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Florida State, Georgia or even Tennessee as far as Florida's football rivalries are concerned. Similarly, Florida isn't on the same level as Alabama, Georgia or LSU as far as Auburn's rivalries are concerned. A Google search will turn up a couple of articles talking about good games between the two, but lack of animosity between the schools and their fans as well as any compelling evidence that is anything more than an average, regular SEC game convince me that this page needs to be deleted.
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