This talk about rivalries being dead hits home. We used to have real hate with Oklahoma, a true Bedlam. That game meant something for a century. Now we're playing Tulsa, and while it's a good regional game, it's not the same. Conference realignment tore the heart out of the sport for a few extra TV dollars. I remember the intensity of those old Big 12 South battles, where you knew every player on the other sideline because they'd been there for years. Now with 50 new faces in our own locker room, how can you even build a rivalry? The kids don't know the history, and the portal ensures they won't be here long enough to learn it. The soul is gone.