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MrHodja
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BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL
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7/25/2012 11:47:26 AM (updated 7/25/2012 11:53:22 AM)
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I'm not a psychologist but have tried for years to figure out the rivalry phenomenon. The closest I can come to explaining it is that people consider themselves to be a part of their team, and thus when their team wins that makes them, by that association, "better" than the fans of their defeated rival (again, rival team and fans considered as one). Its an ego "I am better than you because my team beat your team" thing. Totally false, but still the feeling of superiority.
Mind you, that doesn't apply to all fans, just the ones who would do something like attempt destroy a rival's tradition (e.g., Toomer's Corner oaks) to deny the rival the ability to celebrate a victory. I kow a lot of both types, good, decent people who celebrate the sport and are gracious in defeat and humble in victory and the ones who would plaster "13-10 ESAD!" on the back window of their pickup after an Iron Bowl victory.
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