Alabama only has 5 million people, but the Iron Bowl is a Top 3 rivalry game.

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Aug 8, 2023
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Crazy fact: BYU vs Utah is now the defacto #1 matchup in the Big 12. That's nuts

PGVikingDad

8/8/23 12:42pm

Texas Tech & TCU is up there as well

PortlandCoug

8/8/23 12:45pm

Baylor-TCU is a bigger rivalry than TTU-TCU

Ski-U-Mah

8/8/23 12:51pm

And neither is close to BYU Utah.

ochobeeguy

8/8/23 1:46pm

Does the Baylor/ TCU or TTU / TCU games have name?

NewBYUfannonLDS

8/8/23 2:39pm

If anyone cares, TTU/TCU Battle for the Saddle & Baylor/TCU Revivalry Game

NewBYUfannonLDS

8/8/23 3:11pm

Baylor-Tech is the BUTT Bowl.

Baylorbears11

8/8/23 4:07pm

That’s golden. I haven’t heard of that one

NewBYUfannonLDS

8/8/23 4:14pm

Will it really get any press outside of Utah? Doubtful

Nat Gas Man

8/8/23 12:46pm

Of course it will. Are you serious?

PGVikingDad

8/8/23 12:47pm

I live outside Utah/West and can't really say how high it registers

MarylandFan

8/8/23 12:53pm

This will be the first time that a major conference will feature it...

moknowssports

8/8/23 1:02pm

I hear about it quite a bit. It’s generally considered around a top 5 CFB rivalry.

FieroCoug

8/8/23 1:15pm

Top 5 seems a might bit of a stretch.

MarylandFan

8/8/23 3:21pm

Not really. Every list I’ve ever seen has it between 4th and 6th.

FieroCoug

8/8/23 3:49pm

Top 5? Nah, not even close

zerome4sooners

8/8/23 4:14pm

Athlon is a pretty good source, they put it at 14

gww687

8/8/23 3:57pm

Come on. It absolutely will.

Abe Froman

8/8/23 12:47pm

It already got a lot of press outside the state, and that will increase dramatically now that we're both in the B12,

SingleStrapBackpack

8/8/23 12:49pm

Absolutely not. Most people don’t even know that we are rivals probably.

LaVellIfIKnow

8/8/23 12:50pm

Yeah most people probably think Utah and BYU are the same school

robin

8/8/23 5:11pm

It already is

cruiserhead

8/8/23 12:59pm

RE: Will it really get any press outside of Utah? Doubtful

mightybrick

8/8/23 2:38pm

If I'm reading the room right, the Big12 fanbases all hate Utah now. So yes

Brandoblueblood

8/8/23 3:58pm

The BIG12 will promote the S out of this

CrimsonCardinal

8/8/23 6:11pm

Utes tried so hard to kill it and then followed us into the Big 12 and won’t be

Abe Froman

8/8/23 12:47pm

BYU to Utah

Devbo

8/8/23 12:54pm

There are going to be a LOT of conference fans watching this game than previous

LeonMarek

8/8/23 12:50pm

Oklahoma St is a big brand and I’m excited to play them

Ron Mexico

8/8/23 12:52pm

There's a really good chance this game will be on the Friday or Saturday after

thewaterboy

8/8/23 12:54pm

This is a very good point. There are only two rivalries left in the West that

Nat Gas Man

8/8/23 2:07pm

You've got both Friday and Saturday that week also

thewaterboy

8/8/23 2:16pm

I think that you're overstating how much people outside of Utah care about

a priori

8/8/23 12:54pm

Neither is Army-Navy, but it always gets top billing

akbarishiwatsu

8/8/23 2:43pm

The drama that pulled the Big12 fan base into the BYU / Utah rivalry

SnickSnack

8/8/23 12:54pm

Doubt it.

a priori

8/8/23 12:55pm

It feels like that right now. I don't know if that will last.

MarylandFan

8/8/23 1:07pm

We're the new kids on the block. Let's see how things shake out first.

Blue Print

8/8/23 12:57pm

Love the sig pic...that was one of my favorite nights ever as a CFB/BYU fan

moknowssports

8/8/23 1:04pm

Disagree. Utah has 3.34 million people, half the size of Houston metro area

BaylorBear

8/8/23 1:22pm

???? Houstons biggest rival is the mighty Rice Owls. I must be missing something

ALUF 1990

8/8/23 1:31pm

Sorry I was not clear

BaylorBear

8/8/23 2:00pm

How big a place is has nothing to do with how big a rivalry is. Oklahoma has about 3M too. Tuscaloosa and auburn

FieroCoug

8/8/23 2:13pm

Classic fallacy of thinking BYU interest is contained to Utah

rad dawg

8/8/23 3:58pm

And even Utahs fan base as much as we make fun of it, is still one of the biggest in the big 12.

FieroCoug

8/8/23 8:07pm

That's a reasonable perspective. I'm curious how you would rank the various B12

Abe Froman

8/8/23 1:58pm

Good question

BaylorBear

8/8/23 2:07pm

Great discussions like these amplify the fun of a good conference for me btw

BaylorBear

8/8/23 2:09pm

No Farmageddon on your list?!!

FrankenCoug

8/8/23 3:30pm

I can buy that

Bob Vance

8/8/23 3:47pm

Alabama only has 5 million people, but the Iron Bowl is a Top 3 rivalry game.

dYrtbYkerYder

8/8/23 4:49pm

ASU vs UA might be bigger deal.

cdr88

8/8/23 2:02pm

So two lackluster fan bases get really excited for one game a year?

moknowssports

8/8/23 2:09pm

This statement goes for all but about 5 big rivalries though

BaylorBear

8/8/23 2:11pm

Recency bias and your emotional detactment from the rivalry don't diminish it.

cdr88

8/8/23 4:15pm

So an internet poll that lets you assign points based on how much you hate your

moknowssports

8/8/23 5:25pm

RE: ASU vs UA might be bigger deal.

Cougz19

8/8/23 3:42pm

And hopefully they put it back where it belongs, at the end of the season. Will most likely have big implications

RoaroftheCougartails

8/8/23 2:40pm

Yup. And what's up w/ all the CBers who said they "never" wanted to play Utah

BleedCougarBlue2

8/8/23 3:08pm

I still maintain that position...but I also didn't want to be in same conference

moknowssports

8/8/23 3:47pm

Probably 80% of the reason they were brought in. "You're welcome, yewts. If only

SinkingQuffa

8/8/23 3:09pm

Living next to TCU I can say we’ve never hated a team as much as UU/BYU. Legend.

ZWOOKIEZyoutube

8/8/23 6:01pm

We’ve hated on SMU (DFW neighbors) and Longhorns because they are evil.

ZWOOKIEZyoutube

8/8/23 6:03pm

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