Here are 10 of the hottest rivalries of the 2009 season

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They might be fought neck-and-neck every year, with the bragging rights trading hands perennially. They also might go five, ten, even twenty years in favor of a dominant team, with the bad blood lying dormant the whole time.But as soon as that underdog wins, the animosity is rekindled, the vitriol flows, and hope that the balance will shift springs anew.While my favorite rivalry struggles through one-sided dominance, I'd like to look at other rivalriessome entirely new, some that go way backwith this sense of newfound hope.Some of these games have played out already, while others have yet to be decided.Here are 10 of the hottest rivalries of the 2009 season.. After six years of dominance, suddenly the Michigan Wolverines find themselves on consecutive losing ends in the annual fight for the Paul Bunyan Trophy.Back-to-back losses to the Spartans have rejuvenated Spartan recruiting in-state and resparked the vitriol between the two rival programs.Last year, the Spartans beat the Wolverines and celebrated in the Big House for the first time since 1990.This year, the loss to the Spartans precipitated the Wolverines' five-game conference free-fall and was the first back-to-back victory for the Spartans since 1967.The consensus among close observers was that the Spartans had prepared immensely for Rich Rodriguez's spread attack, almost to the exclusion of all other preparation.But Michigan State fans won't complain Beating Big Blue is sometimes better than a winning season. This year, they might get to have both.Next year, Rich Rodriguez's Wolverines will have to show they're serious about their in-state brethren, or risk losing more ground in the state.. This was already a fine rivalry for those in the know, though until recently it hadn't had the Pac-10 title implications it now has.Last year, the Ducks played spoiler to the Beavers' Rose Bowl hopes by running up 694 yards and 65 total points in Corvallis.