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Announcing: The Best 10 Big Ten-SEC Games of the Last Decade

With the help of our talented if less than fleet-footed colleagues over at The Rivalry, Esq., we have come up with a list of the best or most memorable10 Big Ten-SEC match-ups in the last 10 years. (Okay, so we cheated using honorable mentions, but close enough.) We should note, this is actually 10 years and not 11 years, though this is also a distinction we had to explain to the guys at The Rivalry. Very slowly, of course.

In all seriousness, they do great work over there covering the frozen Midwest, and we look forward to unveiling these games over the next several weeks. The series will kick off later this week over at The Rivalry, Esq. with a fairly recent game. We'll be sure to provide a link when the first installment posts.

In the meantime, you can let us know your choice(s) in the comments. What game do you most remember?

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Capital One Bowl

Iowa 30
LSU 25

By far the best game between the two leagues.

by Bama Hawkeye on Apr 21, 2009 5:29 PM EDT reply actions  

2004 Capital One Bowl

The matchup between Georgia and Purdue featured a fast start by the Dawgs, a great comeback by the Boilermakers and a tight finish in overtime.

See the game summary on Wikipedia

by BenG on Apr 21, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions  

And yet . . .

. . . that’s only the second-best Sunshine State-based Georgia-Purdue bowl game of the last decade!

In the 2000 Outback Bowl, the Boilermakers leapt out to a 25-0 lead and the Bulldogs came back to tie the game and send the contest to overtime, where Georgia won 28-25. At the time, it was the largest comeback in Division I-A postseason history.

Afterwards, Joe Tiller referred to the Georgia defense as “those rascals in red” and the Redcoat Band broke out for the first time the arrangement I have asked to have played at my funeral: “Glory, Glory to Old Georgia” seguing into “Ode to Joy.”

Compared to the 2000 Outback Bowl, the 2004 Capital One Bowl (which didn’t feature “a great comeback by the Boilermakers” so much as a horrible decision by Kregg Lumpkin while attempting to run out the clock) was merely a poor sequel to a classic original.

Go 'Dawgs!

by T Kyle King on Apr 24, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

Even though we were on the losing end...

….the 2000 Orange Bowl between Alabama and Michigan was an exceptionally exciting game, as was the ‘97 Outback Bowl against Michigan (Stalling’s last game, Alabama won on the strength of a pick 6, defense what!)

by Todd on Apr 21, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Though apparently I'm a Big Ten fan...

….since ‘97 is clearly more than ten years ago. D’oh.

by Todd on Apr 21, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

don't feel bad..

I suggested one that happened 22 years ago.

Richard Pittman

by Richard Pittman on Apr 21, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I only caught it...

….because I was about to suggest the ‘82 Liberty Bowl between Alabama and Illinois (Bryant’s last game).

by Todd on Apr 24, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

There's the 2002 Outback Bowl. South Carolina won on a late tie-breaking FG over Ohio State.

There’s also an Auburn-Michigan game from the early 2000s that I remember really enjoying. Auburn came in a heavy underdog but took Michigan to the wire before the Wolverines eventually won.

Garnet and Black Attack: A Blog by and for Gamecocks Fans. http://www.garnetandblackattack.com

by Gamecock Man on Apr 21, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions  

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