Let's Rank the Big Ten's Rivalries

There are few conferences that share the depth of history and oftentimes sheer midwestern pettiness that is found within the rivalries of the Big Ten Conference. Games like Ohio State-Michigan, Minnesota-Wisconsin, and Purdue-Indiana have helped to create one of the most interesting environments in college sports, no matter the week or sport.
Today I'll be examining a small handful of these rivalries and ranking them in a tier list system according to my opinion on how vibrant they are as rivalries in 2024. Since this is my opinion and I have no real strong connection to the Big Ten or any of its teams (other than Purdue, but that's a long story), I'm definitely going to get some of these wrong. I know the tone of the video is conversational, and that's because I'm not in a position to really put my feet down on any of these rivalries. If you're a fan of one of these teams and disagree with my rankings, be sure to let me know where they should be ranked in the comments section below. Do the same if I missed any!
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[@lukeontheplains]

What'd I get wrong? What'd I miss? Should I stick to 12posting?

[@ItsHashtagBoy]

I'd say this is pretty accurate. As a Penn State fan, I can confirm you ranked our rivalries correctly. We don't really view Maryland as much of a rival, and Michigan State has been our most competitive "rivalry" without really feeling like much of one. I'd like to say OSU is a bigger rival for us since we can at least be competitive with them, but idk if their fans would agree with me

[@danielsheill6752]

Exactly it’s the longest Rivalry in the sport.

[@tomdemay6147]

Ohio State / Penn State way too low. Probably B tier. Iowa / Nebraska should be C not D. Oregon / Washington should be S. USC/UCLA should be B. UCLA not even USC main rival that is Notre Dame. So I definitely think you wrong when you say "between these fanbases these games would be S". For Oregon and Washington fans yes, probably for UCLA fans but not for USC fans.

[@aidanpeterson7575]

Another reason MSU and UofM hate eachother is that when MSU was still in its infancy Michigan wanted to buy out The Michigan Agricultural College and make it a subsidiary branch of the University of Michigan. (Similar to how there is a University of Michigan Flint, college) If the governor at the time never Vetoed the decision MSU wouldn’t exist. Also When the MAC wanted to legally change its title to Michigan State University. Michigan tried to veto the decision claiming it would make the colleges loop similarly and that “students would get confused” Michigan State has a long list of reasons other than sports to hate the university of Michigan. There’s a book on the history of the Michigan State Spartans that dives deep into the college history and the constant

[@fecat93]

Nebraska - Minnesota? My sister who bleeds maroon and gold only cares about Wisconsin and Iowa. Wisconsin for similarity and Iowa for all the Iowans that invade the TC for jobs. As a Northwestern alumnus I agree with your ranking. It has gotten better since we actually started playing football again in the mid-90s. Our secondary and tertiary rivals are Iowa and Wisconsin as we have an even record over the last 30 years with both of them. No trophy however. Our only other trophy other than the recent UofM one is with ND although the physical trophy is lost.

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

As a Michigan fan who has the end of that God-Forsaken State game burned into his memory, your impression gave me upsetting flashbacks lol

[@FuzzieBear3]

Go Green! Congrats on the title!

[@legojedimasterplokoon2173]

As a State fan if gave me a very big smile 👍

[@Psn367]

He has trouble with the snap and ball is free its picked up by jalen watts Jackson and he scores on the last play of the game

[@jinxter10]

@@legojedimasterplokoon217349-0 sure gave me a big smile😂

[@sc100ott]

@@jinxter10 I’m sure it did. Congratulations! Personally, negative 48 yards rushing was my favorite. 😁 Hopefully the new coach can get MSU back to that level of competitiveness.

[@briggsofdisaster]

No one has more Trophy Games than Minnesota! -The Little Brown Jug. The original Trophy Game(Michigan) -Paul Bunyans Axe(Wisconsin) -The Floyd of Rosedale(Iowa) -$5 Bits of Broken Chair(Nebraska) -Governors Victory Bell(Penn State)

[@brodown64]

ski u mah! (love the broken chair trophy personally lol)

[@briggsofdisaster]

@@brodown64 As do I! It should be officially recognized by the B1G.

[@Boe922]

I’m in the Nebraska fan I kinda like the Iowa rivalry and Minnesota’s ok but my Favorite rivalry Nebraska has what is the Texas rivalry literally that was the big 12 championship every single year sometimes if we even played Oklahoma Who is also rivalry

[@beknown63]

In terms of total trophies Mizzou actually has more, although Minnesota has the most currently active ones -Indian War Drum (Kansas) -Victory Bell (Nebraska) -Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe (Oklahoma) -Telephone Trophy (Iowa State) -Battle Line Trophy (Arkansas) -Mayor's Cup (South Carolina)

[@LymetimeProductions]

The Big Ten has some of the most random trophies in CFB and it's something I love.

