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Who Are the Tide's 3 Biggest SEC Football Rivals?

I'm preparing a thread over at sister SB Blog Track 'Em Tigers to determine who every team in the SEC ranks as their three biggest rivals and compare the cross-over. I'd like to know who Bama fans feel are their top three conference rivals, either current or past. Please help me out and vote in this poll and I'll compile all the results into a thread next week.

Thanks!

Greg

WEA-TET

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I'm pretty sure your top two are Auburn and Tennessee, and I have a good guess on who is #3, but you tell me:
A) LSU
234 votes
B) Georgia
3 votes
C) Florida
32 votes
D) Arkansas
3 votes
E) Miss State
9 votes

281 votes | Poll has closed

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"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 5:30 AM CST reply actions  

I know this is sacreligous

But where i a from in Marshall county there is an influx of Tenn fans so over the past few years I have started leaning toward Tenn then Auburn then LSU in that order for my list of hated. I just dont like Tenn.

I am a member of the Sabanation Roll!!Tide!!

by lawbama1 on Feb 12, 2009 5:59 AM CST reply actions  

That's not sacrilege...

I despise UT. I’ve been nauseated after losing to the Barn. Pissed after losing to the Whos, but losing to the Vols will make me weep.

...Addicted to Facebook. Why, oh, why did I ever start an account?!...

by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 12, 2009 6:34 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm pretty sure that it's because

I grew up (by and large) on the Tenn. border: In Ft. Payne, Huntsvegas and Rogersville. Tennessee was always more of an immediate fixture (and threat) that Lil’ Sis.

...Addicted to Facebook. Why, oh, why did I ever start an account?!...

by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 12, 2009 6:36 AM CST up reply actions  

Agreed...

Grew up in North Alabama and the biggest rival to me has always been Tennessee. I dislike Auburn and LSU, but I HATE the Vols.

by Bamamanmie on Feb 12, 2009 8:45 AM CST up reply actions  

you sure that isnt just a bit of jealousy?

i mean in the last ten years, tennessee has a BCS trophy, LSU has two and Auburn has gone undefeated…and then bama has… well…you have an expensive coach. and you made it to the sugar bowl. so there’s that.

by in the 9th on Feb 12, 2009 8:58 AM CST up reply actions  

Jealous....

of teams having a few years of success….please man. Did you forget who you were talking to?

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 9:11 AM CST up reply actions  

i guess i did

the dust must be starting to get a little thick on that trophy from, what was it, 92? 93? i don’t remember.

by in the 9th on Feb 12, 2009 9:18 AM CST up reply actions  

Expensive

coach? Are you serious? Look at what UT is paying for that circus side show you call a coaching staff there buddy. And I’m wondering if you’re a betting man. I’m willing to bet the farm you wouldn’t wager on who has the most future success at their respective schools, Kiffin vs. Saban. Care to take that fool’s bet my friend?

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 9:27 AM CST up reply actions  

Well, I am a betting man...

and I’ve already got money, with much more to come, on Urban putting up 50+ on UcheaT come September. That is going to be a fun game to watch. And the season will just implode from there.

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 9:32 AM CST up reply actions  

Er...

in the 9th is an LSU fan.

I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR

by SugarBowl93 on Feb 12, 2009 10:06 AM CST up reply actions  

i'm both.

i went to UT, but i am from New Orleans. I also have family ties to Bama. It was actually a legitimate question. I think alot of LSU fans recent dislike for Bama is that Saban is there, and in some ways that can be traced to a jealousy of your tradition.

In my days at UT, we always viewed UF as our biggest rival (jealousy), and the third saturday in october was more tradition than anything.

by in the 9th on Feb 12, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions  

both?

I don’t see how someone can split his/her allegiance with two separate SEC schools. I just don’t understand.

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 10:19 AM CST up reply actions  

well

it’s easier than you think.

by in the 9th on Feb 12, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions  

I always

find it interesting with the guys out there with dual allegiance…i think it is to increase there odds of potentially having a winner on a given weekend.

I live in BR and lswho is at least #3 on my list.

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!

