College Football's best rivalry... so many great candidates: Texas vs. Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout, Auburn Alabama in the Iron Bowl, USC and UCLA with campuses only 12 miles or so apart, Army and Navy in the ultimate respectful rivalry, Michigan and Ohio State, Colorado vs. Nebraska...
okay, now quick trivia... name the teams in these rivalries...
1. The Civil War
2. The Big Game
3. The Backyard Brawl
4. The Egg Bowl
5. Bedlam
read the rest of the entry... then scroll to the bottom for answers... if you don't have at least 3 of 5 correct, TheSportsVerdict highly recommends you tighten up your game!
The lack of a contest I refer to in my title compares college football to college basketball, where the ONLY rivalry that means anything in the regular season is Duke and North Carolina.
Every Saturday, throughout the fall, football fans gather to watch immensely critical college football games. During college hoops season, the ONLY game that captures the attention of most fans is Duke vs. North Carolina.
I'm not saying college basketball doesn't have other rivalries (Georgetown vs. Syracuse and Kansas vs. Missouri come to mind quickly) but none enter the same league as Duke/UNC.
Coach K, Dean Smith... Coach K Court, The Dean Dome.
Christian Laettner, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Antwain Jameson, Bobby Hurley, 'Sheed, and WoJo
Nothing even begins to compete.
More people say blue is their favorite color, both teams wear blue... maybe that's it.
College football fans argue about the sports' best rivalry, and at least 10, if not 20 or more games can make a great case.
In College Hoops it's case closed.
Tomorrow night at 9pm the ONLY college basketball rivalry worth mentioning is renewed.
Here's a toast to "Speedo Guy"... if you don't know what I am talking about, YouTube him!
Trivia Answers from Above
1. Oregon v Oregon State
2. Cal v Stanford
3. West Virginia v Pittsburgh
4. Ole Miss v Mississippi State
5. Oklahoma v Oklahoma State
Fight On,
Nate
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