That wasn’t you talking; the CSC had taken over. It will make you do uncontrollable things, things you thought you weren’t capable of, and most definitely aren't proud of.

Like when Adrian Arrington caught the go-ahead score in the CapitalOne Bowl, you cheered.

Or how the Appalachian State game made you feel bittersweet. Now what would the Big Ten haters say, you thought?

Or when Wisconsin didn’t get upset last September by UNLV, you breathed a sigh of relief because you didn't have to defend yet another Big Ten collapse even though five years ago that same loss Wisconsin suffered to UNLV was hilarious.

And you felt some amount of shame, and partly responsible for Ohio State losing the past two BCS championships. Why? You hate Ohio State.

CSC made you do that. If your conference is perceived as weak, you are weak. But how much are you willing to give up to defend a conference made up of teams you hate?

All that is right and, to a point, pure about sports in general are the rivalries.  Could you ever imagine a Yankees fan cheering for a Red Sox team when the only effect it had would be AL bragging rights?

Do you think the Yankees’ fans cheered for Boston or Colorado last fall?

Would a Duke fan cheer for the Tar Heels in the Final Four because it makes the ACC top dog? No!

Does a Cowboys fan gloat about the fact that they beat the Super Bowl champion Giants twice, even though they didn't win the Super Bowl? Well some dumb ones might; they are from Texas after all, but they shouldn't.

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