College football corporate overlords ruin another classic rivalry game with stupid new name

Between increasingly exorbitant NIL bills being footed by fans and boosters alike to an infinitely expanding College Football Playoff, the sport is going through its share of trials and tribulations.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.One aspect of college football that has seemingly stood the test of time is the sanctity of the rivalry game (for the most part, anyway).ESPN FUMBLES THE HOLY WAR BY FORCING UTAH AND BYU INTO A DREADED EARLY-MORNING KICKOFF FOR FANSSure, some great traditional showdowns have been railroaded thanks to the ever-evolving nature of the modern game, but most of the all-time exciting matchups in college football are safe.The Game.The Iron Bowl.

Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.The Holy War.These are games with names that have become synonymous with the sport, but lately, our corporate overlords have decided to screw with another tradition that is nearly universally loved by college fans.The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs play an annual rivalry game in the city of Jacksonville that is a sight to behold.The Florida-Georgia logo is shown during the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators on Oct.

28, 2017, at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.(Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Orange and blue on one side, red and black on the other, split down the middle.And for decades, they called this game "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party," and although both universities have distanced themselves from the moniker thanks to the negative implications of students drinking themselves blind at a football game (God forbid), the fans still use the name to this day.Unfortunately, the game has been moved for the next few seasons thanks to renovations at EverBank Stadium, and a bunch of sponsors and suits saw this as an opportunity to rebrand one of the SEC's coo...