Packers vs Bears = Best Rivalry in Sports
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That game was awesome. As a bears fan I was sure we were going to blow it. Just shows we needed the win and the Packers just wanted it.
It was a good game but best rivalry in sports? Really? What about...
Yankees/Mets
Cubs/Cards
UNC/Duke
Texas/Oklahoma
Iowa/Iowa State.......
Yankees/Mets
Cubs/Cards
UNC/Duke
Texas/Oklahoma
Iowa/Iowa State.......
Great Game? Or two ****** teams battling it out? I swear the only way the Packers lose that game last night was on purpose. And what was with the coin toss? Did it hit one of the bolts in Urlacher's neck?
OK, so I'm an upset Vikings fan, but still. Noone deserves to win this division.
OK, so I'm an upset Vikings fan, but still. Noone deserves to win this division.
It is one of the best matchups, bar none. Only recently has the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry become relevant, since before 2004, it was all Yankees. 21 titles between the two, and you win the NFC, you win the Halas trophy, you win the Super Bowl, the Lombardi. That alone tells the importance these two franchises have in the NFL.
No doubt it's Top 3 with OSU/Michigan and Yankees/Red Sox.
Although, unlike those, there's not as much hate involved in the rivalry. My family is split between the Packers and Bears, and we're pretty fine with it. I respect the Bears, just don't want to see the Packers lose to them. They're not like the Vikings, whom I wish every possibly bad thing that could ever happen to a football team on.
It's a healthy rivalry, which is rare in sports.
Although, unlike those, there's not as much hate involved in the rivalry. My family is split between the Packers and Bears, and we're pretty fine with it. I respect the Bears, just don't want to see the Packers lose to them. They're not like the Vikings, whom I wish every possibly bad thing that could ever happen to a football team on.
It's a healthy rivalry, which is rare in sports.
It's funny how Bears and Packer fans have a mutual, although strained at times, respect for each other, but we all hate the Vikings. The Lions? It's more of a pity party with them.
Well, if you're talking intense hatred on both sides, then you have to go with Alabama v. Auburn. Really not even much of a discussion IMO.
If you're talking about best rivalry based on high level of play on both sides, then I think you have to go with UNC v. Duke. One could probably make an argument for OSU v. Michigan.
I don't think any pro sports "rivalries" come close to their college counterparts. When you insult the Vikings, you're just insulting a team I happen to root for. When you insult ISU - hey man, that's my alma mater, too. Now you're treading on thin ice.
If you're talking about best rivalry based on high level of play on both sides, then I think you have to go with UNC v. Duke. One could probably make an argument for OSU v. Michigan.
I don't think any pro sports "rivalries" come close to their college counterparts. When you insult the Vikings, you're just insulting a team I happen to root for. When you insult ISU - hey man, that's my alma mater, too. Now you're treading on thin ice.
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packers/bears has nothing on the Iron Bowl as far as hatred...in fact I would be willing to say any pro sport rivalry is muted compared to the top level NCAA rivals.
free agency apathy will do that.
free agency apathy will do that.
Will you still hate us when The Vikes are playing football in L.A.?
Florida v. Georgia
Yankees v. BoSox
Cubs v. Cards
Duke v. UNC
Michigan v. Ohio State
Texas v. Oklahoma
Any of the big In State Rivalries
-Florida v. Florida State
-South Carolina v. Clemson
-Georgia v. Georgia Tech
-Auburn v. Alabama
-Texas v. Texas A&M
-Iowa v. Iowa State
-USC v. UCLA
-Stanford v. Cal
-Oregon v. Oregon State
-Oklahoma v. Oklahoma State
The NFL is too corporate to have any of the big rivalries IMO...
Yankees v. BoSox
Cubs v. Cards
Duke v. UNC
Michigan v. Ohio State
Texas v. Oklahoma
Any of the big In State Rivalries
-Florida v. Florida State
-South Carolina v. Clemson
-Georgia v. Georgia Tech
-Auburn v. Alabama
-Texas v. Texas A&M
-Iowa v. Iowa State
-USC v. UCLA
-Stanford v. Cal
-Oregon v. Oregon State
-Oklahoma v. Oklahoma State
The NFL is too corporate to have any of the big rivalries IMO...
It was a good game but best rivalry in sports? Really? What about...
Yankees/Mets
Cubs/Cards
UNC/Duke
Texas/Oklahoma
Iowa/Iowa State.......
Yankees/RedSox, not mets!
Mine would be
UNC/Duke
Alabama/Auburn
Cubs/Cards
Packers/Bears
Packers/Vikings
Jets/Dolphins
BYU/Utah
Texas/OU
Iowa/Iowa State
Ohio State/Michigan