Rivalries: What creates a rivalry?

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

26 minutes ago, setxathlete14 said:

Personally for me it starts with history and it can't be lopsided. It's not a rivalry when the record isn't even close to .500 being able to look at it from both sides

+1! 

[HarryDoyle]

All the divisions and enrollment shifts have taken a lot of great rivalries away all over the state. 

[Bulldogs92]

On 1/30/2025 at 3:59 PM, AggiesAreWe said:

When a game between two local towns gets shut down for a few years because of a massive brawl, then that is a rivalry.

Jasper/Silsbee started it's rivalry in 1922 but put it on hiatus for several years later in the 20's because of a big fight during a game in '24. Didn't start back playing each other till '32

As a child, Jasper was the only rivalry I knew. 

The intensity of our games makes it fun, probably because I didn't have to roll anybody. I was a trainer in my time at JHS and those games were throw downs. It was the same with WOS, but they've been just as big a rival since they joined 4A in '86. 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

On 2/4/2025 at 12:34 PM, Big Daddy Cool said:

When a team finally beats you on your home field and the players do backflips like they just won a state championship. That creates a rivalry. 🤣

Hey we didn't exactly do that 😁

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Hey we didn't exactly do that 😁

Not shaking hands eggs it on also. 😁

[Big Daddy Cool]

1 hour ago, OlDawg said:

Not shaking hands eggs it on also. 😁

Or clapping when they injured one of your players.🤦‍♂️

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

1 hour ago, Big Daddy Cool said:

Or clapping when they injured one of your players.🤦‍♂️

We didn't clap when QB1 injured his thumb. Lol