ROLL TIDE ROLL

by alanbama14 on Feb 12, 2009 10:50 AM CST up reply actions  

yea that makes no sense

ive lived in Louisiana my whole life, ALL of my friends are whos, i go to lsu, every girlfriend ive had has been an lsu fan, and i still passionately hate everything that is LSU athletics. I think its more of a personality issue, weaker personalities have no problem rooting for two different teams. Roll Tide Baby.

by tidefanstuckatlsu on Feb 12, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions  

Even

better, they’d pay Saban $10M a year to come back to BR. I garawntee!

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Either way, both Bama and UT's Championships came...

10+ years ago, and no matter how you slice it, ’98 is no more “recent history” today than ’92 is.

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 9:29 AM CST up reply actions  

Exactly

and if you go back and look at that era, UT should’ve had at least one more championship with Manning if not two.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 9:45 AM CST up reply actions  

Well, they SHOULDN'T have had that one...

but they paid (Arkansas quarterback) Clint Stoerner to fumble the ball while trying to run the clock out to give UT a chance to win the game, which they ultimately did. But everyone catches a lucky break once in a while, even us. But that one was a lucky break for the ages. Can’t think of anymore that are still engrained in my head from that long ago…

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions  

that was such a sweet play!

i was in my dorm room for that one, and could hear the crowd from across campus. it was amazing.

by in the 9th on Feb 12, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions  

lol

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 4:28 PM CST up reply actions  

Need I remind you that Bama

has won the SEC more recently than UT. As a UT graduate I always found vols to be uneducated with regard to football (and human decency). UT is our biggest rival in my eyes. Although i seriously doubt it will be competitive under Kiffin is gone.

Oh, I almost forgot. Memphis has gone to more bowl games over the last five years. I guess college sports in Tennessee have moved to the western portion of the state.

I wouldn't piss off the boys from Alabama . . .

by I hate UT on Feb 12, 2009 9:50 AM CST up reply actions  

lol

What Would Don Draper Do?

by BamaReturns07 on Feb 12, 2009 10:35 AM CST up reply actions  

I have actually never called into PF

Although, I am a UT grad originally from Memphis, but I graduated from Bama in the middle and I’m not Jewish.

I wouldn't piss off the boys from Alabama . . .

by I hate UT on Feb 12, 2009 11:29 AM CST up reply actions  

Admit it

you so want to be PF’s favorate. You aren’t. And its killing you.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:25 PM CST up reply actions  

Thats right...

Cause UT has had a wealth of success of late!..(sticks finger down his throat and gags)..my god man know your place.

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions  

they have a crystal trophy

bama does not. i would say that is more recent.

by in the 9th on Feb 12, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions  

you are grasping at straws...

There is no doubt that it has been a while since our last NC but to say we are jealous is just silly. Do i wish we had a NC of late..of course! That would make us jealous of every NC winner since 92. We are very proud of the direction our team is going. You couldn’t pay me a million dollars to be in the same place that UT is in right now. No way!

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 10:18 AM CST up reply actions  

If UT...

…was just coming off ten straight BCSNC wins, I wouldn’t trade places with a UT fan. A shiny turd is still a turd.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 10:40 AM CST up reply actions  

UcheaT troll.....

It is apparent that you are nothing more than a idiot fan who has nothing to add. You win one championship and nothing since, and you’re talking trash….. You do not have our history and with the MORON coach you have, no future.
I grew up in North Alabama, Florence/Killen area and had to put up the people from Lawerenceburg and surrounding area driving down to shop because there were no “big stores” there. UcheaT WAS a legitimate team until Fat Phil stabbed Majors in the back and the turned their back on him. And to add to that was the way they treated Bill Battle back in the day, I know I’m showing my age, but the fans, who I’m friends with, are unrealistic when it comes to football knowledge.
I dispise UT and always will.

Well, are you gonna pull them pistols, or whistle dixie?

by jtCRIMSON on Feb 12, 2009 10:44 AM CST up reply actions  

UT has a loss to Wyoming...

Bama does not. I see where you’re going with this… Your turn…

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:29 AM CST up reply actions  

i'm pretty sure it's actually a black and silver SEARS trophy to be precise...

but what the hell am i doing expecting a who-cheat fan to know his ass from a hole in the ground?

welcome to the SEC kiffykins...

by tempebamafan on Feb 14, 2009 4:23 AM CST up reply actions  

LSU all the way but lately MSU has become pretty heated.

