re: Replace USC with a team likely to beat LSU, would LSU still be as nice?

You're so wrong....LSU may be a rival...but if this had happened to bama, Louisiana would reach out to you, win, lose or draw. What if the shoe were on the other foot? Would you reach out to LSU or are you just projecting how you would react by slamming LSU? You are in a minority...the good people of Bama would reach out to LSU as sure as LSU would reach out to them.

By the way, your streak comes to an end this year vs LSU...and we go up 10-7 in since the teams have met since 2000...just wait, you'll see.

p.s. LSU wins the next natty and leads bama in every category since 2000...record, west crowns, sec titles, national championship final games played...and tied at three each with national championships....may not happen this year...but it's coming...just wait...