(11-16-2013 08:45 AM)He1nousOne Wrote:  I would like to see the Oklahoma/Nebraska rivalry renewed in football.

I would like to see a rivalry built up between Indiana and Kansas for basketball.

I'd like to see some sort of round-robin among Land Grants - Clemson, Michigan State, NC State, VT, Auburn, TAMU, Penn State, Ok State, Iowa State, Oregon State, Washington State, etc.

(11-16-2013 09:03 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(11-16-2013 12:12 AM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  UConn has that 1% chance of getting a Big 10 invitation. I guess a UConn-Rutgers rivalry in the Big 10 would be fun.

If that never happens, I'm happy in the AAC (#6 in FB and #3 in BB as of right now) although there is no natural rival for UConn.

Boston College is the perfect rival for UConn. Trouble is, they hate each other TOO MUCH to play.

(11-16-2013 01:51 AM)Groo Wrote:  KU basketball -
UK, UNC, DUKE, IU, MSU, mebbe UofL. Everything else is small potatoes.

3 of those teams are ACC; none of them are Big XII. Time for Kansas to the ACC rumors maybe?


(it's been a little slow lately)

Like when Texas and Oklahoma finish playing everybody says the Wes Mantooth "I hate you but Goddamnit do I respect you" in the parking lot. No the only difference is both teams aren't too petty to refuse to play other. And the smaller audience, but it it would be a bigger audience than either team usually gets.

as far as the arizona bell goes, as long as they.....

1. dont brand or etch anything on it

2. incorporate it as a memorial piece not just a glorified trophy

i see it as no harm no foul. the bell was placed at its current location in 2002 despite being in the schools possession since 1946. the way the bell is being used now is just like any normal bell and can be easily replaceable.

prior to 2002 (and maybe they still do) i thought they rang it any time they scored, so i believe it already has football purposes to it.

it would be so cool if the trophy was a bell. that way the players would be even more motivated when the trophy they are playing for is getting rung anytime the opposing team scores

I would like to see

Georgia/Clemson
Auburn/Georgia Tech
Alabama/Notre Dame
Mizzou/Kansas (all sports)
WVU/Pittsburgh
WVU/Syracuse
TAMU/Texas
TAMU/Texas Tech
*Oregon/Purdue (not really a rivalry, but has some potential IMO)
*Oregon/Auburn(see above)
Southern Miss/Miss. State
Southern Miss/Ole Miss
Marshall/Toledo
Troy/Southern Miss
Temple/Villanova

Pitt-Penn State and Pitt-WVU are the obvious ones. It's such a shame.

Oklahoma-Nebraska, Texas-Texas A&M, Syracuse-WVU are other lost rivalries that should be played.

Miami vs. the U

Miami was a college when Florida belonged to Spain.

Despite Notre Dame's "hokey pokey" attitude towards ACC football, ND/Florida State would be a fun rivalry.

Army vs. Notre Dame

Every year in NYC.

The game was the Irish's biggest game from the 1910's to the mid 1940's.

It is a travesty that both institutions stopped playing each other on a regular basis.

Knute Rockne would be very displeased by the rivalry's stoppage.

Michigan State and Cincinnati (Football and Basketball), "2nd tier" to O$U and scUM but arguably better than the bigger schools.
Michigan State an Rutgers (Whenever Mascots are present) , Sparty vs the Scarlet Knight.

(11-16-2013 12:27 AM)nzmorange Wrote:  SYRACUSE
FOOTBALL
Syracuse - Northwestern (T* - Prose Bowl) - B1G
Syracuse - Penn State (T*) - B1G
Syracuse - Maryland - B1G
Syracuse - Notre Dame - Ind./ACC
Syracuse - Boston College (T*) - ACC
Syracuse - Pitt - ACC
Syracuse - WVU (T - Schwartzwalter Trophy) - Big XII
Syracuse - Army - Ind.
Syracuse - Colgate (FCS scrub game of interest) - Not sure
Syracuse - Cornell (FCS scrub game of interest) - IVY
Syracuse - Rutgers (see note below) - B1G
Syracuse - Miami (rivalry isn't the right word, but this is a game of interest to most 'Cuse fans) - (ACC
Syracuse - Michigan - B1G <-- Not a ton of history between the two schools, but I would really like to see the Orange play the Big Blue.

BASKETBALL
Syracuse - Georgetown (T*) - BIG EAST
Syracuse - Villanova - BIG EAST
Syracuse - Saint John's (T*) - BIG EAST
Syracuse - UCONN (T*) - AAC
Syracuse - Boston College - ACC
Syracuse - Pitt - ACC
Syracuse - Maryland - B1G
Syracuse - Indiana (we haven't plays a lot, but the games have mattered) - B1G
Syracuse - Duke - ACC
Syracuse - UNC - ACC
Syracuse - Marquette (rivalry is too strong a word, but it is a game of interest) - BIG EAST
Syracuse - Temple (rivalry is too strong a word, but it is a game of interest) - AAC
Syracuse - Cornell (scrub game of interest) - IVY
Syracuse - Colgate (scrub game of interest) - Not sure
Syracuse - Rutgers (see note below) - B1G
Syracuse - Michigan B1G <-- (See football description)

LACROSSE
Syracuse - John Hopkins (T*) - B1G
Syracuse - UVA (T*) - ACC
Syracuse - Princeton - IVY
Syracuse - Cornell (T*) - IVY
Syracuse - Army - Ind.
Syracuse - Maryland - B1G
Syracuse - Denver (purely because of Denver's coach) - BIG EAST
Syracuse - Duke - ACC
Syracuse - UNC - ACC
Syracuse - Rutgers (see note below) - B1G

