Yes. KSU and NU is a strecth. More like KU and NU. The last 3 games have been heated!!
OK, neither one is really a rivalry. Have I mentioned how much I dislike KSU??
However this is what feeds into the 'rivalry' status. Look how many people's sigs are 'KSUcks' or 'Freeman Sucks', etc. If it wasn't a rivalry.....people wouldn't be so ademant about saying that. For instance Baylor...we know they suck...however nobody makes a point to tell how much they hate Baylor or want to beat the crap out of them...because they aren't a rival.
Analysts, magazines wouldn't consider it a rivalry if BOTH sides were so intent on voicing their dislike for the other one.....therefore, rivalry status.
I disagree, the reason people say "KSUcks" or "Freeman Sucks" is because KSU thinks they are better than they really are. KSU fans blindly say they are good without anything to back it up. The reason no one harps on Baylor is because they don't claim to be good. There fans already know they suck.
A point could be made by the opposition that NU thinks they are better than we really are, but atleast we have the history and tradition to back us up. My theory, "Don't think your great and don't claim to be great if all you have ever done is less than acceptable."
You can't spell "ISUck without ISU"