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re: Bigger Rivalry? Michigan and Ohio State or Auburn and Alabama?
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:18 pm to Rhymenoceros
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:18 pm to Rhymenoceros
i have football fan friends in Washington, Miss., Ohio, DC, and Iowa.. All of them watch the iron bowl every year. Only the guy from Ohio is overly concerned about the other game along somewhat with the guy from Iowa.
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Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:18 pm to Rhymenoceros
Michigan vs Ohio State has always been played at noon ET regardless of the teams being ranked #1 and #2 in the nation or if one of the teams are not nationally ranked. It is tradition.
That 2006 game between MI and OSU was one of the highest watched college football games ever.
That 2006 game between MI and OSU was one of the highest watched college football games ever.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:22 pm to sta4ever
Michigan - Ohio State by a landslide.
Those two teams have one, and only one, "true" rival.
Meanwhile, Alabama and Tennessee hold the entire confrence hostage to uphold their supposed "rivalry".
If Bama - Auburn was so freaking big, then Bama fans would not give a damn about preserving the UT rivalry so much.
Either you have one huge rivalry or two average ones. Bama has two average ones in UT and Auburn.
Those two teams have one, and only one, "true" rival.
Meanwhile, Alabama and Tennessee hold the entire confrence hostage to uphold their supposed "rivalry".
If Bama - Auburn was so freaking big, then Bama fans would not give a damn about preserving the UT rivalry so much.
Either you have one huge rivalry or two average ones. Bama has two average ones in UT and Auburn.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:28 pm to northshorebamaman
Meh, I would disagree. They decided they could go on not playing one another.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:33 pm to sta4ever
WGAF?
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:51 pm to Tammany Tom
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Those two teams have one, and only one, "true" rival.
While I agree the answer is tOSU/UM, Michigan certainly has Sparty on the brain(especially after losing however many years in a row to them now). And they did to a lesser extent have ND as a stable rival, but that's over now.
Ohio State does only have Michigan though. PSU seems to consider Ohio State a rival, but it's one sided. I do enjoy our match ups with them as they're comparable to us in just about every way, but Michigan they are not.
This post was edited on 7/4/15 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:51 pm to Tammany Tom
Yeah but you are a fan of LSU, a team who doesn't have a real and true rivalry, and a fan base who doesn't know what a rivalry really is. So you have no real experience in what you are giving an opinion on. So you don't know what in the blue frick you are talking about.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 7:57 pm to BuckeyeFan87
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Ohio State does only have Michigan though. PSU seems to consider Ohio State a rival, but it's one sided. I do enjoy our match ups with them as they're comparable to us in just about every way, but Michigan they are not.
In the SEC version the players are Bama as Ohio State, LSU with Penn State, and Auburn as Michigan.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:03 pm to BuckeyeFan87
I have no problem saying the OSU vs UM rivalry is bigger. Fans outside of the SEC say they enjoy it more so there you have it. I think they're crazy though. No bologna, that game is boring to me. I watch every single football game I possibly can, so therefor I watch "The Game." But nothing about it is grand to me. I'm young, and since I've been old enough to know what is going on, the Iron Bowl has been WAY better, and bigger/more important. That's really all I care about.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:06 pm to ReauxlTide222
For you it certainly would be and will remain. With Michigan on the upswing and Ohio State already there, The Game will be getting a lot more national attention again.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:08 pm to northalabamacracker
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Yeah but you are a fan of LSU, a team who doesn't have a real and true rivalry, and a fan base who doesn't know what a rivalry really is. So you have no real experience in what you are giving an opinion on. So you don't know what in the blue frick you are talking about.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:14 pm to ReauxlTide222
It's all perspective as you say.
Take UGA. rivalries, as a microcosm.
Depending on where you live in the state, the biggest game of the season changes.
North of ATL is generally UT
EAST it has become USC especially in Augusta
West has always been A
In the Atlanta area GT, even though it is usually 1st or 2nd no matter where you live in the state. Macon south is all about the WLOCP, always will be.
So even though the Iron bowl is a great rivalry, the importance changes depending , the state of Alabama basically closes for the game, it's must watch for those in the west, in east it matters but not as much and the channel will change for other games. Nationally , people watch , but it's usually not first choice unless nothing else on matters to you .
Take UGA. rivalries, as a microcosm.
Depending on where you live in the state, the biggest game of the season changes.
North of ATL is generally UT
EAST it has become USC especially in Augusta
West has always been A
In the Atlanta area GT, even though it is usually 1st or 2nd no matter where you live in the state. Macon south is all about the WLOCP, always will be.
So even though the Iron bowl is a great rivalry, the importance changes depending , the state of Alabama basically closes for the game, it's must watch for those in the west, in east it matters but not as much and the channel will change for other games. Nationally , people watch , but it's usually not first choice unless nothing else on matters to you .
Posted on 7/4/15 at 8:22 pm to sta4ever
Michigan Ohio St and it's not close, especially in terms of history.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 9:29 pm to sta4ever
I was at the 2013 Iron Bowl and the 2014 edition of The Game. The Iron Bowl tailgating stared easily before the sun was up. It was 9:00 before I saw anyone on Ohio State's campus and the game started at noon. Take that how you will.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 9:38 pm to jlovel7
That is nothing. Wake me up when people are sleeping in tents on Wednesday night already and having players bring pizza to feed the people sleeping in the tents.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 9:45 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Your trashy arse will be humiliated once again.
Dang, that 41-14 humiliation still sticking with you, huh?
Posted on 7/4/15 at 10:11 pm to jlovel7
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It was 9:00 before I saw anyone on Ohio State's campus and the game started at noon.
You are either full of shite or don't have a clue where the tailgate lots are at Ohio State. People are lined up at 5 AM to get into the lots. By 6 AM I had a couple of beers in me already.
This post was edited on 7/4/15 at 10:12 pm
Posted on 7/4/15 at 10:19 pm to TeLeFaWx
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All the "big" rivalries are the same. People think there is something a little more special about their neck of the woods, but there really isn't.
actually the michigan-ohio(state) rivalry goes back like 300 years. thats why its such a bitter rivalry, its about more than football.
Posted on 7/4/15 at 10:34 pm to bigman334
Growing up in Alabama, half my friends in school were Auburn fans. We would talk shite about football everyday in recess, lunch, and between classes. Playing basketball or kickball during PE? It was Bama versus Auburn.
If Bama lost, I knew the phone would start ringing within seconds. I dreaded going to school that next Monday and knew I would have to endure the gloating for a full year. And it would get intense. Made tRant look like a tea party.
I didn't grow up in Michigan or Ohio but I imagine it's a completely different experience. Lose the game? No big deal. Just go to school and commiserate with all your buddies.
So even though I know Michigan and Ohio State fans claim to hate one another, I just can't believe it's as intense as Bama-Auburn.
If Bama lost, I knew the phone would start ringing within seconds. I dreaded going to school that next Monday and knew I would have to endure the gloating for a full year. And it would get intense. Made tRant look like a tea party.
I didn't grow up in Michigan or Ohio but I imagine it's a completely different experience. Lose the game? No big deal. Just go to school and commiserate with all your buddies.
So even though I know Michigan and Ohio State fans claim to hate one another, I just can't believe it's as intense as Bama-Auburn.
This post was edited on 7/4/15 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 7/4/15 at 10:39 pm to sarc
Nor can we. 
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