DumpsterFireA10 wrote:ElDonBDon wrote:IMO, rivalries are defined by one thing: consistently close games. Games are consisently close and everyone starts to form expectations that all games will be that way and, in a way, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
With Notre Dame gone, I don't know who MU's rival is/will be. The fact that I'm struggling to think of one shows that we really don't have one.
We had two very close games against Butler last year, but with Stevens gone, Im not sure it'll be as competitive (at least in the short-term). I hope Im wrong on that.
Otherwise, we've had some pretty close games against SJU. Jimmy Butler's buzzer-beater at the Carnesecca. Eliminating SJU in the BE tourney a couple yrs ago. Oh, and the buzzer-beater last year to clinch a share of the BE "regular season" "title" (does air quotes). Plus, Lavin reminds me of Crean. SJU as a rival? Any takers?
I honestly thought Marquette/Depaul would have taken off post C-USA. If SLU were to get in at some point, I have zero doubt it would be Marquette first, second, and third.
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