By: Liz Farmer

If you’ve ever responded to an obnoxious Red Sox fan at Oriole Park, “Yeah? Well our crabs could kick your lobster’s butt any night off the week!” then this is the bet for you.

The university presidents of Towson and New Hampshire have a friendly little wager going for the Oct. 3 football game between the UNH Wildcats and the TU Tigers: one bushel of Maryland blue crabs against one dozen New England lobsters (or, “lob-stahs”), winner takes all.

And much like when the Boston Red Sox play the O’s here, you can expect a strong New England presence for this one. The UNH D.C. Alumni Chapter and UNH Athletics are partnering to ensure the university has a strong presence at the game and are hosting a tailgating reception for Wildcat fans before the 3 p.m. kickoff at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson.

I like this idea; it’s clever. But they could bump it up a notch. Like say, next year, instead of a bet they should have a crab and a lobster “race” across a fish tank in lieu of a coin toss to decide the receiving team. Of course that would probably cause a PR storm…but it could be pretty entertaining.