Hey there, MatthiasPhunkHaus, I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your comments. Also, that you don't sound preachy too me at all. Your post was exactly what I was trying to say and you said it much more eloquently than I ever could..... 

If I had the original post to do over again, I would have stayed away from comments about liking both teams. The replies I've read lead me to believe that this became the focus rather than what I was really trying to say.... and that is, rivalries don't have to be vicious and condensending to be good rivalries.