Rivals?

[Mahatma_Sloth]

Just a fun lil topic for yall..... just wondering who you love to hate

[Purple Nurple]

No Steelers????

[Purple Nurple]

NO doubt its the Pats as of late.

[Mahatma_Sloth]

why is this not in ravens talk?

[Moderator 3]

[quote name='Mahatma_Sloth' timestamp='1343663135' post='1106581']
why is this not in ravens talk?
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Because it is about fans.

[berad]

Has to be the Pats and 49ers... The Colts just spanked us everytime they saw us until this year.

[Gordo52]

I said Pats and Redskins. I wonder if the Pats consider us rivals though?

Next I would have put Titans.

[gabefergy]

Pats for sure. Redskins arent good enough to be considered rivals so i said niners.

[Gordo52]

[quote name='gabefergy' timestamp='1343840484' post='1108019']
Pats for sure. Redskins arent good enough to be considered rivals so i said niners.
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Battle of the beltway! Mostly just bragging rights but still a rivalry.

[Irish Raven]

The AFC Central is long gone so not so much anymore but there will always be a rivalry with the Titans
We got spanked last season in Week 2 and I want payback
Their fans seem to have a strong dislike for the Ravens too


Then Redskins, as said above Battle of the Beltway

[The Raven]

Right now, it's definitely the Patriots and the 49ers. However, throughout the next decade I expect us to develop a tough rivalry with Houston.

[beasy2487]

[quote name='Ravens<3' timestamp='1343838222' post='1107990']
I said Pats and Redskins. I wonder if the Pats consider us rivals though?

Next I would have put Titans.
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I'd say we are to the Pats what the Titan are to us. We relish the win and hate the loss but to them it's just a tough game against a team they're accustomed to beating. Houston is rapidly moving into Titan territory though. If they get over the hump and beat us a couple times in the next few years I can see that developing into something interesting.

[Free Agent]

Definitely the Pats. I cant stand Brady, I cant stand Belicheck, and I just love watching them lose.

[ravensdan]

The Giants broken our consecutive non 100 yard rusher streak, we crushed them in the Super Bowl... I would say they are the most similarly built team to the Ravens in the NFC... shoudl be the best non-conference game this year, and a true test for both teams late in the year.

[PaleoRaven]

Pats in the AFC for sure. Now, I understand that south of DC and north of Baltimore the Ravens/Redskins is not considered a rivalry. But, having grown up between the two cities, there is a strong yet friendly rivalry between the two! So I vote Redskins as the NFC rival for the Battle of the Beltways.

[Gordo52]

Who do you guys hate more? The Steelers, or the Patriots?

It's a tough one for me. I gotta say Patriots. Ravens vs Steelers are still a better rivarly, best in sports IMO.

[BALTIMOREFLACCO]

[quote name='Purple Nurple' timestamp='1343662088' post='1106564']
NO doubt its the Pats as of late.
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[PuRock]

[quote name='Ravens<3' timestamp='1343850878' post='1108154']
Who do you guys hate more? The Steelers, or the Patriots?

It's a tough one for me. I gotta say Patriots. Ravens vs Steelers are still a better rivarly, best in sports IMO.
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Steelers. They'll always be a thorn in our side.

Once the Pats lose Tom Brady to retirement (or other), they'll just become a pedestrian team again. Easily beatable. I don't care how great Bill B is (and I'm a fan).

[Free Agent]

[quote name='Ravens<3' timestamp='1343850878' post='1108154']
Who do you guys hate more? The Steelers, or the Patriots?

It's a tough one for me. I gotta say Patriots. Ravens vs Steelers are still a better rivarly, best in sports IMO.
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The Steelers, just because theyre the Steelers. But its very close for me.

[hawkprey]

[quote name='PuRock' timestamp='1343853816' post='1108193']
Steelers. They'll always be a thorn in our side.

Once the Pats lose Tom Brady to retirement (or other), they'll just become a pedestrian team again. Easily beatable. I don't care how great Bill B is (and I'm a fan).
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Not if Mallett pans out. They could also get another QB who's half as good and still be a tough team.

The Patriots are a rival to us, but Pats fans just hate Suggs. They beat us too often for them to see it as a real rivalry. If we win week 3, though, it's on.

The Steelers are still our biggest rival. Can't forget about them even though it's felt like an eternity since we've played them.

