re: What’s the bigger college football rivalry ?

I'd have USC ND #1 as well. Just their unis on the field at the same gets me going.

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the biggest national rivalry is clearly usc vs ndyep

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Nope............It has had maybe three important games the last 40 years... So NO............

Ohio State vs Michigan. I will say this though I went to the Big House for this game in the early 2000's with my UM grad neighbor. Both were top 15 teams and it was the most boring atmosphere I've ever been apart of.

michigan gets more jacked to play Notre Dame.

with Ohio State, they pretty much just accept the arse whuppin'

As much as I hate to admit it, OSU-Michigan is the bigger rivalry.
It's a consuming passion for two states, both with a heckuva lot more people than Alabama.

intrastate rivalries are more intense than interstate rivalries ... iron bowl's the best rivalry ... don't know if that fits the op's definition since he used 'bigger' ... sc and dame fans don't diss each other 364 days of the year like bama/auburn fans ... i'd venture to guess the average margin of victory in the iron bowl is smaller than either the use/dame game or the osu/mich game ... we play each other tough, no matter the record ...

Each game is equally important to each to each fan base for different reasons. For Alabama and Auburn it’s instate bragging rights and it has national implications.

For Ohio State and Michigan it’s an extension of an old feud between states and equal hatred between the schools. It also has national implications although recently it’s more one sided.

I don’t get the Alabama and Auburn rivalry because I don’t live it. They also don’t fully get ours for the same reason. It’s good enough for me to know that living with a loss to Michigan is something I’m not comfortable with and it’s the only loss that lasts.

BTW, it’s been 2190 days since Michigan last beat Ohio State. It’s also 9:32 and Michigan still sucks.

Ohio State vs Michigan seems bigger to the players and is pretty big for the fans. I feel like Alabama and Auburn is only big because of the fans and not so much the players. I’m taking Ohio State and Michigan in this one

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intrastate rivalries are more intense than interstate rivalries ... iron bowl's the best rivalry ...

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So by the same logic, intracity rivalries are more intense than intrastate... SC v Ucla's the best rivalry. Solid.

Auburn/Alabama . They talk about it 365 days a year