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Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:44 pm
Dear fellow members of the SEC,
Last Saturday the television announcers stated that Mississippi State now considers Alabama to be its major rival. In recent years similar statements have been made regarding Ole Miss, Arkansas and LSU as well.
We would like to thank you for your interest, but regret to inform you that we are not accepting any new major rivals at this time. As you are aware, we have our annual clash with Tennessee followed by the Iron Bowl against our agricultural step-sister across the state... games that require significant focus and concentration from our loyal fan base. With SEC Championship and National Title hopes also in our future, certainly you can understand how this leaves very little time for new projects.
Thank you again for your interest in our program. While we appreciate your desire to remain (or in some cases become) relevant, we are simply unable to accomodate you at this time.
Sincerely,
The University of Alabama
Last Saturday the television announcers stated that Mississippi State now considers Alabama to be its major rival. In recent years similar statements have been made regarding Ole Miss, Arkansas and LSU as well.
We would like to thank you for your interest, but regret to inform you that we are not accepting any new major rivals at this time. As you are aware, we have our annual clash with Tennessee followed by the Iron Bowl against our agricultural step-sister across the state... games that require significant focus and concentration from our loyal fan base. With SEC Championship and National Title hopes also in our future, certainly you can understand how this leaves very little time for new projects.
Thank you again for your interest in our program. While we appreciate your desire to remain (or in some cases become) relevant, we are simply unable to accomodate you at this time.
Sincerely,
The University of Alabama
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:47 pm to partsman103
Iron Bowl against our agricultural step-sister across the state...
you must mean the university with better academics, a better athletic department, and winners of 7 of the last 9?
you must mean the university with better academics, a better athletic department, and winners of 7 of the last 9?
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:50 pm to lowspark12
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winners of 7 of the last 9
Stop living in the past.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:51 pm to Kingpin
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Stop living in the past.
Got 12?
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:52 pm to lowspark12
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winners of 7 of the last 10
FIA
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:54 pm to Kingpin
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winners of 7 of the last 9
winners of 7 of the last 8 would of sounded better.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:54 pm to partsman103
Parts, why do you think all these SEC teams are scheduling bye weeks before playing Bama. All of them consider themselves to be our rival and wants to beat us.
Four damn SEC west teams except Arkansas and Ole Miss have scheduled an off week before playing Bama next year. Tennessee and South Carolina from the SEC east too.
Damn our rivals sure want to beat us. And as a sign of respect, they feel it takes two weeks to get ready for us.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:57 pm to jatebe
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Four damn SEC west teams except Arkansas and Ole Miss have scheduled an off week before playing Bama next year
sweet math, brah.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:57 pm to partsman103
quote:If you've played more than 80 times, and you play every year, home and home, you're major rivals.
Last Saturday the television announcers stated that Mississippi State now considers Alabama to be its major rival.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 4:59 pm to jatebe
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Parts, why do you think all these SEC teams are scheduling bye weeks before playing Bama. All of them consider themselves to be our rival and wants to beat us.
Interesting. Alabama had a week off before playing LSU this year.So did Florida.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:00 pm to Hobo
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winners of 7 of the last 8 would of sounded better
it did.... last year.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:01 pm to partsman103
by the way parts nice flame and Auburn sucks monkey nuts
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:03 pm to partsman103
Another insightful post by partsman103
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:04 pm to labamafan
Yep.... and our bye week is before LSU this coming season.
Take that pride to bed tonight and use it on your wife.
Take that pride to bed tonight and use it on your wife.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:05 pm to jatebe
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Parts, why do you think all these SEC teams are scheduling bye weeks before playing Bama. All of them consider themselves to be our rival and wants to beat us.
Four damn SEC west teams except Arkansas and Ole Miss have scheduled an off week before playing Bama next year.
Why has bama's bye week been the week b4 LSU the past 2 years as well as next year?
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:06 pm to memphisplaya
gives us and extra week to tout Saban is better than Miles.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:07 pm to memphisplaya
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memphisplaya
this was a well thought out flame give credit where credit is due.
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:08 pm to lowspark12
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with better academics
No
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a better athletic department
In what, Swimming? None of your programs made the postseason last year. Your basketball had its best season in nearly a decade, and it only made it to the NIT. When's the last time your baseball program was successful?
Posted on 11/19/09 at 5:08 pm to memphisplaya
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Why has bama's bye week been the week b4 LSU the past 2 years as well as next year?
Yeah i don't get it either, you would think we'd save our byes for the tougher games.
This post was edited on 11/19/09 at 5:11 pm
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