How far fans will go to see their favorite team depends on the situation, said David Tyler, an associate professor at UMass and an expert in sports rivalries.
Conference realignment will mean longer trips and greater costs for traveling college football fans
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An import from the Pac-12, the Territorial Cup rivalry is ranked at KnowRivalry.com as the nation’s most intense in the FBS “because those two teams put so much emphasis on each other,” said David Tyler, a UMass associate professor and expert in sports rivalries whose research with Northern Kentucky professor Joe Cobbs is on that website.
Lost rivalries in the Big 12, including no more Bedlam when Oklahoma and Texas switch to SEC
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