Hate, Respect, or General Apathy: LSU Fans & Other SEC Teams

It varies with the other teams depending on whether they're up or down, but my hate for Alabama is as constant as the North Star.

I hate every team on our schedule

I have never had a problem with Saban either. I mean, he is an a-hole, but he was an a-hole when he was here too...he was just OUR a-hole. But he got us a crystal ball and helped pave the way for what we have now. I think he would admit that he never should have left here....so I don't begrudge him at all.

I "hated" Florida in the 90's but it was more envy...they used to pistol-whip the shite out of us in those days. They were just that good and we were just that bad.

In general, I probably dislike Auburn the most. Lots of reasons: Tuberville, Cam Newton, the questionable calls, etc.

I have a pretty strong dislike for Ole Miss...they seem to be that little brother that won't leave you alone and is begging for attention. I think their fans are pretentious....they think they are so much better than Miss. St. fans when in fact they are just wealthier trailer trash.

Now that Petrino is gone, Arkansas is "meh", as are most of the rest of the schools. I have never had an issue with Georgia/SC/Tennessee, etc.

I always thought A&M was a cultish bunch of weirdos, from midnight yell practice to the stadium cheers/swaying, etc. To each their own I guess

I hate Bama and Auburn because they cheat. Either through buying refs or undue influence on the SEC office. Or by buying players like Cam Newton and getting away with it.

I didn't have any feelings about A&M until their star player is now getting away with breaking the rules.

I grew up in the 'go to hell, Ole Miss' era. There weren't message boards or ESPN to scrutinize every little detail of every team, player and coach. I hated Ole Miss because they were our rival. Today, not so much. But it wasn't about cheating--it was tradition.

Missouri? I'll only start hating them when they start cheating and getting away with it.

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Alabama...for me, I respect Bama

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I like Saban

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+1

He's a control freak winner. yeah his lines are the same. "relative to what we're trying accomplish" etc...but what else are you supposed to say. He got us back on top, and for one more time...he didn't leave LSU for Alabama.

I live in South Florida, so I have grown to hate the Gators more then any other SEC team. Bama is next on that list. Auburn is the only other team I go out of my way to dislike. Tennessee is my second favorite SEC school. Everyone else is ...Meh.....

I'm an LSU and OM fan so I love both.
There's no team I hate more than Tenn when they're good

In college it was Auburn and Florida (01-05). Arkansas was like an annoying little brother and they still are.

Of course now it's Alabama, but like you I respect them.

USC, UK, Vandy, Miss St get the apathy tag and the others fall in between

I'm not old but I hate Ole Miss with a fiery passion mainly because of my trip there in 2003. It was like if all the urban legends about us were true and happening in Oxford. I've never seen everybody from frat stars and sorostitutes to older men and women calling every female in P&G whores and sluts and being prompted to fight by groups of frick tards 5 times just walking to the stadium. There campus wasn't fun with all their dumb rules and the people are trash wrapped in Brooks Brothers and Prada. This wasn't friendly like yelling tiger bait or Roll Tide this place had an air of violence to it. They simmered down some after Eli tripped over his forehead. Bama and Auburn can suck a dick also just not as hard.

It comes down to the following for me:

1) I do not hate any team. I do get bothered greatly by some fans of some teams than of others. The most bothersome fans to me (when they are winning and most vocal) are: Bama, Florida, Auburn and Ole Miss. TAMU just bothers me, with their HS goody-goody-pep squad like culture. The others. Tenn is next. The others I can mostly stand.

2) I respect the legit football-first-crazy culture of the following SEC schools: Bama, Auburn, UGA, TAMU, Florida, Tenn, Arkansas, USCe and of course LSU. The 2nd tier are not quite as fierce, but legit for sure: Ole Miss, Miss St, Mizz. UK and Vandy might as well be Indiana or Minnesota. Sorry about that UK and Vandy. You are out of place.

3) History and intensity of the actual games. Bama is the tops here, as the LSU-Bama rivalry is the tops in terms of national scope almost every year. Florida is next, in that it is the every-year game that matters most after Bama. Auburn, even though down of-late, offers a lot of legitimacy over the last decade also. Ole Miss is too inconsistent, but when relevant, can play the role of the spoiler. TAMU, while new, is intense when the game plays,past and will be moreso as the next 5-10 years unfold.

All these mixed together, for me, yields my "most hated list" (which I don't really hate, but to play along):
1)Bama
2)Florida
3)TAMU
4)Auburn
5)Ole Miss
6) Tenn (when we play them)
7) Arkansas (just not much fire there - mostly just admire their talent from time to time).