State rivalries

[formulanone]

No Texas vs. Florida?

Never heard of this one; the only time I've heard Texans mention Florida is in regards to Disney World, and Floridians of missed hurricanes that went to the Gulf of Mexico.

[hbelkins]

Massachusetts vs North Carolina because these states have had "The Best Ivy League Universities" on the east coast.

There are no Ivy League schools in NC and there is no rivalry between MA and NC.

Probably a reference to Duke, which is different from the Ivy League (which is actually a sports conference) only in terms of geography and the presence of a powerhouse basketball program.

[NWI_Irish96]

Massachusetts vs North Carolina because these states have had "The Best Ivy League Universities" on the east coast.

There are no Ivy League schools in NC and there is no rivalry between MA and NC.

Probably a reference to Duke, which is different from the Ivy League (which is actually a sports conference) only in terms of geography and the presence of a powerhouse basketball program.

There is actually an Ivy Council which coodinates collaboration among the schools so it's a bit more than just a sports conference, and Duke is very different from the Ivy schools in more ways than just geography and athletics.

[Billy F 1988]

California vs Montana
Idaho vs Montana

And I thought Griz/Cat wouldn't get any more divisive in Montana! But we still have the upper hand in the Governor's Cup against Eastern Washington and the Brawl of the Wild against Montana State. We haven't done too much with the Idaho football rivalries since they rejoined the Big Sky recently. They still have the upper hand in their Little Brown Stein rivalry game against us. California, though, that depends on what topic specifically each state has the upper hand on. I would say for the most part California has the advantage athletics wise, but for everything else, your guess is as good as mine. Missoulians tend to not be fond of Californians mainly for how liberal they tend to be at times.

[TXtoNJ]

No Texas vs. Florida?

Never heard of this one; the only time I've heard Texans mention Florida is in regards to Disney World, and Floridians of missed hurricanes that went to the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas loves Florida (specifically, the Panhandle), and Florida is far too busy with its rivalry with its own residents.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Heh, pertinent to the thread at the Minnesota State Fair:

Saw a guy with a Nebraska T-shirt that said "build a wall and make Iowa pay for it"

Five seconds later, a "Minnesota -> Wisconsin I'm With Stupid" shirt

[bing101]

Massachusetts vs North Carolina because these states have had "The Best Ivy League Universities" on the east coast.

There are no Ivy League schools in NC and there is no rivalry between MA and NC.

Probably a reference to Duke, which is different from the Ivy League (which is actually a sports conference) only in terms of geography and the presence of a powerhouse basketball program.

Yes I mean Duke and UNC the ones that get viewed as North Carolina's best colleges.

[US 89]

California vs Montana

Can the average Californian even point out Montana on a map? I'm going to have to dispute this one. I don't think either state cares about each other, other than the typical anti-California bias you will find in every western state that is not California.

[J N Winkler]

Kansas has fought with Colorado and Nebraska over water (in the Arkansas and Republican Rivers respectively).  There have been tensions with Missouri and Oklahoma over the years as well.  The pool of contentious issues includes tax competition, gambling, using publicly funded incentives to poach businesses, the perception that the bordering state is launching a race to the bottom with laxer regulations, and so on.