[@yaboi9419]

Wisconsin Minnesota has to be S tier. Quintessential college football rivalry

[@RockSmithStudio]

Completely agree. Definitely S tier. It's a wonderful regional rivalry that's been played more than any other FBS rivalry with the record between the two teams being almost dead even(63-62-8)

[@dacannon]

Yeah that and OSU/PSU is not F tier, badger fan here

[@yaboi9419]

@@dacannon yeah, even the last 10 years make it at least d or even c tier. Always been good and exciting games even if psu loses most of them

[@bk-ws6vc]

I say this not as a Nebraska or Iowa fan, but another big ten school: I love the Iowa-Neb rivalry. I know it's new in terms of the conference, but it's one of my favorite games in the conference each season. Look forward to black friday every year just because of it. Maybe I'm alone in that regard.

[@Ashnotashamed]

Yes this is a bigger rivalry than Nebraska Minnesota

[@tylerbrown2700]

Yeah, definitely A tier rivalry. If you consider that all sports angle, A+ rivalry.

[@loganbopp2462]

As somebody involved in this, we dont consider it a rivarly

[@bk-ws6vc]

@@loganbopp2462 I don’t really give a damn

[@MrTwarner]

Without Oregon State and Wazzu in their conference, the Oregon-Washington game is almost certainly going to get even more intense. It easily will be the second hottest football rivalry in the conference.

[@bhziker]

I don’t know OSU and Oregon might become a real thing now v

[@raphaeldean5801]

Penn State and Ohio State is budding. There are increasing traditions, like the blackout/whiteout. I'd put it in C, personally. It's certainly Ohio State's second rival, but an insanely distant second.

[@dandunne14]

Quickly becoming my 2nd favorite game of the year, more often than not more entertaining than the Big 10 championship game

[@akas1255]

I really disagree that it's a budding rivalry beyond general animus for perennially good conference foes. For example, blackout/whiteout isn't a rivalry tradition. OSU has done just as many blackouts for Wisconsin and Rutgers as they have for PSU and PSU's whiteouts aren't always against OSU either (e.g. it was against Iowa this year). While everyone is excited for what are usually good games, I don't see either side ever really take it personally. I went to OSU in the late 2000's/early 2010's when the teams were the most evenly matched and PSU was always circled with the same color marker as Wisconsin and MSU who were also just very good to elite conference foes. I think it would be higher if the results were more competitive, but OSU is 19-5 this century with the only loss that really stung being 2016 where OSU went to the playoffs anyways. For example, Illinois (who was ranked here as a D-tier rivalry but I think belongs in C or B-tier) has only beaten OSU 3 fewer times than PSU, with one of those wins (Juice Williams in 2007) still living rent-free in Buckeye minds.

[@EisenSMT]

From my uninformed perspective it's a massive game for Penn State and just another game for OSU

[@akas1255]

@@EisenSMT Correct for OSU at least. We placed no more emphasis on than than we did for Wisconsin, MSU, or Iowa when they were all highly ranked in the 2000's and 2010's.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

as an OSU fan i don’t HATE penn state but i definitely don’t like them

[@theguywithnoroles9364]

As an Iowa fan the heros game being D tier is criminal. Both teams care a lot. This is easily higher than any other Iowa rivalry.

[@GraveyardWarden]

That’s 🧢. As an Iowa fan also, everyone cares WAY more about the Floyd of Rosedale and the Heartland trophy. The Nebraska game honestly feels kinda forced with the sponsors unlike the others. Don’t get me wrong tho, I do not like Nebraska at all.

[@megaherky3294]

@@GraveyardWarden I love the Nebraska game for the game always being dumb and Iowa dominating it somehow. However, I always care more about the other 3 trophy games

[@SimonSkytosis-nb7dx]

*Exept for the Cy-Hawk trophy, right?

[@tylerbrown2700]

​@@SimonSkytosis-nb7dx Cyhawk is fun. All the love to ISU. Cyhawk is fun annual event. It's not a bitter rivalry, but not all have to be.

[@LuemD]

@@tylerbrown2700As an ISU fan, I’d say there is more hated towards Iowa then Iowa has to towards as because we don’t really have any other rivals

[@SeppukuS2K]

As a ducks fan, the Oregon Washington game is our real rivalry, the civil war with the beavers is more like just us beating the shit out of our little brother. I have a genuine hatred for UW though.

[@keilanwinston9100]

I personally think the history is what matters for the civil war season before last Osu was the only reason why we didn’t make it to the pac-12 championship

[@Marylandbrony]

Maryland v.s Johns Hopkins is literally the biggest Lacrosse rivalry in the country and technically counts as Johns Hopkins joined with Maryland in the Big Ten in a similar situation to Notre Dame with Ice Hockey. I'd put that in A or even S tier.

[@theoxerbox3014]

Johns Hopkins vs loyola is a great lacrosse rivalry as well not big ten but a really good lax rivalry

[@carsonstone5903]

We need an SEC version for this video asap

[@HspAU]

Yes!!!