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Syracuse - UCONN (AAC)
Syracuse - Rutgers (B1G)
Syracuse - Maryland (B1G)
Syracuse - Penn State (B1G)
Syracuse - Georgetown (BIG EAST)
Syracuse - UNC (ACC)
Syracuse - Duke (ACC)

WOMENS LACROSSE
Syracuse - Northwestern - B1G
Syracuse - Maryland - B1G
Syracuse - UVA - ACC
Syracuse - Georgetown - BIG EAST

FIELD HOCKEY
Syracuse - UCONN (AAC)
Syracuse - Georgetown (BIG EAST)

"T" indicates that it's a trophy game.
"T*" indicates that it should be a trophy game

**I don't really see RU as a rival, but I do like playing RU because I like games near the city and I guess we have history together**

(EDIT: Actually, alternate Cornell and Colgate so that we only play one a year and throw in Miami (FL), Tulane/Temple, and Rutgers/UCONN and you have my ideal football schedule)
(EDIT X2: Give me home and homes with the top 10 basketball games in addition to the yearly regional games of interest, a bunch of local scrubs, and about 2 BCS schools with decent programs, and I would be happy with that schedule, too)

Just and FYI it's St. John's not Saint John's. Saint John's is in Minnesota and is known for it's FB coach who has been there for like 50 years or something.

For St. John's in BBall:

Cuse-Old School BE Rival
UConn-Old School BE Rival
Notre Dame-Former BE Rival
Duke-Former OOC game we played for like 15 straight years
UCLA-NYC vs LA (oh and I just moved to LA)
St. Joe's-For the right to use SJU for the next season.

For Rutgers FB:
Cuse-Old School BE Rival
UConn-Old School BE Rival
Miami-Lots of Miami fans in the NJ area
UCLA-NYC vs LA

(11-16-2013 02:47 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  For St. John's in BBall:

Cuse-Old School BE Rival
UConn-Old School BE Rival
Notre Dame-Former BE Rival
Duke-Former OOC game we played for like 15 straight years
UCLA-NYC vs LA (oh and I just moved to LA)
St. Joe's-For the right to use SJU for the next season.

For Rutgers FB:
Cuse-Old School BE Rival
UConn-Old School BE Rival
Miami-Lots of Miami fans in the NJ area
UCLA-NYC vs LA

I'd love to see us play UConn, Cuse and PC (who we play) play each other. I know you guys play other people but we'd be better with for your RPI than Yale, Bryant or cornell

(11-16-2013 03:10 PM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  

(11-16-2013 02:47 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  For St. John's in BBall:

Cuse-Old School BE Rival
UConn-Old School BE Rival
Notre Dame-Former BE Rival
Duke-Former OOC game we played for like 15 straight years
UCLA-NYC vs LA (oh and I just moved to LA)
St. Joe's-For the right to use SJU for the next season.

For Rutgers FB:
Cuse-Old School BE Rival
UConn-Old School BE Rival
Miami-Lots of Miami fans in the NJ area
UCLA-NYC vs LA

I'd love to see us play UConn, Cuse and PC (who we play) play each other. I know you guys play other people but we'd be better with for your RPI than Yale, Bryant or cornell

I actually like playing UMASS, too. That said, Cornell is pretty decent some years. I remember watching them play in the sweet 16 in the Dome in '10-11. Albeit they got destroyed by UK, but they still made the sweet 16. Either way, I really like the old school SU-'Gate and SU-Cornell games. Sure SU stomps them into the ground, but 1. they're both elite schools, 2. they're both very local, and 3. we have an extremely long and storied past with both schools.

(11-16-2013 02:41 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  Just and FYI it's St. John's not Saint John's. Saint John's is in Minnesota and is known for it's FB coach who has been there for like 50 years or something.

I was going to scour the internet until I found a St. John's publication/uniform/etc. that said "Saint John's" and give you a snappy response, but you're actually right.



Well played...very well played.

I will address this moving forward.

(11-16-2013 12:38 PM)Minutemen429 Wrote:  "Like when Texas and Oklahoma finish playing everybody says the Wes Mantooth "I hate you but Goddamnit do I respect you" in the parking lot. No the only difference is both teams aren't too petty to refuse to play other. And the smaller audience, but it it would be a bigger audience than either team usually gets."

LOL...a Umass fan dissing either BC or Uconn. Let's see - Umass to date since moving up to FBS:

2012 W-L: 1-11...Ave. Attendance: 10,902
2013: W-L (to date): 1-9 Average Attendance: 15,830 (good move inviting all those HS bands for that one game; probably helped you guys just squeeze over the minimum 15,000 requirement this year). I guess a UMass FB fan would know better than anyone about "smaller audiences."

Look, as a Massachusetts native, I hope my state school is able to clear the hurdles and be successful at the FBS level. That said, IMO, as a Umass fan, your commenting or critiquing other programs' "audiences" makes you look just silly.

(11-16-2013 12:27 AM)nzmorange Wrote:  Syracuse - Temple (rivalry is too strong a word, but it is a game of interest) - AAC

Why is it too strong a word? It would be a big rivalry in both sports if we played in the same conference. Not to mention a lot of Philly kids at SU, and a lot of battles for recruits in basketball and football.

I can't think of a good rival for Tulane.

(11-16-2013 08:05 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  I can't think of a good rival for Tulane.

How about Rice?

(11-16-2013 08:07 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-16-2013 08:05 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  I can't think of a good rival for Tulane.

How about Rice?

Rice cares more about UH than anyone else. They also value games against Texas A&M. Relations between both fanbases are rather cordial.

I would like to see ECU play Fresno State and Boise State on a semi-regular basis. I think that the ECU-Fresno series would develop some hate in due time.

BYU and Baylor would also be interesting, but it will never happen.

In the AAC, I think that we'll hate everyone in our division. I'm especially looking forward to the UConn series.