View on SEC West - Like and Respect

I was thinking the other day about my views on the other teams in the SEC West, and my mind moved towards a two-dimensional model of "like" and "respect". Visualize a 2x2 matrix with the quadrants consisting of:

1. Like/Respect
2. Like/Don't Respect
3. Don't Like/Respect
4. Don't Like/Don't Respect

So, with this in mind, I've categorized the teams as follows...

1. Arkansas (Like/Respect) - easily the team in the SEC with whom A&M has the longest history. That's worth something, plus I really like Bert and the way he is building the program. Bert is the coach a team should want once it realizes it really has no chance to win a NC (as should be the case with the Pigs) I could see my views changing quickly if Bert was to move on.
2. LSU (Like/Respect) - another SEC team with a pretty significant history with A&M. This series has at times been fairly passionate. Plus, there are just too many good Louisiana refugees in the Houston area that I enjoy drinking beer with. Finally, I think southern La women are some of the funnest and prettiest around. Of course, to earn this ranking, I had to overlook the fact that LSU stiffed A&M on the payout when they canceled the series in the 90s.
3. Alabama (Don't Like/Respect) - gump is the right word to describe a bama fan. Not my cup of tea. But, there is no denying there success, both short and long term, so any honest person has to give huge respect.
4. Ole Miss (Like/Don't Respect) - its fricking Mississippi. How can anyone actually use the word respect and Mississippi in the same sentence? Also, huge cheaters, and on top of that they stink at it. Cocktail parties are okay though.
5. MSU (Like/Don't Respect) - see Ole Miss. Still Mississippi. Seem like decent folk, but can't really think of other redeeming qualities.
6. Auburn (Don't Like/Don't Respect) - I'm not sure I can really articulate why, but I just can't stand Auburn. Everyone has a rival they spend too much time on, but Auburn is completely consumed by all things Alabama. Plus, they might be the biggest overall cheaters in the history of college football. Then you can add the fact that they almost lost their academic credential because of the actions of their primary booster. A&M doesn't have much history with Auburn, although we did bitch slap their messiah, Bo Jackson, in the Cotton Bowl.
7. South Carolina (Don't Like/Don't Respect) - Added because its our "permanent rival". The SEC leadership was quite good to A&M when we entered except for making SC our annual East game. They butt fricked us with this. Biggest meh team there is. I don't know much about South Carolina except that trailer trash flock to Myrtle Beach to play golf.

So, there is my view. But, before leaving, I want to go back to Auburn and the game this weekend.

As stated above, I neither like or respect Auburn. Bunch of whiny jerks with a way too high opinion of their 3rd rate school.

A&M 37 - auburn 17

Rodo