Who is our rival now?

[Huskyforlife]

Answer for me is always Cuse. I don't hate anyone else. PC has done a fantastic job forcing the rivalry, but it's hard to consider us rivals with an unsuccessful program.

 

[ninety-nine]

I had to think about this, but I decided the answer is Villanova. It's not a heated rivalry in terms of animosity, but both UConn and Nova have something other Big East schools don't have - several national championships since the conference was formed in 1979, and a credible claim to be considered among college basketball's elite programs. We're a couple of NCs ahead of them right now, but at least there's some semblance of a race to be the bluest blood in the Big East.

If PC or St. John's ever got good enough to seriously contend for an NC, I think they'd jump into play as well. There's some juice with Creighton, but it's too new, and it's heavily dependent on the happenstance of them having been better than UConn when we rejoined the Big East and having beaten us the first few times we played. I'm not sure if we'll keep circling that one on the schedule now that we've established that we can beat them, and certainly hold our own against them.

Does anyone else's cursor disappear when the popup ads on the Boneyard refresh? Weird.

 

[OkaForPrez]

The answer is everyone. It's UConn vs. everyone else. We are trying to be alone on the mountain top in the modern era. And to do that we need to kick everyone's tail on the way.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

I wish we would do some home and home series with Syracuse to bring that back some. I remember it being a huge win for Hurley when he got here his first year with Jalen Adams that was exciting.

 

[Scot-e]

I hated Quse and Gtown so much it would affect me if I met one of their fans at a dinner party. They were dead to me. I really don’t feel that way about any teams fans anymore.

 

[Scot-e]

Except maybe Dook.

 

[gsmooth]

In the 50s and 60s -- URI

In the 70s - UMess

In the 80s - BCU

In the 90s - UMess

In the 00s - Syracuse 9 (small nod to Pitt)

Currently - None.

It's interesting you say UMass in the 90s because I remember hating UMass even though UConn and UMass stopped playing each other in 1990 if I recall correctly. Whenever a UConn game was finished I would always check on how UMass did. Having Marcus Camby, a Hartford Public player, go to UMass started the resentment and I still hate that he went there. Also, UMass and UConn rose to relevance around the same time with UConn in 1990 with the Dream Season and Elite 8 finish (2.6 seconds from the Final Four) and UMass in the Sweet 16 in 1991 and they were in the Top 10 throughout each of the seasons from 1994-1996. If you recall, UConn was #2 for many weeks in 1996 but never got to #1 because UMass was occupying it and wouldn't lose.

My how times have changed. UMass is irrelevant and haven't sold out the Mullins Center since the 90s, or so it seems, and UConn is a blue blood or elite program.

 

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Somehow someway, despite all that’s been accomplished, this might be my favorite moment from the Hurley era. Lmao

 

[navery12]

Whoever happens to be the 2nd best team in the Big East that year

 

[uconngb]

I think plenty of us hate PC. Their fans are as obnoxious as Cuse fans. If Bryce Hopkins didn't get injured I think they would have been up there in the top half of BE teams.

I hate Providence the same way I hate those tiny little dogs that yap at your heels so loudly and for so long that finally you just feel compelled to kick them like 20 yards.......

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Somehow someway, despite all that’s been accomplished, this might be my favorite moment from the Hurley era. Lmao

It's amazing. It's the final image Cuse fans have from our rivalry until we play again

 

[Kolumbo]

Georgetown, SJU, Villanova
PC, SHU

rest of the BE out there in the hinterlands

 

[PNolanFan]

I really really dont understand why we dont have a double header with like villanova at the garden where we play syracuse and pitt. I think that would be an incredible yearly event where we revolve which opponent we stomp. Would be good for all parties and i think would sell out the garden

 

[Hoophound]

Syracuse was a good rivalry. It seems to be dead for now.

I'd say PC is the most enjoyable rivalry for me. I like that they have always competed really well against us, even when we had far superior teams. They show up to play. I also like that their fans have always been loud and obnoxious. They have good support and that helps make a rivalry more meaningful.