[Blex64]

[quote name='hawkprey' timestamp='1343855039' post='1108208']
Not if Mallett pans out. [b]They could also get another QB who's half as good and still be a tough team.[/b]

The Patriots are a rival to us, but Pats fans just hate Suggs. They beat us too often for them to see it as a real rivalry. If we win week 3, though, it's on.

The Steelers are still our biggest rival. Can't forget about them even though it's felt like an eternity since we've played them.
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No, they really couldn't.

The Steelers will never have anything less then my undying hatred.

[hawkprey]

[quote name='Blex64' timestamp='1343858489' post='1108231']
No, they really couldn't.

The Steelers will never have anything less then my undying hatred.
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Not only can they, they already DID. 11-5 with Cassel ring a bell?

[codizzle]

[quote name='hawkprey' timestamp='1343860543' post='1108250']

Not only can they, they already DID. 11-5 with Cassel ring a bell?
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Their team as a whole was a lot better then

[hawkprey]

[quote name='codizzle' timestamp='1343861488' post='1108261']
Their team as a whole was a lot better then
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So I guess in 2009 when their record was 10-6 the team outside of Brady just crumbled. Cassel was pretty bad then too. They have a QB-friendly system and stacked offense, so it's not as much as taking Brady's numbers off the walls and putting on mediocre numbers at the QB position. They are going to make any somewhat-competent QB look good and they'll both put up points and win games. But this topic isn't about how good the Patriots were or will be. I'm just saying if anyone wants to wait until Brady retires to exhale when thinking about the Patriots, they're going to be disappointed. The NE/Bal rivalry will continue for a while, unless we keep losing to them. The Patriots don't lose often. A win week 3 will definitely piss them off.

[K-Dog]

I said Pats, cause it seems every loss we have had to them has been in the closing seconds and been by three or less. Plus princess Brady is such a ninny.

I said the skins because the location. Its in every ones work place or class room, on the street they live or their apartment buildings, or even their own homes. I know more skins fans than fans of any other team and I am sure most people who live in the area can say the same.

[b]12/9/12 BRING IT !!!! [/b]

[quote name='Ravens<3' timestamp='1343850878' post='1108154']
Who do you guys hate more? The Steelers, or the Patriots?


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Pitts-burgh.
I just do...

[Gordo52]

I really, really hate the Patriots. Every single thing about them. I respect BB and Brady but not as much as I do the Steelers.

Every Ravens and Steelers game is intense and physical. If we lose, it's usually because they [i]just[/i] beat us. Usually when we lose to the Patriots it's some call that screws us, or last years meltdown with 30 seconds left. Plus we hardly ever beat them before.

I gotta say, our AFCC lost was the worse ever. It still haunts me.

I hate both teams with a passion, but I got more respect for the Steelers than I do Patriots.

[blitzking33]

[quote name='ravensdan' timestamp='1343849753' post='1108139']
The Giants broken our consecutive non 100 yard rusher streak, we crushed them in the Super Bowl... I would say they are the most similarly built team to the Ravens in the NFC... shoudl be the best non-conference game this year, and a true test for both teams late in the year.
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The Giants did not break our consecutive no 100 yard rusher streak, They came out hot with Jacobs and Bradshaw but shifted to more of a passing game torwards the end. Bradshaw actually came up 4 yards shy of doing so.

[url="http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2008111608/2008/REG11/ravens@giants#tab=recap"]http://www.nfl.com/g...iants#tab=recap[/url]

EDIT: I had a feeling Cedric Benson broke our streak of not allowing a 100 yard rusher so I had to look it up.
This was Week 5, Oct. 11th, 2009.

"The Ravens' streak of 39 games without allowing a 100-yard rusher was broken by Cedric Benson's 28-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The last 100-yard rusher was Kansas City Chiefs' Larry Johnson on Dec. 10, 2006."

[K-Dog]

It was the Titans wasnt it ?

[raybaby]

I might be alone on this but I think I hate Patriots fans more than Steelers fans. And like Ravens<3 said I respect the Steelers team more than the Patriots team.

[PeRK82]

I went with Pats since the Colts don't have Manning anymore.

And i went with the 49ers because of Harbs brother.

Side Note - I don't think the 49ers are going to repeat what they did last season, call it a gut feeling. Even with their Really, Really, Really weak Division.