Best college football rivalry?

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

Michigan-Ohio St.
Okla-Tex
FSU-FLA
Ala-Auburn
UCLA-USC
other?

[veteran_for_peace]

1. GO BUCKS!!!

As a die hard Buckeye. I would have to say Ohio State-Michigan.

[Tempest]

2. Agree 100%

The only other one that comes close, but is still a distant second, is USC-UCLA or Georgia-Florida State.

[noonwitch]

3. Michigan v Ohio State

My sister, an MSU alum, can never understand that this is a much bigger rivalry than Michigan vs MSU.

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

7. Thats because Ohst-Mich normally decides who gets the big10 crown..n/t

[Mistress Quickly]

4. GA v. Fla

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

5. OH YEAH...people forgetwhat a rivalry that one is...

don't they call it the world's biggest cocktail party or something along those lines?

edit: I guess I should say people who aren't from that area of the country forget what a rivalry that one is.

[Mistress Quickly]

8. That would be the one

here's a neat page of football rivalries:

http://www.1122productions.com/rivalries/f.html

[arwalden]

11. FL/GA... Definitely!

Gooooooooooo Gators!

[Mistress Quickly]

16. booo

Gooo-oo-ooo Dawgs, sic 'em woof woof woof








That sure does look silly in print, lol

[dr.strangelove]

6. Everyone thinks theirs is the best?

I'm a Duck, and the Oregon v. Oregon State game literally shuts down the state for the day.
Is this the best rivalry, probably not to people from Michigan, Texas Florida, Bama or SoCal.

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

9. Usually they have crappy teams...but lately both have had good ones..n/t

[dr.strangelove]

28. Its been awhile since both have had "crappy" teams

There has been only one year in teh past 20 (1991) when both teams were bad in the same year. In the last 15 years the Ducks have missed Bowl games 7 times, and they were back in the late 80s and 1991. Also, if those seasons were plyed today in the age of 30+ bowl games, the Ducks would have made a bowl game for 18 out of those 20 seasons (1987 and 1991 they sucked) I'll grant you the 70s and early 80s were not great for the Ducks, but they broke .500 almost half the time. That was all pre-nike too. When the Big-Ten ruled the NCAA, Oregon had no team booster to compete. Now that they have an equal source of alumni funding, they compete every year for Rose Bowl and have been in the national title race each year.

I'll grant you that the Beavers have not been successful until the last 6 years.

Regardless of their team records, that game has been closing schools, courts, banks and whole towns for decades. It is the most anticipated annual event for millions of Oregonians and Duck and Beaver alum in other states (myself included).

Most Duck alum would rather lose the national championship then lose to Oregon State. That is the defining characteristic of a grweat rivalry.

[mrboba1]

10. Wolverines-Buckeyes

No doubt.

And I am in ACC country...

[Terran]

12. Cal-Snodfart

Oh, I meant to write Cal-Stanford.

Go Bears!!

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

14. Run over the band member with no time left on the clock for TD! n/t

[Terran]

17. I was there.

Saw it happen. Unparalleled pandemonium.

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

33. I'm not saying you weren't mind you but if everybody who said...

they were at that game WERE actually at that game the stadium would have to hold 400,000 people.

[Terran]

44. You're probably right

But seriously, Class of '81, MA 1983. I was there. :) And I never missed a game as an undergrad. Saw Cal beat USC my freshman year (1977), that was cool too, great game.

[RivetJoint]

13. Having spent 4 months in Alabama during football season

there is NOTHING like Auburn-Alabama

Seriously, when one moves down there, the locals ask two questions:

1. What church you go to?
2. Who ya fer?

[phillybri]

15. Michigan-Ohio State

That's the beginning and end of that argument...

[bif]

22. Mich-Ohio State is the one

n/t

[11 Bravo]

18. Army-Navy.

Nothing else comes close.

[RivetJoint]

19. Maybe they'll even get real football teams...

[11 Bravo]

20. Navy has one.

Army is another story.

[carpetbagger]

45. It's the only rivalry that's interesting when the teams are 3-8.

If Michigan and OSU, FSU and FL, Alabama and Auburn, GA and GT, OK and NE, or USC and UCLA had losing seasons, nobody would care about the game except for the diehards who care about every game.

Army-Navy is different.

[RT Atlanta]

21. UA v. AU

It has lost some luster the past 8-9 years, especially regarding national (hell even conference) implications, but this one is hands down the most aggressive and bitter one in the country 365/24/7

War Eagle!

