Drink Discussion: Gotta Ask—What’s the best SEC rivalry out there?
Gonna start with a caveat: there is no right answer to this question. We'll merely list you a few possibilities. True story, by way of introduction: drove from Houston to the Northeast a few years back; decided to stop in Tuscaloosa, AL -- mostly because I had never been -- for lunch on one of the days. Found a BBQ bar. Mid-afternoon. I think it was a Monday. You know what happened? A goddamn fight almost broke out in the bar over who the better Bama QB was -- Kenny Stabler or Joe Namath. I wish I was kidding, but I am not.
That's the south, and that's college football. According to Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia who also went to University of Alabama, one of the most updated Wiki pages of 2008 was the page for Alabama football. That is NOT a coincidence. Southern residents love them some football, especially college football. Here's a list of ten, then some video clips. What do you think? Holler at us in the comments -- or better still, go right to a Brother Jimmy's somewhere in the world (the world meaning Manhattan in this case) and start this dialogue yourself. It will not end well.
1. Alabama vs. Auburn -- many people believe this must be the true answer.
2. Florida vs. Georgia -- hasn't been around forever, but has a moniker, which is always cool.
3. Tennessee vs. Alabama -- It's hard to get a wedding license in either of these states on this day
4. Auburn vs. Georgia -- been around forever
5. Florida vs. Tennessee -- they knuckle up every year, and it's going to get progressively more heated because of this:
6. Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State -- the good ol' fashioned Egg Bowl
7. Tennessee vs. Georgia -- these tend to be fun, although this year's was a rout
8. LSU vs. Arkansas -- a battle for a Golden Boot is always fun. It's 175 lbs, to, um, to boot.
9. Auburn vs. LSU -- "The Tiger Bowl." A couple of years ago, this game was 6-3 and still interesting to watch. That's very rare.
10. Georgia vs. South Carolina -- means more to SC apparently, but means plenty to these state troopers:
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