Remember the Lemon tree episode on The Simpsons?
Some Springfield parents have to go to Shelbyville to find their kids and they have this exchange with some Shelbyville parents at a gas station:
Ned: [nervous] Well, a friendly Springfield "Hello" there, neighbors.
Uh, you know, we think some kids of ours may be missing in your
town.
Man 1: Missing children?
Man 2: Sounds like Springfield's got a discipline problem.
Man 3: Maybe that why we beat them at football nearly half the time,
huh?
The taunt about winning half the games in the last decade really reminded me of this. Wish i could find a clip....some green rep for anyone who can