I've hated Georgia Southern since my freshman year (2007). I'll let ya'll know if/when I respect them.

(10-25-2018 08:17 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  Nothing says you can't have more than one rival.

But, usually there's one opponent that gets the juices flowing more than the others.

If you want to say App and Troy are rivals, fine. Let's see if there's 30 odd pages of "discussion" before that game is played.

Exactly. The SBC needs to recognize the games that are its real rivalries, and stop pretending other games are bigger because the schools are closer mileage wise.

Besides, when the league does that, they invariably realize that AState's closest league opponent is also UL's closest league opponent, and someone has to go to San Marcos that weekend, so it might as well be us.

(10-25-2018 11:11 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2018 08:17 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  Nothing says you can't have more than one rival.

But, usually there's one opponent that gets the juices flowing more than the others.

If you want to say App and Troy are rivals, fine. Let's see if there's 30 odd pages of "discussion" before that game is played.

Exactly. The SBC needs to recognize the games that are its real rivalries, and stop pretending other games are bigger because the schools are closer mileage wise.

Besides, when the league does that, they invariably realize that AState's closest league opponent is also UL's closest league opponent, and someone has to go to San Marcos that weekend, so it might as well be us.

It's possible that App and Troy get to 20 pages prior to kick-off, especially if App wins out until that match-up and Troy does the same. It would be a de facto East championship game with the winner hosting the SBC Championship.

You all wanted a playoff, well you got it.

(10-25-2018 11:17 AM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(10-25-2018 11:11 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-25-2018 08:17 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  Nothing says you can't have more than one rival.

But, usually there's one opponent that gets the juices flowing more than the others.

If you want to say App and Troy are rivals, fine. Let's see if there's 30 odd pages of "discussion" before that game is played.

Exactly. The SBC needs to recognize the games that are its real rivalries, and stop pretending other games are bigger because the schools are closer mileage wise.

Besides, when the league does that, they invariably realize that AState's closest league opponent is also UL's closest league opponent, and someone has to go to San Marcos that weekend, so it might as well be us.

It's possible that App and Troy get to 20 pages prior to kick-off, especially if App wins out until that match-up and Troy does the same. It would be a de facto East championship game with the winner hosting the SBC Championship.

You all wanted a playoff, well you got it.

Both Troy and App still have to win in Statesboro for that to happen.

(10-25-2018 09:07 AM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(10-25-2018 08:53 AM)Georgia_Power_Company Wrote:  

(10-24-2018 09:59 PM)Coach Bonez89 Wrote:  

(10-24-2018 05:56 PM)Georgia_Power_Company Wrote:  Why must a school have just one rival? Alabama seems to have decent rivalries going with LSU, Ole Miss and of course Auburn. Michigan seems to have Michigan St, Notre Dame and Ohio St set as major rivals. I understand that every team will probably have one rival they hold above the others but that's not to say we can't hate all of you at least a little.

While not close recently, how can you forget that Alabama's rival is Tennessee. There are times when that game means more than the Auburn game too. Not recently, but Ole Miss? Do you have any knowledge of rivalries in the south?

No I'm aware Tennessee is a historic rival of the Crimson Tide however I was thinking of more recent events since Bama is on a 12 or so game win streak against Tennessee. Ole Miss and Bama have been a bit chippy to each other in the past few seasons. I guess I would call it a budding rivalry.

Alabama leads that series 54-10-2. Ole Miss winning in 2014 and 2015 is more of an aberration I'd say. The past two years Alabama has beaten Ole Miss by a combined 128-10. LOL

I get it. Don't call Ole Miss a rival of Alabama. Jeez I was just making an observation that those games have been a little chippy the last few years...I don't really care they are both trash.