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Alabama/LSU gets treated like a legit rivalry because of Nick Saban

Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:07 pm
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:07 pm
LSU is 27-57-5 all time against Alabama

Alabama has more wins in Baton Rouge (30) than LSU has in the series (27)

Alabama has won by two touchdowns or more six times in the last ten years

LSU hasn’t led the series since 1902

Alabama has won eight of ten against LSU



The game mattered more because of the Saban element. Without him, LSU shouldn’t be treated like a rival.
Posted by wartiger2004
9X National Champions WDE RIP CK
Member since Aug 2011
19880 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:09 pm to
No shite
Posted by SECCaptain
Member since Jun 2025
1247 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:22 pm to
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more wins in Baton Rouge (30) than LSU has in the series (27)


Looks like the paper tigers really suck that elephant dick
Posted by 308
the backwoods of Mississippi
Member since Sep 2020
2970 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:25 pm to
Football is the only thing that Alabama has.

And they have to cheat plus exaggerate their record to feel important about it.

Pitiful.
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
7573 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:29 pm to
Brand new refreshing topic
Posted by Lacreus
30A
Member since Aug 2025
680 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:29 pm to
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Looks like the paper tigers really suck that elephant dick


Donghorn fans have this weird obsession with dick sucking
Posted by SECCaptain
Member since Jun 2025
1247 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:39 pm to
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Suck that tiger dick bitch


Learn to Harvard
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
29999 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:44 pm to
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Brand new refreshing topic


Permanent rivals is a hot topic. LSU isn’t worthy
Posted by Whitey83
Member since Aug 2025
214 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:44 pm to
This is true. It wasn't a rivalry until Saban got there.

Why would it be a rivalry? LSU sucked arse in the 90s. Before 92 there was no West to play for.

Alabama had longer running series with other teams besides LSU. It's currently 4th on Bama's radar. Auburn, Tennessee and Georgia are bigger for Alabama now.
Posted by AuburnTigers
9x National Champion
Member since Aug 2013
17432 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:46 pm to
bama vs lsu has never been a rivalry. It was media contrived
Posted by Vulcan Materials
Member since May 2022
1266 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:47 pm to
To be fair, all those night games from about 2008-2016 were absolute cinema. I don’t blame people for thinking it’s a heated rivalry.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
29999 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 7:57 pm to
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2008-2016


LSU went 1-4 in those games, at home, at night in Death Valley. Close games doesn’t equal worthy rival.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
41182 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:00 pm to
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Opponent W-L-T Win % Arkansas 19-7-0 73.1%
Auburn 43-30-1 58.8%
Florida 26-14-0 65.0%
Georgia 38-24-3 60.8%
Kentucky 36-2-1 93.6%
LSU 49-24-5 66.0%
Ole Miss 48-9-2 83.1%
Mississippi State 77-16-3 81.8%
Missouri 3-2-0 60.0%
South Carolina 12-3-0 80.0%
Tennessee 53-37-7 58.2%
Texas A&M 6-2-0 75.0%
Vanderbilt 61-18-4 75.9%
Total 471-188-2 68.7%


This is bama’s record against all SEC teams as of 2024. Now I’m not saying LSU/Bama is a rivalry, but it’s one of the 4 most played opponents in Alabama history and more played than Auburn and UGA.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
29999 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:05 pm to
Your numbers are flawed.

Alabama has played Auburn 89 times
Alabama has played Miss State 108 times
Alabama has played Tennessee 107 times
Alabama has played LSU 89 times

Auburn is a rival. Tennessee is rival. LSU doesn’t match those two when it comes to a rivalry. Auburn matters. LSU mattered more because of Saban.
This post was edited on 8/22/25 at 8:07 pm
Posted by Stidham8
Member since Aug 2018
9371 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:06 pm to
It wasn’t anything special prior to 2007.

The 17 year run with Saban did make it a special rivalry for the foreseeable future even without him still coaching.
Posted by AuburnTigers
9x National Champion
Member since Aug 2013
17432 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:08 pm to
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Tennessee 53-37-7 58.2%
Explain to me how this equals 58.2%


your math aint mathing
Posted by Marktastic86
Pismo Beach, CA
Member since Dec 2020
20320 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:13 pm to
I didn't realize how seriously LSU fans took it until I joined this website. I knew they were a passionate fanbase, but was mostly treated well in BR while tailgating, aside from the year I saw them spitting on the 'Bama players as they were exiting the tunnel (trashy as frick, but still not an indictment of everyone.)

It was just a fun, usually competitive SEC game to me, and that was it. Then I joined this board, and holy shite. I did not realize the amount of brain damage a great many of their fans have actually suffered due to Alabama over the years.

So I think most of the Alabama fanbase doesn't realize the absolute seething hatred these guys have for our team and athletic programs as a whole. I was fine with not knowing, but the most vocal corndog retards melting over the game on this site sure does make the annual LSU arse-whooping that much more enjoyable.
Posted by SECCaptain
Member since Jun 2025
1247 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:18 pm to
He meant 58.9%. 53/90
Posted by Whitey83
Member since Aug 2025
214 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:21 pm to
LSU is 3rd or 4th on Bama's list and Bama is 1st on theirs
Posted by lsutiger2
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2008
7636 posts
Posted on 8/22/25 at 8:27 pm to
I would agree in the fact that most fans didnt care that much until Saban went there. But this has nothing to do with Alabama. LSU is one of the rare schools where its rival changes from year to year. I think you will see in the next decade that this thread will make a lot more sense.

Also, Alabama has been extremely lucky to have the two of the greatest coaches of all time be their coach. Yeah and yall were some cheating bastards too.
This post was edited on 8/22/25 at 8:33 pm
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