[@voiceofreason2674]

Why he ain't doing no sec videos? It's like wild, like bruh do the SHTT that matters!

[@captainspartan04]

Can’t wait for the start of the Michigan st vs usc rivalry. The Spartans vs the Trojans, hell yeah!!!

[@nAm31ess_man]

What would be the trophy though? The Trojan Horse? 🤔

[@ctgslayer]

@@nAm31ess_mana different girl every year named “Helen”

[@nAm31ess_man]

@@ctgslayer Makes sense 😂

[@WillMuny]

Michigan State is only Big 10 team that does not have a losing record vs USC at 4-4. Not counting Maryland and Rutgers as USC has never played them.

[@TheBandit025Nova]

@@nAm31ess_manThat’s the trophy the Rivalry is called The Trojan War

[@orrenboyle2814]

Penn Stater here. PSU-OSU is very underrated. We know we'll never be on the same level as OSU-Michigan, but it definitely matters. Our fanbase is getting restless over James Franklin's lack of success against OSU and Michigan. Might get much more heated if we can get over that hump and start getting some wins against them.

[@akas1255]

Buckeye here. The feeling isn't mutual. We always look forward to our game, but it's with the same energy as when we play any other highly ranked conference foe like Wisconsin or MSU. There's nothing personal or organic about this rivalry and it only even exists because we're B1G Corporate decreed it for TV ratings purposes. It's not just Franklin either, OSU is 19-5 against you this century and the only loss that stung was 2016 but we went to the playoffs anyways. Even Illinois is only 3 wins behind Penn State and that 2007 Juice Williams game still lives rent-free in our heads!

[@MagicUser12345]

@@akas1255 nah its Penn vs pitt

[@Lucas1-in6co]

As a buckeye I agree

[@keilanwinston9100]

@@akas1255Living in Columbus when Penn comes around they definitely do care it’s just not on the same level as the game

[@yasugi0153]

Haha Go Blue

[@sambowmanmusic]

Everything about "HE HAS TROUBLE WITH THE SNAP" was perfect. Thank you for that.

[@benjackson4101]

Nebraska vs Iowa was originally forced but I feel like it’s grown especially with younger fans… I feel as much hatred for Iowa as I do for Colorado

[@danieljackett4193]

Colorado-Nebraska was a forced rivalry because the Big 12 was too chicken to put Oklahoma and Nebraska in the same division

[@mrterp04]

Honorable mention goes to the Maryland-Johns Hopkins lacrosse rivalry, simply known as “The War”

[@tnkl_4254]

Honestly felt it should've been here. As a Hopkins fan I can tell you rn I look forward to that game more and more every single year

[@mrterp04]

@@tnkl_4254yup I’m a Maryland grad and going there got me into lacrosse

[@Hoover67895]

As a Minnesotan I'll say the Wisconsin game is always the big focus locally, but the broken chair trophy is top notch!

[@BIGNick7513]

The Floyd of Rosedale Trophy is a 100lb bronze pig. That alone makes Minnesota-Iowa S tier.

[@mammothVT]

no way you put Wisconsin-Iowa at a C. It's at least a B. And Wisconsin-Minnesota is definitely S tier.

[@Don-n6o]

Regarding the MSU- U of M rivalry. The all time record is quite misleading. For at least the first four decades of that rivalry , this was a warm up game for U of M. It was almost always the first game of the year , and almost always played in Ann Arbor. MSU during this time was a small agricultural and applied science school. Michigan was the dominant university in the Midwest. It was only in the late 40’s, when State greatly expanded their curriculum and enlarged their stadium , and sought out high tier coaches like Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty did they they compete on the same level as Michigan. A fair assessment of the all time record would start in 1948. Biggie Munn took over in East Lansing. 4 years later MSU would win a national championship. The Paul Bunyan Trophy would come around in 1953. Despite Michigan’s long battle to keep MSU out of The Big Ten, they finally became intra conference rivals officially in 1953. Since this era of the late 40’s and early 50’s, the rivalry has been relatively close with MSU owning a 14-4-2 advantage in the 50’s and 60’s. It swung back to Michigan in the 70’s 80’s with Bo, the 90’s and most of the oughts with Gary Moeller and Lloyd, Carr, the record being 30-9, in favor of U of M. However The Mark Dantonio era ensued for 12 years, not including his first year of 2007, that I have already given credit to Lloyd Carr for his final year at Michigan. That brought an 8-4 advantage over Rich Rod, and Brady Hoke, and Harbaugh’s first 5 years. Then we have Mel Tucker’s short reign and Harlan Barrett’s interim year vs Harbaugh’s last 4 years. This was a wash at 2-2. So, if you take the last 7 plus decades only, the all time rivalry stands at U of M 40, MSU 33 with two ties. This covers the time when both schools were large scale universities of similar size and gives a more accurate color to the rivalry.

