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re: What the Hell (SEC Rivals according to CSS Sports Night)
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:11 pm to ohiovol
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:11 pm to ohiovol
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It may very well be the best. It has the traditional hate, and due to the lackluster programs in the Big 10, it's almost always important. I'm furious about the teams being in separate divisions.
Michigan/Ohio State
Kansas/Mizzou
Both have real rivalries where one state has waged "war" on the other over land...
Real hate...
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Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:11 pm to F machine
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Won't they still play every year?
Yes, but I hate the idea of a rematch in the conference title game a week later. Hopefully they'll change it in a few years. I think 2016 is the year they were going to look into it.
This post was edited on 9/13/10 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:12 pm to ohiovol
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Yes, but I hate the idea of a rematch in the conference title game a week later.
Why? They were all about rematches in 2006...
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:13 pm to DaleDenton
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Why? They were all about rematches in 2006...
Of course. Michigan fans wanted a national title.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:13 pm to DaleDenton
We're talking about every rivalry in the country except the Egg Bowl. Why? Because there's nothing to talk about.
I admit, though, if Shepard Smith interviewed Buck Showalter, I'd watch.
I admit, though, if Shepard Smith interviewed Buck Showalter, I'd watch.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:14 pm to xiv
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Then tell me what's so awesome about the Egg Bowl.
Like I said I never was talking about the individual games. I was talking about the never ending hatred that State and ole miss have for each other. When you ask LSU fans who they hate the most you will probably get a mixed bag of Bama, Florida, or ole miss(recently). If you ask any State fan the answer will be Ole Miss and visa verse.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:15 pm to xiv
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- They hate each other.
- They play every year.
- There's almost always a division title on the line.
- There sometimes is a conference title on the line.
- There occasionally is a national title on the line.
The last 3 have no bearing on what makes a rivalry game.
LSU/UF
LSU/Arky
LSU/Bama
Those are not rivalries.
The LSU/Arky has been manufactured into make believing it is a rivalry game.
To be a rivalry it had to be considered one by both sides - Alabama do not consider LSU a rival, we have Auburn and Tennessee. Florida fans do not consider LSU a rivalry, they have FSU and Georgia.
You don't understand what a rivalry is - the Egg Bowl is by every definition a rivalry game.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:15 pm to xiv
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Then tell me what's so awesome about the Egg Bowl.
Tradition, Quality of the game, and Hate.
There isn't a school in the conference that hates a team more than Mississippi State hates Ole Miss. The teams generally play their best game of the year, regardless of the team quality.
Ole Miss players are generally more excited for the LSU game, but the Egg Bowl means everything to Miss St.
There is not an annual game that means more to an entire fanbase than the Egg Bowl to Mississippi State. We don't care too much for them, either.
This post was edited on 9/13/10 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:15 pm to inelishaitrust
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Ole Miss and Arkansas have played 57 times.
True, we played Mississippi and LSU often before we joined the SEC with each considered a "rival" during the hey-day of each. Plenty of hate for Ole Miss back in the 50s-60s and LSU before that...
I believe we've played Texas, aTm, TCU, Tulsa, and Okie state more then anyone else...
This post was edited on 9/13/10 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:15 pm to topdawg16
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ole miss(recently).
I'd actually say historically really. Older LSU fans hate us far worse than the younger ones.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:16 pm to topdawg16
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If you ask any State fan the answer will be Ole Miss and visa verse.
There are plenty of Bama fans who will tell you they hate Tennessee the most. IMO, you can't just rank rivalries based on the percentage of the fan base that says a certain team is their biggest rival.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:17 pm to OMLandshark
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I'd actually say historically really. Older LSU fans hate us far worse than the younger ones.
Yep. LSU is an historical rivalry. The hate from Ole Miss fans has heated up a considerable amount in the past decade with the way State floundered this past decade.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:17 pm to ohiovol
Yeah, the only reason I put Ole Miss/Mississippi State above Alabama/Tennessee is because they are in the same state.
When you have to live, work, and in some cases share a bed with your rivals, it ups the intensity a bit.
When you have to live, work, and in some cases share a bed with your rivals, it ups the intensity a bit.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:18 pm to BamaChick
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and in some cases share a bed with your rivals
I have standards, actually.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:18 pm to topdawg16
quote:Good thing.
Like I said I never was talking about the individual games.
quote:Right. Rednecks hate preppy douche bags. You know where else they have that kind of hate? All 49 other states.
I was talking about the never ending hatred that State and ole miss have for each other.
It sounds as if you're talking about that kind of hate as if it is unique, but that kind of stuff is everywhere.
quote:Part of this is that our three most traditional rivals haven't enjoyed much football success in the past few decades.
When you ask LSU fans who they hate the most you will probably get a mixed bag of Bama, Florida, or ole miss(recently).
Sorry, but you've only pointed out to me something in Mississippi that I see everywhere.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:19 pm to ohiovol
Apparently Bama/UGA/Florida/Miss/Tenner are each allowed to have 2 rivals and Ark/LSU are allowed to have none without it being completely manufactured.
The games are as so manufactured, they are fake, completely CGI, haven't really played since 1936.
The games are as so manufactured, they are fake, completely CGI, haven't really played since 1936.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:21 pm to xiv
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Right. Rednecks hate preppy douche bags. You know where else they have that kind of hate? All 49 other states.
Mississippi is the only State where that war is actually waged once a year.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:21 pm to xiv
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Like I said I never was talking about the individual games.
Good thing.
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I was talking about the never ending hatred that State and ole miss have for each other.
Right. Rednecks hate preppy douche bags. You know where else they have that kind of hate? All 49 other states.
It sounds as if you're talking about that kind of hate as if it is unique, but that kind of stuff is everywhere.
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When you ask LSU fans who they hate the most you will probably get a mixed bag of Bama, Florida, or ole miss(recently).
Part of this is that our three most traditional rivals haven't enjoyed much football success in the past few decades.
Sorry, but you've only pointed out to me something in Mississippi that I see everywhere.
wow. Can we please ban this guy. He is bringing down the IQ of this message board. Seriously you need to take a break.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:22 pm to BamaChick
quote:Why not? What's lacking? Florida, Arkansas, and Bama are indifferent toward LSU? I have firsthand experience that suggest something far different.
The last 3 have no bearing on what makes a rivalry game.
LSU/UF
LSU/Arky
LSU/Bama
Those are not rivalries.
The games are almost always great, and there's shite on the line.
quote:So why isn't it a rivalry game? Tell me? You can't just keep saying "It's not a rivalry" and make it true.
The LSU/Arky has been manufactured into make believing it is a rivalry game.
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You don't understand what a rivalry is - the Egg Bowl is by every definition a rivalry game.
I don't need football lessons from one of you. The fact that your team is half of the greatest rivalry in sports doesn't mean that nothing else is a rivalry.
Posted on 9/13/10 at 9:22 pm to topdawg16
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He is bringing down the IQ of this message board.
XIV is actually brilliant.
He's just jealous..
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