Word on the street is that the “Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” is on the endangered list. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze may have let the news slip during a press conference on Monday that the Georgia/Auburn series would not be a protected SEC rivalry after next season. The culprit would be the same ...
during a press conference on Monday that the Georgia/Auburn series would not be a protected SEC rivalry after next season.
In particular, the two programs have combined to win four national championships over the last six seasons, and six of the last seven national title games have featured one of the two teams. Georgia may dominate the all-time series , but it hasn't diminished from the series. Proximity made this a particularly great rivalry as neither fanbase can avoid the other, especially fans in the Lake Hartwell area.One of the best things to come from conference realignment is the creation of the Georgia-Tennessee rivalry. Despite having shared a conference since 1895, the Bulldogs and Volunteers only met 20 times before realignment placed the two schools in the SEC Eastern Division in 1992.
Georgia has kept the rivalry one-sided as of late, with 10 wins in the last 12 encounters. Meanwhile, Tennessee is a program on the rise with head coach Josh Heupel. Both schools entered last year's match with No. 1 rankings in separate polls. This year's game could include a similar hype train.One of the long-term casualties of conference realignment was the Georgia-Ole Miss series. When the SEC first split into divisions, each team had two permanent rivals from the other division.
The Georgia-Ole Miss series doesn't have much in the way of historical significance. Outside the Archie Manning years , Georgia dominated. In fact, the Bulldogs won four-straight over the Rebels after Manning left Oxford. There were Georgia's one-point wins in 1998 and 1999; LSU's upset en route to a national title in 2003 and Georgia's revenge in 2004; The shootout in 2008 bookended by Daryl Gamble's two pick-sixes; The A.J. Green false excessive celebration in 2009; 2013's instant classic; and LSU's upset route in 2018.
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