The turbulent and tumultuous landscape of college football brings with it great progress and great compromise. Super conferences created on the rubble of demolished rivalries. The Civil War and the Apple Cup may not be long for this world as they attempt to survive nonconference scheduling. But what about a rivalry where two teams never shared a conference? How could it be created, nurtured, fostered? What if, instead of a conference, they shared a common people? Hard working, blue collar people of faith, in the heartland of America, separated by a few miles, united one Saturday a year to cheer on their mighty warriors of the gridiron. Hope is a good thing, W&W Nation. Perhaps the best of things. Former conference foes need only open their ears and listen to the revelrous echoes of the megaphone to take their lead. Irish. Spartans. This is the tale of the Megaphone.