[@usmcjawbreaker97]

The quadrangle of hate is true, but lord knows I’m cheering for all of those teams in the bowl games

[@TuscanSota]

Rutgers - the truly unrivaled team in the Big Ten

[@JB-tl8rj]

Rutgers's Big Ten Rival is Maryland, straight up

[@megaherky3294]

Their game with Iowa the last two years have been funny since the broadcast talks about the punters for about 50% of the game

[@brendankelly9037]

@@megaherky3294isn’t that just every Iowa game lol

[@megaherky3294]

@@brendankelly9037 Kind of, but in this case it was for both teams

[@kmarks97236]

Oregon and Washington is pure hate. Washington used to rule this game but starting in the late 90s Oregon began winning and at one point point won 10 straight. ❤

[@georgelucas2571]

They won 12 straight until 2016. The rivalry has been a lot more even since then.

[@GraveyardWarden]

The Floyd of Rosedale and the Heartland trophy not being considered for at least A tier is criminal imo. Especially the Heartland. I would also say Iowa/Penn st is a real rivalry after like 20 years of close games.

[@brodyh2895]

i love this series! your quality of videos is seriously unrivaled and I look forward to watching everything you make. I'm a Delaware fan/grad/resident and pending the jump to FBS play I've been learning more and more about the FBS and its histories and inner workings not immediately apparent by looking at a conference map. Your videos have been equal parts informative and entertaining :) I also appreciate that you cover more than just the P5 teams everyone already talks about. Keep it up!

[@jaredness21]

Iowa fan here. I hate Nebraska more than Minnesota and Wisconsin combined. Every year the game seems to come down to the last possession as well. Keith Duncan blowing a kiss to the Nebraska crowd after nailing the game winning kick will be talked about for decades. It doesn’t have the history of these other rivalries but I would give it a B or C

[@stortsy8873]

Im excited for the development of new rivalries. OSU/Oregon , Washington/Michigan, Penn/USC

[@kongo3931]

After FSU/ND joined. FSU vs PSU, FSU vs Oregon, USC vs FSU, and ND vs Michigan, ND vs PSU, etc.

[@cutback7]

It's not an official rivalry by the big ten but it's definitely one of my favorites even though we lose a lot. The Illinois-Iowa rivalry in football. We hate Iowa.

[@tylerbrown2700]

I feel like most of the Big Ten West hates Iowa. Illinois's head coach may not though.

[@Bigueeter69]

I think Ohio State Penn State is not F tier. I think both fan bases don’t like each other. They both want to embarrass each other (OSU beating PSU and PSU being able to trip up OSU). At least from an Ohioans point of view it’s pretty big. Idk though I’m in Ohio.

[@akas1255]

No. As a Buckeye alum, I can confirm OSU thinks about PSU the same way we do Wisconsin, MSU, or any other conference foe who's ranked or usually has a competitive program. We have no traditions, are only a rivalry because the corporate office says so, and OSU is 19-5 against them this century. It's not a rivalry, just a usually competitive game against a good program.

[@UserName-ts3sp]

yeah as an ohio state fan i feel the same way. i don’t HATE penn state but i don’t like them.

[@benhohndorf]

Iowa and Nebraska isn't necessarily the most historic rivalry but it's usually a really close game

[@grapeapeductape2489]

Bc both franchises suck ass

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

BC both teams sucks at offense lol

[@megaherky3294]

Its the funny meme game after Thanksgiving. My roommate and I love talking about how dumb it is as we're on either side of that game.

[@girlwithaguitar24]

Nah you're disrespecting Minnesota with this list. The Minnesota/Wisconsin rivalry is literally the oldest continuous college football rivalry in the FBS, period. Add in that both states also hate each other massively (in all sports, and just in general) and it has to be the #2 rivalry in the conference. Also ESPN themselves called the Floyd of Rosedale the best rivalry tophy in college athletics - that alone deserves an A tier. I could also grumble about putting Little Brown Jug in D tier, but that's less egregious than the other two. TL;DR we don't have much as a program but LET US HAVE OUR BOMB-ASS RIVALRIES GODDAMNIT

[@sc100ott]

North Carolina-Duke, North Carolina-Wake Forest, and Miami(OH)-Cincinnati are older rivalries among current FBS schools, but Minnesota-Wisconsin might have the most games played?

[@mr.narwhal9034]

@@sc100ottWisconsin and Minnesota have played each other in the most consecutive years. They’ve played every year since 1890.

[@alecerdmann8505]

We also have 7 (claimed) national championships and 18 B1G Championships both STILL rank 3rd in the conference! (Although USC will bump us to 4th in National Championships when they officially join) Let's not talk about what years they took place though.

[@sc100ott]

@@alecerdmann8505 Is Minnesota a sleeping giant?

[@tylerbrown2700]

​@@sc100ott No, but they have 7 more national championships then Wisconsin.

[@alogsdino5311]

The Heroes Game is S tier and you know it 😤

[@leosoffer7884]

Wisconsin Minnesota has been played more than any other FBS rivalry. Should be S tier.

