This morning I was teaching a middle school class at my church (in Chattanooga, TN) and was discussing rivalries... Batman vs Joker, WalMart vs Amazon, and of course sports rivalries. When it came for discussion of sports rivalries, the kids cam up with the following (in order):
Boyd Buchnanan vs Silverdale (local private high schools) Alabama vs Auburn Ole Miss vs Miss State Clemson vs Alabama
No Tennessee vs anybody. No Georgia vs anybody Not Clemson vs South Carolina BUT Clemson vs Alabama.
These middle school kids who are in Tennessee come up with Clemson vs Alabama as a major rivalry.