NO.. this is why..."Serious tradition" definatly..Concider the following..101 meetings, last 77 at a NEUTRAL site, The Cotton Bowl, in the middle of the Texas State Fair..no small event in itself... Serious bad blood.. Both teams constantly topped ranked and in the national title hunt... Equal tickets issued to both sides... Fans are divided @ the 50 yd line...the South horseshoe being OU country....Tex the North....whereas, you literally have OU-Tex fans shoulder to shoulder @ the 50.... 7 heisman trophy winners have played in this game.... 10 National Champions between the two teams...OU -7....Tex- 3....OU & Tex have been ranked # 1 and # 2 on game day, more than any other, of the concidered other "major" rivalry games....Even Troy Aikman made an apperance in this game, he was the starting QB for OU in the 1984 match-up. OU 14 Tex 7... BYW...1948 game... Tom Landry & Bobby Laine for Tex...Darrell Royal for OU...in 2002, the 'Horns named their stadium after a SOONER graduate :)
2007-02-03 14:58:06 · 15 answers · asked by lnstar101 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Army vs. Navy. The players from each team sing each others'
alma mater. It is an awesome sight. One player said this year: " We try to beat each other on the field, but when we leave school, we stand shoulder to shoulder, and defend our country". If that
doesn't top any other............
2007-02-03 15:05:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's one of the top five but Auburn vs. Bama is number one because it is an in-state rivalry and the hatred between the teams runs deep. It's all they talk about in the State of Alabama. Unlike many other areas with professional franchises college football is it in Alabama. Gee I got a negative vote because I didn't say the Red River rilvalry was the best. Try this on in that if available an Auburn fan will buy a Bama season ticket just to get that one ticket to the Iron Bowl when it is played away from home and vice versa for the Bama fans. That's how hard the tickets are to come by.
2016-05-24 01:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Ohio St.-Michigan and Alabama-Auburn are both better, there might be others. Then again, the two teams combined don' have as many Nat'l Championships as Notre Dame, so maybe ND-USC is a better one, too. Don't get me wrong, I think the Red River Shootout and is a solid rivalry with a lot of tradition, just not THE rivalry. Here's something to wonder about, does having the game at a neutral site help or hurt the atmosphere? Think about it, instead of having the game in Austin or Norman, you have it in Dallas, home of...SMU? I know it's good because it allows you to go 50-50, but it just seems to me like you lose an important aspect and that is the college campus setting. As for bad blood, of course, but look at Ohio St.-Michigan; they fought a war over Toledo, Toledo of all places! Good rivalry, but as I said, yes, there are bigger rivalries in college football.
2007-02-03 20:24:54 · answer #3 · answered by Lmeister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the rivalry between the service academies is the best. It's really got some of the best history and all the time they play they know that later on they will have to stand together. Plus, years ago, before everyone thought about all the money in football, they were ranked up there usually. By the way, I definitely think that Auburn-Alabama and OU-Texas are way above OSU-Mich.
2007-02-03 17:36:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Michigan vs. O-State. I live in michigan and i am a huge wolverines fan. Our fans hate o-state fans and they hate us. People smash windshields of fans from the other side, egg buses, cars, etc. This is the biggest rivalry in college football and in all sports.
2007-02-03 15:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Horn's kinda guy too, but ease up on the tea insta-sip.your on a roll. Wait a couple a months then we start talking college ball. It's Bear football now baby!!
Hook-em Horns!!
Go Bears!!!
2007-02-03 15:06:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right, that's a huge rivalry. However, the Alabama Tigers, and the Alabama Roll Tide are huge rivals. I don't know who is the bigger, but maybe you're right.
2007-02-03 15:03:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i agree there is no BIGGER rivarly than OU and UT....of course the Longhorns rule!! and besides i can't think if there is a place that has such bad blood....who knows....but i predict UT with more national championships in the future..haha.go UT!!!
2007-02-03 15:40:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope that is the best rival in college football!!!!
GO TEXAS
2007-02-03 15:00:46 · answer #9 · answered by liltexan9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, Ohio St./Mich is the only other comparo.
2007-02-03 15:07:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