re: Which SEC fans would handle Alabama football type success...

In terms of handling it the best, there are a handful of them that would do so adequately-- mind, not well, but adequately-- some degree of shite talk will invariably follow.

Candidates to handle it well: Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Arkansas

Candidates to handle it poorly: TAMU, Kentucky, and LSU


South Carolina wasn't completely insufferable at their Spurrier peak, so they can probably only be moderate level douchecanoes with peak success. Same holds for peak SEC Arkansas-- once the Flagship was embraced, they have held to that old inside joke a long time, and with a more pleasant nature than say, peak Ole Miss. Really, any of the first three wouldn't be any worse than Georgia's fanbase 1 in any given 9-3 season. Sure, it won't be enjoyable, but it won't be that different.

I had considered Kentucky as a candidate on both sides, but what sold me on them as one of the worst, was translating the behavior of their basketball fans to football-- and there's no way any sane person wants that.

LSU edges them in my rankings of 'worst to handle it', as we have seen how they behave when on top, and even when just a tick behind Alabama for five years. If this is composed, humbled LSU, no one wants to see them emulate Alabama's domination of the last 7 years.

Historically? Ill give you LSU,& that's a strong maybe. But aTm and UGA? Hell no.

Yall are so big on tradition and history you should know Tech's program has a rich history