Rivalry Round-Up

I think it’s cool that you’ll get to go to all three of these games! I don’t really watch the UM/tOSU matchup because it rarely means anything to us but I always try to watch the Army/Navy game because I think it is the greatest example of class in a rivalry game that I have ever seen. At the end of the game, when both teams stand at attention while the other service academy’s alma mater is played, it gives me chills. Also, regardless of who you are and where your loyalties lie, all those young men are “our boys” and we owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude.

Of course, the Iron Bowl is the greatest rivalry in college football, even when one of the teams is down. Being a part of that has always been special to me, although I never had the opportunity to go to one in Tuscaloosa (Bama still played it at Legion Field when I was in school). We’ve got two streaks to break this year (the awful 6-game and the 0 ’fer at home in Bryant-Denny), so this should be a special one for you (at least it better be!).

Roll Tide!

second…that sounds like a great trip…you should take pics…lots of ’em…and, if you can, in the exact same spot of the stadiums…

Reggie Campbell was mah dawg so beast mode

ROLL TIDE!!!!

After having been stationed in Philly in the Navy back in the 80’s, I have attended 2 Army/Navy games and there is nothing truly like it. It is college football at its purest. I’m jealous, but you will love it.
My suggestion SC34 is to go just down the street heading north past the stadium to Oregon Ave and Pasyunk St (not sure of the spelling, its been 20 yrs) and try one of the best cheesesteak sandwiches you will ever have. Then on the other side of the street is a place that sells strombolli’s, and they are truly out of this world, once you get past the grease.
Sounds like a great time to be had, soak it in a please send pictures, look forward to your post.
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Never have, never will. It’s my own way of saying “F-you” to ESPN and their constant raving of how great that rivlary is and how the Iron Bowl is just another game. I refuse to help the ratings

the UA-AU game is not the biggest rivarly of all. In fact is far less than plenty of other games. Both teams have older rivals (UA-UT, AU-UGA). This is a game for the younger fans that grew up in the age of Bama sucking and AU on the rise. But as AU fall apart so to will the luster of this game. I want to beat them of course, but I am not worked up over it. They are in fact just auburn.

and every single time the polls have been split. I live in AL, I live on a street where everyone is an AU fan, I duck hunt with AU grads and to me that game still doesnt mean as much as beating UT. That rivarly was established when UT and UA where southern football and AU was a total after thought (back when they were Alabama Poly). To say AU is our biggest rival is to give them too much credit. How can your little brother be your biggest rival. They are undeserving.

But there’s nothing bigger than the Iron Bowl in my book. I live and deal with Aubs everyday, I only know two UT fans. Thats what makes the Iron Bowl so much more intense. It’s nieghbor vs nieghbor, brother vs brother. If we lose to UT, the only people I hear trash talk from is, you guessed it, the barners.