A Rivalry for the Ages
As UT revs up for its annual rivalry game against A&M, I will remind all of you Longhorns that the greatest rivalry is not UT/A&M. It is not UT/OU. It is not Florida/Florida State. It is not even Michigan/Ohio State.The greatest rivalry in college football is, and always has been, USC/Notre Dame. Read this very well written article (written by a Notre Dame fan, no less) to find out why. I am looking forward to a great game on Saturday!
posted by The Lioness @ 4:28 PM
8 Comments:
I know they played last year, but have they played before that?
They play every year. I go to the game when it is in LA so I am super excited for the weekend. That and the warm weather and surf. I miss home . . .
To anon--someone apparently didn't follow the link. USC and Notre Dame have played every year since 1926 and are the only non-conference/non-location based long standing rivalry in college football.
I object to the entire premise of your post.
First of all, any "greatest ________" is entirely subjective.
Second of all, if you are going to even attempt to be objective, providing a link to a ND fan's blog won't help - how about an impartial 3rd party? You can find plenty of lists compiled by various sporting publications - and almost none of them will agree, reinforcing my first point.
And finally, the best college football rivalry is Army-Navy. I don't care what you or anyone says, this is the last true amateur rivalry in NCAA D-1A football. All of the players are there for something other than football, and the game means more to their respective fanbases than any other game does. (Second would be Harvard-Yale, it's called "The Game" after all, but ever since they bumped it down to D-1AA, it's lost some luster - you can't beat the history, though)I realize my criteria are subjective, but I won't be swayed.
All other rivalries can fight for #2. And I happen to believe that distinction goes to Texas-OU, but, much like you and the blogger you linked to, I'm biased.
Who ever claimed to be objective? My blog = my unabashedly biased posts ;-) Fight On, Trojans!!!
(And to rebut your Army/Navy and Harvard/Yale claims--this rivalry is better because no matter what the year, it's always a good game that means something. When was the last time army or navy had a shot at any sort of title? Thought so.)
So... wait.. by your logic, a rivalry is only good if one of the parties has a chance at a title? Doesn't that defeat the point of having a "rivalry"?
Go Irish! Break the Trojans!
We don't cheat to win our games.
Many sports analysists say don't forget about Michigan. They're the only team that contains a "quality loss" dropping their only game to Ohio State. They proved they could stay with the NO. 1 Buckeyes and they were absolutley strong enough to give OSU a well deserved scare. Some analysists are going with No. 5 Arkansas. They are the only ubeaten in conference play. The SEC hasn't been really ranked the easiest conference this year. Face it! Arkansas had a rough schedule and managed to remain on top.
I see it differently. If Notre Dame can prove they are good enough and beat USC, Ohio State needs to drown in worries about a possible match-up with the IRISH. Notre Dame has proved to have a killer offense lead by Brady Quinn. I think with a little luck; they have a shot at the National Title.
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