This weekend, I will have the opportunity to travel to Kalamazoo to tailgate and watch the Battle For The Victory Cannon between Western and Central Michigan.
It will be my third such opportunity to attend what is on the short list of top MAC rivalries with Akron/Kent State, Bowling Green/Toledo, NIU/Winning bowl games, and Miami/Ohio.
Regardless of where you rank the rivalry, it is undoubtedly the third biggest rivalry in the state of Michigan after Michigan/Ohio State, and Michigan/Michigan State. (No disrespect to Grand Valley vs Saginaw Valley or Ferris State).
As an Eastern Michigan student who is looking to procrastinate my homework, I got to thinking about the Central vs Western rivalry.