Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, college football's parochialism forged rivalries amidst the harsh northeast winters.
Teams emerged from the ice and cold to batter one another with tough, rugged football. Deep, bitter rivals engaged in annual battles and never gave an inch to their unbreakable bond. They formed their own reputations and ultimately their own league, and they built their own spirit on a corridor from Massachusetts to New York, from Pennsylvania to New Jersey.
Those rivalries formed the bedrock of Northeast college football. On Saturday, Boston College visits one of its oldest, fiercest matchups when it travels to Syracuse.