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2006 Mountain West Conference football season

After being trounced by their former Southwest Conference rivals, 70-35, in Lubbock two years prior, the Horned Frog defense kept quarterback Graham Harrell and the Red Raider offense out of the endzone for the entire game, JR linebacker walk on Christopher Abbott led the defense with one sack, 8 tackles 3 for a loss of yards and one interception, to earn their fourth consecutive victory over the Big 12.

2008 College Football All-America Team

The 2008 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American first teams: American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, and Scout.com.

Akron East Ends

Its primary rivals were the amateur Canton Athletic Association (which eventually evolved into the professional Canton Bulldogs), the Shelby Blues, and later the Massillon Tigers.

Billy McNeill

Two years before being appointed by City, he had been strongly linked with the manager's job at their cross city rivals Manchester United, but the job had gone to Ron Atkinson instead.

BMW M12

The 2.3 liter engine powered the M3 (which really was a middle class car compared to its rivals such as the Ford Sierra RS500) to the 1987 World Touring Car Championship, the 1987 and 1988 European Touring Car Championship's, the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship, the 1988 British Touring Car Championship, and the 1987 and 1989-93 Italian Touring Car Championships.

Château Palmer

From 1844, during the arrival of oidium to Bordeaux, Château Palmer was managed by an agricultural mortgage corporation, Caisse Hypothécaire de Paris, until it was sold on 1853 to the Péreire brothers, Isaac and Emile Péreire, bankers and rivals of the Rothschilds.

Clarence Otis, Jr.

As longtime Darden CEO Joe L. Lee, who opened the first Red Lobster restaurant in Florida in 1967, approached retirement, Otis was widely regarded as a protégé of Lee, and after one of his top rivals left for a top position with Burger King, his way was clear.

David Padgett

As a high school senior, he was the top-rated center and considered the fourth-rated prospect overall by Inside Hoops, the seventh overall by Rivals Hoops, and fifteenth overall by ESPN.

David Sassoon

He sent his son Elias David Sassoon to Canton, where he was the first Jewish trader (with 24 Parsi rivals).

Deportivo Cuenca

Because of the limited number of clubs from the Province of Azuay that have played in the Serie A, Deportivo Cuenca has no major local rivals.

East Mecklenburg High School

Local rivals of East Mecklenburg include Butler High School, Providence High School and Myers Park High School.

EJ Manuel

Manuel led the Seminoles to numerous wins over ACC rivals, an ACC Championship, and an Orange Bowl win against Northern Illinois for a 12-2 finish to his senior season.

F.C. Ashdod

The unorthodox name of the team (no association, i.e. Hapoel, Maccabi, Beitar etc.) is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod.

FAW Premier Cup

Cardiff City in particular, following the arrival of ambitious owner Sam Hammam enjoyed relative success in the Football League but Cardiff City won the FAW Premier Cup just once, beating arch-rivals Swansea City in the 2002 final.

FC Viikkarit

They secured their first-place finish, and therefore promotion, on the penultimate match day by beating East Helsinki local rivals Herttoniemen Toverit.

Football League Third Division South

Several Midlands-based teams were included in the South division, even though most were geographically closer to their Northern division rivals, such as Nottingham Forest and Notts County being included in the Southern division even though nearby Derby County spent time in the Northern division.

Haddington Athletic F.C.

In 1986 Derek "Link" McGeechan scored twice on his debut against fierce rivals Ormiston F.C.

Hédi Berkhissa

It was a dream debut on the January 31, 1991 in the Tunis derby against local rivals Club Africain, with the game ending in a draw.

Joymoti Konwari

Udayaditya Singha was murdered through the machinations of Debera Borbarua, who then inaugurated a veritable reign of terror, killing rival princes or mutilating their limbs, doing away with his rivals and opponents, and dismissing or appointing officers at will.

Lincoln Castle Academy

Tracy Borman (1988 to 1990) PhD Historian, author of Henrietta Howard: King’s Servant, Queen’s Mistress, Elizabeth’s Women: Friends, Rivals and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen and Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I as well as regular appearances on television for BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky.

