CAN YOU NAME THE TOP TEN BITTEREST COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRIES?
Posted on 07/06/2012 by andy | 6 comment(s)
The "Rocky Mountain showdown" of Colorado vs. Colorado State is on the slate when College Football officially gets underway a mere 55 days from now. And while the Buffs - Rams rivalry isn't exactly The Hatfields & The McCoys, it's still reason enough to start counting down the days to kickoff!
BUFFS GET BITTER WITH THE RAMS
It's also a good reason to give you our TOP TEN Bitterest College Football Rivalries. After all, it's these games that inspire the Original Retro Brand to make our vintage college t shirts in the first place.
See if you can name each rivalry on our list by it's nickname. Answers are at the bottom of the post if you get in a jam.
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10. Wisconsin Badgers vs. Minnesota Gophers
9. Oregon State Beavers vs. Oregon Ducks
8. Kansas Jayhawks vs. Missouri Tigers
7. Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
6. Georgia Bulldogs vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
5. ARMY Black Nights vs. NAVY Midshipmen
4. Auburn Tigers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
3. Harvard Crimson vs. YALE Bulldogs
2. Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners
1. Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan Wolverines
Agree or disagree with our list? Have some rivalries to add? Leave us your comments and scroll down right to vote in the poll ----->
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Answers: 10. Paul Bunyan's axe 9. Civil War 8. Border War 7. Backyard Brawl 6. Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate 5. Army-Navy game 4. Iron Bowl 3. The Game 2. Red River Rivalry 1. The Game (Yes, both the Michigan-OSU (108 meetings) & Harvard-Yale (128 meetings) rivalries share the same moniker).
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Uh, Carolina-Clemson, hello? There are fights. They had to call the game off for a couple years around the turn of the century due to fisticuffs. Hell, Clemson University was actually *founded* to spite USC. Definitely in the top five.
OK Miles, you've made a great case. Is there a nickname for this game?
Pretty good list. I would move Yale-Harvard down though because nobody not affiliated with those schools care about that game. Would take Kansas-Mizzou off since Kansas is usually pretty bad. Also think Notre Dame-USC for sure needs to be here. Texas-A&M maybe, LSU-Alabama looking like its going to be a good one for years to come.
Which is on the top of your list - Ga-GT?
What about GA vs FL? They have to play on neutral grounds! I would also add Purdue vs IU. Go Boilers!
Both very good choices... BTFU Lora!