SC President proposes SC-Mizzou rivalry.

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The ‘Battle for Columbia’

With the addition of Missouri to the SEC East, Pastides placed a call to Missouri’s university president with one of his ideas.

“I proposed to him that we create a new kind of championship that can be called the Battle for Columbia,” Pastides said. “They’re in Columbia, Mo., and we’re in Columbia, S.C. He liked the idea. We’re going to talk about it with the commissioner and maybe start a new rivalry with Mizzou in that way.”

If the proposal is approved by the league, Pastides envisions a traveling trophy that both universities would pay for, with the victorious team holding the trophy each year.

“It’s what fans love to see,” Pastides said. “The rivalry with Clemson is storied — you don’t need to do anything to pump that one up. When I ask them, ‘OK, I know the Clemson game is very important; what’s your next most important rivalry?’ You’ll probably hear Georgia, but not uniformly and probably because it’s a short drive. It’d be fun to think of someday the Missouri Tigers and the Gamecocks having a ‘Battle for Columbia.’”

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