College Football Catch-All Thread

  • Thread starter Thread starter nycfan
  • Start date Start date
  • Replies: 2K
  • Views: 33K
  • Sports 
College Rivalry games which are no more due to Conference realignment
  • Texas vs. Texas A&M: The "Lone Star Showdown" ended when Texas A&M moved to the SEC in 2012.
  • Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia: The Backyard Brawl ceased its annual play in 2011 when West Virginia left the Big East Conference.
  • Kansas vs. Missouri: The "Border War" was discontinued in 2011 when Missouri moved to the SEC.
  • Nebraska vs. Oklahoma: This historic rivalry, which included the famous 1971 "Game of the Century," ended in 2010 when Oklahoma left the Big 12 Conference.
  • Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State: The "Bedlam" rivalry has been put on hold, at least for the foreseeable future, after Oklahoma's departure from the Big 12.
There are others.

Now we have manufactured “rivalry” games on Rivalry Weekend like:
SMU vs. Cal
Texas Tech vs West Va.
Miami vs. Pitt
UCF vs. BYU
LSU vs. Oklahoma
Norte Dame vs. Stanford
 
Centerpiece said:
College Rivalry games which are no more due to Conference realignment
  • Texas vs. Texas A&M: The "Lone Star Showdown" ended when Texas A&M moved to the SEC in 2012.
  • Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia: The Backyard Brawl ceased its annual play in 2011 when West Virginia left the Big East Conference.
  • Kansas vs. Missouri: The "Border War" was discontinued in 2011 when Missouri moved to the SEC.
  • Nebraska vs. Oklahoma: This historic rivalry, which included the famous 1971 "Game of the Century," ended in 2010 when Oklahoma left the Big 12 Conference.
  • Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State: The "Bedlam" rivalry has been put on hold, at least for the foreseeable future, after Oklahoma's departure from the Big 12.
There are others.

Now we have manufactured “rivalry” games on Rivalry Weekend like:
SMU vs. Cal
Texas Tech vs West Va.
Miami vs. Pitt
UCF vs. BYU
LSU vs. Oklahoma
Norte Dame vs. Stanford
Click to expand...
Need to update the data for this post. The first three games were all played this year and A&M-Texas is played every year.
 
Centerpiece said:
College Rivalry games which are no more due to Conference realignment
  • Texas vs. Texas A&M: The "Lone Star Showdown" ended when Texas A&M moved to the SEC in 2012.
  • Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia: The Backyard Brawl ceased its annual play in 2011 when West Virginia left the Big East Conference.
  • Kansas vs. Missouri: The "Border War" was discontinued in 2011 when Missouri moved to the SEC.
  • Nebraska vs. Oklahoma: This historic rivalry, which included the famous 1971 "Game of the Century," ended in 2010 when Oklahoma left the Big 12 Conference.
  • Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State: The "Bedlam" rivalry has been put on hold, at least for the foreseeable future, after Oklahoma's departure from the Big 12.
There are others.

Now we have manufactured “rivalry” games on Rivalry Weekend like:
SMU vs. Cal
Texas Tech vs West Va.
Miami vs. Pitt
UCF vs. BYU
LSU vs. Oklahoma
Norte Dame vs. Stanford
Click to expand...
First one on their list played last night. Second one on the list played earlier this season.
 
Centerpiece said:
College Rivalry games which are no more due to Conference realignment
  • Texas vs. Texas A&M: The "Lone Star Showdown" ended when Texas A&M moved to the SEC in 2012.
  • Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia: The Backyard Brawl ceased its annual play in 2011 when West Virginia left the Big East Conference.
  • Kansas vs. Missouri: The "Border War" was discontinued in 2011 when Missouri moved to the SEC.
  • Nebraska vs. Oklahoma: This historic rivalry, which included the famous 1971 "Game of the Century," ended in 2010 when Oklahoma left the Big 12 Conference.
  • Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State: The "Bedlam" rivalry has been put on hold, at least for the foreseeable future, after Oklahoma's departure from the Big 12.
There are others.

Now we have manufactured “rivalry” games on Rivalry Weekend like:
SMU vs. Cal
Texas Tech vs West Va.
Miami vs. Pitt
UCF vs. BYU
LSU vs. Oklahoma
Norte Dame vs. Stanford
Click to expand...
IMO, the end of these regional rivalries is one of the reasons why I think interest in college sports seems to be waning. WVU fans used to get fired up for that Pittsburgh game, and the fact that the two schools were relatively close to one another made for real bragging rights. My guess is that nobody in West Virginia really gives a crap about Texas Tech - they want to beat them, certainly, but as they'll likely never meet a Tech fan in West Virginia the passionate hatred will never be there.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
IMO, the end of these regional rivalries is one of the reasons why I think interest in college sports seems to be waning.
Click to expand...
Interest in college sports is at an all-time high. Your personal interest may be less, but the TV ratings have been through the roof.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top