Most overrated college football rivalry

[gob]

I'd go Bama - Tennessee.


How often has that game been within 2 scores in the Saban era?

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

Thanks. I appreciate the kind words. Right back atcha! OH, I know it will ALWAYS be the most meaningful game emotionally to Ohio State fans. I get that! I'm just trying to think outside the box about more meaningful games for others like me watching Ohio State who don't really care about the rivalry. I mean, I want OSU to win because I live in Ohio, but I don't cry if they lose. Come to think about it, the Buckeyes have only lost TWICE to that team up north since I moved to Ohio in 2002! lol.

I came in 2004 as a Freshman from Virginia. Can’t believe I’m lucky enough to have only had to stomach one loss? When you think back over the decades how much heart ache fans have had to go through with all the back and fourth years, all the lopsided years on the losing side? And I came into this life to have gone 13-1 when I came here? I still pinch myself.

 

[michigaNDer]

It was one of, if not the most watched CFB games this year (can't remember if Bama-Georgia ended up overtaking it), and it was on Fox... Nobody watches Fox CFB.

Obviously, plenty of people still are interested in the game.

Who won?

 

[gob]

I came in 2004 as a Freshman from Virginia. Can’t believe I’m lucky enough to have only had to stomach one loss? When you think back over the decades how much heart ache fans have had to go through with all the back and fourth years, all the lopsided years on the losing side? And I came into this life to have gone 13-1 when I came here? I still pinch myself.

Bastard

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

Round here, this is said a little differently.

It’s called “never go full OD”.

Y’all learning why.

That’s ok I’ll stick to my way of saying it. Rivals for life yo.

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

Bastard

Suck it.

 

[jwolt92]

The Illinois-Purdue rivalry game is currently tied 44-44-6 all time

 

[Duckdude73]

Only an Oregon fan would consider the 90s leather helmet days.

I said last quarter century

It all began here...

 

[jwolt92]

Did anybody even know Minnesota-Penn State was a rivalry game?

 

[78Cyclones]

I'd go Bama - Tennessee.


How often has that game been within 2 scores in the Saban era?

It's definitely lost its luster in the Saban Era. Only 2 of the games have been close. Ironically, they were National Championship years for the Tide. In 2009, Alabama had to block a FG to win 12-10, and in 2015, they won 19-14. Both in Tuscaloosa. Meanwhile, he pulverizes the Big Orange in Neyland! However, like the Ohio State fans will never tire of beating Michigan like a rented mule, the same is true for Alabama fans with Tennessee. Nobody else cares anymore though. That's a fact!

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

The Illinois-Purdue rivalry game is currently tied 44-44-6 all time

Illinois has the most underrated fight songs ever and PC crowd thus taketh it away. It’s criminal this will never be played in a college stadium again.

 

[TheDayMan]

I said last quarter century

It all began here...

That’s when uncy Phil decided your program was worth throwing money at, maybe, but we won the 90s, like every other decade before the dark ages.

 

[Voltaire26]

Ohio State vs Michigan.

Sure it's a big deal to those two teams, but for the rest of us in the college football world, this is an overrated rivalry. Even the "big" games turn out to be duds, or just boring Big Ten football type football.

Anyone remember the real big game between the two in like 2005? Where it was a night game #1 vs #2. I was asleep by halftime.

Let's try to keep this rivalry regional to those this means a lot. Please stop trying to tell us how great of a rivalry this is.

Just because you don't have the ability to understand something doesn't mean others don't.

 

[Duckdude73]

That’s when uncy Phil decided your program was worth throwing money at, maybe, but we won the 90s, like every other decade before the dark ages.

God bless Uncle Phil

On another note, how weird is it that the sons of Hugh Millen and conversely Alex Molden playing for ‘the enemy’? I was shocked by both commitments I must say lol.

 

[78Cyclones]

Illinois has the most underrated fight songs ever and PC crowd thus taketh it away. It’s criminal this will never be played in a college stadium again.

I've seen that twice in Champaign! I'm not a big fan of white people dressing up like Native Americans, but it was kind of cool to see Chief Illiniwek do his thang!

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

I've seen that twice in Champaign! I'm not a big fan of white people dressing up like Native Americans, but it was kind of cool to see Chief Illiniwek do his thang!

Agreed. But that War Chant, awesome!

 

[TheDayMan]

God bless Uncle Phil

On another note, how weird is it that the sons of Hugh Millen and conversely Alex Molden playing for ‘the enemy’? I was shocked by both commitments I must say lol.

Looking forward to seeing how Millen handles it doing the Husky talk radio stuff he does. Think this was the last year for a while he gets to express his Oregon hate.

 

[jwolt92]

Best name of a rivalry game: The Moonshine Throwdown

Marshall-Western Kentucky

 

[UtahUte]

I think the way college football has evolved the games just aren’t what they used to be. The rivalry is still there amongst the fans, but their just something missing as a whole for college football rivalries. Rule changes, players equipment, I mean back in the day shoulder pads were 4 feet wide, with the hand pads, neck pads, the taped hands. It’s just not what it used to be. It’s sad really.

 

[jwolt92]

Best name of a rivalry game: The Moonshine Throwdown

Marshall-Western Kentucky

Another great name...

Farmageddon. KState and Iowa State