Quote:
Originally Posted by tredadda
it is still a longstanding rivalry in college football and one that should continue.
The loss of rivalries is the saddest part of realignment although I do think Mizzou has gotten the better end of the realignment deal.
It will be hard for us to establish rivalries in the SEC like we had with KU.
|
I don't agree with any of this. The fact that we used to be rivals doesn't mean we need to continue being rivals unless it's good for us. The move to the SEC was better for our school in every possible way. It's not sad to never see KU again. It all is part and parcel to the profile of our program increasing.
The SEC schools consider all the other schools who are competitive in football to be rivals. In a conference like this, every game is a big game. The Florida fans have Georgia to hate, but they also have massive rivalries with Bama, LSU, and Tennessee, for example. People coming from the Big 8 environment don't really get this because it wasn't the way it was there, but being in the SEC replaces the model of having just one major rivalry. It's a different animal. Your rivalry is with the entire conference.
I think we ought to bury it once and for all. Living well is the best revenge.