So which came first the rye grass in T-Town with the game score or the tree poisoning? The reason I ask is because this whole thing is just an overdone escalation by individual morons. With all the negative attention, I would think it would be a deterrent to any others that would escalate any further.
The rivalry is a wonderful thing and the occasional moron taking it too far is part of the process - it gives the rest of us not only something to laugh at (or be sad about), but it also gives us all bright-line boundaries as to what constitutes "taking it too far." If we as a nation can stand proud and strong and still fly airplanes and conduct air travel in general after the 9-11 massacre, then surely we can move forward from this and continue this great rivalry just a bit wiser and perhaps more rational.