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Best SEC rivalries that are no longer played annually
Posted on 6/2/17 at 12:10 am
Posted on 6/2/17 at 12:10 am
Title says it. What are some of your favorites? All of the recent talk about Auburn wanting to move East has gotten me to brainstorming.
As a Gator fan I'm of course going to be biased, but I mourn the loss of our series with Auburn. The Auburn-Florida rivalry was one of the SEC's great games and losing it in 2002 was a damn shame. LSU vs. Florida is always a big game and I look forward to it every year, but there's no denying that our two teams aren't exactly rivals.
I understand that LSU fans harbor a lot of resentment toward us because of what happened last season (and I can't really blame you guys for being pissed off about it), but while it was a step toward making the game more personal we're still a long ways away from being real rivals. I have a lot of respect for LSU's program and for the fans and I think that once LSU fans' ire toward our program simmers down that most Tiger fans should feel the same way about us. There are bad apples on each side and there's no shortage of dicktastic Gator fans but overall I think there's a mutual respect there at least once you get off the message boards.
Aggie, Arky, Mizzou, Cocks: feel free to discuss some of your rivalries that were lost when you joined the conference!
ETA: I wanted to clarify that I didn't necessarily mean just games between two SEC teams, just rivalry games between an SEC school and any other school that have been lost to time and circumstance.
As a Gator fan I'm of course going to be biased, but I mourn the loss of our series with Auburn. The Auburn-Florida rivalry was one of the SEC's great games and losing it in 2002 was a damn shame. LSU vs. Florida is always a big game and I look forward to it every year, but there's no denying that our two teams aren't exactly rivals.
I understand that LSU fans harbor a lot of resentment toward us because of what happened last season (and I can't really blame you guys for being pissed off about it), but while it was a step toward making the game more personal we're still a long ways away from being real rivals. I have a lot of respect for LSU's program and for the fans and I think that once LSU fans' ire toward our program simmers down that most Tiger fans should feel the same way about us. There are bad apples on each side and there's no shortage of dicktastic Gator fans but overall I think there's a mutual respect there at least once you get off the message boards.
Aggie, Arky, Mizzou, Cocks: feel free to discuss some of your rivalries that were lost when you joined the conference!
ETA: I wanted to clarify that I didn't necessarily mean just games between two SEC teams, just rivalry games between an SEC school and any other school that have been lost to time and circumstance.
This post was edited on 6/2/17 at 12:39 am
Posted on 6/2/17 at 12:25 am to The muffintime
Auburn vs UF
Auburn vs UT
Auburn vs SCar
Auburn vs Vandy
Auburn vs UK
Auburn vs UT
Auburn vs SCar
Auburn vs Vandy
Auburn vs UK
Posted on 6/2/17 at 12:28 am to Weagle25
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Auburn vs UF
Auburn vs UT
Auburn vs SCar
Auburn vs Vandy
Auburn vs UK
Posted on 6/2/17 at 12:33 am to Weagle25
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Auburn vs UF
Auburn vs UT
Auburn vs SCar
Auburn vs Vandy
Auburn vs UK
Looks agenda driven but I just can't put my finger on it as to why...
This post was edited on 6/2/17 at 1:44 am
Posted on 6/2/17 at 12:35 am to Weagle25
quote:I see what you did there.
Auburn vs UF
Auburn vs UT
Auburn vs SCar
Auburn vs Vandy
Auburn vs UK
Posted on 6/2/17 at 12:54 am to The muffintime
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I see what you did there.
Oh did I do something??
Posted on 6/2/17 at 1:28 am to The muffintime
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Aggie, Arky, Mizzou, Cocks: feel free to discuss some of your rivalries that were lost when you joined the conference!
We didn't lose any rivalries. A rivalry is based on mutual respect, and the relationship between certain schools and A&M was parasitic.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 1:30 am to The muffintime
I don't necessarily care about getting downvoted per se, but I would like to know what the people who downvoted my first post disliked about it. Share your opinions, guys! Don't leave me guessing.
Now just like with every other post that mentions downvotes, let the red arrows rain down upon me and my wretched soul! I hope some of you will share, though. I truly would like to hear your perspectives!
I'll even give myself the first downvote!
ETA:
Now just like with every other post that mentions downvotes, let the red arrows rain down upon me and my wretched soul! I hope some of you will share, though. I truly would like to hear your perspectives!
I'll even give myself the first downvote!
ETA:
quote:I assume that you are referring at least in large part to Texas. The way the Longhorns exploit the rest of the Big 12 is pretty awful.
We didn't lose any rivalries. A rivalry is based on mutual respect, and the relationship between certain schools and A&M was parasitic.
This post was edited on 6/2/17 at 1:34 am
Posted on 6/2/17 at 1:42 am to The muffintime
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I don't necessarily care about getting downvoted per se, but I would like to know what the people who downvoted my first post disliked about it. Share your opinions, guys! Don't leave me guessing.
People on this site downvote in mysterious ways. I don't think I've ever seen another site where downvotes were so prevalently applied to innocuous topics and posts. It's also the only place where I've seen trolls downvote every post in a thread and even in every post in every thread on the main page which has happened a few times.
That said, if I had to guess. I'd guess that the OP got dv'd because some people thought this was some crypto-trolling attempt about Auburn's desire to move to the East.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 1:52 am to The muffintime
Thanks. I just wish the craziness of tRant wasn't so addictive. I'd probably get more work done.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 1:58 am to The muffintime
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The Auburn-Florida rivalry was one of the SEC's great games and losing it in 2002 was a damn shame.
I have been saying that for years. Some of the greatest SEC games/finishes were from that series.
Hopefully the SEC will figure out a way to get Auburn to the East. As has been said ad nauseam.........Auburn's only natural rival in the West is bama. The East has UGA, UF, and UT. I would hate losing LSU, but Auburn belonged in the East during the 1990 expansion. This is long overdue.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 2:05 am to Prof
quote:yeah man. For all of its faults the rant is truly one of a kind and I'm glad I found it. I really think some people actually think that down voting somebody will ruin their day somehow. Down and up votes are almost a secondary means of communication on this board.
Thanks. I just wish the craziness of tRant wasn't so addictive. I'd probably get more work done.
Back on topic, I would absolutely love it if we could get Auburn back on our schedule every year. How awesome would it be to play Auburn, Tennessee, and Georgia every year again? The TSIO is a historic and super important game that I would never wish away but I do bemoan its effect on our schedule.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:14 am to The muffintime
Florida vs. Auburn is probably the best overall rivalry that was lost thanks to expansion/realignment.
If you want to count non-conference games
A&M vs. Texas
Missouri vs. Kansas
it's criminal these games don't take place.
If you want to count non-conference games
A&M vs. Texas
Missouri vs. Kansas
it's criminal these games don't take place.
Posted on 6/2/17 at 6:19 am to The muffintime
Along with having "amen corner" - UF, UGA, & Bama, I also miss the AU- Ga Tech rivalry. Even now we've played them more than most of the other SEC teams.
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