PonyNate wrote:SMU_Alum11 wrote:I liked everything you wrote except the "rival" part. That's a one way street.
As much as I'd love to agree, this IS the team that 36-0 skunked us last year.
Series 31-6-1
Longest win streak (SMU): 11
Longest win streak (NTCC): 1
The last two wins came on an exiting coach who tried to quit and failed (Tiki [deleted]) and worst loss 43-6 and Dykes first year 46-23. Normalize that out and the last real loss was in 2006. There's no tradition (grilling frog legs on Iron Skillet) or Mayor's cup with Rice. No shared history like Houston & Rice (SWC).
Who we consider rivals:
1) TCU
2) Houston
3) Navy
4) Rice
Newer ones:
1) Cincy (both basketball and football)
Just my opinion, and I'm not saying NTCC didn't get a good coach under their helm which good for them. I have no real excitement over this game. I have the expectation that Dykes is Year 2 and has done a great job in the recruiting/transfers department and I fully expect to win this game and going forward. The last time we lost on campus was 1933. Let's make sure it stays that way.