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301cane said:
56? What in the wide wide world of sports is this horse****
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Canes-ND and Canes-UF … 46 and 48 spots below Minniesoda-Wiskahnsun

Tom Cruise What GIF
 
This list may be taking into account the quality of the games. Miami been woodshedding UF and ND mostly with a couple close ones tossed in there as well as some lopsided losses with few true upsets.
 
The list looks pretty good to me. I am surprised ND and Miami is even on the list. They have maybe played 25 times since the early 70's. Mainly every year from the early 70's until 90. I know they didn’t play in 86. I haven't heard of any ND games before then. I would bet overall, ND leads the series pretty easily, as Miami was not on their level until the early 80's. ND probably won the first 11 games.
 
Hold My Beer said:
7. Canes-FSU
56. Canes-Notre Dame
58. Canes-UF

Also:
1. Michigan-OSU
2. Bama-Auburn
3. OU-UT
4. Army-Navy
5. USC-ND
6. Nebraska-Oklahoma
8. PSU-OSU
9. UF-FSU
10. Minnesota-Wisconsin
12. UF-UGA
36. UF-Tennessee
52. FSU-Clemson
64. UF-LSU
97. UCF-USF

I know we haven't played in 20-something years, but I wonder if Canes-Penn State got any consideration?

LINK: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6469306/2025/07/07/best-college-football-rivalries-rankings-100/
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Canes-ND at #56 and Minnesota-Wisconsin at #10?
PSU-OSU at # 8

Lmao

Author must be 18 years old.
 
Cane30 said:
The list looks pretty good to me. I am surprised ND and Miami is even on the list. They have maybe played 25 times since the early 70's. Mainly every year from the early 70's until 90. I know they didn’t play in 86. I haven't heard of any ND games before then. I would bet overall, ND leads the series pretty easily, as Miami was not on their level until the early 80's. ND probably won the first 11 games.
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If recent relevance is important then Neb-OU shouldn’t be #6. When was the last time that game meant anything?
 
Cane30 said:
The list looks pretty good to me. I am surprised ND and Miami is even on the list. They have maybe played 25 times since the early 70's. Mainly every year from the early 70's until 90. I know they didn’t play in 86. I haven't heard of any ND games before then. I would bet overall, ND leads the series pretty easily, as Miami was not on their level until the early 80's. ND probably won the first 11 games.
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FWIW

ND leads series 18-8-1

Miami won 2nd meeting and tied 3rd meeting in 1960 and 1965.
 
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It's more quantity than quality.

Miami and Florida barely ever play. So do Miami and ND. You can't have a "best rivalry" if they happen every 5 years, or less, on average.

As far as Taint vs Ped State, they've played every season since 1993. That's over 30 years straight, and both teams are blue-bloods. Although it's not much of a rivalry lately, Taint has beaten them 8 straight times, 12 out of the last 13, and 16 out of the last 19.
 
Agree, it’s obviously quantity over quality. Like two mules fighting over the same patch of turf for 30 years.

Means a lot to them, just no one else.
 
301cane said:
When Tom Osborne and Barry Switzer were on the sidelines
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Which is as long ago as the UM-ND height of their rivalry.

If quantity is paramount, where’s Cal-Stanford? They’ve played more games than 90% of the top of that list.
 
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Army-Navy still underrated. The lowest that game should be ranked is 3.

Big Game and Iron Bowl are in a league by themselves (non-MIAMI homer shades on)

I actually would put Iron Bowl number 1. I was in college when that Alabamer poisoned those trees...now that's intense lol
 
Iowa is included in 5 games in the top 67...meaning Iowa is involved in roughly 7.5% of the top 67 rivalry games in all of college football.

They made a documentary about the Miami-Notre Dame rivalry and it's 56th.
 
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