Saw this question on a PSAC thread. Who do you see your schools biggest rival(s) as being?
I've often thought of this as a LR fan. Historically our biggest rival has been Catawba. The two schools started in the same county and have been in the same conference since the creation of each other's athletics programs - we just met for the 100th time on the gridiron back in 2019. I've always seen the rivalry as being more of a friendly one because the schools are so close and many people have friends/family who are associated with Catawba, also neither school has been good at football at the same time for a while now.
Newberry is a natural rival as the only other D2 Lutheran school in the southeast and I really think they should create an actual "Bishops Trophy." Wingate has always felt like more of an athletic department rivalry because they just tend to be good at all the sports that LR is good at, not just football. But for my money the games I've gotten up for the most in recent times have been Carson-Newman. Despite the lopsided record this decade, we've seen some epic matchups with the Eagles, especially in the playoffs (the 2012, 2013, and 2019 matchups especially come to mind).
I've often thought of this as a LR fan. Historically our biggest rival has been Catawba. The two schools started in the same county and have been in the same conference since the creation of each other's athletics programs - we just met for the 100th time on the gridiron back in 2019. I've always seen the rivalry as being more of a friendly one because the schools are so close and many people have friends/family who are associated with Catawba, also neither school has been good at football at the same time for a while now.
Newberry is a natural rival as the only other D2 Lutheran school in the southeast and I really think they should create an actual "Bishops Trophy." Wingate has always felt like more of an athletic department rivalry because they just tend to be good at all the sports that LR is good at, not just football. But for my money the games I've gotten up for the most in recent times have been Carson-Newman. Despite the lopsided record this decade, we've seen some epic matchups with the Eagles, especially in the playoffs (the 2012, 2013, and 2019 matchups especially come to mind).
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