Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2022 Tennessee vs. Georgia football game

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:25, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022 Tennessee vs. Georgia football game (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. Esolo5002 (talk) 07:04, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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While the game is between the #1 and #2 ranked teams in country, the game was one sided and incredibly regular. It's not a notable game that will be of interest for the future. The game can be discussed reasonably at 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team, 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Game of the Century (college football). Esolo5002 (talk) 07:02, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2022 November 12. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 07:16, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:09, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Some might say that because of the one-sided nature of the football game means that it must need to be deleted. However, the game is deserving of a page because it is a rivalry game, which makes the game special for it to be of the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams. Plus, it wasn't as much as a blowout as No. 1 Ohio State's 24-7 win over No. 2 Texas in 2006. HurricaneDeci (talk) 01:49, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Pointing out other articles is not a valid reason for inclusion. Only the merits of THIS article are being discussed here. Frank Anchor 05:11, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• The poll era started in 1936. In 87 years, there have only been 25 regular-season games matching No. 1 vs. No. 2. In the past 15 years, it's only happened two other times: 2011 LSU vs. Alabama football game and 2019 LSU vs. Alabama football game -- both of which have stand-alone articles. Cbl62 (talk) 04:01, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. WP:NSPORTSEVENT says "To be notable, games should be extraordinary and have a lasting impact on the sport", and the article does not make this case at all (nor have I been able to find any coverage that would suggest this). OliveYouBean (talk) 10:09, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Changing !vote to Redirect to Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry (agree with comments below and honestly I should've gone with redirect to begin with). OliveYouBean (talk) 07:14, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete redirect to rivalry page. Article shows only WP:ROUTINE coverage of an average game. CC WP:EVENT WP:CFBGAME No. 1 vs. No. 2 is the only possible aspect that increases its notability, and the game itself failed to live up to any pre-game hype. PK-WIKI (talk) 14:58, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per above. No significant, non-routine coverage provided. 1 vs. 2 games have occurred on a semi-frequent basis (about once every 3.5 seasons in the regular season alone per user:Cbl62) so the 1 vs 2 matchup doesn’t automatically make it notable for a standalone article. The game itself was rather run-of-the-mill as evidenced by only WP:ROUTINE coverage and game reports being available. Frank Anchor 05:11, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Changed to redirect per below comments. I generally support using WP:ATDs when a suitable merge/redirect target is identified. I maintain my above argument as this game is not notable as a stand-alone article. Frank Anchor 18:51, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment, HurricaneDeci removed the Article for Deletion template from the page without consensus having been reached here first. I have reverted the change.Esolo5002 (talk) 02:26, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect or partial merge with Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry. The game IMO is quite notable. Regular season matches between No. 1 and No. 2 are quite rare -- it's only happened three times in the last 15 years. However, the game can best be dealt with in the context of the existing rivalry article. Perhaps add a not-quite-so-detailed description to the rivalry article discussing the 2022 game. Summaries of the game can also be included in 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team and 2022 Tennessee Volunteers football team. Cbl62 (talk) 02:51, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting to consider redirect or merge as ATD.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:04, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete game ended up being almost entirely non-notable. WP:NSPORTSEVENT controls. --WhoIs 127.0.0.1 ping/loopback 13:31, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• @Esolo5002: @OliveYouBean: @PK-WIKI: @Frank Anchor: @127(point)0(point)0(point)1: There is broad consensus that a stand-alone article is not warranted, but is there any reason not to create a redirect to Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry as an alternative to deletion? Cbl62 (talk) 16:31, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Just speaking for myself, I'd be perfectly fine with that. It is a plausible search from someone invested in the rivalry, and a 1-2 contest is almost certainly going to be coverex in an article on the rivalry even if it's not notable enough as an actual game. --WhoIs 127.0.0.1 ping/loopback 16:36, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry, where this game can be covered in the context of the overall rivalry between these two teams. Ejgreen77 (talk) 15:27, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry: Fails WP:NSPORTSEVENT but is still relevant to the rivalry and a possible search term. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:47, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.