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re: Rank your school's rivalries
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:13 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:13 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
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LSU is not a rival.
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Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:22 pm to That LSU Guy
I think Steve Spurrier once said UGA has more rivalries than anyone, and it does sometimes seem that we are rivals with the majority of our schedule. However, it is my experience that we are usually the second or third top rival for schools other than Georgia Tech and not usually hated enemy #1.
My ranking and comments:
1) Florida
2) Auburn
these two can probably be switched depending on the year. I will say as someone in Metro Atlanta, I interact with way more Auburn fans than Florida fans. But beating Florida feels so sweet after the 1990s-2000s Florida run.
3) Georgia Tech
a certain subset of the Georgia fanbase, mostly older and those that grew up during the Dodd years, views Georgia Tech as rival #1.
4) South Carolina
5) Tennessee
again these two could switch depending on the year. South Carolina was very heated when Spurrier was coach.
****Clemson: honorable mention. Clemson is the closest FBS school to Georgia and the two schools used to play very nationally important games. Now that we have a few more games with Clemson on the schedule, this could easily be #4.
*****Alabama: honorable mention. Same as Clemson, but with more recent national showdowns. There are alot of Bama fans in Atlanta and Georgia. I could easily see us two having a really important rivalry once the SEC schedule changes.
My ranking and comments:
1) Florida
2) Auburn
these two can probably be switched depending on the year. I will say as someone in Metro Atlanta, I interact with way more Auburn fans than Florida fans. But beating Florida feels so sweet after the 1990s-2000s Florida run.
3) Georgia Tech
a certain subset of the Georgia fanbase, mostly older and those that grew up during the Dodd years, views Georgia Tech as rival #1.
4) South Carolina
5) Tennessee
again these two could switch depending on the year. South Carolina was very heated when Spurrier was coach.
****Clemson: honorable mention. Clemson is the closest FBS school to Georgia and the two schools used to play very nationally important games. Now that we have a few more games with Clemson on the schedule, this could easily be #4.
*****Alabama: honorable mention. Same as Clemson, but with more recent national showdowns. There are alot of Bama fans in Atlanta and Georgia. I could easily see us two having a really important rivalry once the SEC schedule changes.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:38 pm to oman
"Not sure how the rivalries will develop if Texas ever makes it to the SEC. A&M seems obvious, but given the proximity and number of grads we have in Texas from Ark and LSU, those could eclipse Texas/Texas A&M. There just seems to be a strange lack of Texas/A&M games that really ever mattered."
If you're a real Texas or A&M fan every single one of those games "mattered" regardless of w/l record. Stop pretending they aren't a rival. They are and that game was always important.
my list
1a. Oklahoma
1b. A&M
3. Ark
We have others but none even close to those 3 imo.
If you're a real Texas or A&M fan every single one of those games "mattered" regardless of w/l record. Stop pretending they aren't a rival. They are and that game was always important.
my list
1a. Oklahoma
1b. A&M
3. Ark
We have others but none even close to those 3 imo.
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 12:46 pm
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