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What are the top five rivalries in sports right now?

onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
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I'm sure everyone will have a different list, but what are the best natural rivalries on sports right now? Yankees/Red Sox has to be at the top of the list, but what other ones have that much intensity? Duke/NC? Are there any hockey rivalries left that are that intense? Basketball? Let's hear your picks. Any sport. Any natural rivalry.

Mine:

1. Yankees/Red Sox
2. Eagles/Cowboys
3. Duke/North Carolina Mens basketball
4. University of Florida/Florida State college football
5. University of South Carolina/Clemson (but only because I witnessed it this year--it's bigger than people think)
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  • KOBEcollectorKOBEcollector Posts: 3,873 ✭✭
    Not a huge college football fan but isn't Ohio State vs Michigan a big rivalry ?

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  • reiny81reiny81 Posts: 53
    Eagels/Cowboys???

    Try Redskins/Cowboys. This has been one of, if not the, biggest rivalries in football for over 30 years now.
  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    1) Yankees and Red Sox
    2) Auburn and Alabama
    3) Texas and Oklahoma
    4) Notre Dame and USC
    5) Duke and NC
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  • drewsefdrewsef Posts: 1,894 ✭✭
    south carolina clemson has absolutely nothing on ohio state-michigan or alabama-auburn
  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,492 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Army-Navy football is a huge rivalry
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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,656 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Patriots vs Colts is always good
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    Pats/Colts indeed. thought that ones been a bit one sided towards the pats image
  • RANDYMOSS84RANDYMOSS84 Posts: 1,980


    << <i>south carolina clemson has absolutely nothing on ohio state-michigan or alabama-auburn >>




    Have you been to a game? People come close to getting killed.
  • Brian48Brian48 Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Pats/Colts indeed. thought that ones been a bit one sided towards the pats image >>



    Not lately, unfortunately. image
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭

    Michigan V. OSU is definitely top 5 Period!


  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    The rivalry I miss the most which was for a long time at the very top of the list was the Rangers/Islanders. From the late 70's/early 80's till around the mid to late 90's there was nothing like it.

    As for today, Yankees/Red Sox has to be one of the top 2 or 3. I also agree with the OSU/Michigan.

    Its a shame, but with in todays pro football game there doesnt seem to be anything like there once was. Salary caps and league parody have removed the glory days of NFL rivalries greatly.

    The NBA, forget about it. There doesnt seem to be anything close to days of past like we had with the Lakers/Celtics. If both teams can improve a bit more the Bulls/Cavs could be a great rivalry in years to come.
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  • 80sToyguy80sToyguy Posts: 383
    Greatest rivalry of all-time (well, to many of us Habs fans up in Canada), was the Habs and Nords. They played some unbelievable games in the short time the Nords were in the NHL.
    Jay
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,107 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Separate in catagories- Professional Football/MLB/NBA

    College Basketball/football... now start again and list 3 for each of the pros and 10 for each of the College catagories

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  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭


    << <i>Not a huge college football fan but isn't Ohio State vs Michigan a big rivalry ?

    Dave >>



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  • DaBigHurtDaBigHurt Posts: 1,066 ✭✭
    I wouldn't say they're top 5, but I think the Cubs/White Sox deserve honorable mention.

    I remember when the Marlins were playing the Cubs in the NLCS a few years ago, bars that catered to White Sox fans were giving out free drinks whenever a Marlin hit a home run.
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  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Harvard vs. Yale has been a biggie for well over 100 years.
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  • jradke4jradke4 Posts: 3,573 ✭✭✭
    When talking sports I think I have to agree with Army/Navy and Harvard/Yale. All those players are playing for only two things. Their love of their sport and school. I am sure you can count on one hand the total number of players from those schools that think that they have a decent chance at the pros.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,107 ✭✭✭✭✭
    College Football (no order just 10 great rivalries)

    USC-Notre Dame
    Oklahoma-Texas
    OSU-Michigan
    Harvard-Yale
    Stanford-Cal
    Auburn-Alabama
    Lafayette-Lehigh
    Texas-Texas A&M
    Oklahoma-Nebraska
    USC-UCLA

    edited to add: Army-Navy and that makes 11

    College Basketball (no order and I am starting with 3

    Duke-NC
    Indiana-Purdue
    NC-NCS

    Pro Football

    Green Bay-Chicago
    NY Giants-Washington
    Washington-Dallas (1960s- forward)

    MLB

    Dodgers-Giants
    Yankees-Red Sox
    Cubs-Cardinals

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