Brother Against Brother
The dog days of summer are upon us and the relative boring nature of this year’s Big 12 media day is of great concern for bloggers. Thus, we get ‘best of” lists. Hey, it passes the time.
War Eagle Atlanta broke down the best in-state rivalries in a piece called Brother Against Brother. The Texas/Texas A&M rivalry came in at a respectable #2 overall. One a side note, here is a link to another post I did regarding Rivalries and Point Spreads just prior to us losing to Texas A&M last season.
His top 5 are:
1. Alabama/Auburn
2. Texas/Texas A&M
3. Miami/FSU
4. USC/UCLA
5. Oregon/Oregon State
I don’t really have a ton of complaints with his list (particularly his top 5), but a couple of things struck me. There are not a lot of great intrastate rivalries outside of his top 5. Purdue-Notre Dame? Wow that sucks. I’d think the Aggies and Red Raiders count before ND and Purdue. Are there other Texas/old SWC rivalries worth discussion? Florida and Florida State strike me as a bit underrated, although they are relative newcomers to bigtime college football.. Are Washington/Washington State deserving? What about Colorado and Colorado State?
July 24, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Clemson vs South Carolina? Is that thing worth a shit?
July 24, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I thought this was a post about the Bayou Classic.
July 24, 2008 at 12:42 pm
That’s funny Sailor, I was about to post the same thing.
July 24, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I have no problem with that Top 5. I may have Oregon/Oregon State higher - those people hat each other. U-Dub/WSU is another big one, but prolly not Top 5.
July 24, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I put Miami/FSU above UT/TAMU. Those two programs were dominant for years and years, while with UT/TAMU one program was up when the other was down.
July 24, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Pitt - Penn State was a good one before Joe Pa got all senile and ended it.
From an interstate perspective, Meatchicken and CouchBurningU is the best, even if overrated to Yankees/Red Sox proportions.
July 24, 2008 at 2:42 pm
And Texas-OU is much better than Texas-Aggy…
July 24, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Michigan-Michigan State is very much like Texas and A&M. One wants to win really badly, and the other just wants that one to go away.
July 25, 2008 at 5:47 am
Before the Yellow Jackets really turned into shit, UGA-GT was a pretty good in state rivalry. Nothing like seeing the trash talking between cow licked frat boys and engineering students from Cambodia.
July 25, 2008 at 6:51 am
I hate that “House Divided” bullshit you see on the backs of cars. If I were in that situation I’d find a sticker that said “My (son/wife/daughter) is a fucking moron”. It would, of course, be in burnt orange, except for the word moron, which would be maroon.
July 25, 2008 at 7:22 am
in parts of the south (son/wife/daughter) could all be the same person
July 25, 2008 at 7:54 am
After watching “The Revolution” series on The History Channel, I would have to say South Carolina/Clemson should come in at least ahead of Oregon/Oregon State. South Carolinans have been killing each other for centuries now.
July 25, 2008 at 8:04 am
July 25, 2008 at 10:10 am
Oh.
My.
July 25, 2008 at 11:46 am
God.
July 26, 2008 at 1:33 pm
purrr