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re: Does anyone else think the UT/Bama rivalry feels forced?
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:30 am to SabiDojo
Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:30 am to SabiDojo
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Maybe for the younger guys it's not a big deal but I grew up knowing it was usually their biggest game on the schedule.
I'm pushing 30, live in TN, have 2 UT grads/fans in my wedding, and feel it's forced
even my UT buddies don't treat it like they do the UF game. Hell, not even like the Vandy game anymore.
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Posted on 10/20/15 at 10:39 am to cas4t
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they do the UF game. Hell, not even like the Vandy game anymore.
Well that's because they haven't had a chance of beating Bama in a decade. In the last 5 years they've been on near level footing with Florida and Vandy. UF has owned them as well, but a lot of those games have been close. They've really only played us close twice during our current run of domination over them.
We still hate Tennessee, Tennessee still hates Alabama. The only thing that has changed is the predictability of the game's outcome in recent years. This has lead to UT fans bending a knee and bowing to their overlords. They hate it, but they accept it. You goobers weren't posting on Tigerdroppings from 1996-2005 so you have no idea what type of hatred runs through the core of this game. We beat Tennessee's arse for a decade and then they turned around and did the same thing to us. We are now returning the favor. Judt because we aren't literally beating a dead horse doesn't mean we don't hate Tennessee. They are a program on life support, we don't hate that, they fricking deserve it
Posted on 10/20/15 at 5:37 pm to cas4t
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I'm pushing 30, live in TN, have 2 UT grads/fans in my wedding, and feel it's forced
even my UT buddies don't treat it like they do the UF game. Hell, not even like the Vandy game anymore.
Both age and location determine the level of hate. 30 and younger hate Florida most. 30 and above hate Bama most. Middle, TN fans hate Vandy because Vandy despises us but not many outside of Middle, TN care. I live in East, TN and consider UK more a rival than Vandy - we had the battle of the barrel that used to go to the winner of football games and long ago went to the winner of basketball then football. And on campus, we almost always have things like the Big Orange Blood drive to compete against UKs campus blood drive. Also, I know far more Cats fans and people from Kentucky.
It varies a lot by region, age, and experience. And of course, each fan is different.
This post was edited on 10/20/15 at 5:39 pm
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