There is a lot of talk happening on the UND, NDSU, USD, and SDSU boards about restarting rivalries, when that should happen, etc.
The overriding theme is the SU's do not want to play their respective U's, they have moved on, they are in the prestigious Gateway while we are just starting transition"hell", that they don't need us...yet they can't stop talking about us or the rivalry, even if just to say they don't want to play. Why keep beating a dead horse and be so emphatic about not playing and not caring if you really don't care. Truth is, they do. They want to see it. Given enough time, it will happen, each state's populace will dictate that it happen. Sellout game, little travel, only a moron would believe that game wouldn't take place again sometime.
Until that day comes, who cares about them? Not me. I am much more excited with USD's rivalry with the Sioux (bring back Sitting Bull!!!) than I am with SDSU. You guys are good. You have a winning, championship program. That is something SDSU hasn't had in like 40 years. Besides, the last two years, each of our teams would have kicked the crap out of the Jacks anyways. It's fun fighting for conference titles with the Sioux. It's fun winning that game. The North and South U's have a good thing going through transition, a rivalry that doesn't need to be manufactured. Was it each of our respective schools primary rivalry? No. But the heat has been turned up on it as of late.
So I say, who needs the SU's? We certainly don't. It would be fun, but we don't NEED them.
We'll see you guys November 10th down in Vermillion. I fully expect that game will be for the LAST NCC FOOTBALL TITLE EVER, and I fully expect my Coyotes to win that game and bring home the title...and the bragging rights.
Til then...Go Yotes.