[@aidanpeterson7575]

As a Michigan State fan thank you for bringing up the fact UofM tried to keep MSU out of the big ten. The reason at the time highlighted was because the big ten had a ban on scholarships for athletes. And MSU had a dinner system where tickets sold at this state dinner would pay for certain players. That’s why MSU wouldn’t be officially admitted until 1953 when all the Dinner Party players graduated and this msu no longer had an “unfair advantage” over other Big Ten colleges.

[@N.J.D.M.S]

Screw Michigan State 〽️〽️〽️

[@upbeatproductions7614]

@@N.J.D.M.SCry harder

[@joeyhamilton6854]

Like the fact that Michigan and Minnesota have the oldest trophy is awesome but honestly I forget we’re supposed to be rivals.

[@mr.narwhal9034]

Putting the broken chair in S and putting the Battle for the Axe in A is insanity. The ‘Sota-Wisco rivalry is the longest running rivalry in college football. It might not get the same attention as The Game, but it is an incredibly important piece of college football history.

[@aceking_offsuit]

Minnesota/Wisconsin is absolutely the better rivalry, but I don't mind seeing Minnesota/Nebraska in the S tier simply because it's organic. It's not like the Big Ten offices decided that we're playing for a 10-foot plywood shelving unit with some bowling trophies on it. I don't care that it started on Twitter between a mascot and a fake coach. It's silly, but dammit it's *OUR* silly.

[@facedownsober3691]

in the years to come, look to see rivalry's develop between Oregon and OSU. Washington and Michigan. those 4 schools over the last 30 years have played each other quite a bit and all 4 schools hate each other. so it should develop quickly with them playing almost every year.

[@barryallen3225]

Oregon and OSU will definitely become a rivalry. Both have similar fans as well. Also Washington and USC both have kind of a long history with Michigan in all the rose bowl games they’ve played over the years.

[@keilanwinston9100]

Funny enough last time we played we came to Columbus and beat dem granted I don’t think there was fans but still

[@lordgrim355]

Ummm Michigan doesn’t hate Oregon or Washington. Lol where that come from?

[@paperdo]

@@lordgrim355Clearly you just aren't old enough.

[@lordgrim355]

@@paperdo no I am but ur talking about shit from over 30 years ago. Know cares about that nor do the younger kids or current young adults. Outside of the last couple years, Oregon has been the face of the pac 12. They’re the threat

[@sgtpickles1319]

Oregon-Washington is below The Game but on par with Nebraska-Minnesota to me. The reason it doesn’t have a name or trophy is because until the last 30 years Washington dominated. I think S or A is fair though. USC-UCLA is at least B maybe C.

[@georgelucas2571]

USC-UCLA rivalry is kind of mid. USC-Notre Dame is a way bigger rivalry.

[@whatlol_e]

yea our bad for sucking before the 90s

[@maxl.b.m.y.g.5918]

Iowa-Minnesota-Nebraska-Wisconsin should be ranked as a single 4 way rivalry

[@kylebrandt3374]

Iowa Wisconsin needs to be at least A tier

[@UserName-ts3sp]

i feel like iowa/wisconsin should be higher than c tier tbh

[@zachdavis7004]

Another great video! I always feel bad for Rutgers. Stuck in New Jersey AND without conference or peer rivals. Would love to see your thoughts on inter conference rivals eventually! Keep up the great videos!

[@BobGlassett]

Rutgers historic rivals are Princeton, Lehigh and Lafayette in football and Seton Hall in basketball. The only school it has any history with in the Big 10 is State Penn, and that’s not a good history. If there are rivals, it’s Syracuse and UConn.

[@georgelucas2571]

This made me realize how mid most of the BIG 10 rivalries are. You’ve got classics like The Game and Minnesota-Wisconsin, but most of the others feel like a stretch. Like I doubt any casual college football fan gives a shit about half of these “rivalries”.

[@Mr_ATM]

That could be said about most conference rivalries. A handful of good ones but mostly a big sack of mid

[@kylethomas2993]

Purdue Indiana is a top 3 basketball rivalry

[@allenelliott2114]

The point of rivalries isn't for Joe Schmoe in Florida to care about Iowa/Nebraska, it's for THOSE fan bases to despise each other.

[@Lavery760]

Trust me as a Nebraskan. Beating any Iowa school in anything is bigger than D tier to us.

[@quatele]

The Black Friday game between Iowa and Nebraska is the most important game for both fan bases. You don’t understand the hate and ridicule. Also, the Hero’s Trophy is just really cool.

[@augiegirl1]

4:19 Did you just call Nebraska the “Nubs”?! “Skrs” (last syllable of Cornhuskers) is the nickname that I've heard most often.

[@lukeontheplains]

Old Big 8 fans call them the Nubs. I come from a K-State family.

