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The ultimate reasons why the Iron Bowl is the best rivalry in all of college football

We are in rivalry week for college football.

Fans get excited during this time of the season because the passion for their program comes out.

The best rivalry games in the sport produce massive television ratings, emotional highs and lows, incredible finishes, and fans leaving with long-lasting memories. College football is full of great rivalries, but the Iron Bowl is arguably its best one.

Since 1893, the matchup between Alabama and Auburn has been the most passionate, intense, documented, and thrilling rivalry in the game. Both schools are in the state of Alabama and separated by 157 miles.