You have been through everything together: the awkward phases of middle school, boy problems, friend drama, and when it finally came time, college applications. Nothing, however, can test a friendship like a good old college sports rivalry. You were so proud of each other for getting into your dream schools that you forgot one thing: you're supposed to hate each other.
Whether or not you watched college football, basketball or really any college sport at all, it doesn't matter. Once you've officially decided where to attend college, you are basically inclined to bleed and defend your school colors. So naturally, certain things start to happen within a friendship that may have never been a problem before. For starters, every argument turns into a, "Well we beat you in football this year so..." conversation. Whether you care about the sport of football or not, having your team beat your rival school in college football can, and always will be, the best comeback to any argument.
Everything becomes a competition
How big is your stadium? Oh, well, it doesn't matter how big it actually is, I'm going to automatically say ours is bigger. You don't have a Dunkin Donuts? Oh, well, we have a 24-hour drive-thru. These conversations can range from how awesome your tailgates are or how many sorority fanny packs you own, to how many coffee places you have on campus. You compare just about anything to each other. If you could take both universities and place them next to each other to have a competition on who has the most beautiful buildings, you probably would, but for now fighting over who has the cuter spirit-wear for game days will have to do.
Your friendship is put on pause for game days
BFF or not, if it's game day, there are no exceptions. 
Sometimes it's ok to take a trip to the dark side
You love your school, but sometimes it's fun to turn a wolverine into a Spartan for the weekend, or vice versa. No matter how many dirty looks you get from wearing your school colors around campus, you're proud to wear them, so you strut your stuff anyway. You don't want to admit that the campus is beautiful and you're having fun, so you keep it to yourself and make that your dirty little secret. In the end, it doesn't matter how long you spend on rival territory because you know where your loyalty lies.
In the long run it doesn't matter
Green and white or blue and maize, in the long run rivalries are fun, but it's just a sports rivalry. Ninety percent of the time you don't even actually care about sports. So, you push away the hatred for each other's schools and carry on being best friends, always there for one another whether the football team wins or not. You continue to be there for each other through thick and thin and, every now and again, throw in a few jabs here and there. After all, it's not your fault that your school is more amazing in every way possible. 
