Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BYU–San Diego State football rivalry

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The result was delete. postdlf (talk) 13:16, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

BYU–San Diego State football rivalry[edit]

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The evidence seems to be against a rivalry, and this article by a Utah media outlet suggests this rivalry is a Wikipedia fiction. However, this San Diego news article outlines some notable SDSU-BYU games stretching from 1979-2010 and some coaching connections between the two schools. But these don't a rivalry make. Arbor to SJ (talk) 04:28, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Haven't fully evaluated but here is more coverage dealing with this series as a "rivalry": this from the Associated Press and published in a new Jersey newspaper in 2012. Cbl62 (talk) 15:14, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. I'm not finding much through searching on this rivalry. While the schools have played each other and seem to have a bit of a competitive attitude toward each other, it isn't being regularly covered as an actual "rivalry" in reliable sources. In other words, the rivalry may exist tenuously, but it doesn't appear to be notable. ~ Rob^Talk 22:25, 2 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. The sources above suggest that SDSU fans do deem this a rivalry while BYU fans maybe not so much--in part because it has tended to be very one-sided in BYU's favor. Additional sources supporting the treatment of this as some sort of lasting rivalry: [1] [2]. This ultimately may depend on how stringent one's definition of rivalry is; for myself, I think a one-sided rivalry can still be notable and that there's enough evidence to support this on SDSU's side, at least, so I will go with a weak keep. --Arxiloxos (talk) 03:17, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Nothing to suggest that this "rivalry" is different from other football teams that BYU or San Diego State play against. FallingGravity (talk) 04:21, 4 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: These sorts of articles are generated all the time, usually by partisans of one team or another after the latest hard-fought match or playoff series. What raises this to any more of a "rivalry" than between any other teams in the same conference? The burden of proof hasn't been established. Ravenswing 07:52, 4 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is just original research, no reliable sources indicate this is a rivalry. Jacona (talk) 12:39, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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