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What's The Biggest College Football Rivalry?

  • Sure sign you're a douche: bringing graduation rates to a football argument. Any college fb fan who wouldn't trade a 60% grad rate for a crystal trophy needs to be boat oar'd in the face.

    Bama's grad rate was 75%, considered very good by national standards.

    Bama-Auburn is easily the best rivalry in football FOR THE FANS, but right now Bama-LSU is the best rivalry in college sports.

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  • buckeye_mikey69 said...

    Now go back and count how many times one of those teams (tOSU or UM) had it's perfect season ruined and was kept from the national championship game because its only loss was to its archrival during the final week of the regular season. That's why it's the biggest rivalry in college football.

    That's just an excuse everyone knows OSU and Michigan go to Big time bowl games to die, see 06 you guys were both undefeated headed against each other and both got your doors blown off in your bowl games.

    This post was edited by jmsmooth33 on 11/21/2012 at 12:38 PM

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  • VaHorn said...

    The same can be said for Texas/OU. The only difference is that the winning team often goes on to win a MNC. Two top teams in the same year makes for a better rivalry. That is why every national poll puts Texas/OU ahead of Michigan/Ohio St.

    Show me these actual "national polls" (from reputable sources) that says Texas/OU > Ohio State/UM. And note that the Dallas Observer and Bleacher Report doesn't count.
    I've got a couple and they're reknowned sports sources.

    http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/lists/Greatest-rivalries-in-sports#tab=photo-title=Soccer%253A+Real+Madrid+vs.+Barcelona&photo=29720159

    http://espn.go.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html

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  • Bottom line is this: Auburn-Alabama fans don't care about Michigan-Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State fans don't care about Texas-OU, Texas-OU fans don't care about USC-ND, etc, etc, bc rivalries typically only matter to the two teams involved. I don't give a rat's fat ass about the Celtics-Lakers or Yankees-Red Sox. I'm not a fan of either team.

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  • buckeye_mikey69 said...

    Show me these actual "national polls" (from reputable sources) that says Texas/OU > Ohio State/UM. And note that the Dallas Observer and Bleacher Report doesn't count. I've got a couple and they're reknowned sports sources.

    http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/lists/Greatest-rivalries-in-sports#tab=photo-title=Soccer%253A+Real+Madrid+vs.+Barcelona&photo=29720159

    http://espn.go.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html

    Who cares what polls say UM has 1/2 NC in 50 years and OSU has 1 NC in 40 years... that pretty much says its all...

    jmsmooth33

  • jmsmooth33 said...

    That's just an excuse everyone knows OSU and Michigan go to Big time bowl games to die, see 05 you guys were both undefeated headed against each other and both got your doors blown off in your bowl games.

    That was 06

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  • scinsc5 said...

    That was 06

    Yeah i know i typed the wrong number, I'm just sayin if you guys don't win NC i can't give you the best rivalry; the winner of the Auburn Alabama game has gone on to win the NC 3 st8 years..

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  • When i was younger OSU And UM was amazing, Joe germaine katzenmoyer, nai'll diggs david steroid boston but now its fallen off..

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  • jmsmooth33 said...

    That's just an excuse everyone knows OSU and Michigan go to Big time bowl games to die, see 05 you guys were both undefeated headed against each other and both got your doors blown off in your bowl games.

    that was 06.....

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  • jmsmooth33 said...

    No flame but OSU and UM have a combined 1 1/2 titles in 40 years don't understand how that can be a bigger rivalry on a national scene than Auburn vs. Alabama or FSU vs. UF. I understand locally it's the biggest rivalry but nationally it doesn't have the appeal it once did..

    I believe 10 perfect seasons have been ruined in the game total

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  • jmsmooth33 said...

    Yeah i know i typed the wrong number, I'm just sayin if you guys don't win NC i can't give you the best rivalry; the winner of the Auburn Alabama game has gone on to win the NC 3 st8 years..

    Okay...and that'll be Auburn's only national title for quite a while. Every year besides that has been Bama destroying a mediocre Auburn team. And before Saban, it was Auburn destroying terrible Bama teams.

    This post was edited by UMWolverines on 11/21/2012 at 12:50 PM

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  • UMWolverines said...

    I believe 10 perfect seasons have been ruined in the game total

    I have a counter statement Aub vs. Alabama met in the past 3 years the winner of that game also won the NC and he could also happen for the 4th year in the row..

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  • jmsmooth33 said...

    I have a counter statement Aub vs. Alabama met in the past 3 years the winner of that game also won the NC and he could also happen for the 4th year in the row..

    What that shows is the better teams wins.

    In a rivalry the better team doesn't always win. There are historic upsets and dream seasons are ruined.

    That's a big part of what makes a rivalry great.