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 8:44 AM CST reply actions  

Well...

at least now neither you nor us can get ‘Croomed’ ever again…

’Cuz it can get you fired…

by War Eagle Atlanta on Feb 12, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions  

Tuberville...

…did lose to MSU in 2007, but he actually beat Croom in a thrilling game in 2008…although he did get Hatted, Petrinoed, Johnsoned, Stewarted, (de)Nutted, Butt-cutted, and, ultimately, Processed.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:13 AM CST up reply actions  

Tubby

came about as close to getting Croomed in ‘08 as you can get without a Crooming actually taking place. After the outcome of that game, we might even need a new category – maybe Croomed with an asterisk that indicates that the Barn actually won the game points-wise? 3-2 showed early in the season that the Barn had no offense, and was the beginning of the end for ol’ Tubs. A Crooming? In reality, no; technically…I’d say so.

And getting Johnsoned, (de)Nutted, and Butt-cutted all in the same season sounds mighty painful! Hilarious!

I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR

by SugarBowl93 on Feb 12, 2009 11:40 AM CST up reply actions  

Oh Losing to Croom will get you fired

Losing to Croom with get you fired…
Ha ha ha ha ha one of the best youtubes ever

"The game demonstrated the superiority of the Southern teams over any aggregation that the damn yankees could send across the Mason and Dixon Line." Sports writer Charles Israel of the Philadelphia Bulletin after the Tide's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

by morri029 on Feb 12, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm preparing a thread over at lil' sister SB Blog Track 'Em Tigers

Good to see the guys at TET have grasped there position in the state. Realization is the first step.

Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

by IHC800 on Feb 12, 2009 9:50 AM CST reply actions  

I’m preparing a thread over at lil’ sister SB Blog Track ’Em Tigers

Don’t do it man, not worth it.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 10:03 AM CST up reply actions  

It was a quote from

the guy who started this thread. He refered TET as our sister and I just added lil’ as Auburn is like our little sister.

Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

by IHC800 on Feb 12, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions  

I thought...

Auburn was ‘little brother’?

by War Eagle Atlanta on Feb 12, 2009 10:59 AM CST up reply actions  

No...

…‘little brother’ is Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh. Y’all are little sister.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions  

Think red-headed stepchild

and you’re getting there!

I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR

by SugarBowl93 on Feb 12, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions  

HA

little brother! A little brother at least gets into the redzone! Lil’ SIs it is.

Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

by IHC800 on Feb 12, 2009 12:23 PM CST up reply actions  

Cause

nobody feels bad when a readhead gets beat.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Ben's Comment

Is not a reflection on the opinions of all RBR readers or administrators….
Just a Legal Announcement

"The game demonstrated the superiority of the Southern teams over any aggregation that the damn yankees could send across the Mason and Dixon Line." Sports writer Charles Israel of the Philadelphia Bulletin after the Tide's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

by morri029 on Feb 12, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions  

Correct

I wasn’t commenting on the ’lil sister part. Just stating that it is not advisable to post on TET…ever.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:55 PM CST up reply actions  

I hear ya...

…as long as you don’t refer to yourself as “Auburn-haired”.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 3:06 PM CST up reply actions  

For the record...I'm a red-head

it’s just an expression.

I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR

by SugarBowl93 on Feb 12, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Surely

you’ve been beaten at least once in your life and at the most felt indifferent about it.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 4:31 PM CST up reply actions  

And

don’t call me Shirely.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 4:32 PM CST up reply actions  

UT and AU

are like the two ugly twin step sisters!!!

The same things win that always won, and we just have a bunch of new excuses as to why we didnt achieve it!!! RDT

by bamacamp84 on Feb 13, 2009 9:08 AM CST up reply actions  

In Order

1. UcheaT
2. Auburn
3. LSWho
4. Miss St.
5. Ole Miss
6. Arkansas (They just don’t fit in the SEC no matter what anyone says they are a Big 12 school)

"The game demonstrated the superiority of the Southern teams over any aggregation that the damn yankees could send across the Mason and Dixon Line." Sports writer Charles Israel of the Philadelphia Bulletin after the Tide's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

by morri029 on Feb 12, 2009 10:00 AM CST reply actions  

2nd

i agree!!!

The same things win that always won, and we just have a bunch of new excuses as to why we didnt achieve it!!! RDT

by bamacamp84 on Feb 13, 2009 9:09 AM CST up reply actions  

Let's send Arky...

