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

Yes and no. As an Ole Miss fan pointed out, not for recruiting purposes, otherwise thr Egg bowl is such a huge thing in the state. It was a game every Thanksgiving night that got a lot of exposure.

The thing is, the state of Mississippi is so small and until recently when Southern Miss tanked there were too many schools to spread that talent on. If we had one big University in state (like Lsu -they have no instate competition) then we'd probably kick a lot of arse every year. There is a lot of NFL talent in Mississippi, but the state is too small to split it up like we do.

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Man, if Clemson and SC pulled a UT/A&M and quit playing this whole state would explode.

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Some forget but it almost happened.

Then the state legislators got together and made it law that we must play one another in all sponsored sports each academic year.

We had that one little hiccup in the series after the battle and the bloodshed ... but then it was made law that we will always play until the end of time.

As a Hog fan no. We can play and pay cupcakes but not ASU. Dumbass old thinking.

True. Mississippi is #1 for NFL players per capita. Unlike LSU and Arkansas, Every other school has to fight with in-state rival for recruits.

i would prefer for CU to play a 9th ACC game rather than SC every year.

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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.

I see Auburn as a thorn in the side but I enjoy the rivalry despite some painful memories. Both programs strive for greatness in turn making both much better in the process.

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The linebeards at Whorehopper U are a paranoid bunch. They are still whining about UK's "unfair advantage" as the flagship school in the Commonwealth. Since their promotion to P5 status, some of their collective insecurity has faded but it's still fun to listen to them on their call-in shows and read their forums. You'd think a UK mafia was trying to undermine their school and its programs.

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Honestly I hate them so much I just don't deal with them. I don't really run into Louisville fans in my day-to-day because I don't volunteer at methadone clinics.