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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1772478, member: 622"]
Rutgers is 5-6 against Maryland historically.  The two have played 4 times in the last decade, with a 65 year drought since the last game prior to the recent games.   [URL]http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/r/rutgers/opponents.php[/URL]

Syracuse is is 30-19 against BC historically.  Additionally, Syracuse has played BC many times over the last few decades playing nearly annually since 1958 (the big exception being teh period when BC was ACC and Syracuse had yet to join, though games were played and scheduled into the future).  [URL]http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/syracuse/opponents.php[/URL]

Syracuse has long histories with Pitt, PSU and WVU, as well.  However; Pitt and SU have not been true rivalries, more of friendly rivalries (one up, the other down over the years, not many controversial or heartbreak wins/losses).  PSU was a great rivalry until the seventies when SU tanked, there were many great games in that series.  WVU is almost evenly split, many controversial games, but WVU hated Pitt more.

BC is the closest thing to a real rivalry Syracuse has at this moment.  It is nowhere near the level of a great rivalry, though there have been a few games going back to the last years of BC's Big East membership that were rivalry making.

Syracuse may have a rivalry with BC.  Rutgers v. Maryland simply isn't memorable enough.  That is not to say that given some time and many tough, close, controversial games, bowl births on the line or division championships at stake, that they cannot develop a rivalry.

As to Rutgers v. PSU, 2-24, no chance at a rivalry for many years and Rutgers would have to win big most of the time to build a rivalry.
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