(03-14-2013 11:35 PM)fsquid Wrote:  sorry for the old bump, but how did the MTSU-WKU rivalry start?

Can't be that close and not have a rivalry. Once USM and Tech start up again every year I think you'll see some similar rivalry.

Not sure why there has always been such deep down hatred (i.e. 100 Miles of Hate). One of the salient moments in my lifetime came when WKU left the OVC and was invited by the Sun Belt. Funny they're wining about us talking about them being left behind, because they had fans, coaches, even adminstrators dogging Middle Tenn during that time when we were essentially left behind in the OVC. Basketball was king back then. Now that football drives the bus and situation has reversed their massive egos have taken a hit and they have a massive little man complex right now. And you guys will find out when they get here. No one has a bigger collective group ego than Western fans. We're often amazed their basketball program hasn't been invited to play in the NBA's Eastern Conference based on their perspective of themselves. Seriously, though it can be a fun, but it won't take long for it to grow tiresome for the rest of you.