r/CFB • u/KosmoKanyon Georgia Bulldogs • 7h ago

Discussion Can new rivalries be made

Georgia and Alabama have had some crazy games over the past 20 years or so. We've had some of the craziest games. They had our fucking number but we're finally turning the tide on them(no pun intended lol) We won our first national championship in 40 years against a team that shut our shit down time and time again.

Yet people keep telling me this is not a true rivalry. But it's the team and game I look forward to the most now fuck florida. So I want other people's opinion, is this not the biggest rivalry in the SEC at this point or what

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u/randomthrowaway9796 Georgia Bulldogs 7h ago

Yes. You could also make arguments for Tennessee, Clemson, and South Carolina being rivals, but theyre all significantly weaker arguments than the main 3. Then Bama and Texas are the modern epic SEC matchups, but not rivals with Georgia.

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u/AndrewMcIlroy Georgia Bulldogs • Rose Bowl 6h ago

Yea South Carolina considers us a big rival. Clemson was huge but was lost. I'd really say Tennessee isnt one.

For me Clemson and USC make the cut.

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u/randomthrowaway9796 Georgia Bulldogs 6h ago

The issue with South Carolina is that they really dont have a lot of history with most SEC teams, so you throw in geography and a few big upsets over the years, and thats how a rivalry is born.

Clemson 100% is a lost rivalry. The fact that we didnt once play them during their late 2010s peak is asinine. And now with the 9 conference game schedule, 4 games with them have been canceled, and idk when we'll encounter them next. Very unfortunate, they are literally the closest P4 school to Athens.

Tennessee feels like a rivalry. That game last year was one of my favorites from college. They've been a big team that we've played a ton through the SEC east days. Im a younger fan, so maybe I'm just not aware of the lack of history with them.

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u/HBTFD1785 Georgia Bulldogs 4h ago

SC makes up for it with 11 years of Hatin' Ass Spurrier as their coach.

As a Braves fan, SC reminds me of the Washington Nationals. Despite being in the same division as us, I didn't ever truly hate them. I just indirectly hated them through my hate for Harper/Spurrier. After those people were gone, I was cool with them again.