This is a rivalry that has been brewing for a little while. Even while both teams were in the American Athletic Conference, this was a game both fanbases circled each season. UCF may have had USF as their big rival, but on the football field, this was the game every in the AAC looked forward to.
Now with both teams in the Big 12, it makes the most sense that they would have a natural rivalry with each other. Both fanbases have hatred for each other and love to pick on each other. These are also two programs that are very well-matched and are similar in size.
UCF and Cincinnati already have a hatred for each other, so why not let it grow?