Texas-Texas A&M and 3 Other Rivalries That Go Away Because of Superconferences

Superconferences seem inevitable, given the instability in the Big 12.

Schools will do what is best for themselves, and the money does not look like it will be there to support the athletic departments without Texas A&M and Oklahoma, though Oklahoma could stay in the conference and save this whole debacle from happening.

Assuming the Sooners leave the Big 12, a lot of great rivalries could be at risk both in the Big 12, but also around the country as the expansion dominoes fall.

Here are four rivalries we are at risk of losing.

Texas vs. Oklahoma

The Red River Rivalry is one of the most historic rivalries in all of college football and it may be in trouble if Oklahoma and Texas split up.

Sooners coach Bob Stoops has already said, "No one wants to hear that, but life changes. If it changes, you’ve got to change with it to whatever degree. If it works, great. I love the game. But if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. Sometimes that’s the way it goes.”

Not exactly the most reassuring thing for fans of the rivalry. Also, would Texas demand that the game be played on the Longhorn Network?

Kansas vs. Missouri

This is one of the most unheralded rivalries in the country, but the Border War is the second most-played rivalry in college football.

This game had huge national title implications in 2007 when Kansas was undefeated and Missouri had one loss and the teams were ranked second and fourth in the BCS, respectively.

Kansas hasn’t been great at football since, but the intensity of the game is still there in full force.

Pitt vs. West Virginia

One of the fiercest rivalries in all of college football is the Backyard Brawl.

Pitt and West Virginia are both attractive schools to the Big Ten, ACC and SEC, and if the dominoes fall, this rivalry could get axed.

In 2007, this game had national title implications when the second-ranked Mountaineers lost to a 4-7 Pitt team at home.

These schools are only 75 miles apart, but they may be separated by conferences.

Texas vs. Texas A&M

If there is one game that is guaranteed not to be played, it is this one.

The Lone Star Showdown is always wildly entertaining and has made for a great Thanksgiving Day game the past three years. That tradition will continue this year, though things are going to be more heated than they've ever been before.

State Farm is now the sponsor of this game and the company cannot be happy with the prospect of the Aggies going to the SEC.

These schools, as well as the others listed, will try very hard to keep these classics alive, but it may become a scheduling impossibility with superconferences.