Oh no, a good rivalry does not require violence.
I have actually lost friends as a result of them going to t.u. We may not throw batteries at each other, but the animosity is the highest of any college rivalry I have seen.
I don't wish physical harm to tea-sips but I will pray form them to lose every game they play. There misery is my pleasure.
Methinks you take this rivalry thing a wee bit too seriously. I can attest to the fact that there are many Longhorns married to Aggies. What's that song, under the covers with the lights out the colors look the same.
Or perhaps the losing habit promotes rabid jealousy and blind irrational hatred by the inferior culture. Please don't tell me I first need to "understand" why you hate us. I'll pray that downtrodden Aggies don't devolve into some anti-capitalist jihad!
P.S. How many Aggies does it take to issue a fatwah?