Seriously? No....just no
I meant in terms of what it means to the fans of the schools involved, not any sort of objective thing. To the fans of Florida-Georgia, that game "used to" mean as much to us as the 'bama game does to you, or Michigan does to tOSU, or Oklahoma does to Texas. I'm not saying that the games are on a par with each other to the rest of the country or to some sort of overall football diety, but to the fans of those schools, they are the games they look forward to every year.
Im on the fence here, Florida has had recent success and both coaches are big time jerks. Its not an easy vote. I mean, BAMA I think is hated for the past, they are not that huge factor they were 20 years ago. They are still a force to be reckoned with in this type of rivalry setting, but their not in a NC hunt or big bowl game on a consistent basis. I dont know, somebody clarify it for me.
On November 18, 1901, the University of Alabama and the University of Tennessee first locked horns on a football field. At the contest's end, the score was tied, nothing had been resolved, and about two thousand fans were on the field at Tuscaloosa, fighting.
I'm 32 and I put Bama, not b/c of the losing streak I suffered through during my formative years but b/c even to this day, it sucks way worse to lose to Bama than it does Florida. I've grown accustomed to losing to Florida and believe that they've truly had a better program than us for most of the past 2 decades, but I always thought we should beat Bama. The last rampage I had after a UT loss was when David Palmer singlehandedly brought them down the field and converted the 2-pt conversion for a tie against a Shuler-led UT team in the early 90s. Still can't believe we (lost) that game.
allright Volmania, we're close in age so I think we can relate, Florida has had success, but Bama has always had this hyped up rival, right? Cool. When Bama plays somebody else, do you pull for them if it will help the Vols? Personally, when Florida plays, I am always pulling against them. I cant bring myself to pull for them regardless. I might back Bama if the opponent was right. Your thoughts?
living in austin i am constantly comparing our rivalries with a few around here.
TEXAS = TENNESSEE - the good guys
A&M = BAMA - the bad guys with tons of tradtion and rivalry between the two.
OKLAHOMA = FLORIDA - seem to have our number and constantly giving us hell on the field.