…to the Big 12, they can send Iowa State to the Big 10 11, and we can pick up Tulane and swap South Carolina to the ACC for Georgia Tech.

Unless, of course, we’re gonna go ahead and dump 40 schools from the FBS (as suggested in previous thread), in which case we’ll have to dump Arkansas, USC, and Vandy, then pick up FSU. Anybody think we can get the NCAA and school presidents to agree to this restructuring?

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 13, 2009 9:23 AM CST up reply actions  

I fully expect...

Alabama to end up as at least three teams’ biggest rival: AUB, UT, and LSU. Maybe one more…

by War Eagle Atlanta on Feb 12, 2009 10:09 AM CST reply actions  

i was surprised to

see UF list us as one.

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 10:18 AM CST up reply actions  

I realize this isn't in the SEC...

but in the 90’s, I know Southern Miss considered us their #1. Kinda sad actually… like that guy who you consider to be your best friend and he doesn’t even know your last name…

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:44 AM CST up reply actions  

Well...

…one year his last name was Favre. Another year, our last name was Dubose (sigh).

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions  

10 years ago LSU was the laughing stock of the SEC.

Before Saban, they were the Vanderbilt of the SEC west. I choose UF as our #3 based on all the SEC Championship games from the past and hopefully the future.

by akbrown15 on Feb 12, 2009 2:09 PM CST up reply actions  

I thought...

…Ole Miss was the Vanderbilt of the SEC West 10 years ago. And I hope that we play the next 20 SEC Championship games…against Vanderbilt.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 3:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Before Dinardo

we were the Vanderbilt of the West.

by LSU Jonno on Feb 12, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Even

with Dinardo you still were.

Boom roasted.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 4:33 PM CST up reply actions  

Auburn/UT will always be our main rivals

We are LSU’s biggest rival, but they are not ours. The hatred between us has grown because those corndogs are pieces of shit. My girlfriend at the time (wife now) almost got hit in the head with an empty liter crown royal bottle at the game in 2001 and every LSU game I have been to the fans have been horrendous – never experienced anything worse.

Except LSU Jonno. We like him.

What Would Don Draper Do?

by BamaReturns07 on Feb 12, 2009 10:41 AM CST reply actions  

Except LSU Jonno. We like him...

We do?

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:42 AM CST up reply actions  

Yeah

LSU Jonno is pretty cool… He could have REALLY rubbed it in on signing day early on but he didn’t

"The game demonstrated the superiority of the Southern teams over any aggregation that the damn yankees could send across the Mason and Dixon Line." Sports writer Charles Israel of the Philadelphia Bulletin after the Tide's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

by morri029 on Feb 12, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions  

Oh... Oh yeah...

We do!

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:45 AM CST up reply actions  

It's hard to boast being #2...

to the #1 team…

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:46 AM CST up reply actions  

Well...

…LSU had a great signing day, and was ranked #1 in a few polls. However, Bama was ranked #1 in one of those polls as well, and somehow we did it with far less controversy than LSU. I’m not sure what there is to REALLY rub in if you’re an LSU fan.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:55 AM CST up reply actions  

Yeah

You never know when you might need to douche but have misplaced your bag . . . he’s handy to keep around.

by PeteHoliday on Feb 12, 2009 2:57 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah, I mean

he can post some retarded crap sometimes, but he is still good people IMO.

What Would Don Draper Do?

by BamaReturns07 on Feb 12, 2009 12:49 PM CST up reply actions  

He

can take a jab and not take himself too seriously which makes him ok in my book.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:33 PM CST up reply actions  

i like Jonno

but he talks a lot of crap about Bama when he’s not on this site…kinda bugs me.

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Yeah

I see him on TET talking trash. “bammer” this and “bammer” that and “lol bammers…” and all that noise. He just wants to be accepted.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:43 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

he's all things to all people...

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 3:03 PM CST up reply actions  

I think that out of respect...

…he should do his trash-talking about you on this site.

I appreciate the feedback in the poll. You guys have at least 5 times the number of votes than the next closest team and waaay more comments.

by War Eagle Atlanta on Feb 12, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah

this thing escalated fast. It jumped up a notch.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah

it kinda got out of hand..

