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MikeDeTiger

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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #56 on: September 22, 2022, 12:41:17 PM »
nostalgia -- Ole Miss.  Doesn't matter that they've been irrelevant for decades at at time.  Screw those guys forever.  My feelings about them are non-negotiable.  By genetic design, I hate them.  It's science.  

biggest thorn in the side -- Bama.  Still a flavor of the month thing for my age group.  Didn't hate them when they sucked, won't hate them when Saban leaves.  But for now they're the obstacle that prevented 1 (and likely more) NC's during the best stretch of school history.  

contrived guilty pleasure --  Florida.  No, LSU/Florida is not historically a thing, and I shouldn't care about them.  But they're so fun to hate, and the game has been must-see drama more often that not, even when one or both of them suck. 



I can't believe Auburn is not in the top 3.  Hate-meter still moves pretty good for them though.  
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« Reply #57 on: September 22, 2022, 12:42:40 PM »
I thought Clanga might have cracked the top 3.
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #58 on: September 22, 2022, 01:16:53 PM »
That's a game I enjoy with quite a bit of history, but I don't consider them "rivals," and I doubt many tiger fans do.  
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #59 on: September 22, 2022, 02:39:17 PM »
There was a string of LSU-Auburn games in the mid-late-90s and maybe even early 2000s, that I really enjoyed watching.  Not the same level of hate as Florida-FSU but plenty of intense dislike.
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« Reply #60 on: September 22, 2022, 02:56:42 PM »
Tiger on tiger is always good.
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #61 on: September 23, 2022, 07:54:20 AM »
It's interesting to list the rivalries that are not in adjacent states (or the same).  ND has some I think.  Tenn-UF is a rivalry at times when both are good.  What is your most relevant rivalry with a team not from the same/adjacent state?

Boy, that limits the list, maybe Ole Miss for UGA ...

So, is adjacency the most critical single factor?

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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #62 on: September 23, 2022, 08:02:14 AM »
I'd have to say Ohio State or Nebraska for UW.

I guess?

Both are one-sided so there's that.
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #63 on: September 23, 2022, 08:10:38 AM »
Yeah, I think of those as "often important games", but not real rivalries, but it's an opinion.  UK may have an important game with UF but it's not a rivalry (headed a bit in that direction today).  

Texas and Vandy could be one ...
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #64 on: September 23, 2022, 09:31:33 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on September 23, 2022, 08:02:14 AM
I'd have to say Ohio State or Nebraska for UW.

I guess?

Both are one-sided so there's that.
I wouldn't call either a rivalry.
That's why I said "no comment" for UNL

Iowa is the only adjacent state team we play and that has been 6 in a row.  Now most have been competitive games within a few points, but...
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #65 on: September 23, 2022, 09:43:54 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on September 23, 2022, 07:54:20 AM
So, is adjacency the most critical single factor?
I think it is because of who you regularly interact with. After Ohio State plays Wisconsin this weekend I'm not going to see any Wisconsin fans in my neighborhood or at work on Monday. It is different with Michigan because that state is adjacent. There are Michigan fans in my neighborhood and at my work.
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« Reply #66 on: September 23, 2022, 10:32:32 AM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on September 23, 2022, 09:43:54 AM
I think it is because of who you regularly interact with. After Ohio State plays Wisconsin this weekend I'm not going to see any Wisconsin fans in my neighborhood or at work on Monday. It is different with Michigan because that state is adjacent. There are Michigan fans in my neighborhood and at my work.
Also why I think the OP felt VT was the bigger rival, because he sees more VT fans/alums than Pitt.
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #67 on: September 23, 2022, 10:37:13 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on September 23, 2022, 08:10:38 AM
Yeah, I think of those as "often important games", but not real rivalries, but it's an opinion.  UK may have an important game with UF but it's not a rivalry (headed a bit in that direction today). 

Texas and Vandy could be one ...
We've owed those bastages since 1928.

Can't think of any "non-adjacent" rivalries or even particularly big games for Texas.  When they were in the B12, I suppose Texas-Nebraska was a pretty chippy game many years.  For whatever reason, Texas dominated that series although there were plenty of tightly contested games.
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #68 on: September 23, 2022, 10:41:28 AM »
Quote from: ELA on September 23, 2022, 10:32:32 AM
Also why I think the OP felt VT was the bigger rival, because he sees more VT fans/alums than Pitt.
It's certainly a factor, but I interact with far more ag fans than sooner fans on a daily basis, and I still consider OU to be the bigger rival. 
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Re: Rivalries from a personal standpoint
« Reply #69 on: September 23, 2022, 10:49:59 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on September 23, 2022, 10:41:28 AM
It's certainly a factor, but I interact with far more ag fans than sooner fans on a daily basis, and I still consider OU to be the bigger rival.
Yeah, but A&M fans are noted for being a kind and rational and level headed fan base
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