Minyard-Josten Rivalry where Neils the one provoking the rivalry claims in the media and Andrews dead staring at the interviewer saying theres no rivalry.
The clips of them ‘arguing’ while on different teams go viral each time they play. Neil makes a goal and Andrew catches him by the grates on the helmet as he leans close to say something in Russian to him, Neils vicious smirk barely caught on cameras as he opens his mouth to respond before Andrews pushing him away from the goal and telling him to get back to his side of the court.
The next shot Neil takes on the goal Andrew smacks back with enough force that it scores from the other end of the field.
Neil rips off his helmet, uncaring that its mid game to turn to Andrew, mouth open in shock as he points to the still lit up goal. Andrew taps two fingers to his helmet and salutes him.
After the game the interviewer asks Neil about it, voicing curiousity on why they always seem to turn a team game into a one on one match when they play against one another.
Neil smiling as he responds, “Andrews been giving me a tough time on the court since I started at Palmetto, it wouldve been dumb to think itd end after graduation”
The news headlines light up with the prospect of a rivalry, every news site suddenly having their own opinions on what mustve happened during those years at Palmetto together to cause this.
Andrews asked for a response the next week when his team wins, giving the interviewer a tired look as he leans into the mic, “I respect Josten too much to not give him a fair game. Theres no rivalry, just a brat who hasnt learned how to shut up being given an outlet”
They make headlines again, twitter blowing up as people dig up tapes of old games, watching the way theyve played in the past and comparing it to their current plays. The final match against the Ravens gets brought up a lot, Andrew coming to Neils defense broadcasted live on the big screen. Doubt circulating about if its a real rivalry or not.
Neil tweets from a new account, his other one held hostage by the media team after an incident last year, a picture of him flipping off the camera captioned “not a damned brat. Big words coming from the guy whose team wasnt united enough to win a game till i came along”
Aaron posts a picture of him and Andrew after one of Andrews games, Aaron wearing a Josten jersey despite Neils team not even playing that week, captioned a simple “always side with whoevers winning the argument”
Andrew comments with a screenshot of an email showing the payment he made for Aarons med school tuition. Aaron replies with a photo of him wearing a Minyard jersey and the Josten one in a fire pit.
Aarons med school announces a generous new scholarship donated by one Neil Josten a week later, his name on a plaque outside the neurology building and the only scholarship application requirement is that you have to write an essay analyzing Aaron Minyard’s college exy plays before and after Neil joined the Foxes to see how much his playing improved with a unified team.
