Rivalry in Other Sports
In other sports, matchups between Cal and Stanford are not as important to the students and the fanbase, but are still hyped and many feature their own nicknames based on the word "big." Examples include:
- Volleyball – The "Big Spike"
- Men's Basketball - The "Big Tipoff"
- Water Polo – The "Big Splash"
- Ice Hockey – The "Big Freeze"
In addition, in rugby, the two schools have a trophy of their own called the "Scrum Axe". In men's basketball the biannual matchups are sometimes labeled the "Big Game" but it is not official. In women's basketball, the meetings are simply called the "Battle of the Bay."
Read more about this topic: Big Game (American Football)
Famous quotes containing the words rivalry in, rivalry and/or sports:
“Sisters define their rivalry in terms of competition for the gold cup of parental love. It is never perceived as a cup which runneth over, rather a finite vessel from which the more one sister drinks, the less is left for the others.”
—Elizabeth Fishel (20th century)
“It seems to me that we have to draw the line in sibling rivalry whenever rivalry goes out of bounds into destructive behavior of a physical or verbal kind. The principle needs to be this: Whatever the reasons for your feelings you will have to find civilized solutions.”
—Selma H. Fraiberg (20th century)
“Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one’s behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)