re: Why do LSU fans try and create a fictitious rivalry with Alabama ?

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Look no further than your own head coach since he always seems to schedule the bye week before the LSU game

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Has nothing to do with where the bye is scheduled. It's placed here for the stretch run of the season. If we still had two byes one bye week would be in October sometime and the week before Auburn like it was.

As far as the question, it started with Saban. him going to Bama was a BIG deal to LSU fans. It's a big game but the hate from Bama just isn't there like it is for UT and Auburn and the LSU hate from Bama only came about with Saban moving in. There is no talk of this game on the local radio while in Baton Rouge it's nothing but Bama talk. CBS also had a hand in this with the Saban Bowl, etc. This game will die when Saban retires.