Talking rivalries
It's never too early to talk high school football.
In a live chat today at www.gazetteonline.com, Jeff and Jeff (that's Linder and Johnson or Johnson and Linder), spent a lot of time talking football instead of baseball and softball. It's what folks want to talk about.
The sports team has been kicking around a lot of ideas to preview the 2009 high school football season. We've settled on a series of stories on rivalries and want your help and thoughts.
What is the your favorite prep football rivalry? Is it City High and West battling for the boot? Is is Solon and Mount Vernon? How Washington and Jefferson, a traditional showdown that has lost some luster in recent years.
What about Kennedy and Xavier? It's relatively new, but it sure stirs things up in northeast Cedar Rapids leading up to the game.
Some other thoughts are West Branch-Regina, Prairie-Jefferson in Cedar Rapids, Cascade Western Dubuque, Anamosa-Monticello, Highland-Lone Tree (the rivalry, not the combined teams of past years), Dyersville Beckman-Western Dubuque, Central City-Springville?
That's just a handful of outstanding rivalries. Again, we want your thoughts. Pick your top five from this list or come up with your own. E-mail your thoughts to Jeff Linder at jeff.linder@gazcomm.com