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions  

You

know I’ve been meaning to talk to you. You should probably lay low for awhile because you’re probably wanted for murder.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions  

Brick

are you just looking at things in the room and saying you love them?

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 4:35 PM CST up reply actions  

And I killed a man in Reno...

(sing along, now).

...Addicted to Facebook. Why, oh, why did I ever start an account?!...

by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 12, 2009 2:41 PM CST up reply actions  

Just to watch him die

"The game demonstrated the superiority of the Southern teams over any aggregation that the damn yankees could send across the Mason and Dixon Line." Sports writer Charles Israel of the Philadelphia Bulletin after the Tide's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

by morri029 on Feb 12, 2009 3:19 PM CST up reply actions  

Well, what did you expect?

WE ARE THE BEST – best team, best former coach to ever coach the game, best current coach, best recruiting class, best tradition and BEST BLOG.

"I hate everything orange"
It's all about Crimson - ROLL TIDE!!!

by bamavicki on Feb 12, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions  

dont be bashfull vicki

tell us what you really think…

Though, I do whole heartedly concur with the entirety of your aforementioned statement.

welcome to the SEC kiffykins...

by tempebamafan on Feb 14, 2009 4:38 AM CST up reply actions  

Dude,

Some of the bama fans that go post on TET are morons. They are just looking to stir the pot.

I live in Alabama, so I like talking on both sites (RBR, TET).

by LSU Jonno on Feb 12, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions  

Dude, Some of the bama fans that go post on TET are morons

There’s just something about TET that makes everyone an idiot when they post there. I’m reminded of that old saying, “Never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 13, 2009 8:40 AM CST up reply actions  

"...top three conference rivals, either current or past."

Why isn’t Georgia Tech on this list? There was a time when they would have been ranked #2 — or even #1 — by many Bama fans as biggest conference rival. “F#@k Saban!” pales in comparison to Coach Bryant in a football helmet and Chick Graning having his face broken by Darwin Holt.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 10:43 AM CST reply actions  

I think they mean...

present day rivalries….wasn’t stated but implied by design….i would have to agree on the GT subject though…huge rivalry back in the day….don’t forget Suwanee too…very big back in the early 1900’s as well as UT…the old General used to kick our butts….Bryant never beat him before he retired

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by SDBama78 on Feb 13, 2009 10:44 AM CST up reply actions  

I guess...

…I was just thrown off by the whole “either current or past” thing…still am, but whatevah.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 13, 2009 1:27 PM CST up reply actions  

No your straight on....my bad!!

I didn’t read I just glanced….that bein said UT would have to be first for me….the only problem with all the old rivalries is that we don’t play some of them anymore…GT most notably. I’ll always hate on the Barners 4 life…and really and truly LSWho has never really been a rivalry. It’s popular now because of CNS and a west foe. As for the 3rd….it’s a tough one for me….I lean between UGA an Old Miss…up until we split into the east and west….those 2 teams were always the hardest, so more traditional out weighs cliche hatred with the Whos.

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by SDBama78 on Feb 13, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions  

It's cool...

…and I’m not saying GT should be #3, although I probably would have pre-Saban. Now? I’m leaning toward LSU, but it’s a tough call. The bottom line is that we are a big rival for several schools, but we really only have two major historical rivalry games. My main problem with the poll is that Arky, UGA, and MSU were on there in front of GT and Ole Miss, which — historically — makes little sense to me. That being said, I’m sure LSU still would have won, but mainly because people forget (or don’t know much) about what happened before the past few years.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 14, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions  

Ole Miss...

…is also a much bigger historical rival than MSU (who we have our greatest winning pct. against) or Arkansas (who hasn’t been around that long).

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 10:45 AM CST reply actions  

Yeah your correct

the 69 game duel between Archie Manning and Scott Hunter is one of the greatest games in college football history, let alone Bama history. But my only thing about Miss St is that since they dealt Coach Bryant the 1980 loss they have been a thorn in so many things, never winning much but just being an annoying something to deal with on good years

"The game demonstrated the superiority of the Southern teams over any aggregation that the damn yankees could send across the Mason and Dixon Line." Sports writer Charles Israel of the Philadelphia Bulletin after the Tide's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

by morri029 on Feb 12, 2009 11:13 AM CST up reply actions  

That's mostly true...

