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Message: [QUOTE="UConnNick, post: 3169989, member: 1526"] The rivalry has been dead since the series ended. Most of the perceived interest in the renewal of the series has been fueled by media hype from both sides. Of course the UConn AD is going to promote the game. They want to sell tickets. As for the discussion here, this forum only represents a tiny fraction of the total fanbase, and predictably, some of the most passionate. The circumstances surrounding the sudden end to the series are certainly unique and provide a topic worthy of discussion here, but none of that suggests it will be a renewal of the rivalry with the same intensity as before. Pat being gone eliminates a huge element of the former rivalry. If it develops into a rivalry again, a big if considering it's only a two year deal, then it will have to be sustained by mutual competitiveness, and some other factors. The Pat vs. Geno element is gone forever, other than as a distant memory. If Tennessee gets whacked in Hartford as expected, and then again in Knoxville, it's not likely it will develop into a rivalry again. [/QUOTE]