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Message: [QUOTE="pokercuse08, post: 4409846, member: 6535"] For a rivalry to really be big, both teams have to cause each other pain. They have to win games that matter to the opponent. It can be playing spoiler in a down year, or it can be a game that matters to both teams. I can't remember the last time Boston College, for example, caused us any pain. They ended up getting to the playoff anyway in 2017, but they didn't know it at the time, so our upset win over Clemson that year caused them pain - and we've scared them a couple times. I don't think we're just another game on the schedule to them at this point. We may not quite be rivals yet, but we're on the verge of it. If we knock them off next year, we're rivals IMO and I'm actually a little disappointed we don't play them every year anymore. I'd swap them for FSU in a heartbeat. Our main football rivals are going to be Pitt and Clemson going forward imo. [/QUOTE]