[lazarus]

25. Roll Tide!

As the poster above said, "Who ya for?" is one of the first questions asked in Alabama.

For those who think their rivalry is greater, how many shootings do you have over the game every year?

[DoctorBombay]

46. Agree, Alabama-Auburn

From my years of watching college football, and from what I hear from those who have followed it for even longer, the Iron Bowl is by far the most intense.

On edit: the other candidates:

Michigan-Ohio St. I'm married to a Buck and I lived in MI for a time. Some Michigan fans consider Michigan State their biggest rival. A couple misguided ones think it's Notre Dame. The intensity has to be there from both sides, and it's not here completely.

Florida-Georgia. Same here. UF has Fla. State, UGa has Georgia Tech.

Army-Navy. Awesome game to watch, great intensity, but the *hatred* only lasts three hours.

USC-UCLA- WAY too laid back! (I'm a Bruin fan)

Texas-Texas A&M- very underrated, in state, but UT has the Oklahoma factor that just picks away at it.

But Alabama-Auburn is all out hatred 100% from each side. Also, in a state with no professional teams in any sport, this gets all the focus.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

23. OSU vs. "That Team Up North"

If I don't say their name, don't think that I'm going to type it!

[cmd]

27. O...H...

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

39. I...O!

[sasquatch]

42. I...O!!

:yourock:

[Magrittes Pipe]

36. This one?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=1592547&mesg_id=1592551

:grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr:

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

41. Gonna come and clean off my monitor?

There's a little bit of coffee on it right now! I don't think I've ever heard them called that, and I'm almost certain that their marching band couldn't spell it.

[Champ]

24. Personally...

Arizona State vs Arizona is the best rivalry for me personally

But imo the best rivalry is probaly Alabama vs Auburn, it's usually a hard fought game down to the wire.

[underpants]

26. COLLEGE FOOTBALL- NORTH VS. SOUTH

WOMEN'S ACCESSORIES
North: Chap stick in back pocket and a $20 bill in the front pocket.
South: Louis Vuitton duffel with two lipsticks, water-proof mascara, and a fifth of bourbon. Money not necessary that's what dates are for.

STADIUM SIZE
North: College football stadiums hold 20,000 people.
South: High School football stadiums hold 20,000 people.

FATHERS
North: Expect their daughters to understand Sylvia Plath
South: Expect their daughters to understand pass interference.

CAMPUS DECOR
North: Statues of founding fathers.
South: Statues of Heisman Trophy winners.

HOMECOMING QUEEN
North: Also a physics major.
South: Also Miss USA

HEROES
North: Mario Cuomo
South: Paul "Bear" Bryant, Steve Spurrier, Vince Dooley

GETTING TICKETS
North: 5 days before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus and purchase tickets.
South: 5 months before the game walk into the ticket office on campus and put name on waiting list for tickets.

FRIDAY CLASSES AFTER A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME
North: Students and teacher are not sure if they are going to the game, because they have classes on Friday.
South: Teachers cancel Friday classes because they don't want to see the few hung over students that might actually make it to class.

PARKING
North: An hour before game time the University open the campus for game parking.
South: RV's sporting their school flags begin arriving on Wednesday for the weekend festivities. The really faithful arrive on Tuesday.

GAME DAY
North: A few students party in the dorm and watch ESPN on TV.
South: Every student wakes up, has a beer for breakfast and rushes over to where ESPN is broadcasting "Game Day Live" to get on camera and wave to the idiots up North who wonder why "Game Day Live" is never broadcast from their campus.

TAILGATING
North: Raw meat on a grill, beer with lime in it, listening to local radio station with truck tailgate down.
South: 30-foot custom pig-shaped smoker fires up at dawn. Cooking accompanied by live performance by "David Allen Coe," who comes over during breaks and asks for a hit off bottle of bourbon.

GETTING TO THE STADIUM
North: You ask "Where's the stadium?". When you find it, you walk right in.
South: When you're near it, you'll hear it. On game day it becomes the state's fifth largest city.

CONCESSIONS
North: Drinks served in a paper cup, filled to the top with soda.
South: Drinks served in a plastic cup with the home team's mascot on it, filled less than halfway with soda, to ensure enough room for bourbon.

WHEN NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYED
North: Stands are less than half full, and less than half of them stand up.
South: 100,000 fans, all standing, sing along in perfect 3-part harmony.

