Dormant SEC OOC Rivalries

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Texas rivalries.

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texas bitched out

Bama used to play USC somewhat regularly. I wonder if they would rather have them or Notre Dame? Or take all three including Penn State?

I wouldn't be surprised if James Franklin and Saban try to pick their series back up in a few years. One of the writers actually brought this us the other day on BOL.

There was an awesome moment before we played Penn State @ Alabama when Saban, Bobby Bowden, and Joe Pa were all standing together talking at the 50 before the game.

It is obviously less of an awesome scene then it was then because of the Sandusky stuff, but nonetheless still an awesome moment to see such legendary coaches out there.

I've got a very grainy picture of it somewhere on my phone.

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Do Bama fans ever get the creeps thinking about all the games they had with PSU in the 80s and the fact that they were that close to Sandusky?

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Not if they were above a certain age.

Bama - GT*
Bama - Southern Miss**

*- Georgia tech and Alabama HATED each other and the Birmingham News/ATL Journal Constitution would take turns at who could write the most hack article about the other town's team. See further: Furman Bisher

**Southern Miss and Bama played almost every single year for decades. SM cancelled after Bama flatly refused to make a return trip to their stadium that was less than half the size of Bryant Denny.

It kind of sucks that lsu doesn't really have any OOC old school rivalries look other programs in the sec have. I would like lsu to set up a deal with okie lite. They have played only once and that was in 1956.

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Ole Miss and State used to play Southern Miss pretty regularly. I'm glad we don't any more. State's going to pound their shite this year and it won't be all that eventful.

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If State were to lose to Southern they would never hear the end of it.

Auburn pussied out of their yearly FSU game once FSU became a power in the mid 80s

Growing up it seemed like we played Memphis every year. As embarrassing as it is to admit I would say that was a "OOC Rivalry."


We haven't played them for three or four years but that starts back up this year.

Miami vs Florida is more organic than FSU vs Florida.
But you know, the Florida legislature won't let Fl vs FSU not happen every year.
To me we should alternate between Miami and FSU.