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Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:50 pm to Pettifogger
I used to think that ut/tamu was a better and more entertaining rivalry until little step-bro fouled it all up.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:50 pm to WestCoastAg
Good think we had the rivalry, otherwise the 2010 Finals wouldn't have drawn ratings, right? Oh.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:50 pm to Pettifogger
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I forgot about that time California and Massachusetts got into a legislative dispute over basketball.
What does a legislative dispute have to do with national relevance? It might speak to how relevant it is in Alabama, but not nationally. The entire population of the whole state of Alabama is one third of the Greater LA metro area. One fricking third.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:51 pm to white beans
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:51 pm to white beans
TAMU ruined that rivalry, I agree, but it was a good one while it lasted.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:53 pm to Pettifogger
quote:it was the highest watched nba finals since 2001, game 7 was the highest watched nba finals game since 1998. but that was all a coincidence right
otherwise the 2010 Finals wouldn't have drawn ratings, right? Oh.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:53 pm to TeLeFaWx
LOL at you conflating "greatest rivalry" with "casual sports viewing."
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:53 pm to WestCoastAg
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great rivalry but not on yankees/sox, lakers/celtics, real madrid/barcelona level
I really think that college rivalries are a lot more intense than pro rivalries. Go to a pro-game, and its almost nothing but the home team. On a good rivalry game in college, I think at least a third of the crowd should be from the opposing team. That's what makes college football so special really.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:54 pm to Pettifogger
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Seriously, are you slow? I don't want to offend, but I don't want to keep at it with someone that has a legitimate issue.
National interest doesn't define relevancy nor greatest rivalry. It is used primarily in pro rivalries because we have nothing else. Quite simply, pro rivalries don't invoke the same passion on the same scale, as a general rule. Thus, we're looking toward the overall impact on the country in lieu of a really huge, concentrated impact.
Pro rivalries invoke plenty of passion. How old are you? Where are you from? Just because Harvey Updyke exists, it doesn't mean other sports lack passion. Plenty of people lose their shite over the Cowboys. Just because you are ignorant to others passion, you can't use this as a defense.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:54 pm to WestCoastAg
Not a coincidence. Of course, it doesn't do anything for your absurd premise either.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:55 pm to Pettifogger
which is what? that a rivalry that only exists because the two teams play each other in the nba finals so fricking much is better than a rivalry that most of the country really doesnt care about?
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:56 pm to TTsTowel
Best FOOTBALL rivalry of all time. Not just CFB. Top three all time sports rivalry.
That said, frick you lucky SOBs. The better team lost.
That said, frick you lucky SOBs. The better team lost.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:57 pm to Bench McElroy
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only rivalry that has an argument for being ahead of Bama/Auburn is Real Madrid/Barcelona. Yankees/Sox? Lakers/Celtics? GTFO here. Those teams aren't obsessed with each other 365 days a year like Bama/Auburn are. UNC/Duke is a better rivalry than Yankees/Sox and Lakers/Celtics
Agreed. American pro-rivalries are absolute bitches in comparison to college and especially European football rivalries. Those fans really don't frick around, and would be comfortable putting some of those ahead of the Iron Bowl. As far as any other American pro-sport rivalry, it isn't even close. Hell, I'd put the Egg Bowl as a more intense rivalry than just about every pro team rivalry.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:57 pm to OMLandshark
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I really think that college rivalries are a lot more intense than pro rivalries. Go to a pro-game, and its almost nothing but the home team. On a good rivalry game in college, I think at least a third of the crowd should be from the opposing team. That's what makes college football so special really.
I love college football more than anything else, and I think because of people's undying love for their school, and the culture that college towns have on their city and the surround area and the state as a whole, you see extreme passion, but there are plenty of crazy asses that are just in to pro sports. As a graduate you live the rivalry in many facets that exist beyond the field, but you're insane if you don't think the energy at a Packers/Bears game or a Packers/Vikings game isn't intense as shite.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:58 pm to TeLeFaWx
Pro rivalries are fun. And in other regions, they do generate intensity closer to the level of college rivalries. But in general, I think something else is necessary, like personalities (Boston- LA in the 80s) or proximity/regional impact (NY-Boston).
Point is that in Alabama, which is an admittedly low-importance state in which I do not reside, the rivalry consumes the state. All of it. Not just in what people talk about, it has impact on legislative activities, elections, how things are funded, etc. It is insane. Something extra is present in all of the rivalries I perceive to be "great." I don't think Boston - LA has that anymore.
Point is that in Alabama, which is an admittedly low-importance state in which I do not reside, the rivalry consumes the state. All of it. Not just in what people talk about, it has impact on legislative activities, elections, how things are funded, etc. It is insane. Something extra is present in all of the rivalries I perceive to be "great." I don't think Boston - LA has that anymore.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:58 pm to OMLandshark
there is nothing in this world that i hate more than the boston celtics
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:58 pm to Pettifogger
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LOL at you conflating "greatest rivalry" with "casual sports viewing."
You're really stupid.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 9:59 pm to Pettifogger
quote:and you would be wrong. cant speak for boston but you are for LA
I don't think Boston - LA has that anymore.
This post was edited on 12/1/13 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 12/1/13 at 10:00 pm to TeLeFaWx
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You're really stupid.
This is something you keep saying, then you repeatedly fail to address anything I'm saying. I'll take it, I just question whether you're entirely out of your depth in discussions involving any level of analysis (you are).
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