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re: Gameday Just Said Oregon-Washington is Like the Alabama-Auburn Rivalry
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:34 am to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:34 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Outside the SEC, few people know or care about the Auburn/Bama rivalry
I disagree. Few people know or care about the Tenn/Bama rivalry...far more know about the Iron Bowl
Harvey Updike kind of put the Iron Bowl back on the map
This post was edited on 10/12/13 at 10:47 am
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Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:35 am to RogerTheShrubber
Shut up
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:37 am to TbirdSpur2010
I try to explain to people my ideal scenario, but even my friends that really follow football don't agree.
For me, blowing Auburn out of the water isn't the dream. I want a game where #1 ranked Auburn is winning by 2 points with 1 second remaining. Bama has the ball. Onto the field limps our kicker, the least injured of our kickers after a freak accident involving a sub sandwich. Anyway, there he stands to kick the 62 yard field goal into the wind. Ball snapped, bounces off and through the uprights. Kick is good. Refs missed the false start. Bama wins. I want to bathe in the tears and breathe in the fumes of hope set fire in that moment.
For me, blowing Auburn out of the water isn't the dream. I want a game where #1 ranked Auburn is winning by 2 points with 1 second remaining. Bama has the ball. Onto the field limps our kicker, the least injured of our kickers after a freak accident involving a sub sandwich. Anyway, there he stands to kick the 62 yard field goal into the wind. Ball snapped, bounces off and through the uprights. Kick is good. Refs missed the false start. Bama wins. I want to bathe in the tears and breathe in the fumes of hope set fire in that moment.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:37 am to RogerTheShrubber
The OSU/Michigan game is always mentioned first. No argument there. However, the Alabama/Auburn rivalry is usually the next one mentioned and then OU/Texas and Florida/FSU....and THEN the rest. There are many great intense rivalries but Alabama/Auburn is almost universally mentioned in the top 3 when the topic comes up.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:37 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Very true.
You're so wrong it's kinda funny.
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ALmost everyone would name the OSU/Michigan as the rivalry in college sports
The Game is the Yankees/Red Sox of college sports.
But there are MANY regional rivalries that get plenty of pub outside of their regions. The IB is probably one of the best known.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:37 am to Dr RC
Washington has lost 9 straight...
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:38 am to UAMDB1
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:39 am to CNB
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Outside the SEC, few people know or care about the Auburn/Bama rivalry
You're crazy
Your biased.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:40 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Your biased.
YOU'RE trolling
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:40 am to TbirdSpur2010
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The Game is the Yankees/Red Sox of college sports.
Michigan and OSU fans laugh at you.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:40 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Your biased.
No, you're just wrong. I wasn't even aware these two teams were even rivals. I'm willing to bet a lot more people know that Alabama and Auburn are rivals.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:40 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Michigan and OSU fans laugh at you.
Bitch, I AM a Michigan fan
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:42 am to CNB
Roll Tide.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:43 am to CNB
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I wasn't even aware these two teams were even rivals
Same here, actually. I had NO clue.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:43 am to CNB
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No, you're just wrong.
Ok
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I wasn't even aware these two teams were even rivals
Thanks for making my point. The importance of rivalries are regional and you are biased.
Oregon/Washington isn't as big a deal as Oregon/Oregon St. though.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:45 am to UAMDB1
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I try to explain to people my ideal scenario, but even my friends that really follow football don't agree.
For me, blowing Auburn out of the water isn't the dream. I want a game where #1 ranked Auburn is winning by 2 points with 1 second remaining. Bama has the ball. Onto the field limpsourkicker,theleast injured of our kickers after a freak accident involving a sub sandwich. Anyway, there he stands to kickthe 62 yard field goal into thewind. Ball snapped,bounces off and through the uprights. Kickisgood. Refs missed the false start. Bama wins. I want to bathe in the tears and breathe in the fumes of hope set fire in that moment.
Did we just become best friends?
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:45 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Outside the SEC, few people know or care about the Auburn/Bama rivalry
Maybe in Alaska, but I remember growing up in Minnesota people asking me "who I was for".
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:46 am to UAMDB1
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Same here, actually. I had NO clue.
Majority of people outside SEC will say same thing about the TSIO...
That doesn't stop Bama fans from acting as if its one of the most sacred rivalries of all time
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:46 am to RogerTheShrubber
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The importance of rivalries are regional
I can definitely see this point to a different end here. I've never been to a big rivalry game or lived in an area where there was a "big" rivalry that you might compare to Alabama and Auburn. I've only ever experienced the Iron Bowl as far as that goes. There's NO way I could really judge how things hit the fan up North or on the east coast compared to how things are in Alabama. I've known Alabama vs Auburn for my ENTIRE life. It's the only rivalry I've truly known. I can see how there would be a bias, easily.
Posted on 10/12/13 at 10:47 am to AUsteriskPride
In your Sig pic, I keep going from arse to mouth, from arse to mouth. Roll Tide.
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