Luiz Carlos Machado Júnior

On 11 April 2008, Júnior scored his first S-League goal for Geylang in a 1-0 win over traditional Eastern rivals Tampines Rovers, in a game which was broadcast live on Channel 5 from the Jalan Besar Stadium.

Maria Emilia Menezes

They said Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals were involved in "an aggressive misuse of religious sentiments in their political campaigns".

Martin Coleman

Cork were never really troubled over the course of the seventy minutes and a Jimmy Barry-Murphy goal helped the team to a 1-15 to 2-8 victory over their age-old rivals.

Masao Azuma

The remaining six rounds saw erratic and relatively poor results from Azuma, while his title rivals Marco Melandri and Emilio Alzamora gained on him in the Championship.

Medina Azahara

Above all, it demonstrated his superiority over his great rivals, the Fatimids of Ifriqiya in Northern Africa.

Menz

Negasi Krestos, a leading warlord of Menz, extended his power to the south by conquest, proclaimed himself ruler of Shewa, and defeated all of his rivals.

Mount Savage Locomotive Works

The C&P shops also provided repair services to its rivals in the Georges Creek coal region.

Neil Fachie

The pair set a world record time of 1:01.351, and after team mates and main rivals Anthony Kappes and Craig MacLean suffered a mechanical failure, took the gold medal.

Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth

As documented in the film Dig!, the song is dedicated to the band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, friends/rivals of The Dandy Warhols at the time, who in turn dedicated their own track "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" to them; although frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor revealed in an interview that the song is also about his girlfriend at the time who, according to him, had become a heroin addict.

Product Miniature Company

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, PMCs main rivals in promotional vehicle models were Banthrico, National Products, AMT, SMP, and Jo-Han.

Publius Varinius

He's a military and political figure of some importance, holding the rank of praetor, like Glaber (Craig Parker); as such, due to the competitive nature of Roman politics, the two are rivals.

Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani

Siddharth (Siddhant Karnick), another vampire, returns to get revenge on Abhay, with whom he was rivals for Maithali.

Rasheed al Deasy

He then moved to Tripoli club Wahda in the summer of 2005, spending three years there before moving to cross-city rivals Shat.

Robert de Grandmesnil

Robert was a member of the de Grandmesnil family and also identified closely with his mother's Giroie family of Échauffour and Montreuil-l'Argillé, members of which family were vassals as well as rivals of the de Bellême family.

Royal Applause

He defeated his main market rivals but was unable to cope with the 50/1 outsider Compton Place, who won by one and three quarter lengths.

Sam Hammam

In 1990, before Wimbledon had moved out of their ground to groundshare at Selhurst Park with local rivals Crystal Palace, Hammam bought out a covenant held on the ground by the Council that required it to be retained for sporting use.

She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain

And Newcastle United fans chant "Ten Mackem Bastards" – celebrating Shola Ameobi's excellent record against their local rivals Sunderland.

Sylvinho

In 1999 he became the first ever Brazilian player to sign for English club Arsenal, who he signed for ahead of North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur who made numerous offers for the Brazilian.

Team classification in the Tour de France

When Lance Armstrong lost hopes of winning the 2010 Tour de France, he instructed his team mates to keep an eye on their main rivals for the team classification, and his Team RadioShack won the team classification.

The Crown, Bristol

Since the closure of the Eclipse in July 2006 the Crown now rivals the Hatchet as an Alternative pub, which is popular with goths, punks, rockers, metalheads and emos.

The Killer Elite

A final showdown between the Asian rivals takes place aboard a naval vessel on the Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay, California with Locken and Mac involved in the fray and confronting Collis one last time.

Tiocfaidh ár lá

It was established in 1991, at which time Celtic was enduring a period of prolonged inferiority to Rangers F.C., their Old Firm rivals, giving the sense of "our day will come" an extra resonance.

Tom Stanton

Most recently, Stanton wrote Ty and The Babe, about the relationship between baseball icons Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, longtime rivals who became friends in retirement.

