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As an LSU fan, who do you despise more: Alabama or Auburn?
Posted on 9/16/08 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 9/16/08 at 10:53 pm
Up until the time that Saban was hired, I loathed Auburn far more than Alabama. The Tide has essentially been irrelevant this decade and, as a result, their fans have been tolerable.
Now I abhor Alabama, and not merely because Saban is their coach. Saban's arrival in Tuscaloosa, while despicable and unnatural in and of itself, also activated some atavistic, dormant genome in certain Tide fans. Now they give sweaty faced, trembling, febrile testimonials in foreign tongues about the manifest destiny of the Tide. They perspire long-repressed arrogance. They writhe on the floor and contort their spines. A small but vocal sect vehemently believes that Julio Jones has healng powers. They've adopted obscure Calvinist theologies, comfortable that they are the elect and everyone else is the preterite.
It bothers me.
They act as if it is a foregone conclusion that the Tide will return to its rightful place atop the AP poll, despite the profound changes that have swept across the college football landscape over the last twenty years. LSU's sleeping giant has awakened. Auburn is a far better, more consistent program than it has been in quite a while. The last time Alabama won a championsip, Florida was just a young whelp under the tutelage of a madman named Spurrier. Now it's grown into a perennial juggernaut. UGA recruits in the top five every year. SC has blossomed into respectability. Hell, even Tennessee won a national crown. Everyone has great facilities now. And wealthy boosters. And fertile regional recruiting. And ample tradition. And there are scholarship limits which ensure parity. Things done changed.
Listen, the "A" in your logo doesn't stand for "Anachronism." And while general relativity holds that mass warps space and time, the cumulative weight of all your barbecue eaten' asses sitting in Bryant-Denny still isn't going to take you back to 1963.
All I'm saying is this:
Saban is a good coach. Alabama can be a good team. But please, Tide fans, stop preachin' about the return of the king, the rapture, the second reign. As Lawrence of Arabia once said: nothing is written.
Now I abhor Alabama, and not merely because Saban is their coach. Saban's arrival in Tuscaloosa, while despicable and unnatural in and of itself, also activated some atavistic, dormant genome in certain Tide fans. Now they give sweaty faced, trembling, febrile testimonials in foreign tongues about the manifest destiny of the Tide. They perspire long-repressed arrogance. They writhe on the floor and contort their spines. A small but vocal sect vehemently believes that Julio Jones has healng powers. They've adopted obscure Calvinist theologies, comfortable that they are the elect and everyone else is the preterite.
It bothers me.
They act as if it is a foregone conclusion that the Tide will return to its rightful place atop the AP poll, despite the profound changes that have swept across the college football landscape over the last twenty years. LSU's sleeping giant has awakened. Auburn is a far better, more consistent program than it has been in quite a while. The last time Alabama won a championsip, Florida was just a young whelp under the tutelage of a madman named Spurrier. Now it's grown into a perennial juggernaut. UGA recruits in the top five every year. SC has blossomed into respectability. Hell, even Tennessee won a national crown. Everyone has great facilities now. And wealthy boosters. And fertile regional recruiting. And ample tradition. And there are scholarship limits which ensure parity. Things done changed.
Listen, the "A" in your logo doesn't stand for "Anachronism." And while general relativity holds that mass warps space and time, the cumulative weight of all your barbecue eaten' asses sitting in Bryant-Denny still isn't going to take you back to 1963.
All I'm saying is this:
Saban is a good coach. Alabama can be a good team. But please, Tide fans, stop preachin' about the return of the king, the rapture, the second reign. As Lawrence of Arabia once said: nothing is written.
This post was edited on 9/16/08 at 11:09 pm
Posted on 9/16/08 at 10:55 pm to The312
auburn by far.
tuscaloosa is way more fun and the women are much hotter
tuscaloosa is way more fun and the women are much hotter
Posted on 9/16/08 at 10:57 pm to The312
Alabama. I was raised an Auburn fan, so my hatred for Alabama began at birth...
Posted on 9/16/08 at 11:04 pm to The312
That was an impressive um....rant?
Whatever it was I like it. Lots of big pretty words and I got the impression you don't like Bama too much.
Whatever it was I like it. Lots of big pretty words and I got the impression you don't like Bama too much.
Posted on 9/16/08 at 11:24 pm to The312
Loathing Alabama is a part of me. I've always loathed them and always will. A friend of mine who has the same feelings stated it best. "I hate Auburn for one week of the year, but I hate Alabama every minute of every hour of every day of every week of every month of every year that I live."
Posted on 9/17/08 at 12:10 am to The312
Bama has skins and a tradition of championships. Auburn has a tradition of being Auburn. Easy choice for me.
AU all the way. Bastards
AU all the way. Bastards
Posted on 9/17/08 at 12:30 am to The312
its a coin flip on this one.
Posted on 9/17/08 at 1:56 am to The312
alabama and by alot. even before saban. Just something about the bammers pisses me off.
I hate aubarn the game week and then if we lose i hate them for a long arse time but with bama it never goes away.
I hate aubarn the game week and then if we lose i hate them for a long arse time but with bama it never goes away.
Posted on 9/17/08 at 4:04 am to The312
I aint reel shure what you said boy...but I doesn't thank I liked it.
Roll Tide and Gawd Bless Ameriker.
Roll Tide and Gawd Bless Ameriker.
Posted on 9/17/08 at 4:13 am to The312
quote:
Up until the time that Saban was hired, I loathed Auburn far more than Alabama. The Tide has essentially been irrelevant this decade and, as a result, their fans have been tolerable.
For me, it's always Bama. I'm 41 and I can remember when we were seemingly always second to them, and always lost to them at home. However, if I were in my 20s today (or maybe early 30s), it would probably be Auburn, because the games have been more significant and the rivalry has gotten very nasty.
Posted on 9/17/08 at 4:31 am to The312
Auburn. Easily. Bama has been irrelevant for too long to hate them as much.
They might climb back up there, though.
They might climb back up there, though.
Posted on 9/17/08 at 6:38 am to The312
AUBURN BY FAR...THATS THE HOT RIVALRY NOW. EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE THE SABAN ASPECT AT BAMA. WHICH WE WILL TURN THERE BUS OVER WHEN THEY COME TO TOWN.
Posted on 9/17/08 at 8:00 am to The312
Nuke the state and turn it into a parking lot...
Posted on 9/17/08 at 8:05 am to The312
ive to both road games the last 10 yrs. Bama fans for the most part are n ice people... AU sux their fans suck, assholes, bunch of pricks. I love both trips, but for me its au.
Posted on 9/17/08 at 9:06 am to The312
Alabama is always the correct answer to this question.
No exceptions!
No exceptions!
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