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I came across knowrivalry.com earlier today. It's a fan-voted site about sports rivalries, including FBS sports. 

According to fans, here are who we view as our biggest rivals. The number in parenthesis is the aggregate "rivalry score" that fans have assigned to each team.  

MWC

Air Force

  1. Navy (39.1)
  2. Army (31.5)
  3. Colorado State (16.3)

Boise State

  1. Fresno State (28.6)
  2. Nevada (20.1)
  3. BYU (18.9)

Colorado State

  1. Colorado (44.4)
  2. Wyoming (35.6)
  3. Air Force (14.7)

Fresno State

  1. Boise State (33.5)
  2. San Diego State (23.1)
  3. San Jose State (16.6)

Hawai'i

  1. Fresno State (37.6)
  2. BYU (32.9)
  3. UNLV (7.4)

Nevada

  1. UNLV (62.5)
  2. Boise State (27.1)
  3. Fresno State (7.5)

New Mexico

  1. New Mexico State (46.2)
  2. UTEP (12.4)
  3. San Diego State (11.3)

San Diego State

  1. Fresno State (38.9)
  2. BYU (23.7)
  3. Boise State (17.8)

San Jose State

  1. Fresno State (50.2)
  2. Stanford (15.1)
  3. San Diego State (10.9)

UNLV

  1. Nevada (71.2)
  2. San Diego State (10.4)
  3. Hawai'i (7.4)

Utah State

  1. BYU (39.4)
  2. Boise State (21.6)
  3. Utah (14)

Wyoming

  1. Colorado State (63.8)
  2. BYU (13.9)
  3. Air Force (11.8)

 

Big-12

Arizona

  1. Arizona State (92.3)

Arizona State 

  1. Arizona (89)

BYU

  1. Utah (80.1)
  2. Utah State (9.8)
  3. Boise State (6.8)

Colorado

  1. Nebraska (49.2)
  2. Colorado State (21.6)
  3. Utah (11.2)

Houston

  1. Rice (26.9)
  2. SMU (20)
  3. Texas (12.9)

Utah

  1. BYU (64.4)
  2. USC (10.2)
  3. Colorado (7.1)

 

B1G

UCLA

  1. USC (80.4)
  2. Cal (9.2)

USC

  1. Notre Dame (47.3)
  2. UCLA (38)
  3. Stanford (8)

Oregon

  1. Washington (54.6)
  2. Oregon State (28.5)
  3. Stanford (6.5)

Washington

  1. Oregon (57.8)
  2. Washington State (29.5)

 

ACC

Cal

  1. Stanford (64)
  2. USC (16.7)
  3. UCLA (14.4)

Stanford

  1. Cal (48)
  2. USC (26.5)
  3. Notre Dame (11.8)

 

Pac-2

Oregon State

  1. Oregon (85.7)

Washington State 

  1. Washington (78.4)
  2. Idaho (2.6)

 

Do you disagree with your listed rivalries? Take the quiz for your team.

https://knowrivalry.com/league/fbs-football/

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I'd say Nebraska, CSU, and Utah in that order.  CSU being #1 isn't much of a surprise because so many CU fans were pissed at CSU for that cheap hit on Travis Hunter.

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On 8/26/2024 at 7:04 PM, BSUTOP25 said: 

But Minnesota not making the top of CSU’s rivalry list is an effing joke.

Since you’ve slacked off on giving us airport updates, we just don’t know anymore. 

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On 8/26/2024 at 6:55 PM, utenation said:

CU isn’t our rival.  I’d put USU in there before CU.  We have a lot of history with USU.  And they’re pissed at us for a few reasons. 

Take the quiz, then.

I'd be interested what would happen to these rivalries if we got a lot of us to go take it for our teams.

Utah State came in 4th for you guys at 4.6. 

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I think Hawaii/SJSU is a rivalry, and I think a lot of old timers agree. A lot of history with that game, and for some reason whenever they play each other, something weird and/or wild seems to happen.

Also, a lot of shared history in terms of coaching staff going back a long time. 

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On 8/26/2024 at 6:27 PM, renoskier said:

looks good except I'm surprised CSU has Colorado as 1 and Wyoming 2

CSU has a complex where they try and convince themselves that the border war isn't a rivalry after consistently getting their shit pushed more and more the past few years. They see the circus going on in Boulder and see it as their best chance at a win, so naturally it's become their most important game.

Same reason that Minnesota has fallen off their podium as @BSUTOP25 alluded to. All it will take is for them to win the next matchup and you'll see all 500,000 student season ticket holders to celebrate like the good ol days.

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On 8/26/2024 at 5:59 PM, retrofade said:
  1. New Mexico
  1. New Mexico State (46.2)
  2. UTEP (12.4)
  3. San Diego State (11.3)

Sad to see how the mighty have fallen... A Flagship seeing a State-State, a Directional State, and a City-State as their biggest rivals?

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On 8/26/2024 at 7:37 PM, Mano said:

Kind of surprised the Vandals aren't on the Boise list.

Idaho certainly views Boise as a rival, though.

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I would say that Boise being Fresno's rival is fairly new only within the last 12 years. Ever since Coach Peterson was on the sidelines it was no rivalry, just pure domination. I've always viewed San Jose, Hawaii, and San Diego State as our main rivals. 

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On 8/26/2024 at 9:35 PM, ridgeview2 said:

I would say that Boise being Fresno's rival is fairly new only within the last 12 years. Ever since Coach Peterson was on the sidelines it was no rivalry, just pure domination. I've always viewed San Jose, Hawaii, and San Diego State as our main rivals. 

Boise State Fresno has often determined the Championship and they ruined our dream season but so much history with Hawaii.  

the other school I hate but we never play is Cal.  Hard to say it’s a rivalry but it’s maybe just pure hatred.  Cal represents everything Fresno is not and uses political strength to do their best to tilt the playing field in athletics and academics.   Not a surprise UCLA and Stanford are coming to Fresno but Cal who is the closest school will not.  The valley was once a Cal stronghold but Fresno has pushed them out from Stockton south.  

Anytime Cal loses is a good day. 

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On 8/26/2024 at 8:55 PM, utenation said:

CU isn’t our rival.  I’d put USU in there before CU.  We have a lot of history with USU.  And they’re pissed at us for a few reasons. 

Yep, it's a contrived "rivalry" not an organic one. 

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On 8/26/2024 at 8:51 PM, retrofade said:

Idaho certainly views Boise as a rival, though.

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That rivalry is a smoldering bed of hate on their side. Our side moved on ten years ago after we beat them 11 straight times and they got relegated to FCS. 
 

The rivalries from my fan perspective is Fresno , and Nevada. 

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On 8/26/2024 at 5:59 PM, retrofade said:

Pac-2

Oregon State

  1. Oregon (85.7)

Washington State 

  1. Washington (78.4)
  2. Idaho (2.6)

 

Do you disagree with your listed rivalries? Take the quiz for your team.

https://knowrivalry.com/league/fbs-football/

WSU and OSU are certainly rivals despite being kindred, especially these days.  As neighboring states Ag schools and little brother schools within their own states, WSU and OSU very often battled over past decades to stay out of the PCC, PAC 8/10/12 basement.

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On 8/27/2024 at 7:18 AM, NorthWestCowboy said:

WSU and OSU are certainly rivals despite being kindred, especially these days.  Very often over the years they have battled each other to stay out of the basement of the PAC.

Yeah, I'm sure that rivalry will heat up in the new landscape. 

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