Top Rivalries in History
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I would bet that's the opinion of at least 90% of football fans.College football rivalries are better and more intense than any other, imo.
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Steelers Ravens. GTFO
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Secretariat vs. The Field
Secretariat vs. The Field
Not a rivalry Bill...that was absolute domination! Secretariat is far & away the most dominant horse I ever saw run.
Mike
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Cycles
Unfortunately whenever OSU has their downturn I won't care nearly as much.
And versa vice... it takes two, baby...
Steelers Ravens. GTFO
Carryover... since the Ravens are the old Browns... 🥷
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Here is someone's somewhat bogus "Top 25 Rivalries" in history of America:
25. 76ers vs. Celtics
24. Harvard vs. Yale football
23. Cowboys vs. 49ers
22. Yankees vs. Royals ??
21. USC vs. UCLA football
20. Bulls vs. Pistons
19. Stanford vs. Cal football
18. Yankees vs. Dodgers
17. Indiana vs. Purdue basketball
16. Miami Fla. vs. Florida St. Football
15. USC vs. Notre football
14. Steelers vs. Ravens
13. Cubs vs. Cardinals
12. Army vs. Navy football
11. Redskins vs. Cowboys
10. Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football
9. Texas vs. Oklahoma football
8. USA vs. Russia (USSR) hockey
7. Dodgers vs. Giants
6. Bears vs. Packers
5. Auburn vs. Alabama football
4. Duke vs. North Carolina basketball
3. Ohio St. vs. Michigan football
2. Lakers vs. Celtics
1. Red Sox vs. Yankees
Not sure I can agree with all this.
Here is someone's somewhat bogus "Top 25 Rivalries" in history of America:
25. 76ers vs. Celtics
24. Harvard vs. Yale football
23. Cowboys vs. 49ers
22. Yankees vs. Royals ??
21. USC vs. UCLA football
20. Bulls vs. Pistons
19. Stanford vs. Cal football
18. Yankees vs. Dodgers
17. Indiana vs. Purdue basketball
16. Miami Fla. vs. Florida St. Football
15. USC vs. Notre football
14. Steelers vs. Ravens
13. Cubs vs. Cardinals
12. Army vs. Navy football
11. Redskins vs. Cowboys
10. Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football
9. Texas vs. Oklahoma football
8. USA vs. Russia (USSR) hockey
7. Dodgers vs. Giants
6. Bears vs. Packers
5. Auburn vs. Alabama football
4. Duke vs. North Carolina basketball
3. Ohio St. vs. Michigan football
2. Lakers vs. Celtics
1. Red Sox vs. Yankees
Not sure I can agree with all this.
1. Browns front office vs. common sense and any kind of cohesive plan. This rivalry is decades long.
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Cardinals vs Cowboys
In my home of childhood it was divided as the Cowboys always won but as time went on its been all Cardinals,
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Steelers-Browns was once a bitter on both sides... may it be so again... and soon.
Oilers-Steelers during the Oilers' "Luv Ya Blue" days was as heated as any NFL rivalry I have seen... including Renfro's "non-catch" catch in the snow in old, Three Rivers which did as much to give birth to "replay" as any other single play.
Team rivalries are easy... what about player rivalries?
Jim Brown vs. Sam Huff...
Any bigger than Larry Bird-Magic Johnson?
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Steelers-Browns was once a bitter on both sides... may it be so again... and soon.
Oilers-Steelers during the Oilers' "Luv Ya Blue" days was as heated as any NFL rivalry I have seen... including Renfro's "non-catch" catch in the snow in old, Three Rivers which did as much to give birth to "replay" as any other single play.
Team rivalries are easy... what about player rivalries?
Jim Brown vs. Sam Huff...
Any bigger than Larry Bird-Magic Johnson?
Steelers-Browns was once a bitter on both sides... may it be so again... and soon.
And Garrett has already helped them renew that rivalry. I'm hoping that the Steelers' desire to show up the rookie is used well by our DC and backfires on them by unleashing Ogbah, Peppers & Co. while Garrett gets those double/triple teams he is already used to in the SEC.
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I am of the opinion that a rivalry that is merely based on the fact that two teams are good at the same time is not really a rivalry.
E.g.: I think LeBron is right. Cavs vs. Warriors is NOT a rivalry. These just happened to be the two best teams in the league at this particular point.
True natural rivalries, to me, are mostly based on something natural, something that exists beyond just two good teams playing.
Usually it is geographic tradition. Cleveland/Pittsburgh in football. Cleveland/Detroit in basketball.
The Steelers/Ravens rivalry has mostly been fueled simply by the fact that both have been good at the same time....but there is enough of a geographical proximity to say, yes, there may be more to it than just two teams being good at the same time.
Another example: Browns vs. Broncos....was not really a rivalry. It was just two teams who were good at the same time.
Some of the BEST rivalries, in the NFL at least, have been suppressed. THE most natural rivalries are not allowed to flourish:
No Jets vs. Giants (Christ, these two play in the same stadium), no Raiders/49ers...and this one will be going away in a couple of years. No Ravens vs. Redskins. These two cities are as close as Akron and Cleveland. Rams/Chargers should now become a natural rivalry, they too will be playing in the same stadium. Other natural rivalries are not promoted: Texas Tango: Cowboys vs. Texans, Florida salsa: Dolphins/Bucs/Jags Pennsylvania Polka: Steelers vs. Eagles (who once merged into one team)
In terms of teams in the same state being placed in the same division, right now you have only: Calif. with Rams/49ers, and for a bit Chargers/Raiders. Browns/Bengals, and Jets/Bills....if you discount the fact that the Jets actually play in NJ, not NY.
Most teams in the same state are in different divisons/conferences. The Florida teams are all in separate divisions.
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