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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1235395, member: 41"] [B][URL='http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/fourcorners141222/rivalries-never-touched-should-restored']Long live college hoops rivalries (ESPN)[/URL][/B] [I]Scheduling is complicated, no doubt, but coaches can make a choice. Even when Villanova played in the 16-team Big East, [URL='http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3141267/jay-wright']Jay Wright[/URL] somehow managed to schedule four Big 5 games annually. "We don't thank our rivals enough," Wright said after his Wildcats beat the Orange on Saturday. "Syracuse comes in and this place is rockin'. Now I don't like it when they've got the lead and they're chanting, 'Let's go Orange,' but it's an incredible atmosphere. ... This game is as important as a Big East game. It's about Northeast basketball and it's a great rivalry and I appreciate them keeping it alive."..[/I] [/QUOTE]