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War on I-4 one of the nation’s best rilvries
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“USF/UCF. Objectively, maybe the best or at least best unsung categorical rivalry? Two teams located an hour and twenty minutes apart, fighting over many of the same recruits and territory, play at the end of each season for both maximum dramatic framing and (because they share a division) actual stakes. Occasionally, one of them might be angling for a national title, or at least an undefeated season they will claim as a national title. That team might go a little too far with this, and that is their right and privilege as Americans.

American is an important angle here. The American Conference is a fine football conference like any other. The reborn/zombie Big East features players one might not find in other, more monied conferences, players other, more monied teams might not give a full chance. 2018’s UCF squad featured one-handed linebacker and future NFL draft pick Shaquem Griffin. USF 2018 had Quinton Flowers, the archetypical Great In College Quarterback who put up massive, streaky numbers for the Bulls, including consecutive seasons with over 2,000 yards passing and a thousand yards rushing. Because we cannot pay Quinton Flowers for all the joy he brought in college, please: Some team keep Quinton Flowers on an NFL roster long enough to pick up a pension.

This series lacks a whole lot of off-the-field drama, but wait on that. It’s young, and learning, and if it keeps up at this pace, the War on I-4 could grow to something large, wild, and wonderful in the way that only things in the Sunshine State can be. By this, I mean that it could involve hurricanes, a deposed governor, the Army Corps of Engineers accidentally opening up sinkholes beneath both stadiums, some heavy insurance fraud (related and unrelated to the sinkholed stadiums), and several people in the game’s crowd being eaten or kidnapped or both. It could be all of that and so much more.

USF and UCF had to wait until the Arena League folded to legally use the name “War on I-4” because the original “War on I-4” name belonged to the Orlando Predators, until the Arena League team went out of business in 2016. They got the nickname of the whole thing on consignment, y’all. This is the best rivalry in Florida right now, and that is before remembering that the whole thing is named after a sun-blasted stretch of highway dotted with spectacular car wrecks and terrifying anti-abortion billboards. The winning trophy should be a sign reading “PLEASE MOVE WRECKAGE TO THE SIDE,” that is nothing but a sincere compliment.”
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Until one rivalry member literally takes a world title from the other, you're playing baby games. #TehRivalry
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The War on I-4 is for Muppet Babies.

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Yeah, let it grow into a rilvriey, make it the best in Florida
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Wait who’s teh rivalry ?
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Man, I miss the Predators.
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(05-20-2018 09:17 AM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  Until one rivalry member literally takes a world title from the other, you're playing baby games. #TehRivalry

We didn't get our name from a cracker jack organization either, or you know just start playing each other 10 years ago.

We played in the mofo'n 8th wonder of the world.

#tehrivalry:

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#waronI4:

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(05-20-2018 11:33 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  Wait who’s teh rivalry ?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston–...ll_rivalry
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(05-20-2018 11:53 AM)TU4ever Wrote:  
(05-20-2018 11:33 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  Wait who’s teh rivalry ?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston–...ll_rivalry

Houston seriously beat Tulsa 100-6 once? 03-lmfao
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(05-20-2018 11:48 AM)TU4ever Wrote:  
(05-20-2018 09:17 AM)Hurricane Drummer Wrote:  Until one rivalry member literally takes a world title from the other, you're playing baby games. #TehRivalry

We didn't get our name from a cracker jack organization either, or you know just start playing each other 10 years ago.

We played in the mofo'n 8th wonder of the world.

#tehrivalry:

[Image: serveimage?url=https:%2F%2Fthumbs.gfycat...2a04c8d9a1]


#waronI4:

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Small kids doing judo is a lot of fun to watch
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(05-21-2018 08:29 AM)NothingButKnight Wrote:  
(05-20-2018 11:53 AM)TU4ever Wrote:  
(05-20-2018 11:33 AM)jaredf29 Wrote:  Wait who’s teh rivalry ?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston–...ll_rivalry

Houston seriously beat Tulsa 100-6 once? 03-lmfao

You mean when they gave us food poisoning?

Yes.

The first football game ever in the Astrodome was us beating them 14-0.

USF and UCF weren't even schools when teh rivalry began. The hate is long and deep.









Wichita sucks too.
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