[@augiegirl1]

@@lukeontheplains I believe I've mentioned before that because my in-laws are both native Nebraskans, my husband (Phillip) & my brother-in-law (Will) are both Husker fans, even though they're native Kansans; additionally, K-State beat Nebraska the first 3 years that Will was a student @ K-State (2002-2004); Nebraska finally won his Senior Year (2005). Anyway, I DMed Will’s wife (Carissa), who is a native Kansan, K-State alumnus & fan; she said she’s never heard Nebraska fans referred to as Nubs. That nickname must be specific to your family & not K-State fans in general. Also, I shared your channel with Carissa, & she asked when did you graduate from K-State?

[@lukeontheplains]

might be true, there's a lot of us down here 2023

[@butterxo3094]

I’m sure this video won’t be controversial

[@happynotredamefan3736]

you forget Nebraska vs one possession games

[@ajnewhouse6217]

the lack of the psu-iowa wrestling rivalry is sickening, probably the second biggest rivalry behind The Game in all big10 sports

[@BHIGGY004]

I don’t know 5 people that voluntarily watch NCAA wrestling

[@BHIGGY004]

Im sure it is, but no one watches it like football/basketball

[@megaherky3294]

@@BHIGGY004 I'm pretty sure that people in Iowa watch it. My Dad went there in the 80s and the wrestlers basically ran campus. I'm pretty sure wrestling is still huge there

[@lauberhof]

Wisconsin and Minnesota in hockey. 11 national championships between them in men's hockey (WI 6 MN 5) and 13 in women's hockey (WI 7 MN 6). They are the two schools with the most women's hockey championships.

[@TheSloppyjoejr]

I mean yeah it’s a rivalry on the mat but no one gives a shit on the campuses

[@TeamDz315]

Been playing a lot of ncaa football 14 and looking up the new college football game and stumbled upon your videos. Definitely need an acc and sec version of this. With all the realignment rivals are less important but they still exist and are under appreciated.

[@noahwalusis3706]

As an OSU alum who attended before Michigan got good again ill say we cared almost as much about PSU as we did about the game. High B to low A tier I think.

[@Forintheforfor]

I know this is late but I will still give some info as a younger Penn State fan. Ohio State is just a competitive game and I only hate them because they are one of our two usual losses each year, but if we were a 7-6 team every year, I probably wouldn’t care. For Maryland it’s not a rivalry, and at least to me as a Penn State fan, the game just makes me feel better when they are good and we lose to Ohio State or Michigan.

[@chadwickmoore3656]

As an outsider, the Iowa-Wisconsin & Iowa-Nebraska games are definitely too low in my opinion Each should be at least one level higher

[@joeyhenriques7289]

At the risk of sounding like one of those “um, actually” kind of guys, Oregon/Washington does technically have a name, but it’s not an officially marketed one like “The Game” is for Michigan/Ohio State. The name used for Oregon/Washington is “The Cascade Clash”. I’ve heard the title “The Border War” used as well, but I don’t really like that one as I believe that title rightfully belongs to Kansas/Missouri, even though they don’t play one another regularly anymore.

[@sgtpickles1319]

As a Husky fan, absolutely zero people on either side call it ‘The Cascade Clash’. That is just some garbage marketing slogan someone came up with.

[@joeyhenriques7289]

@@sgtpickles1319 Yeah, as an Oregon fan myself, I’ve never been particularly fond of Cascade Clash either. I don’t think it’s terrible, but I do think it’s pretty generic and we could definitely do with a better one. I’ve always liked calling our game “Pure, Unapologetic, Hate” based on that old Gameday promo.

[@paperdo]

@@sgtpickles1319Absolutely. It's just the "fuck those losers" game.

[@tmcobb04]

You should do a tier list of non conference rivalries

[@smc467]

Iowa Nebraska should definitely be higher

[@Hskr4life]

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[@terrancewatts4812]

I consider myself a B1G guy, yet I did not know about "The Quadrangle Of Hate!" This is hilarious, and forgive my ignorance! Also, I actually thought Iowa-Nebraska was a manufactured rivalry, clearly I'm wrong here!! I love your videos and keep it up! Go Green!!

[@megaherky3294]

The Iowa-Nebraska game was originally, but its taken on a new form of being the funny meme game where Iowa bumbles their way into winning by one score almost every year

[@CasualTiger]

Growing up as an Iowa Fan, my dad taught my brother and I, hate a gopher and drink with a badger. I added, look down to a cyclone (Iowa State) and talk slowly to a cornhusker.

[@Montfortracing]

I'm a Hawkeye fan and I can't stand the Badgers

[@tylerbrown2700]

​@@Montfortracing They are delusional. They said they were going 10-2 in 2023. "Just wait until we get the air raid going!"

