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[QUOTE="Cusefan95, post: 4902144, member: 173"]
Penn State is kinda unique in college sports.  They were the one "northeastern" team that has been consistently good and occasionally great, while all the other programs have had major down cycles.  The result has been everyone - Pitt, WVU, Syracuse, etc - viewed Penn State as a rival.  The Syracuse - Penn State rivalry was intense in the 50s/early 60s, but died after that.  The Penn State - Pitt rivalry was great in the 70s/early 80s.  But Penn State never has had one consistent "main" rival.  When everyone is your rival - no one is.

They are still in that situation in the Big Ten, with no true "rival".  Ohio State isn't because nothing will compare to Michigan.  Rutgers wants to be, but never will.  If I ask Penn State fans who their biggest rival is, I'll get about six different answers but mostly blank stares back at me.  A return to a big Syracuse - Penn State rivalry is at least possible, because neither school has any other rivalry to prevent a rebirth from occurring.  I don't think the odds of it happening are good - but its at least theoretically possible at this point.
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