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Posted on 4/17/18 at 2:01 pm to Kentucker
They played in late February?
Posted on 4/17/18 at 2:24 pm to fontell
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They played in late February?
The first AU-UA Game was on February 22, 1893.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 2:29 pm to Rex Feral
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UGA and Auburn have now played 122 games. This ties the Virginia - North Carolina rivalry. Let's take their name and tell them to go frick themselves.
Gonna be 124 to 123 soon.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 4:49 pm to TexasTiger08
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I don’t think ‘oldest’ means longest running. If they started their rivalry earlier, then it is still older
Technically correct, but we have to read the "rivalry" part in terms of practical application lest we get a pair of teams that have only played a few games against each other. Nobody wants a stat where two teams played once in 1887, once in 1953, once in/ 1971 and then again last year and trying to claim it's the South's oldest rivalry.
Honestly, I'm of the opinion that Virginia hasn't a respectable part of the South since Reconstruction anyway, so I'm more than happy to say the AU/UGA rivalry is the sole legitimate contender for the title of the South's oldest rivalry
Posted on 4/17/18 at 4:59 pm to Irons Puppet
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They played in late February?
The first AU-UA Game was on February 22, 1893.
These two institutions obviously don’t care about the welfare of their student athletes, expecting them to play a game in February.
Tsk tsk.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 5:42 pm to Rex Feral
Virginia isn't even in the south.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 6:06 pm to 14&Counting
Oddly enough, it appears at least one Miami fan cares
Posted on 4/17/18 at 6:06 pm to 14&Counting
Nm
This post was edited on 4/17/18 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 4/17/18 at 6:08 pm to Rex Feral
You can change the name to kick off Auburn's move to the East. "Still the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry". Get some eyeballs looking Aubie's way.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 6:53 pm to Rex Feral
Virginia isn't the south anyway.
Posted on 4/17/18 at 10:36 pm to Rex Feral
Technically oldest has nothing to do with number of games
Posted on 4/17/18 at 10:59 pm to Rex Feral
Only "continual" rivalries are important ... as in uninterrupted.
I do love the history of the UGA-Auburb rivalry though. It's one of my favorites.
I do love the history of the UGA-Auburb rivalry though. It's one of my favorites.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 9:44 am to 1badboy
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Who really cares ???
That sounds like a good name for all of LSU's rivalries. Except Troy. The rivalry with Troy deserves a good name.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 9:50 am to Barstools
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Virginia isn't even in the south.
Live here, can verify. They get mad if you tell them that, though.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 5:29 pm to HouseofWaffles
Other than No VA suburbs, VA is a southern state.
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