[@JB-tl8rj]

So (as a Maryland fan) I will inform you that Terrapin Football is the third string sport behind Lacrosse and Basketball. The big rivalry in Lacrosse is against John Hopkins (which is part of the reason JH is a Big Ten Lacrosse afiliate) which is sometimes considered the greatest rivalry of the sport. In Football, Maryland's biggest rival is Virginia, those games get testy and IIRC they've played every year since Maryland left the ACC. The Crab Bowl Classic against Navy is probably the one with the most anamosity but it hasn't been played in a while. Maryland's biggest Big 10 rival is probably Rutgers. The two have traded absolutely emberassing losses since they both joined The Big Ten and even played Rivalry Week last season. I see some online calling it "A Game" as sort of a jokey nickname. It could really develop into a strong rivalry over time as both programs are on the up and close by.

[@thatonefan_1371]

completely neutral person here, maryland & rutgers creating a rivalry game called “a game” would be absolutely incredible

[@BobGlassett]

@@thatonefan_1371subtitled “The Sarcasm Bowl”

[@Flk0217]

Heartland Trophy should be higher than Floyd of Rosedale. Wisc-Iowa is a true rivalry of respect. Heroes game sucks though. Can’t talk to a Nebraska fan without getting a lesson on ancient history.

[@deducibleluke249]

You have no idea how serious UW Oregon is. Not even close to USC UCLA

[@chuckgarner-cq8bs]

😂😂 sets off a flashbash bang with the radio announcer lol

[@ginargent5077]

I think you’re underrating Iowa-Nebraska, the game has also taken on a sickos factor in recent years which gives it a bump for me.

[@megaherky3294]

Its a great Thanksgiving tradition

[@DogWarrior1010]

7:59 Wait? Lol Nice Video also I would love to see more rivalry videos

[@justko1654]

I think Wisconsin Minnesota was underrated. Especially because the two schools have a unique importance of hockey and that's where the rivalry is biggest

[@romansans1581]

That impression of the call at the end of that Michigan-Michigan State game was so good, as a Michigan State fan that brought a massive smile to my face.

[@connercoughran4677]

As a Washington fan, there IS a name for the UW/UO game, at least up north. We call it “Duck Hunt” The best part? Every urinal in husky stadium will be filled - FILLED- with rubber ducks put there by fans during that Saturday

[@UserName-ts3sp]

damn that’s genius

[@andrewerickson3770]

The biggest thing I think you missed are some of the Big Ten's hockey rivalries are actually very entertaining. Minnesota Wisconsin last weekend is proof of that. Michigan vs. Michigan St. with the duel in the D. Minnesota Michigan has been a great hockey matchup lately, though Minnesota has more out of conference rivals in hockey. Also Notre Dame is an in-conference rival for Michigan in hockey. It's not the biggest sport but it definitely matters to the players.

[@Hskr4life]

Nebraska Iowa is always close, and the fans make it at least B tier

[@mattbrichacek8978]

Hey hey hey hey hey, I think people care about the Penn State vs Ohio State rivalry more than you think.

[@usmcjawbreaker97]

The Hero’s game has absolutely nothing to do with sports. It’s all hate for the opposite state

[@4IdiotsGaming]

You even got the voice crack right in the WHOA HE HAS TROUBLE WITH THE SNAP. Based AF. Liked. Go bucks.

[@zacharyliles8657]

Genuinely wish Maryland and Rutgers would go to the ACC. They’ve never been a good fit and now with the west coast teams joining they’re just going to get buried even further down. If they joined the ACC they could have a chance at being competitive

[@GarratMcCullough]

I'm surprised that the Old Oaken Bucket is ranked so high. But I'll take it given that i have so many memories from those games as a Purdue fan. It's also a nice little reminder to the Whocares fans that we own them in every sport

[@brendankelly9037]

I think for Michigan and Minnesota it’s worth noting the strong rivalry they share for ice hockey, as they are definitely the strongest programs in the conference and have met in the big ten championship game 4 times even though the conference first started sponsoring hockey in 2014

[@aguywithcommonsense7503]

As a Spartan fan you pretty much nailed this tier-list except I would change one thing and add another: Change: I would move the the Umich/MSU rivalry up to S-tier because no matter how good or bad a team is doing that year, the games and atmosphere are always top-notch and the week leading up to the game is labeled as "hate week" while also having lasting iconic moments from these games whether its basketball or football. Very much a top-tier rivalry. Add: Even though it's not listed as an official rivalry matchup nor have a trophy for the game, the MSU/OSU matchup is a pretty big rivalry because its part of the triangle of hate between MSU/OSU/and Umich just because its the state of Michigan vs. Ohio. I would put this as a high B/low A tier.

[@Ryguy-lg2xz]

I guess the Oregon Washington game is known as the border war to some people, but it’s not widely used and they need a trophy for the rivalry as well

[@SuperSirianRigel]

The Apple Cup and the Civil War are much better than Oregon vs Washington. It's too bad they won't be played anymore.

[@EricMcDurmon]

The IU / Purdue rivalry is huge in basketball. Purdue owned the series before WWII but IU has won more since then…. Even with the recent downturn at IU. The series has always had runs for both programs. I won’t be surprised if they split home wins this year.

