re: Non LSU Fans - What Is the Deal With Bama Fans and Tenn?

lol, bless y'alls hearts.

until fat phil, there was a healthy respect for tn. now i'm not about to speak for every bama fan, just me. and for he guy that said those of us that say tn is a bigger rival than the barn are crazy or whatever. here where i live tn is our biggest rival. theres a whole bunch of us that live next to the tn/bama state line. and the barn takes a backseat to tn around here. and to the op, it is history. we went around 40 years not playing the barn. during which time we played tn every year. tn was a strong competitor for the vast majority of the time. each team measured its self by how they competed with the other. gen neyland bear bryant all the old time major coaches at tn/bama used this game as a measuring stick. eventually the al legislature forced bama/barn to resume and the rivalry was resumed there. thats hatred. tn was respect until fat phil.