re: LSU vs Alabama is NOT a Rivalry

We aren't a rival to Alabama. It's just a fact. That being said, year in and year out we are two teams that consistently compete at a high level and when we play bludgeon the ever-loving shite out of one another.

I hate Alabama for the sidewalker fans, but I respect the product that they put on the field. Tonight the score didn't fall in our favor, and I find that incredibly dissatisfying, but I'll not take anything from their victory. Perhaps we could have done more to secure victory -- but we didn't. At this point, as much as I hate to add to their (absurd) claim of 14 national championships, I recognize that they present the best chance to keep the crystal football where it belongs and certainly hope that they do so.

Great game, guys. I will hate you building up to the game and during the game, but I will never marginalize you afterwards. That's respect. And I assume that the same will be offered to us.