You're right about the soul being ripped out. Realignment was the unforgivable first cut, and the portal turned it into a free-for-all. But don't tell me Kansas State-Kansas is dead. That hate runs deeper than any roster. It's in the dirt. The kids who transfer in learn what it means in a week, or they don't last. The problem isn't the real rivalries, it's the fake ones ESPN tries to sell us every week. They're the ones that feel like corporate brand warfare.