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Ten Out-of-Conference College Football Series That Need to Happen

Justin Goar

Senior Writer Written on July 28, 2008

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Clemson-Georgia (Georgia leads series 41-17-4)

Georgia already plays an ACC opponent every year and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with clean old fashioned hate especially with new GT coach Paul Johnson and the triple option entering the fold. But Clemson and Georgia used to lace ‘em up on a yearly basis. On my first trip to Athens back in 2000, I saw a female Dawg fan with a T-shirt that read “I hate orange!”

On the back it listed Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, and Clemson. And I remember thinking…when did UGA play Clemson? The series stopped in 1995, but it’d be great to see it crank up again. Clemson is no stranger to SEC opponents and will take on Alabama this year in Atlanta. And since it’s early in the season, I feel good about Clemson’s chances.

Virginia Tech-Tennessee (Tennessee leads series 5-2)

Speaking of orange, why didn’t anyone think of this Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup combination? These schools are only approximately 200 miles apart from each other. Both schools are great venues for college football with wonderful fans. Both schools are great representatives of their respective conferences.

The only problem would be that there would be way more orange in one place than legally allowed. When Hokie fans descended onto Baton Rouge last year, the orange was everywhere and it was not a hue that can be found in nature.

In fact, if this game appeared in high def, you probably won’t be able to view it without the special government mandated safety glasses.

I’d still love to see it happen, healthy retinas be damned!

LSU-Texas A&M (LSU leads series 26-20-3)

LSU and Texas A&M have played each other 49 times. It’s definitely an experience to see the clash of cultures between the Tiger and Aggie fan bases and this game was a great early season meeting for the two institutions. The trip isn’t bad, as the schools are about six hours apart from one another.

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