Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle for the Bone
I have spent several days looking through various on-line keyword searches (e.g., "Fresno State" & "Louisiana Tech" & rivalry) trying to find ''significant coverage'' of this "''rivalry''" in ''multiple, independent, reliable sources'' to determine if it's notable per  and .  Yes, there is coverage of the "rivalry," but virtually all of it is generated by  sources we would not consider reliable (e.g., fansites, blogs, etc.) or independent (e.g., college newspapers, athletic departments, etc.).  A surprisingly large number of these lesser sources seem to be based on the Wikipedia articles, and several even expressly mention Wikipedia as a source for the existence of the "rivalry."  This is a good example of what is wrong with many Wikipedia sports rivalry articles: the coverage, if any, in mainstream reliable news and sports publications consists of trivial mentions, and anything approaching significant coverage is only found in non-reliable and/or non-independent sources that may not be used to establish notability.  And this is apparently another example of an artificial "rivalry" that athletic departments and local media attempted to create in order to drum up ticket sales, and the "artificial" characteristics are all there: relatively short-lived game series, no single-subject books about the "rivalry," no national coverage of the game as a "rivalry," no feature articles even in local newspapers regarding the history and significance of the "rivalry."  When Wikipedia becomes one of the primary sources for the existence of a sports "rivalry," it's probably not notable as a traditional college rivalry
— User:Dirtlawyer1, 19:01, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:NRIVALRY||WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)