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Will LSU/Bama ever equal the Ohio St/Mich rivalry?

Posted on 12/1/11 at 7:34 pm
Posted by steelreign
Deridder
Member since Jan 2009
11086 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 7:34 pm
Is it possible that the LSU/Bama rivalry will become the new or equal to the Ohio St/Mich rivalry?
Posted by makinskrilla
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jun 2009
9727 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 7:37 pm to
i think if les miles and saban both stay at their respective schools for the next 10 years, maybe...

but i dont think that is likely to happen. it certainly will be one of the most if not the biggest game of the regular season for the near future however.
Posted by Sev09
Nantucket
Member since Feb 2011
15564 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 7:43 pm to
IMO, it doesn't have a chance to ever become that because Bama and auburn already have a huge rivalry. It's not often that schools have more than one huge rivalry. Only one I can think of is Oklahoma. They have the Red River Shootout and Bedlam.
Posted by Bayou
CenLA
Member since Feb 2005
36843 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 7:46 pm to
RIGHT NOW it IS a bigger rivalry.
Posted by gwilging
Virginia Beach, VA
Member since Mar 2011
1396 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 7:46 pm to
quote:

IMO, it doesn't have a chance to ever become that because Bama and auburn already have a huge rivalry.

This.
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
44881 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 7:53 pm to
Not as long as Herbstreit and Howard are on Gameday. ESPN loves to tout that game, even when it sucks. I lived in Ohio for 7 years, and they do hate each other, but not as much as some SEC teams (Gumps/Barn) do. LSU/Gumps has always been a fun SEC rivalry, but only since Saban and Miles took them to the top of college football has it had a lot of relevance nationally. Also, the LSU/Gumps game is on CBS most years, while OSU/Mich is always on ABC, which will help it get promoted by ESPN.
Posted by mes1100
baton rouge
Member since Nov 2007
3349 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 7:54 pm to
doubtful. ohio st / mich was a rivalry built over a long period of time. the landscape of college football now will be changing drastically decade to decade to be anything like that. look at lsu 15 years ago. look at bama 5 years ago. look at fla state, miami, etc. too much parity
Posted by slaphappy
Kansas City
Member since Nov 2005
2340 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 8:00 pm to
Alabama's rivals are Auburn and Tennessee. We are a distant third.
Posted by LSU Shreddin
Denver
Member since Feb 2009
1426 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 8:04 pm to
It is currently more relevant, but two things will hold it back.

1. OSU/Michigan has more history and always will
2. LSU isn't even Bama's top rival
Posted by cornstarch
Member since May 2010
2226 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 8:04 pm to
Oh wow. Tennessee? LSU and Alabama seem to be at the top of their game for the foreseeable future. Tennessee is an afterthought. Alabama/LSU is the best rivalry in college sports right now.
Posted by Shaka Zulu
Member since Nov 2009
2493 posts
Posted on 12/1/11 at 8:19 pm to
Will Michigan ever win a MNC? Will Ohio State ever win it without help from the refs? Who gives a frick about Big 10 football? Take the lame irrelevant shite somewhere else.
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