This was the first really true crazy intense rivalry game I saw. I was in elementary school in the 90's and my uncle grew up watching this rivalry and he took me to a couple of the "Battle for the Bell" and filled me in on a lot of the history. I remember being in awe of all the people and everything around this game. This game represented what was truly great and wonderful about high school football. Two teams with great players and coaches who had a bitter dislike for each other. All the undercurrents of what used to happen with Cannon Mills and moving players in and out and AL Brown. It was a truly awesome experience.
I know population dynamics change and things don't ever stay the same, but I hope this rivalry stays and I think it would be great for this game to return to its former glory. Would it not benefit Cabarrus County greatly for this game to go back to being as big as it used to be? Just curious.