THE SMELL IN THE AIR AFTER THE FIRST SCORE
North: Nothing changes.
South: Fireworks, with a touch of bourbon.

COMMENTARY (MALE)
North: "Nice play."
South: "Dammit, you slow sumbitch - tackle him and break his legs!!"

COMMENTARY (FEMALE)
North: "My, this certainly is a violent sport."
South: "Dammit, you slow sumbitch - tackle him and break his legs!!"

RADIO ANNOUNCERS
North: Neutral and paid.
South: Announcers are colorful and make no apologies of who they're rooting for.

AFTER THE GAME
North: The stadium is empty way before the game ends.
South: Another rack of ribs goes on the smoker. While somebody goes to the nearest package store for more bourbon, planning begins for next week's game.

[Champ]

29. lol

Especially the Male/Female commentary parts.

[Endangered Specie]

30. the German Invaders vs the Poland 39ers

;)

[UrbScotty]

31. MICHIGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Padraig18]

32. Illinois vs. Michigan

ALWAYS a good game!

:)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

34. Probably MI/OSU, but Notre Dame/USC has gotta be up there,

though I'll admit it's lost its lustre in recent years...

Miami/Fla State also.

[RedEarth]

35. OU-TX

[gratuitous]

37. Linfield-Pacific Lutheran, no doubt

Always a slobber-knocker, almost always a game with national playoff implications.

And NOOOOOOOO athletic scholarships! True football, the only way it is meant to be played.

[maveric]

38. San Diego State and BYU.

Just kidding.

[SmileyBoy]

40. Used to be North Dakota State/North Dakota.

Now it's North Dakota State/South Dakota State.

At least in I-AA football, it is.

[sasquatch]

48. That's a surprisingly big rivalry

[KamaAina]

43. Yale-Harvard

known simply as "The Game".

Old-time Yale coach Tad Jones: "Gentlemen, you are about to play Harvard in football. Never again in your whole life will you do anything so important."

http://www.the-game.org/history-pudgeheffelfinger.htm

[MrScorpio]

47. The Big Three

Mich - Ohio State
Mich - Mich St
Mich - Notre Dame

GO BLUE!!!

[Elwood P Dowd]

49. Auburn-Alabama is the most intense and hateful.

When you ask other professional athletes who show up on the sidelines for that game, they will tell you it's the most intense they've ever seen. Talk to CBS or ESPN sideline announcers. They will tell you the same thing. The games haven't been that great the last couple of years though.

The crowd noise can also be deafening. You have 87,000 people screaming on every play. There are no professional sports in Alabama, so this game is talked about just about every day on the am sports talk shows. People have been shot and killed over this game. Better watch who you piss off.

Bo Jackson once gained almost 300 yards rushing in the 83 game. I saw an Auburn defensive end almost decapitate Joe Namath in the 63 game. A tornado came by the stadium one year, and they kept on playing. Some people were paying over $1,000 a ticket for the 89 game.

[Ohio Dem]

50. OSU/michigan

Duh!

[WindRavenX]

51. Boston College vs Notre Dame

Also known as the battle of Catholic jocks :evilgrin:
Screw you ND!!!!!!

[argyl]

52. For sheer intensity it's Alabama vs. Auburn.All others are #2.

[SmileyBoy]

54. I don't know. NDSU and UND used to HATE each other.

Now that NDSU is DI, it's no longer a rivalry. (I'm an NDSU student, BTW) UND may have won the last football game between the two schools, but ultimately, NDSU has won the overall rivalry war. Lemme explain:

NDSU/UND was more than just an athletics rivalry. It was a pissing match among the two universities to see who would be recognized as more of the flagship university of the state. The two universities as a whole HATED each other. Grand Forks could not STAND playing second (and later third) fiddle to Fargo as the top city in the state, so they used the power of their University to gain influence.

And the ND board of higher education was stuck in the middle of this whole thing through many decades. UND has seriously tried to thwart NDSU's efforts in obtaining doctoral and masters programs throughout the years. GF cannot STAND the fact that Fargo is the top city in the state, and as a result, has tried in the past to keep NDSU down to a lower level than their university.

The football rivalry was just one way of expressing the absolute HATRED the two schools have for each other. UND for its jealousy of Fargo, and NDSU for UND trying to hold back NDSU for many decades.

[TransitJohn]

53. Wyoming-Colorado State

Oldest interstate rivalry west of Mississippi.



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