The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

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So Aubies - Care to throw in the towel now and save us the trip?

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I felt the same way before the 2006 game, pissed off that because of y'all, we were forced to play the 11:30 game.....remember how that turned out?

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I hate both of these fricking teams.

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Tell us how you really feel

If you think this is a rivalry then I guess you know nothing of UA vs AU.

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I felt the same way before the 2006 game, pissed off that because of y'all, we were forced to play the 11:30 game.....remember how that turned out?

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Oh, I remember the game vividly. We still haven't gotten any payback whatsoever for Georgia ruining our season that year... maybe we can sneak up on them and finally get that payback

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The Deep South's Most Overrated Rivalry

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The two schools first played each other on Febuary 20th 1892 at piedmont park in Atlanta, Georgia with Auburn winning 10-0. the teams have played each other every year since 1898 with the exception of games misswed for World War I and World War II. Through the 2007 season, the rivalry is tied for the seventh most played college football series at 111 games and is known as being quite even, with Auburn holding a 53-50-8 lead. To further exemplify the equality of the rivals, Georgia leads the cumulative score by forty-five points: 1,730-1,685, or a per-game average of 15.59-15.18.

Beyond the length of the rivalry, the schools' football histories are quite interconnected. Georgia's long-time head coach and athletic director, Vince Dooley, earned both his bachelor's and master's degree at Auburn while playing football and subsequently beginning his coaching career under legendary Auburn head coach Shug Jordan. Jordan himself was an assistant football coach and head basketball coach at Georgia before returning to his alma mater.

Former Auburn head coach Pat Dye was a three-year letterman and All-American offensive lineman at Georgia under head coach Wally Butts. Both current Georgia defensive line coach Rodney Garner and offensive line coach Stacy Searels played at Auburn under Dye. Former Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp and offensive line coach Hugh Nall are former Georgia players. Former Georgia offensive coordinator Neil Callaway was Auburn's offensive line coach for all of Dye's 12 seasons. In the coaching search that brought Dye to Auburn, Vince Dooley was first contacted about the position but decided to remain at Georgia.

Richt has averaged 10.375 wins per season and has three sec championship appearances and 2 conference championships in 8 years on the job. His only seasons with less than 10 wins were the 2001 season (his first year as a head coach) and 2006 when he won 9 games starting stafford as a true freshman. He has been to three BCS games (2-1 record) and has 5 top 10 finishes on his resume. I think firing him at this point would be pretty absurd.

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Oh, I remember the game vividly

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I remember it because it was warm before the game, rain came then it got cold....oh yeah, we got our arse beat by Stafford.

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No need to really "think" its a rivalry. It is a rivalry, and if you didn't know that this must be your first year watching SEC football.

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I know many older Auburn fans who view this as the "real" rivalry game for us.

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I know many older Auburn fans who view this as the "real" rivalry game for us.

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One Auburn fan told me that UGA was their rival. I then asked about Bama and he said they aren't worthy of being called a rival.