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What city/area is the epicenter of these interstate rivalries?
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:01 pm
Where is the most balanced representation of both fanbases and therefore the most chirping between the two?
- Auburn/Georgia
- Georgia/Florida
- Alabama/Tennessee
- LSU/Ole Miss
- LSU/Texas A&M
- Arkansas/Texas A&M
And any others you can think of
- Auburn/Georgia
- Georgia/Florida
- Alabama/Tennessee
- LSU/Ole Miss
- LSU/Texas A&M
- Arkansas/Texas A&M
And any others you can think of
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Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:03 pm to SummerOfGeorge
the towns in SE georgia are split down the middle between UGA and UF. St Marys, Kingsland, etc.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:03 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Columbus, GA is basically the same way in regards to UGA and Auburn.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:04 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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- LSU/Texas A&M
Houston
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:06 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Arkansas/Texas A&M
DFW
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:11 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Alabama/Tennessee
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:11 pm to SummerOfGeorge
For USC vs. Clemson, I'd have to say Newberry and Laurens County. Equidistant between campuses.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:15 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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LSU/Ole Miss
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:18 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Alabama/Tennessee
Probably Nashville. Chattanooga used to have a ton of gumps
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:49 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Huntsville, AL: UA, AU, UT. Used to be kind of UT.
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:52 pm to SummerOfGeorge
LSU/A&M and Arkansas/A&M are undoubtedly Houston and DFW, respectively
Posted on 5/8/19 at 7:56 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Alabama/LSU : Clemson,SC
Posted on 5/8/19 at 10:36 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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LSU/Texas A&M
Definitely Houston. You’d think LSU was a school in Texas based on how large the fanbase is over there. We just own the state of Texas
Posted on 5/9/19 at 12:30 am to SummerOfGeorge
In Arkansas it’s worth noting how many LSU fans there are up here. Like I’ve had multiple teachers with LSU flags in their room or seen people walk-in around school in LSU merch. I’d say central and south arkansas lends to a lot of Arkansas-LSU rivalry
But only because Arkansas views LSU as a rival and not vice versa. I get a lot of crap for being an LSU fan in Arkansas and I can’t imagine the same for an arky in N Louisiana
But only because Arkansas views LSU as a rival and not vice versa. I get a lot of crap for being an LSU fan in Arkansas and I can’t imagine the same for an arky in N Louisiana
Posted on 5/9/19 at 7:36 am to SummerOfGeorge
Idk about those rivalries, but Fayette County may be the only place in Georgia with the same number of Tech fans as there are UGA fans.
Posted on 5/9/19 at 8:12 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Alabama/Tennessee
I'm going with Cincinnati, OH, as that is where Irvin Carney lives.
Posted on 5/9/19 at 8:26 am to SummerOfGeorge
Interesting topic.
Georgia-Florida is most balanced north of Jacksonville and pretty much all across South Georgia. As you go inland towards Valdosta, you start seeing more Florida State added into the mix.
Georgia-Auburn is most balanced around Columbus-Phenix City. It really is a very even mix with a lot of Bama mixed in too.
I would think Alabama-Tennessee was historically most balanced in and around the Sand Mountain Region... Boaz, Guntersville, Fort Payne, Scottsboro, etc. However, with the way the rivalry has gone I would imagine its not nearly as balanced as it once was. It's probably way more pro-Bama nowadays. While less concentrated, you'd actually probably find more balance in some of the Nashville suburbs now than anywhere else.
All of those others I don't have any knowledge of.
Adding an in-state rivalry to the mix, I think the epicenter of the Iron Bowl rivalry is the OTM area of Birmingham. Alabama-Auburn. It's home for me so I can speak to the shear balance in this area. Outside of OTM Birmingham, the entire state is pretty much an 80-20 split towards Bama. Auburn-Opelika is the sixth largest metro in the state, and its obviously 90-10 Auburn.... parts of Huntsville and Montgomery may approach close to 50-50 as well, but those areas are small.
The OTM Area including Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook, and north Shelby County (Meadowbrook, Brook Highland, Shoal Creek, etc.) is home to roughly 200,000 people and its truly split 50-50 between Alabama and Auburn. If anything, sometimes I feel lately it might lean slightly towards Auburn. There are other fans sprinkled in as well, but its truly the epicenter of the Iron Bowl Rivalry IMO.
Georgia-Florida is most balanced north of Jacksonville and pretty much all across South Georgia. As you go inland towards Valdosta, you start seeing more Florida State added into the mix.
Georgia-Auburn is most balanced around Columbus-Phenix City. It really is a very even mix with a lot of Bama mixed in too.
I would think Alabama-Tennessee was historically most balanced in and around the Sand Mountain Region... Boaz, Guntersville, Fort Payne, Scottsboro, etc. However, with the way the rivalry has gone I would imagine its not nearly as balanced as it once was. It's probably way more pro-Bama nowadays. While less concentrated, you'd actually probably find more balance in some of the Nashville suburbs now than anywhere else.
All of those others I don't have any knowledge of.
Adding an in-state rivalry to the mix, I think the epicenter of the Iron Bowl rivalry is the OTM area of Birmingham. Alabama-Auburn. It's home for me so I can speak to the shear balance in this area. Outside of OTM Birmingham, the entire state is pretty much an 80-20 split towards Bama. Auburn-Opelika is the sixth largest metro in the state, and its obviously 90-10 Auburn.... parts of Huntsville and Montgomery may approach close to 50-50 as well, but those areas are small.
The OTM Area including Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook, and north Shelby County (Meadowbrook, Brook Highland, Shoal Creek, etc.) is home to roughly 200,000 people and its truly split 50-50 between Alabama and Auburn. If anything, sometimes I feel lately it might lean slightly towards Auburn. There are other fans sprinkled in as well, but its truly the epicenter of the Iron Bowl Rivalry IMO.
This post was edited on 5/9/19 at 8:27 am
Posted on 5/9/19 at 9:09 am to SummerOfGeorge
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- LSU/Ole Miss
Either New Orleans or Jackson probably.
Honestly, anywhere along the gulf coast beach because I always see a ton of LSU, Bama, Auburn, Ole Miss, State, UGA, and Tennessee fans. Its like a giant melting pot of SEC fans, there is always some decent friendly banter back and forth.... I remember in 2004 my family went to the beach, and some Oklahoma fan wrote "BOOMER SOONER" in the sand, big enough so everyone in the condo could read it. So that night, my brothers and I added a "- 14" and right on top put "LSU - 21". Good times.
Posted on 5/9/19 at 9:46 am to SummerOfGeorge
Really Georgia and Florida there is no single town.
They cross State lines, and allegiance flips quickly at that state line.
They cross State lines, and allegiance flips quickly at that state line.
Posted on 5/9/19 at 10:03 am to SummerOfGeorge
Branson/Springfield for Mizzou/Arkansas.
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