(04-24-2014 11:27 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  The stAte/Cajun rivalry has really heated up the last three years. Before that point, Id say Troy was our football rival.

That's odd. I (we) never thought of you guys as rivals. Never heard much chatter from you guys about it either. I do vaguely recall a movement around 2006 when you guys beat us in a sensational come from behind victory to give us our only SBC loss in 2006. But I'm not sure it had any wings.

I can see where you'd view us as rivals during our stretch though. The come from behind in victory 2006, the shutout in 2007, the defacto title game of 2008 where we won 35-9, but most importantly the two really close games in 2009 and 2010 where you had victory taken from you at the very last moments. Both games (and the game in 2008) I believe would have given you a SBC title or at least a serious leg up on the way to one. I can see where that could cause some distaste for Troy. Three years in a row with a chance to win it all and Troy took it all three times. You guys got your revenge in 2011-2013 though. Could have been six in a row.

The USA/Troy rivalry is starting to heat up. Thankfully. MTSU was never a great rivalry seeings how we won six in a row then they won and ended the series/rivalry. UAB was never heated like the USA rivalry is becoming, even with the 99 yard field disaster. We've had UAB's number for a while now, but that could all change, as i happens with college football.