    This post was edited by devidee on 11/21/2012 at 1:36 PM

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  • UMWolverines said...

    Okay...and that'll be Auburn's only national title for quite a while. Every year besides that has been Bama destroying a mediocre Auburn team.

    Auburn is 7-3 against Alabama in the past 10 and the Crimson tide only edge Auburn 41-34 overall..

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  • jmsmooth33 said...

    Auburn is 7-3 against Alabama in the past 10 and the Crimson tide only edge Auburn 41-34 overall..

    Bama wasn't even mediocre before Saban....they were terrible.

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  • UMWolverines said...

    Bama wasn't even mediocre before Saban....they were terrible.

    IF Michigan was Alabamas rival they wouldn't beat Bama either so your tryin to tell me that if Bama and Michigan were the biggest rivals the score of that Alabama and Michigan would be different?

    This post was edited by jmsmooth33 on 11/21/2012 at 12:54 PM

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  • devidee said...

    What that show is the better teams wins.

    In a rivalry the better team doesn't always win. There are historic upsets and dream seasons are ruined.

    That's a big part of what makes a rivalry great.

    There's another word for that it's called choking..

    jmsmooth33

  • jmsmooth33 said...

    IF Michigan was Alabamas rival they wouldn't beat Bama either so your tryin to tell me that if Bama and Michigan were the biggest rivals the score of that Alabama and Michigan would be different?

    Lol wut

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  • jmsmooth33 said...

    There's another word for that it's called choking..

    You obviously don't understand a rivalry.

    Not shocking coming from a "new money" guy.

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  • UMWolverines said...

    Lol wut

    You guys said that the reason why your team hasn't won a NC game is bc of the rivalry, therefore using that same logic If Alabama was Michigans biggest rival the score of this year's game would be different...

    This post was edited by jmsmooth33 on 11/21/2012 at 1:44 PM

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  • UMWolverines said...

    Bama wasn't even mediocre before Saban....they were terrible.

    I don't know about that. We weren't world beaters every year, but during our worst two decades we still managed a lot and a NC each one.

    90's:

    1991: 11-1
    1992- 13-0 National Champions, SEC champions, SEC West Champs
    1994- 12-1 Undefeated regular Season; SEC West Champs
    1996- 10-3 SEC West Champs
    1999- 10-3 SEC West Champs

    5- 10 wins seasons
    1- undefeated regular season
    1- NC
    1- SECC
    4- SEC West Championships

    2000's (worst decade in Bama History):

    2002- 10-3 (Would have won the SEC but were ineligible)
    2005- 10-2
    2008- 12-2 SEC East Champs, Undefeated Regular Season, Heisman
    2009- 14-0 SEC Champions, SEC East Champs, National Champions, Undefeated Regular Season
    2010- 10-3

    5- 10 win seasons
    2- undefeated regular seasons
    1- NC
    1- SECC
    3- 3 or 4 SEC West Championships
    1- Heisman

    2010's:

    2011- 12-1 SEC West Champs, National Champions
    2012- TBD

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  • blue2468 said...

    [insertyourteamsrivalhere]

    The civilized world..

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  • 92DT said...

    Sure sign you're a douche: bringing graduation rates to a football argument. Any college fb fan who wouldn't trade a 60% grad rate for a crystal trophy needs to be boat oar'd in the face.

    Bama's grad rate was 75%, considered very good by national standards.

    Bama-Auburn is easily the best rivalry in football FOR THE FANS, but right now Bama-LSU is the best rivalry in college sports.

    Two years of it being an important game on the schedule doesn't make it rivalry...rivalries are border wars or in-state wars that have historical meaning.

    UMWolverines

  • Weedline said...

    I don't know about that. We weren't world beaters every year, but during our worst two decades we still managed a lot and a NC each one.

    90's:

    1991: 11-1 1992- 13-0 National Champions, SEC champions, SEC West Champs 1994- 12-1 Undefeated regular Season; SEC West Champs 1996- 10-3 SEC West Champs 1999- 10-3 SEC West Champs

    5- 10 wins seasons 1- undefeated regular season 1- NC 1- SECC 4- SEC West Championships

    2000's (worst decade in Bama History):

    2002- 10-3 (Would have won the SEC but were ineligible) 2005- 10-2 2008- 12-2 SEC East Champs, Undefeated Regular Season, Heisman 2009- 14-0 SEC Champions, SEC East Champs, National Champions, Undefeated Regular Season 2010- 10-3

    5- 10 win seasons 2- undefeated regular seasons 1- NC 1- SECC 3- 3 or 4 SEC West Championships 1- Heisman

    2010's:

    2011- 12-1 SEC West Champs, National Champions 2012- TBD

    I was talking more about the early 2000s when Tubberville coached Auburn. I know you guys were pretty good in the 90s

    UMWolverines

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