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SMU's five biggest rivalries: The Battle for the Iron Skillet still reigns supreme

SMU has built a handful of rivalries over the last decade. Here is a look at the top five.

SMU vs. TCU (Football)

The Battle for the Iron Skillet is by far the biggest rivalry of all when it comes to SMU athletics. The winner of the game literally receives an iron skillet. Why? Legend has it that during pre-game festivities, an SMU fan was frying frog legs as a joke before the game. A TCU fan saw this and told him that eating the frog legs was going too far and that they should let the game decide who would get the skillet and the frog legs.