SEC 2010 // The Rivalries: The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry (Auburn vs. Georgia)
by cocknfire on Jul 8, 2010 12:01 PM EDT
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PrintOVERALL RECORD: Auburn, 53-52-8
LAST 10 GAMES: Georgia, 6-4
STREAK: Georgia, 4
If you were going to choose a game for the Deep South's Oldest Rivarly -- the longest feud in the SEC -- you would want a few things. You would want a game between two of the leagues' oldest, marquee names. In the post-expansion era, you would want a fight between a team from the SEC East and one from the SEC West. And you would want a pretty even matchup.
In the actual Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, you would find all three. The teams even clash when it comes to color schemes -- Georgia choosing shades of the red and black colors that are favored by several SEC teams and Auburn taking the orange and blue that are at least partially found on several other team's uniforms. (What is wrong with LSU and Vanderbilt is anyone's guess.)
This year's game has high stakes not just for both team's quest to upend their respective division's juggernaut, but for historical purposes as well. After four straight wins by Georgia, the Dawgs are almost back to even, threatening a lead Auburn has held in the series since 1987. The lead in this series has switched seven times since it was first played in 1892.
Not that there haven't been a few lengthy (decade or longer) streaks. Georgia won 11 of 12 from 1920-31 -- giving the Dawgs their first-ever lead in the series -- then went 10-1-1 from 1940-52. Auburn's best run was winning 11 of 13 from 1953-65.
Both coaches would also like a win in this one. While there's no clock ticking on him yet, Gene Chizik would just as soon claim a victory over one of Auburn's rivals this year. And whether you believe that he's on the hot seat or not, one of the things that has helped Mark Richt's status in Athens is his success against Auburn (6-3), which ranks ... well, it depends on which Georgia fan you ask, but the Mayor himself would easily choose Auburn. (He hates Auburn.)
Even the black jerseys worked!
It is unquestionably no larger than the second-biggest rivalry for Auburn (I hope no one reading this blog has to be told what the first one is), but it is still an important one. And it's the biggest one in which the Tigers have a lead. At least for now.
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We're 2-1 in the black jerseys.
I’m always amused at how much gets made of the 2008 Alabama loss. It’s the only time Bama’s beaten Georgia in the past decade, and it’s the only time Georgia’s lost in black jerseys.
Yes, there was an ugly first half. And, yes, it was recent.
But it was still just one game.
Have we ever won in black pants?
I remember the ’98 red jersey / black pant horror. Burn the damned things, I say.
At the risk of sounding like the stereotypical frumpy Bama fan, I don’t see how the standard combo of red/white jerseys and silver britches can be improved upon.
by aproposdenada on Jul 8, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
We did win the Outback Bowl...
New Year’s 98 (’97 season) wearing black pants with white jerseys…it was actually a very good looking uniform.
I agree that the traditional red/white jerseys and silver britches are hard to beat; however, I have been longing for one game with the red pants for over two decades now….probably won’t happen anytime soon.
And yes…the red/black crap against Florida in ’98 was God-awful. I remember commenting to my brother that we looked like low-budget, high school team.
How 'Bout Them Dawgs!
by Marshmanslim on Jul 8, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Black jerseys
Worn by Georgia basketball against Kentucky in the 2008 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament. The first game played after the tornado, the first time Georgia had ever beaten UK in the SECT, arguably the toughest game Georgia had to win in that miraculous run. Won on a Zac Swansey 3 with seconds left in OT.
Also probably the only time you’ll ever see a goaltend call on a free throw.
I thought the white Gator helmet looked great
black Georgia helmet, not so much I guess I’m a dude of bright colors, not dark and depressing colors like black can be
...in dixie land i'll take my stand to root for Atlanta
The white helmets were a part of a Nike promotion. When worn with the rest of the Nike promotional uniform, it resulted in a pounding of FSU. The white helmets as a part of a throwback uniform in 2006 were a part of Florida’s win over Alabama.
The problem came with mixing of a Nike gimmick (special white helmet) with the standard white road uniform. Cincinnati did the same thing (non-usual white helmet with normal all-whites) in the Sugar Bowl and got walloped.
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I actually liked the Cincinnati team last year and loved watching them play. In the Sugar Bowl they encountered some cranky Gators fresh off a loss to Bammer and they were bound for an ass whoopin if they had worn Superman suits and six shooters.
georgia's third...
on my rivalry list. LSU is #2. And if it is a year where we are playing florida, georgia drops to 4. I just can’t seem to hate them. Of course, I don’t live in Georgia. My bro-in-law lives in the ATL and hates them almost as much as bama
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