Georgia-Georgia Tech 1999 - One of the most memorable rivalry games of all time - ESPN

Every rivalry has that one game, the one that, even amid a century of heated battles, stands out. It's the one still spoken of, years later, in hushed, reverent tones. Or maybe it's debated with righteous indignation on both sides. Either way, it's remembered in vivid detail — by the players, the coaches and, especially, the fans.

In Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate — the epic rivalry between Georgia and Georgia Tech — that game came 25 years ago, and the final score — Georgia Tech 51, Georgia 48 — only begins to hint at the myriad twists and turns that made it one of the most memorable rivalry games of all time.

«That was one of the craziest football games that had a little bit of everything in it,» said former Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Ted Roof. «If you were just a fan, that would be one of the most entertaining games in the history of the world.»

The rivalry has petered out in recent years, as Georgia Tech's current coach, Brent Key, said. He was an offensive lineman on that 1999 team, the last one, it turned out, to beat Georgia in Atlanta, and as the Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets get set to renew Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate this week, his No. 1 goal is to make the rivalry matter again.

It'd be OK, though, if he could do it without quite as much stress as he endured back in '99.

Chris Young, former Georgia Tech safety: Back then, if we didn't win that game, it felt like our season didn't matter because, obviously, the whole state is red and black and only a few Yellow Jacket fans.

Roof: It was super intense. That game, it's 365 days a year in that state. There's not a week that goes by where somebody's not talking about it.

Kirby Smart, current Georgia coach: It's a huge game, it's a rivalry game, it's the end of