Best Rivalries

[jiggafini19]

I think we had a thread like this last year, but with so many new Domers on the site, I'm starting it back up. Picked up a USA Today special edition of College Football's Hottest Rivalries ($4.95) and got to thinking. It's that time of year anyway.

Here are Jigga's favorite 5 that don't involve ND. It's ND vs. the World anyway.

1. Ohio State-Michigan
2. Auburn-Alabama
3. Army-Navy
4. Miami-Florida State
5. Florida-Georgia

Second Five:

Texas-Texas A&M
Florida-Florida State
Alabama-Tennessee
West Virginia-Pitt
Ole Miss-Mississippi State

 

[bigdon]

I think we had a thread like this last year, but with so many new Domers on the site, I'm starting it back up. Picked up a USA Today special edition of College Football's Hottest Rivalries ($4.95) and got to thinking. It's that time of year anyway.

Here are Jigga's favorite 5 that don't involve ND. It's ND vs. the World anyway.

1. Ohio State-Michigan
2. Auburn-Alabama
3. Army-Navy
4. Miami-Florida State
5. Florida-Georgia

Second Five:

Texas-Texas A&M
Florida-Florida State
Alabama-Tennessee
West Virginia-Pitt
Ole Miss-Mississippi State

Jiggs, you're going to get a lot of imput on this one. I'll accept your opinion but isn't it odd that there are NO PAC 10 teams and 7 of the 10 are in the South?

 

[Domer95]

Jiggs, you're going to get a lot of imput on this one. I'll accept your opinion but isn't it odd that there are NO PAC 10 teams and 7 of the 10 are in the South?

While nationally, these four aren't big, they certainly are BIG rivals..

Stanford-Cal
U Drubbed - Wazzou
Oregon - Criminals
UCLA - Spoiled Children

 

[Rip Rap]

I watch the Texas/Texas A&M game every year (comes from going to highschool in Texas) and Army/Navy. I have a tendancy to watch Florida/Florida State and the Ivy League championship. Otherwise, I could generally care less.

 

[jiggafini19]

Jiggs, you're going to get a lot of imput on this one. I'll accept your opinion but isn't it odd that there are NO PAC 10 teams and 7 of the 10 are in the South?

As many of you might have guessed, I'm not much of a Pac Ten fan for two reasons:

After drinking all day on Saturday, I can't stay up that late to watch them play some of those games.

2, due to my defensive bias, I simply can't stand to watch those teams try to play defense. Per capita, the WORST pass defenses anywhere in the world.

 

[Irish Envy]

Are we simply talking college football rivalries?

 

[jiggafini19]

Are we simply talking college football rivalries?

Yes.

 

[Irish Envy]

Well, here are a couple pretty nice rivalries that don't really attract national spotlight, but they are big in the regional areas:

• Purdue vs. IU - Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket. This is a pretty nasty game and the tailgating generally gets pretty intense, too. Have had the opportunity to attend a couple of these.

• Oregon vs. Oregan state has "The Civil War" and it always is a good game. I do believe it is one of the oldest rivalries out there.

• Yale vs. Harvard - Don't know much about it, but I always hear about it when college football rivalries are mentioned.

• Washington vs. Washington State - Another "Cival War" type of rivalry has had some really, really good games over the years. When I lived in Washington back in the early 90s, I had an opportunity to attend one at Wazzu and it was an amazing game. That's when the Huskies were National Championship contenders and the Cougs had Drew Bledsoe.

• Lehigh vs. Lafayette - What? Just added it because I believe it is the oldest rivalry on the books.

 

[jiggafini19]

I saw Wabash and DePauw once.

It was awesome. Small D-3 schools with a very intense, almost high school- like atmosphere.

My dad and I have decided to see a Harvard-Yale game at some point. It is on the to-do list.

 

[Irish Envy]

I saw Wabash and DePauw once.

It was awesome. Small D-3 schools with a very intense, almost high school- like atmosphere.

My dad and I have decided to see a Harvard-Yale game at some point. It is on the to-do list.

Yep, the Monon Bell game is a biggie. I actually watched a part of it last weekend. It was a very good, close game.

 

[sblxdoc]

1. miami/fl st.
2. mich/ohio st.
3. tenn/florida
4. texas/okl.
5. auburn/bama


notre dame rivalries:

1. nd/mich
2. nd/usc
3. nd/miami
4. nd/fl st.
5. nd/numerous teams

 

[domerfor life]

ND-USC is my favorite now. During the late 90's until now, I have never missed a Miami-FSU game. When both of those teams are good, it is one of the best rivalries in college football. Texas-Okla is great as well, but only when both teams are good which they have been for the last few years. Florida-Georgia is a great rivalry. Of course, OSU-Mich is a great rivalry, but it loses some luster this year because it's for second and not for the title.

 

[jiggafini19]

For you readers out there, check out the book "The 100 Yard War" about the scUm-Ohio State rivalry. A great read.

Natural Enemies is a good one as well. It is the history of the scUM-ND rivalry. I plan on reading it a second time once I get caught up on my reading list.