Best Rivalry

[jayball]

you guys might be right....I just don't feel anything "building" on our side. IMO, to get a rivalry going you have to have some intensity or reason to hold the game up above others on the schedule.

UNI fans have a "villian" factor with the ex-coach and stealing Doug. CU fans don't have any reason to get more amped for UNI other than the fact that they have been pretty good the past few years. I can see UNI fans getting upset if Doug turns into a good player and helps CU win games against the Panthers, but I don't know that CU fans will automatically fall into that mentality.

The on court battles will have to be pretty intense and meaningful to get CU fans going. And UNI fans/players will likely have to work pretty hard to rile people up on our side, maybe even get a bit nasty.

Any other CU fans think this is headed for big rivalry territory?

[cpacmel]

I have to tell you, one year (several years ago) a couple of kids at Arch Madness asked me if I was 'Cold during a random conversation. I laughed for days. It still makes me chuckle.

You know me mel, and I don't think I have to answer that question.

[xsaluki]

I hope we return to be competitive. I miss seeing DJAs photo-shopped game controllers with "handcheck", "grab", "flop" etc. It was so much nicer being disliked...

[DoubleJayAlum]

I hope we return to be competitive. I miss seeing DJAs photo-shopped game controllers with "handcheck", "grab", "flop" etc. It was so much nicer being disliked...

Ha! I wish I could take credit for those...I think TrueBlueJay or somebody else created them though...

[SubGod22]

Illinois State and Bradley win this award.

If I had to pick a rival for Wichita State it would be SWOMO. And most Shocker fans I know personally agree. CU is whatever.

[MoValley John]

Illinois State and Bradley win this award.

If I had to pick a rival for Wichita State it would be SWOMO. And most Shocker fans I know personally agree. CU is whatever.

I have never understood the Wichita State/ Crighton rivalry thing. The schools are six hours apart, there is little to no commonality between them and as far as competition, each school seems to be on opposite ends of the spectrum, when Creighton has been good, Wichita State was bad and when Wichita State was good, Creighton was bad. And you really can't hate the fans of each school, either, you don't work with them or compete against them in anything. The fans don't know each other. The whole thing is strange.

Wichita State and Missouri State make a bunch more sense. Two schools within three hours of each other, both public, both far enough south to compete at baseball, plus, I think there are probably a lot more Wichita State and Missouri State grads living and working in the other school's market. Wichita State fans probaly know Bear fans and vise versa.

As for Creighton, Drake would be the logical rivalry, but Drake was bad for so long and one year with Keno wasn't enough to create a big rivalry. That said, I know a bunch of Drake grads in Omaha and there are bunches of Creighton grads in Des moines. Add in a two hour drive and if boith schools get on the same page, this could be huge.

[starshiip]

Illinois State and Bradley win this award.

Ditto...Birds vs Braves is the best Valley rivalry bar none

[MoValley John]

I just saw Creighton's official schedule for the first time. I guess Wichita State will have to take another back seat in the rivalry war thingy. You see, Wichita State garnered the White Out for Wichita, but Northern Iowa just trumped them by landing the "Checkerboard for Cedar Falls" game.

http://www.gocreighton.com/SportSelect. ... PSID=89385
Wed, Jan 12 Wichita State (White Out) * Omaha, Neb. 7:05 PM
Sat, Feb 26 Northern Iowa (Checkerboard) * Omaha, Neb. TBD

[WuDrWu]

I just saw Creighton's official schedule for the first time. I guess Wichita State will have to take another back seat in the rivalry war thingy. You see, Wichita State garnered the White Out for Wichita, but Northern Iowa just trumped them by landing the "Checkerboard for Cedar Falls" game.

http://www.gocreighton.com/SportSelect. ... PSID=89385
Wed, Jan 12 Wichita State (White Out) * Omaha, Neb. 7:05 PM
Sat, Feb 26 Northern Iowa (Checkerboard) * Omaha, Neb. TBD

Question: Is the checkerboard thing going to clash with the striped overalls? I am not sure that's going to be a great look.

[Unsmooth Moment]

I think WSU/MSU could be a great rivalry. Until then BU/IlSt get the nod