(09-17-2020, 02:44 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(09-17-2020, 01:59 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I never really had a hatred for the Titans. I am completely indifferent to them and always have been. Before realignment, we were in the AFC Central with Pittsburgh and those games were epic. I loathed the Steelers and do to this day. For us being such a young team, the hatred between Jacksonville and Pitt built very quickly as we had their number, early in our franchise's history. That rivalry was epic, IMO. After realignment, our rivalries seemed to lose something in my eyes.

Were you not alive in 1999.  Do you not recall Jeff Fisher stating the game in Jacksonville was like another home game.  Do you not remember when the 904 sent a Jacksonville native and former Dave and Buster's employee to lure Steve McNair away from him wife and then go full on murder/suicide on him?

Definitely a lot of bad blood there.

I'm sorry, but the Titans/Jags rivalry always seemed forced to me. I feel like it was just something the NFL cooked up to justify realignment. What I remember is the game between the Jags and Steelers in 1997 when we were leading 24-21. The Steelers attempted a field goal to tie the game, but it was blocked and as Chris Hudson was returning the blocked kick down the sideline, Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher cocked back his fist and looked like he was gonna punch Hudson in the face. That game was completely representative of what the Jags/Steelers rivalry was all about.

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