Rivalry Day!

This is it, the biggest game of them all if you're a long-time follower of the UAAP Games, or you're just new to the UAAP World & you are going to watch the best game of them all, get ready when the clash of the 2 Powerhouse Universities are up to give the best game ever. It's all about Halikinu vs. Retikano, Loyola vs. Taft, Eagles vs. Archers or simply enough, Blue vs. Green. 2-time UAAP Champs Ateneo De Manila University is up against UAAP Season 73 Host De La Salle University, the question is, who will prevail more? It's now about Domination vs. Redemption. Now, i'll share some of what i know about this Blue vs. Green Rivalry since i watched it on the year 2000 when Studio 23 finally aired the UAAP Games. (I was a 6th Grader during that time & i don't have any idea what the UAAP is all about. My favorite team then was La Salle but it was the year 2007 where i found out that Ateneo will be also my favorite team, despite that 2007 was the so-called 'Chris Tiu era'.) 

Year 2000, oh, i was a 6th Grader then, i was even thinking what show i should watch then & still, i have a Power Rangers hangover. (Freshman Year HS of the year 2004 hangs me back for the Power Rangers fever despite watching the UAAP Games!) So, on a Saturday, around July of that year, i tuned in to Studio 23 & watched the UAAP Games. Good thing the 1st game was the red-hot ADMU-DLSU Game. Surprise, La Salle wins. It took me almost the year 2001 where this time, i was a 7th Grader, before the start of classes, i got started to buy the Sports USA-UAAP Tees which are sold at SM Department Store since the year 2000. Best finds: La Salle & Ateneo. I first bought a La Salle white tee & followed by an Ateneo white tee. I could always wear both tees at PE Class since the rule is to wear a white tee after PE Class. (Wow, it looks like the Ateneo tee is with me for 9 years! Whoa!) I nearly forgot that when i was a 6th Grader, i used to have a DLSU cap them from my dad, i wear that cap every PE Class. But it was not until the year 2007 where i suddenly got some enough knowledge about the ADMU-DLSU Games despite having my little sister studying at ADMU. 2007, 2008 & the Sesquicentennial year of 2009 were the years i got some knowledge about Ateneo. From knowing the buildings & landmarks inside the campus which is now located in the heart of Katipunan Avenue, memorizing some cheers like 'Halikinu' & 'Blue Eagle The King' (movements included), memorizing 'Song For Mary' just because my little sister gave me the crash course of the Ateneo-La Salle games for Ateneo fans & of course, knowing who is in the Blue Eagles roster under head coach Norman Black. (Buying Ateneo goodies from the LSB inside the MVP Hall is either a requirement or option.) The craziest of them all, the post-game celebrations & buying magazines which has some Ateneo-related articles or articles related to either DLSU or ADMU.

By 4pm, the Araneta Coliseum will be divided in half, one is a sea of green, representing La Salle & the other one is an ocean of Blue, representing Ateneo. The question is, which side are you on? But for now, this is it, the rivalry is finally here.