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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the outsider perspective, it appears both dislike each other. I’d say Paramount despises Metro significantly more and wants to be good like them. Look at their social media, always trying to one up Metro. It comes off as very desperate and jealous. [/quote]

Both clubs have a mutual respect for one another. Are there feelings of jealousy? Yes. Is there a sense of desperation? No. Will some players switch teams next season? Perhaps.

This is part of the competition.[/quote]

No one respects Paramount except for the people that justify the owners behavior.  [/quote]

Good grief, what "behavior" are you even referring to? Lots of lore, and from what I know, both clubs have intense coaches who show it in intense matches. [/quote]

Truth.[/quote]
I agree it is true that there are intense coaches at both clubs.

On the other hand, I don’t think the “rivalry” goes both ways. It kind of reminds of something I heard the UMD coach say in an interview a few years ago - he was asked about rivalries in the Big 10 and he said UMD’s rival in volleyball was Penn State which struck me as funny. UMD might see Penn State as a rival, but I don’t think many people affiliated with Penn State volleyball would say UMD was a rival. Similarly, I suspect folks associated with Paramount might say Metro is their rival, but I don’t know that Metro would say the same.

For years, Paramount has been carefully wording their social media posts with achievements that they are the “Only CHRVA club” to do X or Y. While usually true, these posts are often so narrowly defined that anyone in the know understands they are a thinly veiled attempt at trying to create the impression that Paramount is a more successful club than Metro. Metro social media posts tend to just focus on the achievements and not trying to frame it in some comparison to other CHRVA clubs.

I know there are some people that take issue with Metro highlighting commitments of current Metro players that haven’t been with the club for their whole club volleyball career, but that mostly seems like bitterness about Metro being able to attract a significant number of the top local players, which often means they came from other clubs. [/quote]

I agree that Paramount awkward social media posts show some level of insecurity. They are definitely trying hard to position themselves as more successful than Metro, which can get hilarious. On the other hand, I understand that they have to motivate their own players and try their best to recruit other top players. If they simply accept that they are the second best club in the region, their top players might want to move on and play for the top club in the region. [/quote]

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