Of course a Providence fan can’t possibly conceive of an athletic department that wants to survive and thrive in all sports. That’s not a slight on the BE but he has it stuck in his head like a jilted ex.
I've known quite a few PC fans going back to the early 1980's and they are a unique lot. For a long time they prefaced every statement on their men's hoops program with "we are the smallest school in D1" (which isn't accurate).
In all candor, they all too often sound like they should be allowed to tee off from the ladies tees yet be given full credit when they shoot par, and, if they end up within a few strokes of the lead, be viewed as if they did have the lead.
They expect us to continually reassure them that they are our equals (they aren't even close) and view us as smug and obnoxious if (normally as a reaction to their badgering us for validation) we point out our success.
The "rivalry" has a little juice due to proximity but the reality is, ic it really meant anything, we would gave played them at least a couple times when we were in the AAC.
I really don't see them as much different than Seton Hall in terms of schools that are important to us.
