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Who Do You Consider IU's Top 3 Rivals?

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I remember doing this thread a few years back when we were still playing KenSucky, and the Illannoy - Gordon fiasco still resonated with those Illwhini fans. Most people had Purdue and Kentucky easily, with a fair amount of Illinois votes. Now that more time has passes with Illinois and we don't play Scardy Cats anymore, who do you see as IU's top 3 rivals? Are your top three more defined as your personal opinion?

 

1 - Purdue

 

From here, I don't know if I see anyone else as a true rival....

 

2 - Illinois (almost all of my in-laws are Illini fans, and I grew up in South Eastern Illinois)

 

3 - Wisconsin - Hate them a ton, plus we can't beat them lol.

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I remember doing this thread a few years back when we were still playing KenSucky, and the Illannoy - Gordon fiasco still resonated with those Illwhini fans. Most people had Purdue and Kentucky easily, with a fair amount of Illinois votes. Now that more time has passes with Illinois and we don't play Scardy Cats anymore, who do you see as IU's top 3 rivals? Are your top three more defined as your personal opinion?

 

1 - Purdue

 

From here, I don't know if I see anyone else as a true rival....

 

2 - Illinois (almost all of my in-laws are Illini fans, and I grew up in South Eastern Illinois)

 

3 - Wisconsin - Hate them a ton, plus we can't beat them lol.

I still see the same three, Kentucky, Purdue, and Illinois.  Maybe it is because I am becoming an old timer.  Purdue is there mostly as a historical reference, that rivalry seems to have dwindled in recent years.  Illinois because they suck (I hate Illinois like no other in the Big Ten, except maybe Ohio State).  And Kentucky, even though we don't play them anymore, is the closest thing I have seen to true hatred that involves the IU fan base.  Big Blue Nation thinks so as well given that they pepper IU boards with comments.  Hell I even have a friend whose young son, on drives to Florida, makes sure to go to sleep before they cross the Ohio River so as not to have to witness the woefullness that is Kentucky.

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If we're talking about all sports then it's PUke, Mich and OSU.  PUke is an obvious call.  Michigan because of the incident where CTC went ballistic after we beat them and OSU because of Thad Matta and the fact that OSU has just kicked our a$$ for so many years in football.

 

If we're only talking b-ball then I replace OSU with pUKe even though they won't play us any longer.

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 In Con  1-Mich St  2-Wisconson  3-Purdue   Really feel Maryland will quickly supplant one of these three.

Non Con 1- KY 2- Louisville 3 -Syracuse  Hate Calimari and the stupid yet arrogant Ky fan base. Louisville's coach is an immoral scumbag poacher.

I don't hate Syracuse's zone, but you know!

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I still see the same three, Kentucky, Purdue, and Illinois. Maybe it is become I am becoming an old timer. Purdue is there mostly as a historical reference, that rivalry seems to have dwindled in recent years. Illinois because they suck (I hate Illinois like no other in the Big Ten, except maybe Ohio State). And Kentucky, even though we don't play them anymore, is the closest thing I have seen to true hatred that involves the IU fan base. Big Blue Nation also thinks enjoy of (or about) us to pepper IU boards with comments. Hell I even have a friend whose young son, on drives to Florida, makes sure to go to sleep before they cross the Ohio River so as not to have to witness the woefullness that is Kentucky.


This...

Regardless of how much time passes between playing that blue team to the south, they will always be #1 on my list. Purdue and Illinois round out my list.

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1) purduche-because they are the root of all evil
2)Kentucky- because john Calapari and his 1-and-done army personify everything and IU fan should hate
3)Illini- because I grew up in Illini country and they absolutely hate IU and will never let us live down the 2012 loss in champaign

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1) purduche-because they are the root of all evil
2)Kentucky- because john Calapari and his 1-and-done army personify everything and IU fan should hate
3)Illini- because I grew up in Illini country and they absolutely hate IU and will never let us live down the 2012 loss in champaign

That's okay, because I would never let Illini fans live down the fact that Lou Henson is their claim to fame.

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As mentioned, the only true hatred between fan bases with Indiana is between IU and UK. This is our main rivalry, one so bitter, even our coaches who didn't grow up on the rivalry have come to hate each other and are unwilling to work together to play games. It's that intense.

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Personally growing up in Southern Indiana I've come to hate UK more than any other team. Then I only start to really hate Purdue when they're actually better than us, however I do still hate them. Then Illinois.
So it'd be
1. Kentucky
2. Purdue
3. Illinois

Honorable Mentions- Wisconsin + Maryland

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1. Kentucky
2. Purdue
3. Louisville*
Coming from right across the river from louisville I've grown up being around them so me and my friends always would argue uofl and iu sports so that one is probably just me. But I don't think you all understand. There is nothing on this planet worse than a uk fan. Nothing at all. I hate uk with the burning fire of a thousand suns consider yourself blessed if you did not have to grow up around a majority of uk fans.

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Tough question. Im not sure if i should post old traditional rivals or modern rivals, so ill just do both. Traditional. 1. Purdue 2.Kentucky 3. Ohio St./Illinois. Modern 1. Purdue 2. Wisconsin 3. Illinois. Honorable mention Butler, Notre Dame, Louisville

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