Forde's article on ESPN.com

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Permalink Reply by larrywb59 on July 3, 2009 at 2:12am

it has always been the best rivalry to me, but I am a little biased lol

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Permalink Reply by Mr_Skandl on July 3, 2009 at 11:00am

I'd say that UNC/DUKE is more attuned the the St.X/TRinity football rivalry. Both schools are relatively major powers and only several miles apart, so it adds to the hype. Plus, as Catsman mentioned, they're in in the same conference, which gives the win a little more significance. Potentially, the match-up has the abiltiy to occur no less than two, but possibly three times a year. The Pitino/Calipari clash will definitley boost/re-establish the prominence of the local contest for at least the next three years.

Ultimately the national obsession with the Carolina rumble lies in the fact that a meaty number of UNC and DUKE alumni are employed by the four letter network. Maybe if our combined local institutions can bang out a few more personalities to accompany Mashburn, Corso, and Jackson, the Bluegrass bash will ascend to the lone flag of notoriety atop the mountain's peak.

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Permalink Reply by WINNINGHAM on July 4, 2009 at 9:58am

I really dont care if other states think we have the best rivalry or not. I know what the game means to uk and UL fans, and thats all that really matters.

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Permalink Reply by Eric M. Little on July 5, 2009 at 5:20pm

To me the UL, UK rivalry has always been better than UNC and Duke just for the simple fact that they play each other twice on each others court.If one teams wins one game, what they have to wait two weeks to get payback and the even if they lose that one they still get another chance in the ACC tourny.If UK beats UL or vice verse the losing team has to stew all year unless they meet in the tourny and that has only happened once right.The only thing to me holding our rivalry back is ESPN plain and simple, as long as Jim Nance, Dicky V and the rest of the ACC clones are on their perches the UL, UK game will always take a back seat to UNC and Duke.

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Permalink Reply by Letheica on July 6, 2009 at 8:02am

I can't speak for the other rivalries because they don't that mean much to me. I can only speak for the one that I look forward to every year, UL/UK. And regardless of how, it is ranked amongst the media, it is #1 on my list!

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