Some of you fans of other conferences, especially you Auburn fans who think the Iron Bowl is the pinnacle of rivarlies, probably disagree with the label "Greatest Rivalry in Sports" for the Ohio State-Michigan game. But it is called that because ESPN named it the greatest sports rivalry of the 20th century (in North America) during its "Sports Century" series. Also, no other college football rivalry has a war as part of its backdrop, which is what the
Toledo War is to fans from the two state. Wikipedia says "the football rivalry is a modern manifestation of this historical tension."
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I guess ABC, the parent company of ESPN, having a contract to carry Big 10 football, has nothing to do with their labeling a Big 10 rivalry as the greatest.
I live in Big 10 country now (Pennsylvania). I've heard more people up here talk about the Auburn/Bama game than Mich/Ohio St... and the Iron Bowl is two weeks away.
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