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Message: [QUOTE="AlaskaSU, post: 1147094, member: 230"] it cannot be an epic rivalry unless it is equally true for both opponents. The UK / Louisville rivalry cuts to the bone. Both teams are obsessive with mutual venom. whether or not one team is down does not matter. By comparison, our rivalry with the Ville depends on the particular importance of the particular game in terms of ranking and seeding in any given year. If one team is having a down year a victory by the other will not make its season. In an epic rivalry, a bad season can be redeemed by beating the rival. That is the case between the Nation's remaining two great rivalries: Ville / Kentucky, and Duke / NC. It is not the case with the Ville and us. We had two great rivalries. I do not see any ready replacements. The Ville, NC and Duke are already spoken for. This is why I want UCon in the ACC. It is the one serious opponent where feelings are mutual. [/QUOTE]