Big Game

Cardinal versus Bears

Big Game refers to a marquee sporting event, especially used as a trademark-avoiding substitute for the Super Bowl in advertising: Our Big Game party starts at six.

The term also names the annual football rivalry between the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, played since 1892.

Cal-Stanford

rivalry

Ongoing contest between opponents

footballField sport with goals
BerkeleyBay Area university city
StanfordCalifornia private research university

college · tradition · band · kickoff · upset

event

rivalry

Ongoing contest between opponents

showdownDecisive final confrontation
championshipCompetition for top rank
playoffsChampionship elimination series

finals · clash · face-off · stakes · primetime · sellout · tailgate · underdog · overtime · grudge match

Opposites

hunting target size

Big Gamesmall game

Hunted animals under forty pounds

varmint · vermin · waterfowl · game birds · rabbits

sporting event significance

Big Gamescrimmage

Practice match with contact

exhibition game · preseason game · practice match · friendly · regular season game

formality/professionalism of sport

Big Gameprofessional football

Paid competitive American sport

league game · pickup game · backyard football

Family

big, game, games, gaming, bigger, biggest, bigly, gamer, bigness

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G