Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote in his latest blog entry that the Georgia-Auburn series is the best in the South, if not in the entire world.
This will be my 20th Georgia-Auburn game, and I’ve come to believe this is the best series in the South if not the whole wide world. Alabama-Auburn? Too much hate. The World’s Largest Outdoor Whatever? Too much alcohol. Georgia-Auburn is pure football, home-and-home, with a chill in the air and invariably something on the line.
Best in the world, really? Better than Michigan-Ohio State, Oklahoma-Texas, Navy-Army and USC-Notre Dame? Better than Florida-Georgia, Alabama-Auburn and USC-UCLA? Now to be fair, Bradley never claims that Georgia-Auburn is the best rivalry; he simply states that it’s the best series, which essentially is the same thing in my eyes.
For my money, Michigan-OSU is the most heated rivalry, although it’s been incredibly lopsided since 2001. However, Navy-Army has to be the most respected rivalry in the nation with how much it means to both programs. It’s not about who has the best athletes or the better game plan – it’s about history, tradition and respect between two teams. It’s incredibly fun to watch and up until ’02, the games were usually pretty close throughout.
What’s your favorite college football rivalry?
