ixcuincle Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Yes I don't really root against them unless they play Washington though, they are our rivals, but they are like family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTribeVA Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Considering how much trash talk goes on when the Skins-Ravens play, I think it's undeniable there's a bit of a rivalry. If we ever meet in the big game, I think a true rivalry will develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd421 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Not by a long shot...playing every year in the preseason hardly qualifies...we hardly ever play them. I cannot think of one thing that makes them our rival honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondRedskin88 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Its a weird rivalry. The game is always big when the two teams meet and makes for a packed stadium but considering the connections in sports in general between Baltimore and Washington its almost like two brothers fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapsSkins Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 YesI don't really root against them unless they play Washington though, they are our rivals, but they are like family Funny you mention that; I've always viewed the Ravens as our ******* cousins in a way. Family so you don't hate them to your core like you would Dallas or Philly or NY, but they're still *******s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana_89 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Not at all. I use to root for the Ravens and follow their games when it didn't conflict with the Skins.One too many obnoxious fans in real life and on this board changed my mind about that. I don't hate the ratbirds near the level of Cowturds,iggles or gnats but they are in my top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac9 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Every year this question... I hated them as much as the Steelers until Ray, Willis and Ed had that emotional moment before their game after ST was killed and had a strong performance on the field for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieskin Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 how can you have a rival you dont play every year, i cant wait to beat dallas and the giants and the eagles but the ravens dont even provide us with a blip on the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomthePasserby Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 No, they're just kinda there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishGangsta Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 You don't really want to hate them, but some of their fans in the DC/Baltimore area will make you want to root against them. If you have a Raven fan at work etc..., you'll find yourself rooting against them, just solely because they "usually" talk a lot of smack about the Redskins - where as, a Redskins fan is more "passive-aggressive" when it comes to the Ravens - usually, meaning, we usually only talk smack about the Ravens when defending our team. A lot of them hate the Redskins as much as the Cowboy fans in the area do, why? I think it's because after they lost their team, the Redskins were highly successful and, they were all pretty much forced to either root for us or against us. So those who didn't start following the Redskins - at that time, likely didn't do so because of a strong distaste towards the team. Then you have a lot of people who jumped on the Ravens, because the Skins have been down for awhile, and the Raven's have been very successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHard86 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 No way. They are a loathsome city/organization, but not a rival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdiscokid Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 They are not a rival, the the bmorans for some reason seem to hate the skins almost as much as the steelers. But skins fans dont care about them...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koala Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Are the orioles-nats a real rivalry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwvr Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Let me say this the people in Baltimore HATE THE REDSKINS the people in Washington dont care at all about the Ravens so the main word to use to answer this question has two letters N O Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section123OnSundays Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 The Ravens do not have enough tradition or prestige to be a rival of The Washington Redskins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukes and Skins Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I don't consider them a rival at all. We really don't care about them but they care so much about beating us and not liking us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morningside Skins Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 To quote a dook chant whenever they play Maryland: "Not our rival!" Ravens fans hate the Skins because they are still bitter about the Colts bolting town in the middle of the night and having to watch our Skins win two super bowls before they stole Cleveland's team. There is also that whole massive inferiority complex they have towards the district. For the most part, I could personally care less about them, and will actually root for them in the playoffs because I view them as just another team in the league and I still have some MD loyalty from growing up in the burbs. I actually view the Pats as our main AFC rival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahons21 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 The raven fans actually think we care about them :jerk: take a lookhttp://boards.baltimoreravens.com/index.php?showtopic=12109&st=0 Anyone else see the quote from Darklight in there? The guy frequents the message board here yet still he writes What's kind of funny is that I hear Redskins fans complaining all the time about how the Panthers trash talk them about their last pre-season game. They're always talking about how it's just pre-season and it means nothing, but now that they are facing us they're acting as though it matters. Now I can understand the Colt Brennan followers being excited about it; what else do they have? Everyone else seems like they're getting a little too into it... At the end of his post he gives a link to a look-a-like thread, as if it's only done for the Ravens. He know's full well that a look-a-like thread is done every week, yet still thinks that one is something special. But to be honest, it doesn't really seem like either side could give two ****s. We say we don't care but they do, and they say vice versa, in the end their is nothing to create a rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 No The Ravens are a rival to the Steelers in their division and to other top AFC contenders like the Colts and Pats. Of course, being somewhat ignorant, I do know Ravens fans who would rather see the skins lose to the Steelers than to beat them, even though they are in the same division. That, of course, makes absolutely no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskindan07 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Rivalry based on location but nothing that has occurred on the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Personally I do. A lot of the Ravens fans I know talk **** all the time and only started liking them after the SB they won. I think the relative proximity makes it a bit of a rivalry. Super Bowl Wins: 1 People killed Ravens players: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kappaluvacee Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 The only rivals we have reside within the NFC East! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one, but I do not feel that there is any real rivalry with the Ravens. The fact that their fans have such an animosity towards us is, baffling, yet amusing at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one, but I do not feel that there is any real rivalry with the Ravens. The fact that their fans have such an animosity towards us is, baffling, yet amusing at the same time. They say the same thing lol there isn't a rivalry... we only play in preseason. any rivarly anyone feels is probably strongly linked to the fact that they have a good friend, family members, or work with a bunch of people who cheer for the other team. outside of that i don't see a point in a rivarly. we simply don't play often enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyGunz8 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Rat birds are pigeons. And no, don't see a rivalry. It's pretty hard to have an AFC rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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