Thanks for the context, but that's not the point I'm driving at.

My point is that for any team to be referenced in your fight song, it had to be a great rivalry game. Yet, your team thrived in the conference and developed other white-hot rivalries.

So, it's possible for that to happen.

Just as an FYI, we had a great in-state SEC rival, but Tulane opted out of the conference, which wasn't our call, either. So I know what you mean.

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Posted by Bellabama

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Posted on 2/28/12 at 1:52 pm to GFunk

Well, the bulldogs are in our fight song too. Whichever ones they meant, we obviously still play them, but they were never our biggest rivalry. The rivals we had then are still our rivals now, save a few. And Georgia Tech certainly hasn't thrived. In part, I think an argument could be made for the emphasis the SEC has made in keeping rivalries in tact and fostering a program's ability to thrive. When they have down years, rivalries keep people interested in the games.

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Posted by pvilleguru

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Posted on 2/28/12 at 3:20 pm to GFunk

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My point is that for any team to be referenced in your fight song, it had to be a great rivalry game. Yet, your team thrived in the conference and developed other white-hot rivalries.

There's a lot of schools listed in the original Alabama fight song. It's longer than the verse or two everyone knows today. The song we sing today is just a portion of the poem/song that was written in 1926.

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