…but our rivalry with Ole Miss, a team that has actually won both the SEC and national championships, goes much deeper. Plus, we have very narrowly beaten them every year since they destroyed us (as several teams did) in 2003. That 1980 game only stands out because we were ranked #1…and it was MSU’s first win since 1957. I just can’t put them there.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions  

And I know first hand...

how much the Rebs HATE us. They like to beat MSU… They gear their whole season around beating Bama. I went to the AU/Ole Miss game this year in all my Crimson Glory. They HATED me. Especially since we were two weeks removed from beating them. But they really don’t like us very much. We are definitiely on their Top 3.

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by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:36 AM CST up reply actions  

We are...

…on the top three of: Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and UT. And if we ended up on the list of any of those three never-even-won-the-mutha-flippin’-division patsies that UF, Georgia, and UT get to beat up on annually, I wouldn’t be shocked.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions  

The team we've played the most...

is MSU at 93, followed by UT with 90. It’s suprising that MSU has never really been considered a rival.

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by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions  

It's called...

…getting owned. I may have known my kid brother longer than my neighbor, but if he’s five years younger than me and my neighbor is the same age and closer to my size…you get the point.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:47 AM CST up reply actions  

NLS v. Kid Brother: 72-18-3
NLS v. Ugly Hated Stinky Neighbor to the North: 46-38-7

Point taken…

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by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:50 AM CST up reply actions  

Georgia...

…looks suspicious on this poll, as well. Sure, we like to go teach the Bulldogs to behave, but that applies to our friends in Starkvegas as well. Most of us actually like UGA, since they seem to be the most likely East Division counterpart we have: rich football history, non-offensive school colors, classy fan base, hot coeds, etc.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 10:52 AM CST reply actions  

my hate....

1. THE LSwho SMELLY CORNDOGS
2. LITTLE ORANGE LAME KITTINS
3. AUBURN CHEEZ-ITS
4. FLORIDA AND URBAN-ONE-WEAPON-SUPER-FREAK-WISH-HE-WOULD-GO-PRO-TEBOW
5.USC CRY BABY BEAVER HATIN’ NCAA PAYING OFF CHEATERS THAT KICKED ME OFF THIER SITE! LOL

by BAMA.13 on Feb 12, 2009 11:12 AM CST reply actions  

Those cheaters...

…aren’t in the conference…but I like your attitude.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:14 AM CST up reply actions  

Most Hated....

1. UcheaT
2. the barn
3.Notre Lame
4. lswho
5. uscrybabies

Well, are you gonna pull them pistols, or whistle dixie?

by jtCRIMSON on Feb 12, 2009 11:16 AM CST up reply actions  

The Drunken Irish...

…are also a non-conference opponent, although I am enjoying their weakened weekend state as much as the next guy.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:21 AM CST up reply actions  

Sorry...

Its just hard to list most hated and not have Notre Lame there.
   I have always found myself routing for the SEC teams, with the ecxeptions noted before. And I do tend to pull for UGA more because of the Mark Richt and because my girlfriend is a big bulldog fan.
  Other than that when it comes to SEC playing in conference, I pull for whatever will benefit Bama the best.

Well, are you gonna pull them pistols, or whistle dixie?

by jtCRIMSON on Feb 12, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions  

I'm not sure....

That you can compare the rivalry between the barners and UcheaT, because we work, live next to, go to church with and for some poor folks, married to the barners. But UcheaT is a neighboring state that we hate. Plain and simple, I want the barn to lose everytime they play, I want UcheaT to be destroyed.

Well, are you gonna pull them pistols, or whistle dixie?

by jtCRIMSON on Feb 12, 2009 11:13 AM CST reply actions  

Amen....

except for the part of marrying Barners.

 realizes that, shit, I did marry one. First mistake

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by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 12, 2009 2:44 PM CST up reply actions  

Me

too… she isn’t so bad, but the family? Scary. Needless to say, I’ve never bought one of those “score board” shirts but after Iron Bowl ’08 I did, and I wear it loud ’n proud over at the in-laws place.

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by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 4:37 PM CST up reply actions  

I corrected my error...

it’s called divorce…and I drafted the dissolution. SNAP!

