Bar none...

Army vs. Navy

Go see the game, you'll see why.

MIIIIIIIIIIIIIChigan vs. Ohio State Football!!!!

There are thousands of best rivalries that most people never hear about. The local high school vs the next school down the road. There is a dynamic in defending the honor of your home town against the barbarian horde from the next town that can never be duplicated in pro sports where for enough cash your star will probably join the barbarian horde.

Texas A&M Aggies vs. t.u. Longhorns

I second Michigan-Ohio State even though I'm on the wrong side of it :)

Actually it's
University of Texas vs. Texas A&M

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Yes I know I am old!

I think the oldest rivalry in the NFL is the Bears vs Packers... Still a very heated rivalry! I am from IL and went to school in Green Bay, every Sunday in fall was a battle whether or not the the Bears and Packers where playing each other. And it just happened that the son of the Packers GM went there and two grandsons of the Bears owners went there. All very nice people, but never get into a football conversation with them when their teams lose!

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Yankees- Red Sox isn't a great rivalry because the Red Sox are also rans compared with the Yankees. You need to have two teams that are comparable to be a great rivalry. That's why Michigan-OSU counts, but Michigan - Michigan State does not.

how bout Texas vs OU

I went to a Big 12 School and Big 12 football is pretty good but I'm not sure it compares to Michgan-Ohio...........but then again Colorado Football is hurting right now...... The Miracle in Michigan was Pretty Sweet though!!!! (I'm a Buff..) Kordell to Westbrook off of Andersons tip........ahhhh so sweet.......

Michigan State - Michigan doesn't count in Basketball either. Michigan has no program.

No, we had purchased a really nice basketball program; the NCAA just found out about it so we had to sell everything off and start over. It might be a rivalry again soon.

great rivalries are all around us. They ALL wax and wane. There are times when one or both of the teams will go through the inevitable down cycle. However, when they are both up, it's great. BoSox and Yanks IS a great rivalry. You have to look at these rivalries when both teams are up, so I'll vote for Detroit Red Wings v. Colorado Avalanche from 1996 till 2002. It's softened lately even though both teams are still great, but games like "bloodbath I and bloodbath II" were epic.

Rivalries also are unique to the players and fans involved. I recognize the Bosox and Yanks are heated rivals, but I could really care less who wins. therefore, I'd never vote for it as "The" rivalry.

How about Australia and New Zealand in Rugby Union? Huge rivalry with Nationalistic feelings.

Texas vs OU isn't a rivalry. It could be but OU beats the piss out of Texas every year so it isn't much of a game, neverless a rivalry.

Boomer Sooner

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UM v. OSU is awsome, however...

My personal favorite rivalry is Michgan v. Michigan State in Hockey. No love lost between either the fans or the players.

Any rivavalry that features a game that fills a FOOTBALL stadium to capacity (Cold War) is tops in my book.

Call me partisan. =)
Go Blue!!!

That is funny! Unfortunately for you guys (if you are a Wolverines fan) those teams (fab 5 etc) won absolutely NOTHING. Not even a Big Ten championship. Oh, I think there was a NIT championship but that doesn't count for much. I do think Amaker is a great guy and coach,,, awesome pick up for the Wolvies.

Chris Webber continues his choking ways in the NBA.

Eagles vs. NFC East.

Flyers vs. Rangers / Islanders (he was offside then, he's offside now!!!) / Devils (Stevens ends Lindros's career ... wait, that was a good thing)

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mcenroe - borg
mcenroe - connors
evert - navratilova
allen - scott
poulidor - anquetil
poulidor - merckx
gebre - tergat
plenty...

my favorite:

tonya harding - nancy kerrigan :-)

That was a good day... <Go Buffs>

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How about Duke-UNC in college hoops?

Navritalova-Everett in Tennis

Magic's Lakers - Bird's Celtics

Ali- Frazier



Props to all of you guys for all around sports knowledge. Too often when I talk to cyclists or triathletes about sports, they only know about the small world which is their sport. I have actually heard a respected multisport journalist say that the biggest rivalry in "all of sports" was Mark Allen-Dave Scott? Come on guy, get your head out of the sand, there is a whole world out there passing you by!

Temple/Rutgers in football???

OK - I'll go back to work.

Do they play touch or tackle?

I miss the days when we went up against the communists in sports.

How 'bout this one:

UConn vs. Tennesse in women's basketball

An old one:

Karpov vs. Kasparov(ok, maybe chess isn't a sport)

No question...Duke vs. UNC in anything.



(maybe I'm a bit biased, having spent six years as a student at Duke).

Two that would've been great if not for tradgedy: Schumacher -vs- Senna Seles -vs- Graf

[reply]Texas A&M Aggies vs. t.u. Longhorns[/reply]

WHOOOP!!

LSU vs Ole Miss is pretty intense too

I agree.

How about U.S.A v. U.S.S.R. in any Olympic Games.

India v. Pakistan in cricket.

Lance v. the French.

Personally, I am hoping that U.S.A. v. the planet in Athens goes to the U.S.A. if for no other reason than to irritate those who cautioned US athletes from exuberent demonstrations of victory. Can anyone tell me when winning became politically incorrect?

Brett Farve vs. Da Bears


-Or Cervelo verse my beloved Felt DA

jan vs. lance

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One interesting sidelight is that the appellation "Fab Five" got applied to the wrong group of players. Only four of the five starters in the better known group went on to play in the NBA (Webber, Rose, Howard, and a cup of coffee for Jimmie King) - but five years earlier, all five starters on the 1989 NCAA Championships got to the bigs. They were Terry Mills, Loy Vaught, Glen Rice, Rummeal Robinson, and Sean Higgins. Extra credit if you can name the one player whose father also played in the NBA.

