Endangered Rivalry Capped By Big Game

If the Cincinnati - Louisville football rivalry is diminished because of NCAA conference musical chairs, the Bearcats and Cardinals can savor this night.

Louisville 10-1, traveled in the cold, wet rain to Nippert Stadium for one last contest against Cincinnati 9-2, to see who is the top dog in the American Conference as they have in the Big East, Conference USA and Missouri Valley through the years.

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Both teams trail Central Florida, but a loss by CFU could create a tie at the top and a chance to play in a BCS Bowl, for whatever that's worth.  Meaningless conference and bowl games aside, this is the 53rd meeting between the rivals separated by 100 miles of I-71.  The big prize is the Keg of Nails, a traveling trophy that is a tradition in the series.

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The first meeting was in 1929 in the five-year old Nippert Stadium.  The Bearcats are 29-22-1 in the series with victories in four of the last five.

The rivalry is in danger. Louisville will join the Atlantic Coast Conference next season.  If the teams meet at all, it will be in a non-conference or a bowl game.

Louisville is ranked 21st in the Associated Press Poll.  Cincinnati is 29th.

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