re: New SEC rivalries

My instinct is to go toward Mizzou-Kentucky just because the latter is blue, starts with the letter K, borders our state, and is shooty-hoop obsessed, so its an easy transition from our previous arch rival whose name I shall not mention. But instinct doesn't translate to any semblance of actual rivalry and I don't think Mizzou-UK will ever remotely be one...I enjoy it immensely though as I have good family friends in Louisville who have a split family of part UK grads/part Mizzou grads so that makes it fun.

Mizzou-A&M I've enjoyed immensely over the last ten years in the Big 12 (well aside from last year's game obviously) and am one of the few who is thrilled that it is continuing an additional 3 more years at least in the SEC. That said, its not much in the way of "rivalry" in that I don't think Mizzou and the Aggies have ever had much of anything against each other...but, I would add that as the two "pledge brothers" of this class so to speak, its an important game in that you don't want to fall too far behind the other pledge. Last year was a nightmare for that reason, I was sick to my stomach with the Aggie success not b/c I didn't want them to do well but b/c I knew people would compare that to Mizzou's season last year & say we didn't belong and were a bad addition. This year is that much more meaningful to me in that regard, and every week that Mizzou sits ahead of JFF in the polls is a great week for me.

Mizzou has Arkansas at home on the last game of the season in 2014 on so-called "Rivalry Week" so well see.

Tony Temple just scored again.