[@RockSmithStudio]

You should definitely do an SEC rivalry tier list soon! So many great rivalries: Iron Bowl, UGA vs Florida, Egg Bowl, along with a bunch of incoming rivalries such as Texas-Oklahoma, Texas vs A&M, etc.

[@psychosharko453]

You gotta do the sec, we got some goodies that are back now too: Florida-Tennessee Tennessee-Bama Worlds biggest outdoor cocktail party(UGA-UF) Red River (Texas Oklahoma) Egg bowl (Ole Miss-Mississippi state) The boot (Arkansas-LSU) Texas-Texas A&M Iron bowl (Bama Auburn) Tennessee-Kentucky Tennessee-Vanderbilt

[@WillMuny]

USC-Ohio State is a rivalry. They have played 24 times. 8 Times at OSU, 8 Times at USC, 8 Times in a Bowl. They have played each other in every decade since the 1930s. At OSU - 4-4 At USC - USC leads 5-2-1 In Bowls - 4-4 Also, Howard Jones coached at both schools, probably the greatest College Coach in History.

[@joeym5243]

Rutgers biggest rival is still probably princeton

[@BobGlassett]

And Seton Hall in hoops

[@LeeNobody]

Great video. Please continue this series!

[@tsealeoTheGoat]

you should really do this for the SEC and ACC and maybe even big east. those would be very fun and would round out the power 4/5 conference rivalries.

[@zacharyschnegg7717]

Up until Michigan’s recent success, I would honestly get more excited for OSU-PSU. Had a lot of close battles in the 2010’s, more than The Game.

[@lordgrim355]

And yet Penn still only got off 1 win in the near decade.

[@danieljackett4193]

Michigan-Minnesota was played every year from 1919-98...It is Michigan's 3rd biggest rivalry When the Big Ten said a team could have 3 protected rivalries, they should have protected Michigan-Minnesota, but FAILED

[@michaelkingsboro7134]

As an Ohio State fan, I can safely say we absolutely have HATED Penn State and it is a rivalry now that we have been owning, but we never want to see them beat us and that’s just the new rivalry mentality of it. Penn State CANT beat us.

[@lieutenantleroy3533]

Speaking from a Penn State living in Ohio perspective, my group cares a hell of a lot. It's the biggest game of the year for us. But perhaps that's just because of our geographical location. It's kind of understandable for THE Ohio State University fans to not care though.

[@sc100ott]

Michigan vs MSU is S tier. It goes way beyond football. Even the gymnastics teams hate each other. The hockey rivalry is huge. I’ll grant it may be a half a notch below Ohio State-Michigan, but it’s far more meaningful than Purdue-Indiana, for sure.

[@colbyvlach1093]

As a Nebraska fan, if we have a rivalry with Minnesota, this is the first I’m hearing of it. I honestly don’t think we have any true rivals though since we’re still relatively new to the conference and have sucked all throughout, meaning no games of significance have been played. I could maybe accept Iowa by default, it also depresses me because that’s sort of a marker of how far we’ve fallen

[@irongecko3496]

The only thing I could think of is Nebraska V. Colorado which was a big rivalry before Nebraska joined the big 10. But with Colorado recently rising again in prominence the rivalry is starting to spark back up.

[@louismixan2083]

Ou was more than cu

[@jacobkessler9222]

As a Penn State fan I don’t care about the rivalry with Maryland. It’s more of a Terps fan saying “this is the year we beat PSU” type thing

[@Jbell57]

Not a fan of a big ten school. I do think you got the list right. Would love to see videos for SEC and ACC rivalries.

[@mintberrycrunch1752]

The Michigan-Minnesota rivalry is more of a hockey rivalry than anything but i guess you just ignored hockey

[@shapedstones]

Always heard Washington-Oregon as "the border war." Context, I was born in Eugene, and I'm a huge ducks fan. So was my dad, and he grew up in Eugene/Springfield.

[@IanFootball]

Terp fan here. We care about the Penn st game. But tbh. I prefer us and Rutgers. But I’m from Jersey. Soooooooo. Ya

[@Garrett24O]

As a Nebraska fan, Iowa and Wisconsin to me are our only true rivals in-conference. The younger generations might think Minnesota is big but to me it's just another conference game. Still think Colorado and Oklahoma are still rivalry games to us than our Big Ten ones.

[@Optimistic_seattle_fan]

Your disrespecting Oregon Washington. Move them up I have spent all my life screaming f the ducks

[@zoam7881]

The only thing the two fan bases can agree on is their hatred for each other. The next 12 game steak starts in 2024.

[@sammyrhoads265]

I’d love to see one of these with the MAC since there’s a lot of bleed through with our rivalries like the Ohio teams all hating eachother, the Michigan schools hating eachother, Buffalo sniffing glue (just kidding Bulls fans I love y’all), etc