William & Mary and Richmond play the South's oldest football rivalry every autumn, meeting for the right to keep the Capital Cup on campus for a year. The Tribe narrowly leads the all-time series, which commences for the 121st time on November 19th in Richmond. The Capital Cup was cleverly known as the I-64 Trophy from 1990 - 2008, before Binkie Trinite Trophies created the just-slightly more creatively named new prize.Old Dominion has a slightly less storied football rivalry with the alma mater, carrying an 0-1 lifetime mark into this season's contest in Williamsburg. That hasn't stopped the two schools from naming the contest. And in the tradition of the folks that brought you the Griffin, W&M and ODU will play the annual "Battle for the Silver Mace" as part of an overall athletic competition between the two schools. Says here that the Tribe had better get the Monarchs now, 'cause they're building a really strong program down on the southside.
In the academic competition, the schools will...sorry, that's not very nice of me.
(Photo of Igor's predecessor as Norfolk's mayor, Paul Fraim, with the Norfolk Mace.)
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