Rivalry Saturday
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
Tomorrow is "Rivalry Saturday" in college football. Only 16 of the top 25 teams are in action, but there are some big games (for the fans of certain schools, at least).
The state of Alabama will be divided tomorrow when Auburn takes on Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Alabama has a chance to ruin Auburn's bid for a National Championship, but they should have a tough time doing it. But 2 out of the last 3 games have been upsets.
You can throw records out the window when it comes to these rivalry games. Some of these underdogs will come out fired up and try to salvage disappointing seasons. If the ranked teams come out tentative and playing not to lose, there will be upsets. Number 7 Michigan should beware as they travel to Ohio State to play the Buckeyes. Florida will also be hungry and try to get some kind of redemption for their fired coach in their game versus Florida St. tomorrow.
LSU plays Ole Miss tomorrow in Baton Rouge. This game generally doesn't get as much "rivalry" hype as some of the others, but for people associated with both schools, it's about as big as it gets. There is no love loss between the two teams or the fans and there never has been (this will be the 93rd game between the two). LSU shouldn't have a problem with a Manning-less Rebels team, but if they do, you may not hear from me for a while
Tomorrow is "Rivalry Saturday" in college football. Only 16 of the top 25 teams are in action, but there are some big games (for the fans of certain schools, at least).
The state of Alabama will be divided tomorrow when Auburn takes on Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Alabama has a chance to ruin Auburn's bid for a National Championship, but they should have a tough time doing it. But 2 out of the last 3 games have been upsets.
You can throw records out the window when it comes to these rivalry games. Some of these underdogs will come out fired up and try to salvage disappointing seasons. If the ranked teams come out tentative and playing not to lose, there will be upsets. Number 7 Michigan should beware as they travel to Ohio State to play the Buckeyes. Florida will also be hungry and try to get some kind of redemption for their fired coach in their game versus Florida St. tomorrow.
LSU plays Ole Miss tomorrow in Baton Rouge. This game generally doesn't get as much "rivalry" hype as some of the others, but for people associated with both schools, it's about as big as it gets. There is no love loss between the two teams or the fans and there never has been (this will be the 93rd game between the two). LSU shouldn't have a problem with a Manning-less Rebels team, but if they do, you may not hear from me for a while
