re: Ranking Out of Conference Rivalry Football Games played annually

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Does ND v USC qualify?

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Absolutely.

If one of them are in the SEC.

They had to stop the USC/CU rivalry for a few years because the CU cadets marched on Columbia over a poster they did not like.

MTSU vs Western Kentucky. 100 miles of Hate.

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“Sunshine Showdown”

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News to me. Nobody calls it that.


Miami should be an annual game. There is a lot of hate in that one.

1971: The Gator Flop
The end of the 1971 game rankled Hurricanes fans for years to come in the series. Florida quarterback John Reaves entered the game looking to break Jim Plunkett's NCAA record for all-time passing yardage in his last regular season game. The Gators led the game throughout, and were up 45–8 when Reaves threw an interception to Miami's defense with little time left in the game and 14 yards separating Reaves from the record. After calling timeouts to prevent the Hurricanes from running out the clock, nearly the entire defense dropped down in unison and allowed Hurricanes back John Hornibrook to score. Dubbed the "Gator Flop", the play allowed the Gators to get the ball back so Reaves could break the record. On the next drive Reaves would find Carlos Alvarez for a 15-yard gain to break the record, and after the game the entire Gators team jumped into the fountain at Miami Orange Bowl that was formerly used for the Miami Dolphins' live mascot. Hurricanes coach Fran Curci refused to shake the hand of Gators coach Doug Dickey after the game for pulling "a bush league stunt", though Dickey denied knowledge the flop was coming

1980: Why the field goal?
Toward the end of the 1980 game, which had turned into a rout, Miami players began celebrating on the sideline. Florida fans responded by pelting them with oranges. Their behavior so incensed Miami coach Howard Schnellenberger, then in his second year, that he called a time out to tack on a 25-yard field goal on the game's final play in a 31–7 victory. "I did that because I wanted the press to come and ask me why I kicked the field goal," Schnellenberger said following the game.

"How are you supposed to like somebody when they're sitting in the stands and you're on the field and they're chucking oranges at you. The crowd was beyond anything that I had ever seen," Miami player Don Bailey said.

Everything needs a nice little moniker I guess so they can market it.

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Miami should be an annual game.

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Awesome stories

Wish LSU would re-start our rivalry game with Tulane. We have no “natural” rival in our current schedule. I can vividly remember as a young kid in the 70s despising Ole Miss and Tulane.

WVU vs Pitt is always chippy.

I kind of like SC / Clemson best... for the past 10-15 years the expectation was for a tiger win, then outta nowhere comes SC.

was a lot like watching the arse whipping they gave ga a couple of years ago, or when they beat Bama in 2010 under SOS. I hated to see the Bama loss but had to respect what Spurrier was able to put together that game.

..... where's that Foghorn Leghorn whipping Dog's arse meme........

Wolf is rage baiting.

He’s losing a step in his old age.

Plus, we haven’t played this every year for a while. So technically, he’s correct.