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Seriously, are you slow? I don't want to offend, but I don't want to keep at it with someone that has a legitimate issue.

National interest doesn't define relevancy nor greatest rivalry. It is used primarily in pro rivalries because we have nothing else. Quite simply, pro rivalries don't invoke the same passion on the same scale, as a general rule. Thus, we're looking toward the overall impact on the country in lieu of a really huge, concentrated impact.

Pro rivalries invoke plenty of passion. How old are you? Where are you from? Just because Harvey Updyke exists, it doesn't mean other sports lack passion. Plenty of people lose their shite over the Cowboys. Just because you are ignorant to others passion, you can't use this as a defense.

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Posted by Pettifogger

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Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:58 pm to TeLeFaWx

Pro rivalries are fun. And in other regions, they do generate intensity closer to the level of college rivalries. But in general, I think something else is necessary, like personalities (Boston- LA in the 80s) or proximity/regional impact (NY-Boston).

Point is that in Alabama, which is an admittedly low-importance state in which I do not reside, the rivalry consumes the state. All of it. Not just in what people talk about, it has impact on legislative activities, elections, how things are funded, etc. It is insane. Something extra is present in all of the rivalries I perceive to be "great." I don't think Boston - LA has that anymore.

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