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by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 12, 2009 7:15 PM CST up reply actions  

Divorce....

best thing about a barner….bein divorced from her…although my barner cheatin ex-wife should be a UT fan as much as she cheated

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by SDBama78 on Feb 13, 2009 10:50 AM CST up reply actions  

Or a Trojan

(no pun intended)

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by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 13, 2009 5:22 PM CST up reply actions  

Our current...

…three biggest rivals are the three schools with the most backwards-a$$ fanbases, so — in that sense — this poll is correct.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:32 AM CST reply actions  

LSU

is a rival because we play them every year and now they are our biggest threat.

BUT I HATE FLORIDA and that will not change until UM is gone.

by 5026 on Feb 12, 2009 11:47 AM CST reply actions  

Those Gators...

…are slimy, aren’t they? They should be called the Salamanders or Newts instead of the Gators or Lizards. Or, my personal favorite: the Gay-turds. It evokes the mascot while defining the major characteristics of the Florida fan.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 11:50 AM CST up reply actions  

I see what you did there...

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Feb 12, 2009 11:52 AM CST up reply actions  

Why does the Gator mascot need a female mascot also.....

Is it because he’s not sure what team he plays for American League or National?

Well, are you gonna pull them pistols, or whistle dixie?

by jtCRIMSON on Feb 12, 2009 11:53 AM CST up reply actions  

I think just because Tennessee is disgusting they should rank number one.

When Auburn is down, im happy… when lsu is down, im very happy… when tennessee is down im estatic.

by tidefanstuckatlsu on Feb 12, 2009 1:26 PM CST reply actions  

Then

you must be a pretty happy m’fer right about now, eh?

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by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions  

Good

glad to hear it man! This is defintely the place for happy folk.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 1:59 PM CST up reply actions  

WEA

your a pretty good guy…. Let us know when your finished product is up

"The game demonstrated the superiority of the Southern teams over any aggregation that the damn yankees could send across the Mason and Dixon Line." Sports writer Charles Israel of the Philadelphia Bulletin after the Tide's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

by morri029 on Feb 12, 2009 2:03 PM CST reply actions  

he has his moments..

just like the rest of us.

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions  

One last thing on Lame Kiffin

There is a good article (actually the writing is somewhat bad but he makes good points) up over at CBS Sports on how dumb Kiffin is.

Kiffin’s Tennessee train is already derailing

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 2:06 PM CST reply actions  

As long as...

…he can still speak, there will never be one last thing on Lame Kitten.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 12, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions  

nice

When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.

by bammer on Feb 12, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions  

Georgia and Florida

Are more of a “gentleman’s rivalry” so-to-speak. Sure, there are Bama fans that hate those schools for personal reasons, just as there are UGA or ’Gator fans that hate Bama for personal reasons…but for the most part our fans are respectful of one another, the atmosphere is competitive but mostly friendly, and the coeds are hot as all hell.

Auburn and Alabama are like the Hatfields and the McCoys. Nobody is really completely sure why we hate each other so much, but as children are born they are raised with hate of the opposing faction as a core value. Now we hate each other because it’s a culture…it’s just what we do.

Alabama and Tennessee hate each other because of a long history of dogfighting. One school tries to screw the other over, and the other school retaliates. Alabama and Tennnessee is not a friendly rivalry. This is hatred. This is wishing God would see fit to smite Tennessee out of existance. I piss myself off just writing about them.

LSU used to be no big deal. They were just little miscreants a couple of states over who we knew were jealous of us, but in reality were barely a blip on out radar. Then Saban came to Tuscaloosa, and all hell broke loose. Now they Fightin’ Corndogs are like an anthill that’s just been kicked, and we have no choice but to get to stompin’.

Really not sure why Arkansas and State are choices in the poll, but I guess extra choices are never a bad thing!

by KongAtTheGates on Feb 12, 2009 3:30 PM CST reply actions  

This is wishing God would see fit to smite Tennessee out of existance.

And on the third day, God said, let there be Lane Kiffin.

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 4:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Did you come up with that yourself?

Because i think this is the best description of those three rivalries ive read.

by tidefanstuckatlsu on Feb 12, 2009 5:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Aye

That was just off the top of my head. Glad you liked it!

by KongAtTheGates on Feb 13, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions  

they smell like corndogs

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by comer4tide on Feb 12, 2009 3:51 PM CST reply actions  

I don't know who...

