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Are college football rivalries still important?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:28 pm
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The people at Baylor talk about college football rivalries the way they talk about Oldsmobiles. Or BlackBerrys.
"Well, I don't want to use the words 'not necessary,'" Bears head coach Art Briles said. "I just think the game's OK without 'em."
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"I think in our case," McCaw said, "people are looking at, who are the teams that we are going to need to beat to win a championship? That's going to define the rivalries. If the No. 1-ranked team in the nation right now was Iowa State, our fans would be clamoring to get tickets for the Iowa State game
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"One thing is for certain," TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte said in his office in Fort Worth, "we're always going to have conference realignments." He began listing them from 1978, when Arizona and Arizona State left the WAC for the Pac-10. "When you make decisions at the time that are right for your school, sometimes what's going to suffer is those natural rivalries."
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:31 pm to WestCoastAg
I agree with art
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:47 pm to WestCoastAg
As the fan of a team without a current true rival, I think rivalries are very important. Having a date or two circled on your calendar each year is one of the best parts of sports. Rivalries are one of the top reasons why NCAA football is better than NFL to me.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:48 pm to pkloa
I disagree with you.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:51 pm to WestCoastAg
Yes rivalries are still important. Baylor has never been relevant until recently so what makes their voice count about rivalries?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:52 pm to Rig
Because I think it brings up an interesting topic. Sure, rivalries are fun but in the grand scheme of things, are they really that important? I don't think so
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:52 pm to WestCoastAg
Sorry Texas won't play with you anymore 
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:53 pm to WestCoastAg
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Are college rivalries still important?
Texas A&M sure doesn't think so
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:53 pm to undecided
We don't have a rivalry with Texas. I don't see how that's relevant
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:54 pm to WestCoastAg
Who is A&M's rival?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:55 pm to goldenbadger08
No one
Heterosexuality
Heterosexuality
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:58 pm to undecided
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Texas won't play with you anymore
We are not their rival.
They play OU every year
Posted on 8/13/15 at 6:58 pm to WestCoastAg
It's convenient for Baylor to not think they're important
Posted on 8/13/15 at 7:00 pm to WestCoastAg
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Heterosexuality
so #edgy
Posted on 8/13/15 at 7:01 pm to WestCoastAg
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"Well, I don't want to use the words 'not necessary,'" Bears head coach Art Briles said. "I just think the game's OK without 'em."
Baylor doesn't have any real rivals.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 7:03 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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We are not their rival.
Nah, y'all just have a Cold War going on with them right now.
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They play OU every year
Posted on 8/13/15 at 7:04 pm to Ostrich
They insisted for years to anyone that would listen that OU was their real rival
Y'all have fun at the State Fair, hear?
Y'all have fun at the State Fair, hear?
Posted on 8/13/15 at 7:05 pm to WestCoastAg
I agree with this but I want to disagree too. Now that Oregon has become one of the more consistent top ten teams, it's harder to get up for a game with Oregon St. When they're lucky to win 3 games. However, it's more Fun. Objectively, I agree but as a fan, not at all.
Posted on 8/13/15 at 7:07 pm to Samso
I mean, how else should I have answered that
Posted on 8/13/15 at 7:07 pm to Ostrich
quote:and the same could be said about us and Baylor and tcu
Nah, y'all just have a Cold War going on with them right now.
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