>
> Also, on the rivalry...I have had many BU fans tell me they don't
> perceive much of a rivalry with Maine.  Not anywhere near the rivalry
> with BC, anyway.  They think that because both teams are good, it
> makes for exciting hockey, but the years that Maine, BU & BC were all
> good (1990-92 or so), there was no comparing a BU-Maine game with a
> BU-BC game in the eyes of most BU fans.  That was the impression I got
> watching those games as an outside observer, too.  Even today, BU
> people say they still prefer beating a weaker BC team to beating a
> better Maine team. :-)
>
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> Mike Machnik                                            [log in to unmask]
> Cabletron Systems, Inc.                                    *HMM* 11/13/93
>
This observation is correct.  BU's main rival is, and probably will be no
matter what the records of the respective teams, BC.  The prior
comparison of the BU-Cornell rivalry (I presume the early 70's) is
comparable to the current BU-Maine rivalry.  It stems from being in the
same league, and both teams being very good--I'll leave the comparisons
to others.  This is the difference between traditional rivalries like
BC-BU and contemporary rivalries like BU-Maine which derive their
intensity from the current situation and quality of the teams.
Arthur Berman  [log in to unmask]