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Who is the ultimate “little brother” school in college sports?

Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:53 am
Posted by GentleJackJones
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Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:53 am
Criteria:

- Have to be an in-state opponent/rival. For example, Auburn qualifies as Alabama’s little brother, Ole Miss as LSU’s little brother wouldn’t.

- You can take into account all three major sports (football, basketball and baseball), however a heavy emphasis should be placed on football. For example, UCLA has great basketball history, but USC dominates in football (That said, for all intents and purposes, UCLA would be far from be the ultimate little brother in college sports, however),
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
29579 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:54 am to
Oregon State comes to mind. Auburn has clipped Bama too many times and won too many real things to qualify
Posted by Srbtiger06
Member since Apr 2006
28710 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:55 am to
A&M

They literally had their baseball coach negotiating with Texas while in the CWS final.
This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 8:57 am
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:57 am to
Okie Lite.

Posted by Gountiss
Boone, NC
Member since Aug 2012
573 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:58 am to
It’s not really a rival, but I can’t think of a wider gap than Ohio State and Ohio when it comes to sports for in-state schools
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
34642 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:58 am to
Duke basketball
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
Member since Mar 2016
12489 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:59 am to
UCF is never going to get outside of UCONN’s shadow.
Posted by LSUDVM1999
North Carolina
Member since Aug 2010
2283 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:01 am to
NC State is the Jan of North Carolina and the Triangle. A complete afterthought, always behind UNC and Duke.
Posted by Buckeye Fan 19
Member since Dec 2007
36307 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:04 am to
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It’s not really a rival, but I can’t think of a wider gap than Ohio State and Ohio when it comes to sports for in-state schools


That wouldn’t really apply. They’re not on the same level, just because both have “Ohio” in the name. Rarely play, not a rivalry. Kent State is worse athletically than Ohio U and is also an Ohio public state university.
This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 9:05 am
Posted by TheOcean
#honeyfriedchicken
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:05 am to
A&M and it aint close
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
4629 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:16 am to
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Auburn has clipped Bama too many times and won too many real things to qualify


I agree. Auburn’s had a ton of success in all three sports, but they’ve even had great success (2010, 2013) during the Alabama/Saban prime run. They’ve got the better basketball and baseball programs as well.
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:16 am to
quote:

A&M They literally had their baseball coach negotiating with Texas while in the CWS final.


Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
4629 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:17 am to
quote:

It’s not really a rival, but I can’t think of a wider gap than Ohio State and Ohio when it comes to sports for in-state schools


Maybe I should have clarified that they annually or regularly play
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
4629 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:19 am to
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NC State is the Jan of North Carolina and the Triangle. A complete afterthought, always behind UNC and Duke.


NC State has the better football program of the three, but as we all know, basketball is king there. That’s a really good, under the radar pick that never crossed my mind.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
6524 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:19 am to
ULL thinks it is a rival with LSU

But they have never scored a touchdown against them in 123 years of playing
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
46869 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:20 am to
quote:

You can take into account all three major sports (football, basketball and baseball), however a heavy emphasis should be placed on football. For example, UCLA has great basketball history, but USC dominates in football


Michigan State is probably a better example of this than UCLA
Posted by OKBoomerSooner
Member since Dec 2019
4063 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:22 am to
It’s got to be Texas A&M.
Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
11371 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:22 am to
It’s hilarious when you actually think about what it’s like being an A&M fan.

Posted by Longhorn Actual
Member since Dec 2023
2278 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:26 am to
Texas A&M hands down. There's no contest.
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
16837 posts
Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:37 am to
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Okie Lite

This would be my pick. Their record against OU in football is almost shockingly bad.

They have a couple of basketball national championships on OU, but they were won in the 40s, and the program has been pretty lousy in recent years.
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