University and college rivalry

This sports rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, and sometimes even politics, the middle being typically better known to the general public.

While many of these rivalries have arisen spontaneously, some have been created by college officials in efforts to sell more tickets and support their programs.

A rivalry is defined as "a perceptual categorizing process in which actors identify which states are sufficiently threatening competitors".

Horst Helle says, "society needs a particular quantitative relationship of harmony and disharmony, association and competition, favour and disfavour, in order to take shape in a specific way".

[2] Society is drawn to this in sports because this is a principal characteristic in everyday life, which can be seen in historic religious rivalries, such as the contemporary example of sectarianism in Glasgow.

Because this is an acceptable practice, there are many supporters of competition as they fuel a way for the people to participate in a rivalry without the consequences of fighting.

An important precursor to having a rivalry is having intense competitive play between two sports teams within the ritualistic structure of the game.

A competition is "a form of struggle fought by means of objective performances, to the advantage of a third [party]",[6] which in sports is driven by the team dynamic, and external outlets such as the fans and the media.

[9] These two schools are cross-city rivals in Ottawa, Ontario and have historically had the largest football rivalry in the country.

The Carleton Ravens and the Ottawa Gee-Gees played the annual Panda Game from 1955 to 1998, which consistently garnered a national spotlight and was renowned for its size and popularity.

Historically, Toronto and York compete at the Annual Red & Blue Bowl Football Game, which attracts alumni and many students from both universities.

The Caltech–MIT rivalry is unusual for both the geographic distance between the schools (their campuses are separated by about 2500 miles and are on opposite coasts of the United States) and the focus on elaborate pranks rather than sporting events.

This rivalry finds expression mainly among academics and traditional student activities as intercollegiate sports remain largely developed in Belgium.

[35] However, ESSEC has long been considered an entrepreneurial powerhouse, more dynamic and open-minded than HEC, whilst the latter has constantly been accused of snobbish attitudes due to the elitist mindset of its student population.

In these situations some of the schools chose to form alliances, like Supélec and Arts et Métiers ParisTech that build common robots.

In Cambridge, rivalries exist between St John's and Trinity, two of the richest colleges of the university and all of Oxbridge.

These are considered by the two colleges to be the most important games of the season, and the fiercely fought matches draw big crowds of students and old scholars from both schools.

According to Richard Sproull this is "the oldest unbroken annual contest in the history of cricket" (Weekend Australian 5/6 December 1992).

The legend has it that the two St Joseph's, who both wore the Christian Brothers traditional Blue and White, played off in a Rugby game to decide who would keep the prestigious colours.

As the story goes Nudgee won the match seeing them keep the colours with Gregory Terrace changing to the now famed Red and Black.

These matches are fiercely contested, indeed playing a part in the winning Rugby side is considered the crowning achievement in ones time at college.

Each year, the colleges compete for the Intercollege Cup, which is decided based on points earned from sporting results.