Bama fans I have a question about who is your biggest rival

[selmaborntidefan]

What is more interesting to me is trying to list the top two rivals for each school and then see how many times a team shows up. (I bet you know where this is going)

SEC Rivals

Alabama - Tennessee, Auburn
Arkansas - LSU, Alabama
Auburn - Alabama, Georgia
Florida - Georgia, FSU
Georgia - Florida, Ga Tech
Kentucky - Louisville, Tennessee?
LSU - Alabama, Mississippi
Mississippi - Miss State, Alabama
Miss State - Mississippi, Alabama
Missouri - Oklahoma, Texas A&M?
Oklahoma - Texas, Ok State
South Carolina - Clemson, Georgia
Tennessee - Alabama, Vandy?
Texas - Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Texas A&M - Texas, Alabama
Vanderbilt - Tennessee, Alabama?

I would - mildly - quibble on a couple.

Arkansas' #2 NOW is probably Mizzou.
I concur Kentucky's #2 is the Vols, but the Vols couldn't care less.
I would also say Mizzou's #2 is Arkansas.
And I would say Tennessee's #2 is PROBABLY Florida after the last 40 years of games.

Ole Miss, one can argue LSU is bigger to them than we are, but that one is less obvious.

And the aching gap on this list.....Nebraska as a foe for Oklahoma......

 

[BhamToTexas]

I would - mildly - quibble on a couple.

Arkansas' #2 NOW is probably Mizzou.
I concur Kentucky's #2 is the Vols, but the Vols couldn't care less.
I would also say Mizzou's #2 is Arkansas.
And I would say Tennessee's #2 is PROBABLY Florida after the last 40 years of games.

Ole Miss, one can argue LSU is bigger to them than we are, but that one is less obvious.

And the aching gap on this list.....Nebraska as a foe for Oklahoma......

Totally agree. Those were the same ones I was questioning.

 

[bamadwain]

I would - mildly - quibble on a couple.

Arkansas' #2 NOW is probably Mizzou.
I concur Kentucky's #2 is the Vols, but the Vols couldn't care less.
I would also say Mizzou's #2 is Arkansas.
And I would say Tennessee's #2 is PROBABLY Florida after the last 40 years of games.

Ole Miss, one can argue LSU is bigger to them than we are, but that one is less obvious.

And the aching gap on this list.....Nebraska as a foe for Oklahoma......

I used to work with a guy who was born and raised in Louisiana, huge LSU fan, he used to tell me Ole Miss was their biggest rival, he said the hatred never stopped

 

[Cruloc]

Josh Pate was not born in 77…

You're welcome

 

[OconeeTide]

1: SEC referee's at Tennessee
2: Tennessee
3: Auburn
4: any college team with orange as a team color

 

[selmaborntidefan]

I used to work with a guy who was born and raised in Louisiana, huge LSU fan, he used to tell me Ole Miss was their biggest rival, he said the hatred never stopped

That one may also be an "age" thing, I don't know. When Ole Miss was a national power in the 50s and early 60s, I can see that being the case. But Ole Miss went through a long period of decline (1965-95 basically) and LSU went through a bad one (1987-99), so other games kind of took over. I know when I lived in Mississippi (college years especially), they celebrated wildly when they beat us like they'd just escaped from prison because it was so rare. Billy Cannon and Archie Manning were so long ago now.

 

[Nalt]

Here is my list:

1. Auburn
1. Tenrsea
3. UGA

Yes, I hate the Barn and the Inbreds equally. I simply listed the Barn first because I did it alphebetically.

I hate both schools so much that, when they play each other, I quietly wish for an earth quake to strike mere seconds before kickoff, open the earth and swallow up both teams, coaches, bands, fanbases and stadium then closes up making it look like the stadium was never even there to begin with.

 

[Elefantman]

I really enjoy beating UTe. When we play the barn, I just don't want to lose.

 

[gtgilbert]

 

[Bamafaninco1]

Tenn for me, I don't care about Auburn.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Imo for anyone to not have Tenn at #1 with a bullet was fortunate enough to not experience probation in real time.

The old guard already hated Tenn before then thanks to Coach Bryant and that continued into the 80s and 90s.

Then they tried to get our program the Death Penalty and almost succeeded.

Auburn is an insignificant piece of dust compared to Tenn.

 

[Con]

1. Tennessee: Living there for a while made me hate that team more than any other.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

UcheaT is a rival.

The Barn is an annoyance.

 

[BamaMoon]

1. Tennessee: Living there for a while made me hate that team more than any other.

Perspective: I first moved to Tennessee in the summer of 1992. That football season we all know what happened around New Years day, 1993.

So, it wasn't too bad during that time frame to live in Tenn.

By far, the worst years I can remember were the fear the thumb years when AU was dominating the Mikes. Couple that with the sCam era, and also living thru the Dye years in the 80's and I can't think of one good feeling I've ever had toward TSDTR.

It's why I have the barn at the top of my list.

 

[rja4bama]

1. Tennessee: Living there for a while made me hate that team more than any other.

Same here

 

[DawgAlum2054]

Georgia - Florida, Ga Tech

I would disagree slightly here.

For Georgia

1) Florida
2) Florida
3) nothing much mattering other than Florida losing

next varies a little based on year(s).

Georgia really does not spend much time thinking about GA tech, where I feel all GA tech does is think about their hatred for UGA.

Auburn/TN: Georgia fans as a whole do not like these two teams.

South Carolina was a big rival when Spurrier was the coach, not so much anymore

Many Georgia fans would put Bama near the top of the list these days, but simply because Bama has had Georgia's number and obviously Bama is a standard that Georgia wants to be.

Me, I have respect for Bama as I feel the rivals are similar (Auburn and TN near top of list) and both teams are currently operating at a higher caliber of recruitment and season winnings.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Perspective: I first moved to Tennessee in the summer of 1992. That football season we all know what happened around New Years day, 1993.

So, it wasn't too bad during that time frame to live in Tenn.

By far, the worst years I can remember were the fear the thumb years when AU was dominating the Mikes. Couple that with the sCam era, and also living thru the Dye years in the 80's and I can't think of one good feeling I've ever had toward TSDTR.

It's why I have the barn at the top of my list.

Those ‘Fear the Thumb’ years were courtesy of Tenn and Fulmer.

At least that’s how I viewed it.

AU fans are relentlessly annoying though so I get that part of it.

 

[DawgAlum2054]

Those ‘Fear the Thumb’ years were courtesy of Tenn and Fulmer.

At least that’s how I viewed it.

AU fans are relentlessly annoying though so I get that part of it.

AU does not have any sort or successful history in football, yet their fans act like they are a top tier program.

AU has won more than 10 games just six times in program history!!! but ask their fans and they are a top tier program.

Georgia and Alabama have beat that in just the last 8 seasons...

They have half the SEC championships as Georgia, who has half the SEC championships as BAMA

Georgia has beat Auburn 17 of the last 20 matchups, but ask an Auburn fan and that wont be true.

Alabama has 5 losing seasons since 1958

Georgia has 5 since 1963

Auburn has 15 over those same relative time periods.


Then TN with more than 10 wins just 6 times since 1971