Tony Windless

The following season, which saw another him elected to another All-Star game appearance, Tony helped Towers to another Trophy win and a victorious Playoff run, beating fierce rivals Greater London Leopards 89-88 in an intense Wembley final.

Triple 8

The group were promoted as the British equivalent of 'N Sync, and rivals to manufactured boy bands, such as Westlife and A1.

Vince Fawcett

Vince Fawcett's form alerted Parramatta Eels where he enjoyed a successful short stint in 1995 where he is best remembered for a match-winning performance against big rivals Sydney Bulldogs, as his two tries helped the Parramatta Eels register a shock win.

Wycombe Tigers Youth FC

The Tigers good fortune continued throughout the season, as they registered wins against rivals Hazlemere Sports (beating them 2-5 in the league), Chesham, AFCL Youth, Haddenham Youth Colts, and Penn and Tylers Green U16s.

Young's Bluecrest

The acquisition of the UK-based Findus operations from EQT Partners in January 2006 boosted Young's total sales to an estimated £1 billion ($1.7 billion), confirming the company's position as the leader in the UK frozen fish sector, having surpassed rivals Bird's Eye, owned by Permira.

Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jorge Solis

The Mexican was overwhelmed by a combination of quickness (hands and feet) and punching power that rivals another of Solis’ elite opponents, Manny Pacquiao, who had some trouble with Solis before stopping him in eight rounds in a junior lightweight bout in 2007.


see also

2006 College Football All-America Team

The 2006 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, ESPN, College Football News, Rivals.com, and Scout.com.

Adrian Klemm

Following the 2010 season, Klemm was named the top non-BCS AQ Recruiter in the nation by Rivals.com, and was further recognized by the outlet as one of the top 25 recruiters in the country overall.

Amini Silatolu

Despite his accomplishments, Silatolu was regarded as only a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.

Aqib Talib

For his efforts, Talib was named all-Big 12 Honorable Mention by the conference coaches, the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a freshman all-American by Rivals.com.

Brodrick Bunkley

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Bunkley was ranked as the No. 22 defensive tackle nation-wide, in a class that was highlighted by Haloti Ngata, Rodrique Wright, and Gabe Watson.

Casey Dick

A limited amount of competition was expected from redshirt freshman Nathan Dick, Casey's brother, and incoming freshman Tyler Wilson, a Rivals.com four-star prospect.

Darnell Bing

He was a part of a Poly team that had an unprecedented five players ranked in the top 100 in the nation according to Rivals.com: tight end Marcedes Lewis, offensive tackle Winston Justice, defensive tackle Manuel Wright, running back Hershel Dennis and himself.

Derrick Walton

At the time, he was ranked 77th, 88th and 92nd in the class of 2013 according to Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com, respectively.

Greg Orton

He was ranked as the No. 19 wide receiver in nation by SuperPrep as well as the No. 53 wide receiver in nation and the No. 21 player in Ohio by Rivals.com.

Kyle Burkhart

In 2009: (Sr.): Started in all 12 games at left tackle, earning Honorable Mention All-Conference USA by coaches and 1st Team All-Conference USA by Phil Steele as well as Rivals Publications...

Preston Parker

Rivals.com and Phil Steele awarded him All-ACC second team honors as a wide receiver.

Ryan Clady

Rated only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was not ranked among the nation's top offensive tackle prospects.

Sam McGrew

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, McGrew was ranked the No. 15 inside linebacker in his class, behind (among others) eventual FSU teammates A. J. Nicholson and Buster Davis.

Travis Swanson

Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Swanson was ranked as the No. 73 offensive tackle prospect in the class of 2009, which was highlighted by D. J. Fluker and Mason Walters.

William Vlachos

Originally a guard, Vlachos was a three-star prospect out of high school, ranked 19th nationally by Rivals.com, 16th in the state of Alabama by Scout.com and 15th in Alabama by the Mobile Press-Register.

Zach Banner

Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was ranked as the No. 2 offensive tackle in his class, behind only D. J. Humphries.