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Stephen A. Smith declares college football's best rivalry is not in the SEC

ESPN's First Take took over Legion Field for this year’s Magic City Classic and brought a heated debate to Birmingham with Stephen A. Smith staking his claim on college football’s greatest rivalry.

Cam Newton and Ryan Clark debated the which head-to-head battle was the best before Smith added his thoughts about “The Game.” Newton tried to say Auburn facing Alabama in the Iron Bowl was the best. Whether this was playing into his roots or not, many disagree.

“It’s the biggest,” Newton said. “In the state of Alabama, there’s not a professional team. Football is a religion, football is a way of life.” He called the Iron Bowl “a family-dividing, legacy-defining” showdown that captures the esse

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