Know Rivalry

Now available: fan surveys for over 20 leagues around the world, including @NBA @WNBA @NFL @MLS @NWSL @MLB @premierleague @IPL @Bundesliga_EN @AFL @aflwomens @NCAAFootball @BBL ...and more: umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3F…

I owe my career to this game. I was in the stands, and as I was leaving, the students were chanting "Yankees suck!" Wrong sport / season / level / state. That behavior was fascinating, and it helped lead me to study @KnowRivalry.

Also a fantastic package of graphics and insightful articles to celebrate the #CFB rivalry bounty of the coming days! fansided.com/college-footba…

@NathanPStrauss @SethMan31 Thankfully @KnowRivalry has this type of data for everybody to see! I love this whole debate about rivalries in MLS - check out the great data available thanks to @DrBDT @joebcobbs

Great to see our CFB fan survey data being used creatively in this way! Fun work!! Hoping to see more in the future...

@MattDoyle76 @MLS Here's a table with the top rival for each MLS team based on 2k+ respondents. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… To help with building your chart, I added columns with the logos and latitude/longitude for each team. Enjoy!

A buddy of mine is doing this rivalry chart for @MLS. If you're a fan, you can fill out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… I can't wait to see the results. x.com/RedditCFB/stat…

This is what a rivalry looks like.

@KnowRivalry @MattBrownEP I can't believe I spent almost a week in Idaho (left this morning) and DIDN'T see this. The best I got was this vintage poster.

Very thoughtful analysis of the superstar effect via @TheCOSport @MrDavidSkilling, which also applies to teams in our research... The Rivalry Trap: How Sports Fans Turn Legends into Adversaries open.substack.com/pub/cultureofs…

MLB will have a "Rivalry Week" in 2025, during which all fifteen series matchups will feature some form of rivalry -- geographical (NY/NY, LA/LA etc), historical (Bos/Atl), or the last two left without a lab partner (Sea/SD)

Introducing your new favorite rivalry game trophy extrapointsmb.com/p/college-foot… via @MattBrownEP

@samcehrlich Obviously

They needed a rival.

We couldn't agree more @nrarmour: Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky rivalry is gift that will keep on giving for WNBA usatoday.com/story/sports/c…

We're especially sorry to see this one go with realignment, and not just because it is our second most unbalanced (according the fans' survey data), but it was just so fun...

Fun to discuss the @NKUNorse vs. @WSURaiders rivalry w/ writer and @nkucob student @emmanuellehews2, who titled this appropriately a "Sibling Rivalry"-- lots of shared similarities between these schools and plenty of competitiveness.

What do Penn State fans have to say about their rivalries? The 'Stuff Somers Says' podcast addresses that question and more about our research...

Should have consulted our fan data for the Border War before designing that new Kansas license plate: cnn.com/2023/11/28/us/…

Getting ready for The Game on Saturday? No better time to refresh your memory of what is behind all the hype--stream the Emmy-winning RIVALS documentary for free via TC studios...

Let's all hope we see more of this respect for rivalry: Apple Cup will continue for 5 more years after Washington and Washington State agree to deal apnews.com/article/apple-…