Quote Originally Posted by Tim_T View Post
It is a big deal because it is one of the all-time good rivalries in the sport and it is ending for selfish reasons. Might as well have Duke/UNC quit playing. How about Alabama and Auburn quit playing each other in football or Ohio St./Michigan. Rivalries are the best part about college sports and it is stupid to end this one.

Plus the fact that Cal and Barnhardt tried to lay this all at the feet of IU is ridiculous. It is the exact same crap Cal tried to pull at Memphis with Gonzaga. He wanted to play Gonzaga at a nuetral site and then have them play Memphis at the Memphis downtown arena, which is the Fed Ex Forum and Memphis hoke court. Now he has suckered Baylor into playing UK at Cowboy Stadium but then have the return game in Rupp.
The series has been so one-sided for so long that I really think it's a stretch to call it one of the all-time good rivalries.