…exactly coined the phrase Corndogs for LSU fans, some say it was an Auburn guy, but I DO like the way we in the SEC have run with it the last few years!

by War Eagle Atlanta on Feb 12, 2009 4:12 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe

it was the guy sitting next to the guy who threw a lit cigar at Tuberville’s mother?

"All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." - Gordie Howe

by Bens4vcobra on Feb 12, 2009 4:39 PM CST up reply actions  

Well I personally

thought the entire place smelled like a porta-potty
But corndogs flows better

"The game demonstrated the superiority of the Southern teams over any aggregation that the damn yankees could send across the Mason and Dixon Line." Sports writer Charles Israel of the Philadelphia Bulletin after the Tide's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl.

by morri029 on Feb 12, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions  

You might want to read an AuBARN...

…blog called Track Em Tigers.

"I hate everything orange"
It's all about Crimson - ROLL TIDE!!!

by bamavicki on Feb 12, 2009 6:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Cognitive. Dissonance.

Cant believe a Barner came up with that….esp with so many animal husbandry terms at their disposal!

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by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 12, 2009 7:16 PM CST up reply actions  

Just gonna throw this out there...

when was the last time LSU or UT directly cost us a shot at a national title? UF has done that twice since the inception of the SECCG so they are firmly in my top 3.

by TiderInTN on Feb 14, 2009 3:56 AM CST reply actions  

LSU...

…did it in 2005. The last time for UT? 1999?

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 14, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions  

And Auburn...

dog-piled on the following week. Honk, honk!

Nice little gerrymander with the 1959-1981 stats up top with Tempe. Actually, Alabama went 18 of 23 during that time, but what I think the more accurate statement was that Bryant was 19 of 25 against Auburn…

Pete’s numbers were correct, but always be sure to double check his billing hours…

by War Eagle Atlanta on Feb 14, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions  

'99 esp...

That La. Tech loss alone would have kept a sane pollster from putting us in the BCSCG.

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by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 15, 2009 9:04 AM CST up reply actions  

Agreed.

I doubt we’ll see the day when a team with a loss to La. Tech get the chance to play for it all.

by TiderInTN on Feb 15, 2009 3:16 PM CST up reply actions  

Well, the Barn arguably did in '89...

Remember, 10-0, #2 in the country? Then we had to go to that midden s***-hole in Lee County. THE PAIN. THE PAIN

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by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 15, 2009 9:03 AM CST up reply actions  

True, although...

we effectively ended up in the champ. game that year anyway. We just didn’t have the “umph” to pull that Sugar Bowl out – more’s the pity.

by TiderInTN on Feb 15, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions  

We were outclassed in nearly every phase

in the first “U” matchup. But, the good thing was that Langham spent so much time getting burned deep that game, he certainly made up for it three years later.

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by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 17, 2009 3:04 AM CST up reply actions  

AMEN!

The memory that stands out the most from that game for me was Curry nearly snapping Prince Wimbley’s neck after he celebrated a first down.

by TiderInTN on Feb 17, 2009 9:21 PM CST up reply actions  

Hey Guys

Before we let this clown start another poll on this site, check out his last blog on Track Em’ Tigers

http://www.trackemtigers.com/2009/2/10/754494/saban-honeymoon-over-tide#comments

He is just another “Aubsessed” Barner

I have to either stop drinking.... or drink more

by LifelongBammer on Feb 15, 2009 8:33 PM CST reply actions  

Yeah

I saw it. Kelph posted a fanshot but its all messed up when you click on the link so I couldn’t comment. Just wishfull thinking, agenda-laden BS from an Aubie who is so desparate, they are actually making the case that ’Bama having “too much success” is a possible negative. What a flaming moron.

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by Bens4vcobra on Feb 16, 2009 8:31 AM CST up reply actions  

Don't think...

that we don’t appreciate you going over there to visit. Remember the saying about no such thing as ‘bad’ publicity?

Go over there one more time and read all the results: Who are the most prevalent rivals in the SEC? It’s not partisan at all…

Thanks for letting me post over here, guys!

by War Eagle Atlanta on Feb 17, 2009 12:09 AM CST up reply actions  

If any of you...

…who go there regularly read those results, feel free to report back anything of interest. I’m a father, so I have to stay away from that kind of neighborhood. Don’t want to bring anything toxic back home.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Feb 18, 2009 3:39 PM CST up reply actions  

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