A RIVALRLY RENEWED

The Forgotten Gods and the Bayside High Tigers is unquestionably the oldest, and most heated rivalry in the HHSFFL.  It's the game every HHSFFL fan circles on their calendar each and every season as soon the schedule comes out.  Sports bars and pubs schedule extra staff and stock up on wings and cheap beer in anticipation of the record breaking crowds.  Advertising agencies plan their quarterly numbers on this weekends commercials.  And celebrities and politicians come out of nowhere to chime in with their meaningless predictions.

There is no love lost between these two franchises.  The hatred dates all the way back to the Gods' controversial win in the first HHSFFL Superbowl on what has since become known as the Catch Heard Round the World.  Larry Fitzgerald has been forced to travel with added security in the Bayside city limits ever since that day.  Granted, the Gods are two time HHSFFL champions.  Granted, the Tigers have never beaten the Gods.  And granted, "The Panther" is still the coolest nickname in the league.  But this year feels like it could be different. 

The Gods have traditionally been a feared franchise, known for finding big time value in the middle rounds of the draft.  However, after missing the playoffs last year and off to a pedestrian 1-2 start this season, the Gods just seem to lack that championship swagger, especially with team captain Matt Forte unlikely to suit up this weekend.  Meanwhile, the Tigers are quietly on pace to break every scoring record in the HHSFFL.  And that's despite basically playing 8 on 9 each week with QB6 looking more like a pouting seven year old than an NFL quarterback.  So, here it is...

BOLD PREDICTION:  This is the year the Tigers actually turn this into two-sided rivalry...or at least start to.  Just look how excited Kate Upton is about the Tigers this season.  She can...barely...um...contain herself.