What is, the best rivalry in

[Broken_Hero]

sports? Any sport that is....I'm sitting here listening to some talking head who thinks the Duke/NC basketball rivalry is the best...

So, Loungers, what is the biggest sports rivalry?

For me(unbiased opinion, I'll try!)

1. Baseball-Yanks vs. Bosox...I just love seeing the interaction, although I don't like either team persay, but the entertainment value alone, is staggering sometimes.

2. Football-Dallas vs. Redskins

3. NBA-Lakers vs. Celtics...need I say more?


I'll stop there...but which rivalry, is the top one?


On edit:I think I wasn't clear, my choice, were beyond my regional bias...they in no way reflect what I think is the "best". for me the top rivarly is A's vs. Mariners...each time they meat up I have a severe dislike for the letter A!

[YDogg]

1. Alabama-Auburn football.

[huskerlaw]

2. Except that

nobody outside of Alabama cares about it.

[YDogg]

5. You're probably correct.

Honestly, I think the same can be said, though, for most rivalries. Something along the lines of "all politics is local" ... all rivalries are local.

[huskerlaw]

8. They all are, somewhat

although there are some teams that have a nationwide fan base, and some rivalries that suck people in beyond their normal fan base.

I think the Yanks-RedSux rivalry is a fairly decent example. Many baseball fans (of other teams) get involved in that one, especially if it's a playoff game.

[YDogg]

10. I'd like to revise and extend my remarks ...

... to say I meant mostly college rivalries. I agree that some professional rivalries have a wider appeal, but I'm not sure many college rivalries extend as far beyond local/regional interest as the networks tell us they do.

[huskerlaw]

13. I agree

unless said college rivalry happens to be a bowl game, or at least have bowl implications.

[unsavedtrash]

37. yep

roll tide
For baseball I think it's Boston vs Yankees
Not sure about pro football or basketball.

[Blue-Jay]

3. OSU-Michigan

That was the only rivalry that really mattered where I grew up.

Oh, and Ann Arbor is a whore.

[ohiosmith]

4. An ugly whore!

[Blue-Jay]

6. A dirty ugly whore!

[ohiosmith]

26. a dirty ugly skanky whore

[mtnester]

12. You guys beat me to it...

The Ohio State v. Michigan

Here ya go Buckeye fans:

[1gobluedem]

29. You're wrong, it's MICHIGAN vs. Ohio State

ohowihateohiostate.

[mtnester]

35. The uppermidwest would NOT be as much fun

without this rivalry

:)

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

7. Here are mine:

College football: Notre Dame vs. USC
Pro Football: Bears vs. Packers
Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

[Broken_Hero]

16. yes, but what is the best?

I tried not being biased in my OP, because imo, the best rivalry to me, is A's vs. Mariners!....or Seahawks vs. Chiefs/or Bronco's...

Which rivalry, is the best to you?

In my op, I was trying to generalize....basically my second favorite rivalry's, besides the ones I care about...:D

[Blue-Jay]

9. Seriously though, The Big Red Machine vs The Big Blue Wrecking Crew.

Oeditpus Rex knows about this one; two of the best teams ever to take the field. EVER.

[Broken_Hero]

17. Dodgers vs. Reds? nt

on edit:to fix subject line.

[Blue-Jay]

21. Yep.

Oeddie will be here soon to debate the skills of Steve Garvey vs Pete Rose.

[Broken_Hero]

22. ah, I hope he does...

that part of baseball was just a bit before my time...I do enjoy some good stories....:D

[wildhorses]

11. heels/blue devils basketball

acc basketball all the way:woohoo:

[NC_Nurse]

15. Tonight, in fact.

:-)

[wildhorses]

19. persactly--

i should be at THE bar ya know;)

[HEyHEY]

14. Toronto / Montreal

In the NHL.... Or England Argentina in soccer are my favs

[Mrs. Ted Nancy]

18. College football

I think Oklahoma/Texas rivalry is unique because it is played in front of a 50-50 crowd of crimson and burnt orange clad fans (who happen to hate each other). The Texas state fair adds to the festivity of the game.


Also, Army/Navy is a fierce rivalry.

[Broken_Hero]

20. I agree with the UT vs. OU

but I've seen a bigger uproar between OU vs. Neb...although Neb hasn't been much of anything since...2001....

[Mrs. Ted Nancy]

24. OU/Nebraska has lost its luster

I've felt that it declined after Switzer left. After that OU wasn't really competitive until Stoops was hired.

The formation of the Big 12 cemented the demise of the rivalry.

I was at the '85 OU/Neb game and the end around play to Keith Jackson was the most exciting play I witnessed during my undergrad years at OU.

[dysfunctional press]

23. Bears-Packers is the main rivalry 'round here...

and especially now that there's two interleague series every year- Sox-Cubs is turning into more of an actual on-the-field rivalry.

[mvd]

25. Cowboys vs. Redskins

I grew up in that rivalry, so that influences my opinion.

[Spider Jerusalem]

27. India vs Pakistan in cricket.

Nothing in American sports comes close.

[mainegreen]

30. That will start a war one day.

No ball tampering!

[T_i_B]

28. Being a Wednesdayite...

...I'd say Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United. However, for sheer blood curdling hatred you just cannot beat Celtic v Rangers.

[ceile]

32. Celtic v Rangers

I've read really horrible things about that match-up. NOt so much on the pitch but what happens before and after the game.

[slj0101]

31. The Washington Generals & the Harlem Globetrotters

[taterguy]

34. Seconded

Look up the word intensity in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of these epic struggles

[Gidney N Cloyd]

33. Cubs vs Cardinals

[sg_]

36. Roma v Lazio, River Plate v Boca

nft