You're romanticizing a lack of options. The portal means players choose to be there, they're not just stuck. That builds new hate faster. Our new guys learn the rivalry history in their first meeting, and they play with a chip to prove they belong in it. Your "core guys who remember" just remember losing. The game changes, and clinging to the past is why your program gets left behind. We reload with talent that wants to be here specifically to beat you. That contempt is very real, and it'll be fresh every single year.