SJU was a great foe in the 90’s and early 2000’s. Pitino should have them rolling before long and that will really rejuvenate the rivalry.

Villanova will probably hit the panic button before too long and get a great coach. Nova should be our natural rival at the top of the Big East. We’ll see if that comes back.

I felt like Creighton was a rival because they kept beating us, but now that we’ve righted that situation, I don’t feel the same attraction as I do to the above matchups.

 

[Kenny11]

Its Nova. They just need to find their Hurley if they don't make a big jump soon.

 

[willie99]

It's fluid

 

[Samoo]

It's us against the world.

 

[John]

Loved Jalen Adams

 

[NowInStorrs]

I voted Nova out of the options given but I would say it's Syracuse. That said, it's hard to be a rival with someone you don't play regularly.

 

[RichCTBB]

Umm Nova.

I'd like to think that they can still be a contender, but Neptune isn't the guy to get them there.

 

[Mr. Hand]

Chuck Norris

 

[Chasm64]

Creighton , because of Kalkbrenner’s big mouth followed by 349 others

 

[JungleLobo]

I posted a thread recently about Cuse no longer being a real rival of ours. There was mixed reaction as to be expected.
Which BE team is our biggest rival and why?

UCF Civil ConFLiCT Rival

 

[REB1094]

In theory it should be Georgetown/Nova (old BE historic teams) or Providence (promixity)

But Georgetown sucks right now. Nova dropped off right as we picked up so we didn’t get both teams elite at the same time. Providence feels forced and not natural at all

Marquette and Creighton would be the next 2 just because they’re the strongest teams, but CT rivals being from Wisconsin and Nebraska doesn’t make sense to me

So I’m going with nobody

 

[freescooter]

UConn in the New Big East is very forced. We aren’t a natural fit. We have no rivals. We are a big school in a small school league. We are a major public university in a league of private urban commuter schools. The fact that people are calling Marquette and Creighton, schools we have zero history with, our rivals is telling.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

UConn in the New Big East is very forced. We aren’t a natural fit. We have no rivals. We are a big school in a small school league. We are a major public university in a league of private urban commuter schools. The fact that people are calling Marquette and Creighton, schools we have zero history with, our rivals is telling.

Let's face it: realignment in the high-major conferences is killing natural rivals. It's not just a Big East or UConn problem.

What's more important is that we are in a league with a lot of teams whom we get excited to face. DePaul will always stink, so be it, but Georgetown will only get better and this season, every other team we face brings intrigue and excitement.

Who cares if Marquette isn't a "rival"...Saturday afternoon will be one of the most anticipated regular season college basketball games of the season.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

UConn in the New Big East is very forced. We aren’t a natural fit. We have no rivals. We are a big school in a small school league. We are a major public university in a league of private urban commuter schools. The fact that people are calling Marquette and Creighton, schools we have zero history with, our rivals is telling.

Further, it's been absolutely dreadful for the basketball program. We haven't even won a title in 11 months.

 

[cohenzone]

I was wondering who voted for Georgetown!

Georgetown is a very nice section of DC.

 

[cohenzone]

Let's face it: realignment in the high-major conferences is killing natural rivals. It's not just a Big East or UConn problem.

What's more important is that we are in a league with a lot of teams whom we get excited to face. DePaul will always stink, so be it, but Georgetown will only get better and this season, every other team we face brings intrigue and excitement.

Who cares if Marquette isn't a "rival"...Saturday afternoon will be one of the most anticipated regular season college basketball games of the season.

As i said, right now our “rivals” change by how good we are vs. the teams in the league that are good when we are. A real rivalry is when there is one team you want to beat every year even if both stink. See Yankees vs Sox.

 

[RedStickHusky]

The fact that people are calling Marquette and Creighton, schools we have zero history with, our rivals is telling.

Until we get a few BE trophies, that's what is... Calhoun used to say "you get three shots at a championship every year". I want them all.