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Higgins I think, I met him after they won the title at the spring game.

Giants..........Dodgers

High school football -- Valdosta (Georgia) v. Lowndes County.

Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, and both are high-powered football programs. One or the other (or both) is always a threat for the state title. Valdosta is reportedly the winningest high school football program in the nation, and is known far and wide as a real powerhouse. But Lowndes is building its own tradition, and this intra-city rivalry is as good as it gets. Both are also in the same regional division, so the stakes are raised all the more.

These other rivalries are excellent, but this one is indescribable. No money, no trophies, no MVP awards -- just pure hometown pride. It is, in a word, ferocious.

RP

Women's basketball should no longer be mentioned in this forum. They received enough press in ESPN's top 25 which was a joke. I am not taking anything away from the sport, however it does not compare.

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Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United(bunch of losers)

"I think the oldest rivalry in the NFL is the Bears vs Packers... Still a very heated rivalry!"



...this isn't a rivalry - it's usually an opportunity for us to spoil your season, pick up a few wins and let Mr. Favre show why he's the best QB ever!

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Right you are. Here is the 1970 NBA draft . . . and back there, at number two in round three, was Sean Higgin's poppa Earl. Earl played a couple of years in the NBA, but never logged all that many minutes.

First Round
1 Det Bob Lanier St. Bonaventure
2 SD Rudy Tomjanovich Michigan
3 Atl Pete Maravich Louisiana State
4 Bos Dave Cowens Florida State
5 Cin Sam Lacey New Mexico State
6 Sea Jim Ard Cincinnati
7 Clev John Johnson Iowa
8 Port Geoff Petrie Princeton
9 Balt George Johnson Stephen F. Austin
10 Phoe Greg Howard New Mexico
11 Chi Jimmy Collins New Mexico State
12 Phil Al Henry Wisconsin
13 LAL Jim McMillian Columbia
14 Atl John Vallely UCLA
15 Buff John Hummer Princeton
16 Mil Gary Freeman Oregon State
17 NYK Mike Price Illinois

Second Round
1 SD Calvin Murphy Niagara
2 Cin Nate Archibald Texas–El Paso
3 Sea Jake Ford Maryland State
4 Bos Rex Morgan Jacksonville
5 Cin Doug Cook Davidson
6 Sea Pete Cross San Francisco
7 Buff Cornell Warner Jackson State
8 Port Walt Gilmore Fort Valley State
9 Clev Dave Sorenson Ohio State
10 Phoe Fred Taylor Pan American
11 Chi Paul Ruffner Brigham Young
12 Phoe Joe DePre St. John's
13 LAL Earnest Killum Stetson
14 Atl Dan Hester Louisiana State
15 Det Ken Warzynski DePaul
16 Mil Bill Zopf Duquesne
17 NYK Howie Wright Austin Peay

Third Round
1 SD Curtis Perry SW Missouri
2 SF Earl Higgins Eastern Michigan
3 Det Bob St. Pierre Hanover
4 Bos Willie Williams Florida State
5 Cin Greg Hyder Eastern New Mexico
6 Sea Garfield Heard Oklahoma
7 Clev Surry Oliver Stephen F. Austin
8 Port Bill Cain Iowa State
9 Buff Chip Case Virginia
10 Phoe Greg McDivitt Ohio
11 Chi Lou Herndon Jackson State
12 Phil Dennis Awtrey Santa Clara
13 Det Jim Hayes Boston U
14 Phoe Vann Williford North Carolina State
15 Balt Seaburn Hill Arizona State
16 Mil Marvin Winkler SW Louisiana
17 NYK Al Williams Drake

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USA vs New Zealand America's Cup. Although a New Zealand/Australia matchup might be even bigger.

Easy...Michigan vs. Ohio State Football

Harvard vs. Yale...AKA "The Boat Race" is second IMO and is the longest colligate rivalry, yes rowing!



Dave from VA

Australia vs. New Zealand would be a big rivalry in Southern Hemisphere, but I don't think it would attract much attention in the US. I'd have to second US vs. NZ though.

Tony harding for sure

How about

Argentina - England in soccer (remember the hand of god?)
Jack Nicklaus - Tom Watson or Palmer

to the wrestling fans - Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Iowa State Cyclones.

Kentucky Wildcats versus Duke Blue Devil in NCAA Basketball

Mr. Tibbs Versus Mrs. Tibbs or Mr. Tibbs versus His Bishop

More appropriate would be Mr. Tibbs vs Tom D. for most posts per day.

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I had a friend who lived in Paducha, KY and wore a Duke hat around, talk about living on the edge.

I'll presume by rivalry you mean a consistent, historical match/game against an opponent, not a transient series. That said, a few come to mind:

Rangers-Celtic (Scottish soccer) this is more than soccer...it's Catholics vs. Protestants

Army-Navy (college football) when the President goes to a game and has to switch sides at halftime to maintain the peace, you know it's big

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps vs. Pomona Pitzer (otherwise known as the Weakass Hens)...you'd have to go there to understand this one. Since Pomona sucks, though, it's not much of a rivalry, but I've got to include it.

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Sorry Casey, India / Pakistan in Rugby....... I think you mean cricket?? Australia biggest rivalry in cricket would more likely be England, especially when "The Ashes" are up for grabs. New Zealand will always have a "friendly rivalry" with Ozzy in all sports, but in Rugby Union it's biggest foe is South Africa!! - however, of late, beating the World Champion English in the last two tests was most satisfying!! - scoring 8 tries and not having their line crossed once.