re: Do like like having an in-state rival?

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UK, OTOH, we've always had a two sport rivalry, share most of our border with them and used to have a trophy that desperately needs to come back.

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Yes, the Beer Barrel was the symbol of a once heated rivalry between UK and UT. Sadly, the SEC and UT kept advancing in football while UK stayed focused on basketball. The two-sport rivalry was collateral damage as our football program declined and our basketball program ascended.

Then Louisville came onto the scene as a major power in both sports and a natural rivalry was born. It has become white hot in the last 20 years and the UK/UT rivalry seems like a distant memory.