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Message: [QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 5203063, member: 5685"] Any Pitt fan over 40 will say Penn State is their rival. I doubt we ever have a real rivalry game. Part of the problem is a lack of FB culture in the Northeast. IMO we are the 3rd best culture in the Northeast but are a decent amount behind number 2, yet well above number 4. The best fit IMO could have been Maryland. Both care about BBall and Lax. Both have similar student bodies. Both recruit the same areas. Both have similar sized fan bases. Both have similar capabilities of success. It is an easy road trip for both. Neither have a real rival. The Big East hurt that series, prior we played them pretty much yearly from 1955. Then their departure to the B1G killed anything from developing in the ACC. Despite rarely playing the last 30 years we are still their 9th most played series and they are our 6th most FBS. I don't think anyone else really has potential. [/QUOTE]