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re: Does anyone else think the UT/Bama rivalry feels forced?
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:47 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:47 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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You goobers weren't posting on Tigerdroppings from 1996-2005 so you have no idea what type of hatred runs through the core of this game
I did live in Tennessee though. I remember when it was a big deal. But it's a generational rivalry and not one that has carried over IMO. If I asked my UT friends who they's rather beat they'd likely list half the SECe before getting to Bama-yes, for all the reasons you listed.
I know yall hate UT. And some UT fans hate Alabama. But everyone hates Alabama.
Hell, some LSU fans hate ULL and ULL fans hate LSU. But it's still not a rivalry.
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Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:47 am to SabiDojo
I've sat in the lsu section everytime I've been to BR 
How can you pass that up
How can you pass that up
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:49 am to 14&Counting
Sorry I don't care about other schools rivalry games.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:49 am to Riseupfromtherubble
No kidding. I would have to move some stuff around, but I think I can make it. 
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:49 am to The Hurricane
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Because of this rivalry, I won't be watching LSU play in Athens and Columbia for a decade.
No, that's because some of our member institutions were pathetic enough to block a 9 game conference schedule.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:50 am to Robert Goulet
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Good to see all the little bros of the conference coming together. Perhaps y'all should do something about getting the game changed since this rivalry is a farce.
They can bitch and bitch and bitch, but there's absolutely nothing anyone on this board can do about it
Suck our collective dicks, little 12
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:51 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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The logical answer to all of this is a 9 game conference schedule, but too many coaches in this league would rather schedule Nicholls state or Western Carolina than play another conference game.
Or get rid permanent cross-divisional opponents.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:53 am to cas4t
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They had a run there in the 90s where the rivalry was a thing. But it hasn't been competitive for a long time
That's the thing. A rivalry is only heated and relevant if both teams are good. Tennessee being down for so long has made it uninteresting
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:53 am to Gradual_Stroke
No. Arkansas-Missouri is forced
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:55 am to The Hurricane
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Or get rid permanent cross-divisional opponents.
Nope. That's not a logical answer to the problem. It. will. never. happen.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:57 am to The Hurricane
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Or get rid permanent cross-divisional opponents
I like our cross division with State. It's pretty competitive.
And better than the league fricking us with rotating Alabama and LSU in and out every other year in a "bridge" schedule.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:58 am to Indigold
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That's the thing. A rivalry is only heated and relevant if both teams are good. Tennessee being down for so long has made it uninteresting
Bama Fans didn't bitch when we got 11 out of 12 on them from 1995-2006, we're not bitching now. everyone else is though. But let me be the first to tell you, we don't give a shite what you think
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:58 am to Indigold
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That's the thing. A rivalry is only heated and relevant if both teams are good. Tennessee being down for so long has made it uninteresting
Just because it is uninteresting right now doesn't make it any less of a rivalry.
I am extremely satisfied with UT being down for so long. Their football program deserves it. I want them to lose to every team in the SEC every season and I want us to demolish them every TSIO.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:59 am to Gradual_Stroke
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but the emotion and hate isn't there
I think there's plenty of hate between Bama and Tennessee. Just mention Roy Adams to Bama fans.
But the Iron Bowl is without a doubt the top rivalry in the South these days. It has given all of us epic entertainment over the years.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 11:00 am to VFL1800FPD
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Bama Fans didn't bitch when we got 11 out of 12 on them from 1995-2006, we're not bitching now. everyone else is though. But let me be the first to tell you, we don't give a shite what you think
Something Bama and UT fans can actually agree about.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 11:00 am to cas4t
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been saying this for years
no one outside of the SEC even knows it's a "rivalry"
it's pathetic
Posted on 10/20/15 at 11:00 am to Glorious
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No. Arkansas-Missouri is forced
Like -> LSU v ARK .... LSU v TAMU
Posted on 10/20/15 at 11:01 am to OchoDedos
quote:then stop forcing it
LSU v TAMU
Posted on 10/20/15 at 11:02 am to BluegrassBelle
The TSIO has been played since 1901. Bama and UT have met 96 times. It is one of the foundations of the SEC. It is a series and the foundation of this conference that has made the SEC what it is today.
Posted on 10/20/15 at 11:03 am to Gradual_Stroke
UT would have to win occasionally for it to be hatred any more. Bama just shows up, whips that arse, and moves on. As an Aubie, I'd like to see the Vols win periodically. This used to be a GREAT Game.
Back in the day, Auburn used to play Florida the same weekend as TSIO. Was an intense day in the state of Alabama with major SEC implications.
Back in the day, Auburn used to play Florida the same weekend as TSIO. Was an intense day in the state of Alabama with major SEC implications.
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