UConn and UCF Now Have The Stupidest Contrived Rivalry In College Sports [UPDATE]
By Ty Duffy
First day back on campus for #UConnFootball! And just 130 days until the next Civil Conflict with @UCF_Football ! pic.twitter.com/RgOkXiob0T
— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) June 1, 2015
UConn’s rivals left the Big East. The Huskies got stuck in the rebranded AAC. Their arch-rival is now…UCF. They have a trophy, a countdown clock and everything. It will be termed “The Civil Conflict,” because one team is in the North and one team is in the South. Get it?
This rivalry appears to be the brainchild of Bob Diaco. It’s not clear whether UCF has accepted that this game is, in fact, a rivalry. The team’s Twitter account, per multiple searches, has yet to mention it. UCF seemed more excited about playing Stanford…in snowy Palo Alto?
GAME TIME
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) June 1, 2015
UCF at Stanford 9/12 will kick off at 10:30 p.m. ET and air on @FOXSports1 http://t.co/QZ8YGkCRgq pic.twitter.com/Jqp9hdQNKv
2015 will see the third edition of this storied rivalry. At least the Huskies will be wearing better helmets.
UPDATE: Confirmed. UCF had no idea this rivalry existed.
Just checked w/ @UCF_Football: "We have no involvement with the trophy or creating a rivalry game with UConn." They were surprised by tweet.
— Brandon Helwig (@UCFSports) June 1, 2015