What's the greatest sports rivalry you remember?

[malman89]

Originally Posted by SandboxGeneral

The Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche in the late 1990's.

This. The Avalanche just need to stop being mediocre to bring the rivalry back.

[JoshMKB24]

Originally Posted by rhett7660

Ha beat me to it, but this is coming from a Cowboys fan.... how is that fight song by the way?

And being a Yankee fan... love that rivalry!

Yankees fan and Cowboys fan......let me guess, also a Lakers fan?

[eric/]

Originally Posted by snberk103

[Emphasis Added]. Sorry, but which sport is this universally acclaimed rivalry?

All sports. At least here in the US

[LethalWolfe]

Originally Posted by rhett7660

Ha beat me to it, but this is coming from a Cowboys fan.... how is that fight song by the way?

HTTR is magnificent as always. Subterfuge, a long standing Cowboy's tradition! LOL

[rhett7660]

Originally Posted by JoshMKB24

Yankees fan and Cowboys fan......let me guess, also a Lakers fan?

Oh hell no on the Lakers and I live in the LA area. I actually like the Clippers if I had to pick a team just because of Griffin.

And for the record Dallas hasn't been all that, I mean come on, we had a 1-15 record. But that one win was against the Skins so it is all good!

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Originally Posted by LethalWolfe

HTTR is magnificent as always. Subterfuge, a long standing Cowboy's tradition! LOL

ha.... and here we go!

[fiddlestyx]

Originally Posted by MonkeySee....

I was going to say this.

I'm a Spurs fan so Spurs vs Arsenal is always a big game for me but Rangers vs Celtic is something else.

As an Arsenal fan, Spurs vs Gunners is a great rivalry.

Football in general has some great rivalries.

[Huntn]

Redskins-Cowboys because of where I grew up- D.C. burbs.

[JoshMKB24]

Originally Posted by rhett7660

Oh hell no on the Lakers and I live in the LA area. I actually like the Clippers if I had to pick a team just because of Griffin.

And for the record Dallas hasn't been all that, I mean come on, we had a 1-15 record. But that one win was against the Skins so it is all good!

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ha.... and here we go!

Haha I'm from Newport Beach and my family has long cheered for the USC Trojans and Lakers. We have season tickets for the Lakers games, I try to get back out there as much as possible.

I'm a 49ers fan, so I will never like the Cowboys

[63dot]

Originally Posted by fiddlestyx

As an Arsenal fan, Spurs vs Gunners is a great rivalry.

Football in general has some great rivalries.

Having also lived in England, I didn't know at all what fan rivalry was until I saw riots in the tube. Wow, talk about soccer hooliganism. I don't know if it was a real fan reaction to wins and losses or an excuse to loot. I thought about putting some of those up there but being a Yankee I would probably put a couple up but leave out the big ones.

But we have that too and had a few choice moments of stores being liberated of their goods most notably when the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. Over here in San Francisco, both times had a few issues after the series and the damage was substantial. I don't know if winning the World Series twice in three years, and after not winning since 1954 has something to do with it but I think it was still more an excuse to loot and break things.

[snberk103]

Originally Posted by eric/

All sports. At least here in the US

Sorry - I meant to ask - What sport do these Ohio and Michigan teams play? Must be a doozy if they are universally acclaimed to be the greatest rivals of all time.

[zioxide]

Originally Posted by snberk103

Sorry - I meant to ask - What sport do these Ohio and Michigan teams play? Must be a doozy if they are universally acclaimed to be the greatest rivals of all time.

College football.

It's a great rivalry no doubt, but I think eric/ is a tiny bit biased since he lives in Ohio.

[JohnLT13]

Yankees-RedSox greatest rivalry ever.
Lakers-Celtics #2

[JoshMKB24]

Originally Posted by zioxide

College football.

It's a great rivalry no doubt, but I think eric/ is a tiny bit biased since he lives in Ohio.

Its a rivalry only because those teams are in a horrible conference and they can only beat each other

I remember in 2009 going to the horseshoe for USC/OSU and Matt Barkley was a freshman and lead them on a game winning drive, I've never heard a stadium so quiet! Was awesome!

