seem to ever recall reading about the class that UMass fans show to opposing fans in Amherst. That must get lost in the mix with all the newspaper reports about student riots on the UMass campus.

As for attacking other fans for no class while using toilet refernces in the same thread, that in itself speaks volumes.

urmite

That may not last. I wouldn't be surprised to see changes to policy during RC renovations to alter it. See football.

UR seemed to have had short lived rivalries with both GW & XU. But only the week before and after games and only when we seemed to be capable of defeating them as an underdog. Certain incidents with XU teams at our place seemed to help that rivalry along as well.

Flyer75

I believe the UD-X series sits at 83-73, in UD's favor.

urmite

WH

On second thought, maybe the UMass-URI rivalry won't take a one-year hiatus.

You stink, Rams fans!!!!!

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uz2b-len

URI-UMass has the geographical thing, and some history, and the games are almost always close.

URIrx

WH, a true rivalry never takes time off, it just doesn't make the front page of ESPN. URI and all the rivals that is has had went very quiet during the Baron years (Dayton excluded "the ghost of Hellenga")but 3 years from now, I fully expect the Northeast/Boston attitude about sports to make the rest of the board reminisce fondly of the time when only UD/X pissing matches took over the board. Though I think this year some great UR/VCU threads are headed our way!

xu95

That isn't much to brag about when you had a 20+ game advantage a decade ago. I think you take two this year though so it will definitely go up.

JHG722

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjEjzBc4Bng

Nuff sed.

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BigE

I heard rumors about you downsizing the RC
do they have a new seating limit in mind yet?

hykos1045

SJU-La Salle is special as a sort of homecoming game and always brings our #1 crowd all season including some La Salle alumni that can't make the commitment as far as season tickets but they circle that date on the calendar and go to it. We don't HAVE to play twice home and home to have that special game, which I think might diffuse some of that once-a-year energy that a packed house with both teams entire fanbases can give you. I like the neutral site, one shot deal because it makes the game very intensely watched and gives it a winner take all kind of feeling. If we had home and home, it would be less than half as intense, with a crowd of 3,400 each instead of 8,000+.

Therefore I, as a La Salle fan, totally don't mind the 3 Philly schools all getting a travel date for the home and home, instead of continuing to play each other round robin which always seemed to be giving Temple extra home games.

La Salle-George Washington and Fordham-St. Joe's are good enough rivalries in that they bring various regional alumni club chapters out for their once a year cocktail hour/reception, and they make for good bus trips. If they were reduced to 24 month journeys, these traditions would be altered (particularly the SJU-Fordham Jesuit showdowns).

Temple and Charlotte are a match as it means we don't have to worry about the impact of their leaving the A10 next season, and reassigning their A10 counterparts next year. That's pretty much how it happened for these two teams.

RF1

I was actually kind of surprised to see that St. Joe's has played Temple far more than the Catholic Philly based schools of LaSalle and Villanova. I see where Hawk fans go on about the holy war and had thought the series was long. 68 total games is not really a lot.

Bizziken

I strongly disagree with this sentiment. A true rivalry exists when games are competitive IRRESPECTIVE of the two teams' relative success...

I posted this a long time ago, but it is worth noting yet again...

2005-2006
@ Dayton- Dayton 46- SLU 44
@ SLU- Dayton 72- SLU 70 OT

2006-2007
@ SLU- SLU 66- Dayton 56
@ Dayton- Dayton 65-SLU 64 2OT

2007-2008
@ SLU- Dayton 68- SLU 57 OT (Dayton ranked 22)
@ Dayton- Dayton 63- SLU 36
vs Dayton- Dayton 63- SLU 62 OT

2008-2009
@ Dayton- Dayton 47- SLU 46
@ SLU- SLU 57- Dayton 49

2009-2010
@ SLU- SLU 68- Dayton 65 2OT
@ Dayton- SLU 71- Dayton 66

2010-2011
@ SLU- Dayton 60- SLU 50
@ Dayton- SLU 69- Dayton 51

2011-2012
@ Dayton- Dayton 79- SLU 72 OT
@ SLU- SLU 58- Dayton 50

6 Overtime games in the past 15 games...that is unheard of...
7 of the remaining 9 non-overtime games have been within 10 points...

That sounds like a rivalry to me

Bizziken

For that matter, SLU-Xavier has also yielded some hard fought, intense contests...

2005-2006
@ Xavier- SLU 59- Xavier 54
@ SLU- SLU 61- Xavier 47

2006-2007
@ SLU- SLU 76- Xavier 65
@ Xavier- Xavier 76- SLU 57

2007-2008
@ SLU- Xavier 70- SLU 68 (Xavier ranked 14)

2008-2009
@ Xavier- Xavier 70- SLU 44 (Xavier ranked 18)
vs Xavier- Xavier 66- SLU 47 (Xavier ranked 19)

2009-2010
@ SLU- Xavier 73- SLU 71

2010-2011
@ Xavier- Xavier 76- SLU 68
@ SLU- Xavier 66- SLU 55

2011-2012
@ Xavier- SLU 73- Xavier 68
@ SLU- SLU 70- Xavier 59
vs Xavier-Xavier 71, SLU 64

I view both Xavier and Dayton as rivals, even if they don't view us as one purely based on the competitive nature of the games...

WH

I definitely see bad blood when SLU and Dayton play. One of the better matchups in the league, to me.