Army vs. Navy is classic…

is the second best.

like the ones that have sprung up recently, like LSU vs. Barn, Georgia vs. UF. Its hard to call them “new” since they’ve played each other a million times but the stakes have been extremely high in those games the last few years. As for more traditional ones, I’ve always liked watching the Florida schools getting it on so I hope FSU and tU come back.

Alabama vs. LSU.

I don’t get all the Army Navy love. Both teams are usually terrible, it’s like Harvard / Princeton rivalry or something from such a bi gone era that’s its sort of nostalgic but not really relevant.

I like the OK/Tex rivalry, because both teams play hardnosed football. Ga/FL is right there too.

I like GA-FL and GA-AUB. AL-TN is always intense, and my personal favorite next to the iron bowl.

Nationwide, Army-Navy is a good and entertaining throwback to the way the game used to be played, and therefore is fun to watch. For about 20 years FSU-Miami was a great rivalry (who remembers how many ended with FSU wide-right?), but both teams have fallen on hard times lately. TX and TX A&M is generally a very heated barnburner.

used to LOVE UF vs FSU during the Spurrier era. Man those were great. Especially liked the ’96 Sugar Bowl when they played for a NC. I just have such fond memories of those games being on the same day as the Iron Bowl, they used to a “Rivalry Saturday” thing at the end of the year and it would always be Bama vs. AU and FSU vs UF, it was great.

gets respect is simply because the records don’t matter. Being at Army, I can say that the Navy game is THE one game that really matters. The Cadets and Midshipman play for more than just football, they play for their respective Services. The pagentry of the game is one to experience…seeing all 8,000 students of both academies march through the streets of Philly is exciting to watch. The rivalry is also unique because after the game is over, they’re all on the same side.

Alabama Auburn

Florida Georgia
Army Navy
Oklahoma Texas
USC Notre Dame
Grambling Southern

Those are my votes, the ones I go out of my way to make sure I see usually.

I love the Iron Bowl. But the one that seems to get more national attention is Ohio State vs Michigan. (Not that it’s relevant this year) I also like the Bama-Tenn game. Any game known as “The Third Saturday in October” has to be big. And of course, since the Frenchies down in Loozianna hate us for having the best coach in the world, that’s a nice little rivalry:)

Last year, I had the pleasure of attending both the Iron Bowl and Army-Navy on consecutive Saturdays. It is almost impossible to compare the two. They are both amazing events for their own reasons. I’ve been caught in a limbo for the last 6 years, with Navy beating Army for the same number of consecutive times the Auburn has beat Bama. As a Midshipman at Navy, I would definitely trade a Navy loss for a Bama win.

Roll Tide Roll!
Go Navy, SInk Army

and we never agree.

IMO, Bama v. UT is the best. Claiming AU as our major rival is giving AU too much credit. If UT gets a new coach as they will as soon as Fulmers contract is up (his buyout is too high) they will likely catapult back to the top of the SEC east and we will of course sit atop the SEC west. The SEC divisions have no doubt changed the rivarly of Bama fans more than anything else.

many RBR folks do not even remember a 10 team SEC with no divisions. Before 1992, our rival was UT and AU was UGA.

Every year that game is a down to the wire, headknocking classic.

In terms of star wattage, OU-Texas is way up there, but I’ll be damned if I can tell you the last time it produced an all-time, back-and-forth classic. Last year was the first close game in years, but it wasn’t all that memorable. And honestly, other than that 2006 game, Ohio State-Michigan is usually off my TV by the mid 2nd quarter.

Most underrated rivalry might be BYU-Utah. They call it the HOLY WAR for god’s sake! Anyone up for the Jihad Bowl?

We are in the beginnings of an up and coming huge rivavlry LSU vs Bama

However if you all remember I ran a little poll here last year about your most hated bama rival. I think we have a new hated foe arrizing in LSU. Used to be we were there most hated but we really didnt pay them no mind cause they were never really a threat to Bama. It was always Barn, Tenn and back in the day the Ramblin Wreck of Georgia Tech who I wish we would play more often. Now with the rising of LSU and the CNS thing it takes on a whole new visciousness. So it used to be the Barn, Vols , LSU now its Barn, LSU , Vols for me.