Rivalrys

[schapman]

My favourite used to be Canada/Russia for hockey. That has died down more now and it becomes more Canada/USA. Not nearly the same appeal though.

[pxc]

In terms of NFL rivalries Dallas vs. Philly and Chicago vs. Green Bay are a couple of pretty good ones. Lately one of the best rivalries has been Indianapolis (go Colts!) vs. New England, but it has kind of cooled off some. I don't think the NFL will ever have rivalries on par with MLB though.

Culturally speaking I don't know why soccer doesn't do well as a pro sport in the US, it just doesn't. Our children play it, but somewhere around high school and especially college age baseball, basketball and football take over. It seems like everyone in those gigantic stadiums is having a good time whenever I see a match on TV, but I've tried to watch and I just can't get into it.

[Kellfire]

I can't understand why "soccer" is looked upon so unfavourably by Americans.

They need their breaks. Asking them to concentrate for 45 minutes in a row is a tough ask.

JOKE!

[TheNatural]

They need their breaks. Asking them to concentrate for 45 minutes in a row is a tough ask.

I consider racing a sport and they dont take breaks.

anyway. soccer, i think, tends to lull people to sleep. its a fast and very difficult game, maybe if they shrank the field, i dunno. Hockey is exciting and it is the same premise. indoor soccer seems to have a large following in the US

[schapman]

My wife is a big soccer fan and while I appreciate the skill of the game, the behaviour of the pros leaves much to be desired.

So many times you see people going down with "injuries" and rolling around with fake tears only to get up perfectly fine after a spray of the magic water bottle from the medic.

[Drennen13]

Chicago vs. Green Bay football.

I think the vikings and green bay have more of a rivalry then DA bearss

[Greg]

Cubs and Cardinals

[flap]

Yanks Sawx and then Big Blue-Eagles and used to be Rangers Islanders but alas my poor Icelanders are no longer considered even decent.

[jowlar]

College football Alabama vs Auburn
Baseball Yankees vs Red Sox
NFL Bears vs Packers
NBA Celtics vs Lakers
College Hoops Duke vs UNC
Soccer The Ladybugs vs the Daisies J/K

[David in FL]

Some South American football derbies are up there.

True dat. I offer Boca Juniors vs. River Plate. I lived in Buenos Aires for several years and have to admit, I've never seen any American sports rivalry that even comes close to that level of passion.... .....including my own, beloved Green Bay Packers.

[ElWagonne]

Any rivalry where losing to that one team too many times can cost you a job goes in my book. To that end, I'll go with Auburn/Alabama in college football

[munky]

I'm suprised no one has mentioned Tiger/Phil.

My vote goes to the Canadiens vs the Maple Leafs.

[golf_junkie27]

Rangers-Islanders in hockey. For many years, Ranger fans would chant "Potvin sucks" and Islander fans would chant "1940." (At the time it represented the last time the Rangers won the Cup)

Yanks-Sox are huge. Cards-Cubs are huge, too. IMO, nothing beats Dodgers-Giants. They hated each other in NY, moved out to Cali and still despise one another. The fans are vicious and borderline crazy. (One fan actually murdered another in the parking lot)

CFB-As a teenager, I absolutely loved watching Miami and Notre Dame go at it. Thought the games were awesome. Today, has to be any two teams from the SEC. I'm a Jets fan and believe me, most of the football on SEC Saturdays is better than the football at the Meadowlands on Sunday.

[Jay-Bird]

2pac vs Notorious B.I.G.

[DJDuran]

games ill either stop and watch or dvr:

Univ. of South Carolina & Clemson
Southern Cal & UCLA
Southern Cal & Notre Dame
LA Kings & Colorado Av's
Sergio Garcia & whoever hes paired with for the day

[yahoossnake]

Quote:

between these 2 i would have to say im a die hard packer fan that lives in viking land now and there are more packer fans here then there are viking fans and if farve does go to the vikings this year will make the rivalry even bigger

[Cornman 6]

College Football
Georgia vs Florida
Auburn vs Alabama
Texas vs Texas Tech
Oklahoma vs Texas
Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State hahaha....

[GamecockMurph]

Anyone saying any US sports is again woefully out of touch.

Thats childsplay, soccer sucks.

He's right, soccer is for pansies. All those European guys take dives every time any defender comes near them (especially the Italians, and Cristiano Ronaldo does it, too, except when he knows he'll get away and score) Some of the hooligans may act in an intense, violent manner, but this doesn't legitimize the rivalry on the field. American football players take a beating every down, and put their bodies on the line for their team. It's the ultimate team game, and its also very tactical. I think fans here in the US appreciate this more, whereas we see soccer players falling down crying only to magically stand up and appear completely healed after a minute on the ground and a quick spray of that "magic" spray stuff. It's just not very appealing in our culture.