Pat Forde with ESPN has an interesting article on the Top 10 current rivalries in College Football. It's no surprise that the OU-UT Red River Rivalry is #1, but you may be shocked at #6 [especially if you are an Aggie]. See the list below or click the link to read the full Top 10 recap.
1. Texas Longhorns - Oklahoma Sooners
2. Tennessee Volunteers - Florida Gators
3. Florida Gators - Georgia Bulldogs
4. UCLA Bruins - USC Trojans
5. LSU Tigers - Alabama Crimson Tide
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6. Texas A&M Aggies-Texas Tech Red Raiders
Date: Oct. 24
Place: Lubbock, Texas
Why It's Hot Now: The April NFL draft served as the flash point for this rivalry. After former Aggies quarterback Stephen McGee capped an up-and-down college career by being selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round, famed smart-aleck Mike Leach observed, "I'm happy for Stephen McGee. The Dallas Cowboys like him more than his coaches at A&M did." That crack so irritated A&M coach Mike Sherman, who played McGee sparingly as a senior in part because of injury, that he fired back on consecutive days -- once in a statement from the school: "There is nothing Mike Leach could ever say that would offend me. I do find it unfortunate, however, that a college coach feels the need to question the handling of a player by a staff particularly without any knowledge of the facts or the extent of a player's injury. It is equally bothersome that a football coach would question the draft status of a player. This doesn't make any sense to me." Leach, feeling the muscle from owning the rivalry in recent years and always in search of the last word, got it when talking to the Lubbock Avalanche Journal: "I've always known A&M had great players. The fact that they have the luxury to put a third- or fourth-round draft pick on the bench, to me, identifies what a truly great team they are. … It's an honor for us at Texas Tech to have the opportunity to play them. There are numerous players on our team that will never get a look or play a down in the NFL, so you can imagine how exciting it is for me and them to go play a team the magnitude of Texas A&M and look over there on the bench and see third- and fourth-round draft picks." Shortly thereafter, both coaches reportedly attempted to call each other without getting through.
Upper Hand Today: Tech won last year's game, has won four straight and has been the much stronger program in recent years.
Upper Hand Historically: Texas A&M leads the all-time series 34-32-1, but Tech has won 11 of the last 14.
Reveille to Masked Raider: Your coach has no class.
Masked Raider to Reveille: Your coach has no wins.
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7. Ohio State Buckeyes - Michigan Wolverines
8. Washington Huskies - Washington State Cougars
9. Ole Miss Rebels - Arkansas Razorbacks
10. Boston College Eagles - Virginia Tech Hokies
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