re: Now that A&M will be in the SEC

rivals are not predetermined, they are developed, nurtured, and enhanced with intense competition, close games, controversial calls, when both teams are playing with something to lose (whether it be in-state bragging rights, divisional champs, conference champs, etc.), and are built up over generations, not decades.

LSU has no true rival and probably never will. Auburn during the 2000s (with a few notable games from the late 80s-90s),

but at most Auburn is more of a quasi-rivalry, it'll always have Bama to hate more.

Going forward as Auburn likely going by the wayside (I think Gene Chizick will crash and burn) combined with the reemergence of Bama as a national perennial power, Bama will replace Auburn's spot as our intermittent quasi-rivalry. But again, it will always hate Auburn more.

That said, with the institutional capacity (facilities, public support, revenue etc.) and monopolized wealth of natural resources (in-state talent), all we need is organizational leadership to ensure we remain a national power for as long as college football exists in its present form -- no other college is as nicely situated to continue wining than LSU (save Florida & Texas, both of which seem to lack organizational leadership, esp. Texas with Mack Brown at the helm, we'll see about Florida next year).

Thus, while although we will never have a true rival, over the next 20 years Bama, Auburn, Arky, etc. will all hate us more than they hate each other.