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Michigan State vs. Michigan. My hometown of Tampa doesn't really have much at all in the way of sports rivalries, either because the team hasn't been around long enough to form a natural rivalry (Lightning), or the team has stunk so badly for so long that its not worth trying to conjure up a rival (Bucs/Rays)
But yeah, MSU-Michigan. I hate Dantonio for being the smug, lifeless prick that he is, but I find it also quite ironic and somewhat hilarious that he has slowly become everything that he's always hated about us. He treats Michigan with utter contempt and condescension whenever the topic even remotely comes up. You can tell whenever Michigan comes up that he looks at it and wonders how we'll ever possibly be a threat to him again.
He's had some damn good football teams the last few years. Won't deny that. But I hope Harbaugh beats him this year and makes some great "pride comes before the fall" comment in his post-game presser.
After he pisses Dantonio off in the post-game handshake, of course.
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Michigan Vs. Michigan State.... obviously
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with Brady vs Goodell moving up fast.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:17 PM ^
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August 18th, 2015 at 1:19 PM ^
NFL: 00s Ravens-Steelers
CFB: Iron Bowl
NBA: 90s Pacers-Knicks
CBB: Duke-UNC
MLB: 00s Yankees-Red Sox
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"I love rivalries. Michael or Jim. Paris or Nicole. Heidi or LC. It's so much fun. But, I guess if I'm really thinking about it and answering your question honestly, I'd have to go with LC. Heidi's a bad friend. And her skin, is terrible."
August 18th, 2015 at 1:25 PM ^
Michigan fan base Vs Dave Brandon
or Wile E Coyote vs The Road Runner
August 18th, 2015 at 1:23 PM ^
2nd favorite - Cubs vs. Cardinals. As a die-hard Cubs fan who used to live in St. Louis, those games are just great.
Objectively second best - either Bama/Auburn football or Duke/UNC basketball. The passion in both those rivalries is incredible. Seahawks/Niners has also led to some very entertaining games lately, but that's too much of a johnny come lately rivalry to rate that high.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:23 PM ^
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It's cooling off a little now with guys like Ray Lew, Ed Reed, and Polamalu gone, but for about 15 years it was by far the most physical football game you'd see anywhere.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:27 PM ^
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August 18th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
While some of the circumstances have recently changed, I love the Red River Shootout. Texas and Oklahoma, neutral site in Dallas halfway between the schools. Stadium half in Longhorn burnt orange, half in Sooner red. Texas State Fair deep frying everything imaginable outside.
Plus I've always loved the similarities between Texas and Michigan. Great academic schools, traditional powers in football (now #1 and #2 all time most wins) and also Olympic sports, an in-state rival with a recent superiority complex, main rival from neighboring state that starts with an O. And Austin and Ann Arbor are both great cities,
August 18th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^
Pure hate with excellent execution.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:38 PM ^
Def matchup that produce *pure hate with excellent execution*...
August 18th, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
PSG-OM
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Boston Sucks. Go Yankees!
August 18th, 2015 at 1:40 PM ^
/cries
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Manchester United v Liverpool
August 18th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
I live in Scottsdale, even though I don't care for either ASU or UofA, I love watching the butt hurt and bragging between fan bases.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:49 PM ^
My fandom of professional sports has mellowed considerably, besides soccer. Arsenal-Tottenham is fun, but Tottenham sucks and it's not competitive. On a college basis, while there are many rivalries I admire, I don't really have favorites that don't involve Michigan. My favorite of the rest is probably Michigan-Notre Dame. May be they don't play on the field as much anymore, but there is a lot that the two schools compete for.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
Western vs Central. God I hate the chips.
CAFC vs. SCOTUS. [ducks]
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v. Pacquio.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^
The Battle for the Little Brown Jug, obviously.
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It's Inter Milan vs AC Milan. My favorite that's here in the states is Red Wings vs Avalanche.
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CMU MSU
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Row the Boat
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I had to scroll down far too low for this one. I didn't go to either school, but so many of my high school friends did that it was kind of a mini-reunion every Central/Western matchup. Always turned out to be a very fun day, even if the on-field competition wasn't Iron Bowl level.
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