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re: Does Georgia have a shot against Louisville?
Posted on 12/19/14 at 10:20 am to Kraut Dawg
Posted on 12/19/14 at 10:20 am to Kraut Dawg
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Picking a "rival" is so subjective & changes
No it's not. Both teams have to consider it a rivalry. You can't just pick some random team out and say they are a rival.
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Right now, SC is a bigger rival than UT. It's been a more competitive series of late, the buzz in Athens is much higher during SC game week than UT,
Again, no. Just because a series is competitive does not make it a rivalry. UGA/GT is a huge rivalry and the series has not been very competitive lately.
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there have been 50% more games played against SC than UT throughout history.
While MAYBE a factor it would be a small factor. If we decided to play Ga. Southern or Ga. State every year, that would not necessarily make us rivals.
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Posted on 12/19/14 at 12:30 pm to DawgsLife
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You can't just pick some random team out and say they are a rival
Exactly. But Spurrier has recently brought out emotion that I've never seen against UT.
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Just because a series is competitive does not make it a rivalry. UGA/GT is a huge rivalry and the series has not been very competitive lately.
Huge rivalry with Tech? Georgia was selling tickets to the public the week of the game. And before you mention Thanksgiving, there weren't any tickets being sold to UA/AU that week. Tech tickets have always been easier for me to get. SC, AU, UF? Not so much.
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If we decided to play Ga. Southern or Ga. State every year, that would not necessarily make us rivals.
It's the emotion of the game. Spurrier's presence has made it a rivalry because of his public disdain for Georgia. Will it be the same after he retires? Probably not. But right now it's intense, & it's not exclusively because of the game's importance.
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