Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rice–Texas football rivalry


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The result was keep. Clear KEEP consensus per sources provided and WP:NTEMP (non-admin closure) Nosebagbear (talk) 11:38, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

Rice–Texas football rivalry

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Another iffy "rivalry" article. No significant evidence to establish a "rivalry" in the very sense of the term. These teams do have some history, but again, that alone isn't enough to warrant a "rivalry" Wikipedia page, per Wikipedia policy. Texas is a premier college football program, while Rice is merely the Vanderbilt of the state of Texas. Texas would not put Rice alongside Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Texas Tech or Baylor. Rice, if they were honest, probably wouldn't include Texas alongside Houston or SMU, although they may wish they could. Unless there is significant coverage and/or evidence that Rice and Texas are actually rivals in the real sense of the term and not just two teams with some history, I believe this article needs to be deleted. CalebHughes (talk) 20:14, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2018 July 31.  —cyberbot I   Talk to my owner :Online 21:24, 31 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  PCN02WPS  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 21:40, 31 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep. While Rice may not be a football power today, it once was, and the rivalry with Texas was big time football. An intra-state rivalry between major football powers in its day and with 92 total matches dating back to 1914.  Remember, notability is not temporary, so historic rivalries like this don't lose their notability. See, e.g., this, this, and this. Cbl62 (talk) 21:50, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per CBL's cites as sufficient for WP:GNG. Rivalry cites now added to article. UW Dawgs (talk) 22:11, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep This nomination is written entirely in the present tense. As noted in a similar AfD, Wikipedia doesn't exist to document things in the present moment, and the title doesn't imply currency.  Acroterion   (talk)   23:46, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
 * SNOW keep per above comments. Also don't forget Why does Rice play Texas? -JFK.-UCO2009bluejay (talk) 00:00, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep notability is not temporary. Lepricavark (talk) 01:12, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep – while this series may not be a major rivalry now, it once was, as Cbl explained. PCN02WPS  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 01:17, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Why does Rice play Texas? Because they are a rivalry.  Passes WP:GNG.--Paul McDonald (talk) 12:38, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * keep In this case the sourcing is there and obvious. Mangoe (talk) 17:04, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per Cbl62 and WP:NTEMP. Ejgreen77 (talk) 01:23, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep notable football rivalry Wolfson5 (talk) 23:48, 6 August 2018 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.