(06-22-2015 10:05 AM)gsloth Wrote:  That's right - because a non-conference rivalry would never work for Iowa and Iowa State (Cy-Hawk), Army/Navy/Air Force (President's Trophy), Notre Dame/USC (Jeweled Shillelagh), Oklahoma/Texas (pre-Big 12 - Red River Shootout), Colorado/CSU (Centennial Cup), and SMU/TCU (Iron Skillet), among others.

Too much wasted on this thread already.

I'm sorry guys. I didn't mean to stir anything up. This above post is right too.

I was just trying to think of a new way to promote both CUSA and Rice's common interests.. because ultimately anything that helps CUSA helps Rice.. and we're going to negotiate the TV deal soon.

- Making Rice v. UNT "special" (now) speaks well for Rice's long term interests.

- Educating that next crop of Rice students that UNT is in fact their rival will only help put more fannies in the seats of Rice Stadium (or a brand new stadium... if support ever reaches that level)

I only want Rice to thrive, within the structure of CUSA.