Arizona is not a rival because Arizona has always had a terrible football program. Same reason Cal is not (really) a rival. Trust me, it's going to be a lot more fun talking about "the Ohio State game" "the Michigan game" "the Purdue game" "the fill in the blank game" instead of "the oregon state game" and "the arizona game.
Arizona is not a rival because Arizona has always had a terrible football program. Same reason Cal is not (really) a rival. Trust me, it's going to be a lot more fun talking about "the Ohio State game" "the Michigan game" "the Purdue game" "the fill in the blank game" instead of "the oregon state game" and "the arizona game.
It depends on the sport. Arizona is certainly our top conference rival in Men's Basketball, and arguably in Softball. Cal remains a serious rival in Water Polo. Stanford is our top rival in a number of sports, including Men's & Women's Soccer. I don't see any game against Purdue becoming a rivalry game in any sport any time soon.
Arizona is not a rival because Arizona has always had a terrible football program. Same reason Cal is not (really) a rival. Trust me, it's going to be a lot more fun talking about "the Ohio State game" "the Michigan game" "the Purdue game" "the fill in the blank game" instead of "the oregon state game" and "the arizona game.
It depends on the sport. Arizona is certainly our top conference rival in Men's Basketball, and arguably in Softball. Cal remains a serious rival in Water Polo. Stanford is our top rival in a number of sports, including Men's & Women's Soccer. I don't see any game against Purdue becoming a rivalry game in any sport any time soon.