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Originally Posted by JohnLT13

Yankees-RedSox greatest rivalry ever.
Lakers-Celtics #2

I think I'll be at the Garden Thursday Feb 7th cheering my Lakers on

[zioxide]

Originally Posted by JohnLT13

Yankees-RedSox greatest rivalry ever.
Lakers-Celtics #2

Sox-Yankees is overrated.

It was solid for a decade or so from like 97-07 and obviously the 2003 and 2004 ALCS were pretty epic but it's died down recently.

[eric/]

Originally Posted by zioxide

College football.

It's a great rivalry no doubt, but I think eric/ is a tiny bit biased since he lives in Ohio.

I'll admit that typically that is the case, but despite my sports preference, I cheer my teams on and try to remain objective when discussing sports, because it's much more fun to me than just being like "nuh uh my team is the bestorz!!!!1!!".

But this rivalry is generally regarded as the cream of the crop in rivalries across all sports.

It's not like Yankees are burning down NYC after they WIN A GAME, ya know?

[JohnLT13]

Originally Posted by zioxide

Sox-Yankees is overrated.

It was solid for a decade or so from like 97-07 and obviously the 2003 and 2004 ALCS were pretty epic but it's died down recently.

Maybe of late it has, as the Celtics-Lakers have also. But these are what I remember being great rivalries growing up in Boston.

[eric/]

Originally Posted by snberk103

Sorry - I meant to ask - What sport do these Ohio and Michigan teams play? Must be a doozy if they are universally acclaimed to be the greatest rivals of all time.

College football.

And yes, just here in the US.

A comedian was in Columbus (I don't live there but went to see him)

And he is from Alabama and was talking about how passionate Ohio State fans are and what not, and then he was like:

"Now, you guys are crazy fans, just crazy. Think about how much you hate terrorists and Osama Bin Laden. Now imagine if Ohio State played Al Quadia. Now imagine how mad you would be if Ohio State lost to them.

Yeah, that's soccer".

[RBMaraman]

Lance Armstrong vs. The Truth

[iGav]

Alain Prost vs Ayrton Senna.

[Scepticalscribe]

Originally Posted by RBMaraman

Lance Armstrong vs. The Truth

Bravo. Excellent reply.

[rhett7660]

Originally Posted by JoshMKB24

Haha I'm from Newport Beach and my family has long cheered for the USC Trojans and Lakers. We have season tickets for the Lakers games, I try to get back out there as much as possible.

I'm a 49ers fan, so I will never like the Cowboys

Oh the dreaded "CATCH"...... LOL. Yup same reason I can't pull for the 49ers. That is too funny.

Don't get me wrong I won't turn down a Lakers ticket when my buddies go, but I am not a Laker fan by any stretch. And don't get me started on the USC thing lol..

[jwjsr]

If Auburn were playing Al Qaeda in ping-pong any true Alabama fan would pull for Al Qaeda.
It is more noble, but the hate rivals that of democrats vs. republicans these days.

[JoshMKB24]

Originally Posted by zioxide

Sox-Yankees is overrated.

It was solid for a decade or so from like 97-07 and obviously the 2003 and 2004 ALCS were pretty epic but it's died down recently.

Rivalries like Sox/Yanks or Celts/Lakers go beyond just our generation though......thats why they're considered some of the best ever, because everyone from every generation can remember at some point the rivalry being heated.

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Originally Posted by JohnLT13

Maybe of late it has, as the Celtics-Lakers have also. But these are what I remember being great rivalries growing up in Boston.

Magic 5
Larry 3

[JohnLT13]

Originally Posted by JoshMKB24

Rivalries like Sox/Yanks or Celts/Lakers go beyond just our generation though......thats why they're considered some of the best ever, because everyone from every generation can remember at some point the rivalry being heated.

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Magic 5
Larry 3

Bill Russell-11 Greatest player in NBA history.

[JoshMKB24]

Originally Posted by JohnLT13

Bill Russell-11 Greatest player in NBA history.

Even as a Lakers fan who cried when the Bulls beat the Lakers, I have to give it to MJ. More so because although Russell was a great champion/competitor and whatever narratives you want to use, he really didn't have anyone to go against besides Wilt and the Celtics were stacked!

I'm making my return to Boston on the 7th for Celtics/Lakers for the 1st time since I was in the Garden for Game 6 of 08.......god that sucked!!!!