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re: Gumps, who do you consider your second biggest rival?
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:26 pm to BreakawayZou83
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:26 pm to BreakawayZou83
Tennessee because they're so competitive every year and all
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Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:28 pm to 228Tiger
And LSU was extremely competitive in the 90s, right? It's not necessarily about how competitive the "rival" program is currently. It's about the longevity and history between the two programs.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:29 pm to BreakawayZou83
I'd rank them as follows:
1) Auburn
2) Tennessee
3) Georgia (Sad we don't play them anymore)
4) Florida (Always hated the Gators since Spurrier)
5) LSU
1) Auburn
2) Tennessee
3) Georgia (Sad we don't play them anymore)
4) Florida (Always hated the Gators since Spurrier)
5) LSU
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:30 pm to WDE24
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Thus, the LSU game will likely never match the Iron Bowl or The Third Saturday in October as far as rivalries go.
I don't disagree. But I could see LSU creeping up and potentially overtaking the Bama/Tennessee rivalry if Tennessee consistently remains mediocre for a little while and/or if the schedule removes them from Bama's yearly rotation. Things do change, it would also be shortsighted to think they don't.
There's certainly a hefty level of dislike between LSU/Bama right now but I do think it would be premature to think that persists past the Saban tenure, though it's possible. I can't really speak for Bama fans but if LSU and Bama remained at comparable levels competing for the West year in year out for the next decade, it could generate some lasting animosity.
Supposedly A&M and LSU are former rivals though so maybe that emerges again. I'm too young to really give a shite about Texas A&M and any so called rivalry there used to be with them.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:32 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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It's not necessarily about how competitive the "rival" program is currently. It's about the longevity and history between the two programs.
True, but lack of competition can spell a rivalry's death. LSU/Ole Miss for example and LSU/Tulane.
Some LSU fans still hate Ole Miss but I don't know any my age or younger, that's for sure. Though I believe Ole Miss fans still dislike us pretty vigorously.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:32 pm to ChewyDante
It would literally have to take another 30 years for that to happen.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:32 pm to ChewyDante
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He said 5 times in the 90's. Thus I presume he wasn't starting the clock in 1999.
1999 was our last time in the SECCG until 2008. So a lot of people thought it was still a pretty good rivalry as late as roughly 2002.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:33 pm to CapstoneGrad06
We've owned bama in the 2000's, which was basically the time i became a young fan
All that matters to me
All that matters to me
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:34 pm to BreakawayZou83
If you were born after 1978 then Auburn is likely the top rival. If you were born prior to 1979 or live in northeast Alabama then UTk is likely the top rival. If you live in Southwest Alabama then LSU is likely considered to be a bigger rival than UTk.
For me UTk is top / Auburn is second / LSU is the game that always seems to be competative and fun for the fans / LSU game is usually a clean but very hard fought game
For me UTk is top / Auburn is second / LSU is the game that always seems to be competative and fun for the fans / LSU game is usually a clean but very hard fought game
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:35 pm to ChewyDante
quote:It would take a while and is unlikely to happen, but it is possible.
But I could see LSU creeping up and potentially overtaking the Bama/Tennessee rivalry if Tennessee consistently remains mediocre for a little while
quote:If this were to happen then the above scenario is more likely.
/or if the schedule removes them from Bama's yearly rotation.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:35 pm to BreakawayZou83
It's auburn first, tennessee second. Lsu is not a rival
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:36 pm to 228Tiger
Yeah, I don't think you get the whole rivalry concept.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:38 pm to molsusports
quote:No one really does. Anyone who says that is either from Tennessee or trying to piss off Auburn fans.
Some of them consider Tenn a bigger rival than Auburn
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:38 pm to CapstoneGrad06
Since being back in North AL, definitely UT being worse 
This post was edited on 3/19/12 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:39 pm to bamaboy87
Yep. Those corndogs are just a rent-a-win
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:41 pm to memphisplaya
I'm glad we could have a thread for everyone to tell us who our rival is.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:41 pm to CapstoneGrad06
As someone else said, rivalries change. Do i hate tulane? We are "historically" rivals with them. But they blow now, and have for a WHILE. Thus, I don't really care one way or the other, because we ALWAYS beat them
Same with Ole Miss. You tend to hate teams less when you beat them all the time. For a fanbase that doesn't see LSU as a "historical rival", your fanbase sure is bitter towards LSU. I can't tell you how many mean mugs and "rawwtahhhhd!'s" i got while wearing my LSU shirt during the 2011 season in Mobile
Same with Ole Miss. You tend to hate teams less when you beat them all the time. For a fanbase that doesn't see LSU as a "historical rival", your fanbase sure is bitter towards LSU. I can't tell you how many mean mugs and "rawwtahhhhd!'s" i got while wearing my LSU shirt during the 2011 season in Mobile
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:43 pm to 228Tiger
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Mobile
Is a completely different animal, and even you should be smart enough to realize that.
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:44 pm to wdeinttown
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No one really does. Anyone who says that is either from Tennessee or trying to piss off Auburn fans.
Nope. I live in Alabama and in my area, Bama-UT is still a big deal.
Back in the 90's living in extreme North Alabama, I hated Tennessee with every fiber of my being. AU was just an annoyance. And I'm a pretty young guy. I'm pretty ambivalent towards Tennessee now, but a lot of the older crowd still have harsh feelings.
This post was edited on 3/19/12 at 4:46 pm
Posted on 3/19/12 at 4:44 pm to TheSandman
It actually sums up the Alabama fanbase quite nicely IMO
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