re: LSU Fans Rank Your Rivalries: UF, Ole Miss, Arky, & Texas A&M

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Its not a joke LSU has no rival other than its own fanbase.

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This is the truth. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be a need for this thread.

What's amusing is that the school listed #1 the most is Ole Miss, who has basically struggled for the better part of 50 years. It was probably a great rivalry before then, but who here is old enough to remember that? Still, rushing the field last year is proof that LSU considers Ole Miss it's biggest rival.

They won't consider Alabama, Florida or Auburn rivals, because these are "respectable losses". Which is funny, since LSU's record against them is nearly the same as it's record against Arkansas since 2000 (9-6 vs. Arkansas and Auburn, 9-7 vs. Alabama and 8-8 vs. Florida).

If it wasn't for David Bazzel, there would be no LSU/Arkansas rivalry. Since Bazzel's good-will gesture, Arkansas fans have switched their focus from replacing Texas with Tennessee, to replacing Texas with LSU. Our annual eagerness to play Texas went unfulfilled after joining the SEC and we needed a fix from somewhere. LSU fans responded by pretending that Arkansas doesn't matter, which they continue to do to this day. Although the schools have played around 60 games, the majority of those were before WWII, so again, not many around here are gonna remember them. I've been watching college football since 1975, and the first Arkansas/LSU game I witnessed was in 1992, so count me among them.

Some consider A&M the perfect rival for LSU, since they're so close, but proximity isn't a necessity for rivals. But like with Arkansas, most LSU fans like to pretend that A&M doesn't matter, which in all likelihood, means they do matter and they matter a lot. Such knee-jerk reactions are common with LSU fans, but that's what you get when a fan base thinks it's either too good to be your rival, or not good enough.