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SuperSoakher 
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Jun 2012
640 posts
| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 2:00 am to beaver)
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beaver
BTW, good job vs Alabama this year. That was an exciting game.
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chalmetteowl 
USA Fan
Da Parish
Member since Jan 2008
9620 posts
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| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 2:27 am to beaver)
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no Falcons/Saints is not the top rivalry in the NFL
then what is?
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TH03 
Notre Dame Fan
Barves Fan
Member since Dec 2008
51018 posts
| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 4:54 am to KosmoCramer)
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Killer Iron Bowl this year, bro
it was pretty fricking bad, but one lopsided year doesn't end a rivalry.
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Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
2220 posts
| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 9:36 am to flyAU)
Saint/Falcons is more like a little known Big 10 rivalry that plays for some obscure trophy no one knows about. Two of the worst franchises in the league historically. No one outside the two fanbases cares about the rivalry.
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GalvoAg 
Texas A&M Fan
Galveston TX
Member since Apr 2012
4322 posts
| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 10:31 am to Master of Sinanju)
^^^This
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Sophandros
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 10:38 am to flyAU)
A friend of mine called it the Egg Bowl... 
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hiltacular 
Georgia Tech Fan
ATL
Member since Jan 2011
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| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 10:41 am to Master of Sinanju)
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Saint/Falcons is more like a little known Big 10 rivalry that plays for some obscure trophy no one knows about. Two of the worst franchises in the league historically. No one outside the two fanbases cares about the rivalry.
Saints/Falcons has really taken off here recently mostly bc of the success of both clubs. Both teams are in the midst of there best stretch ever.
Katrina also pushed a ton of Saints fans into ATL and that has intensified the rivalry as well.
I really cant speak for bears/packers or anyone else (not sure anyone here can either) but there was a lot of shite getting thrown around from both sides last night at the game.
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GumBro Jackson 
Auburn Fan
Virginia
Member since Mar 2011
1261 posts
| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 10:48 am to hiltacular)
Yeah, this year's Iron Bowl sucked and Auburn got killed, but the Iron Bowl is still one of, if not the very best rivalry in college football. The fanbases live in the same state and the Iron Bowl is a topic of conversation 365 days of the year.
Saints-Falcons is a good NFL rivalry, and a very underrated one, but it isn't on par with the Iron Bowl for at least two reasons:
(1) the fanbases are separated for the most part, so there isn't that year-round vibe like with the Iron Bowl.
(2) historically the Saints and Falcons were both terrible. Together the two teams have won one superbowl through their history and appeared in only one other. Contrast that with Alabama one of the very most successful football programs with a ton of national championships, and Auburn, which is top 15 and has two consensus national championships and several others that could be claimed.
This post was edited on 11/30 at 10:49 am
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SuperSoakher
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Jun 2012
640 posts
| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 11:11 am to GumBro Jackson)
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if not the very best rivalry in college football.
no
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GhostBuster6 
Alabama Fan
Nashville
Member since Jun 2012
1809 posts
| re: Falcons v Saints = Iron Bowl? (Posted on 11/30/12 at 11:16 am to RonBurgundy)
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Alabama Auburn is not the top rivalry in the NCAA or SEC
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