Who do you feel is our #1 rival

Who do you feel is our #1 rival?

  • Bama

  • Florida

  • Georgia

  • Vandy

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#51
#51
I'm an older guy and the hatred I have for Vandy is intense 🤣🤣 it began for me bama and Vandy
Then florida in the 90s
UGA I don't view them as i do the others, but I've really started hating them more and more especially since Kirby has been there🤣🤣
 
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#52
#52
Some fans who grew up in the 90s (as I did) will say that UF is our biggest rival. I would have said that in the 90s and 2000s, but I think it has gone back to being Alabama ever since UF began to decline after Urban left and Saban arrived at Alabama.

The UT/UGA rivalry only became a thing with divisional play in 1992 (as did UF), but the UT/UF game decided the SEC East and SEC Championship for a number of years in a way that UT/UGA did not.

I also think it is interesting that a significant minority of Alabama's fanbase will tell you that they consider Tennessee to be their biggest rival, not Auburn. It's nowhere near 50% (or even probably 20%), but a lot of Bammers will tell you they hate Tennessee more than Auburn, Fulmer in particular. Saban's comments on GameDay last year about him finding it hard to get his team up for Auburn in some years, but never for Tennessee, I thought were interesting too.

 
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#56
#56
05_never_again said:
Some fans who grew up in the 90s (as I did) will say that UF is our biggest rival. I would have said that in the 90s and 2000s, but I think it has gone back to being Alabama ever since UF began to decline after Urban left and Saban arrived at Alabama.

The UT/UGA rivalry only became a thing with divisional play in 1992 (as did UF), but the UT/UF game decided the SEC East and SEC Championship for a number of years in a way that UT/UGA did not.

I also think it is interesting that a significant minority of Alabama's fanbase will tell you that they consider Tennessee to be their biggest rival, not Auburn. It's nowhere near 50% (or even probably 20%), but a lot of Bammers will tell you they hate Tennessee more than Auburn, Fulmer in particular. Saban's comments on GameDay last year about him finding it hard to get his team up for Auburn in some years, but never for Tennessee, I thought were interesting too.

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I wonder how he really feels! He shouldn't of held back 😂 😂 😂 😂
 
#57
#57
NighthawkVol said:
It's Alabama and it's really not debatable.

Florida (and Georgia) became a rival in the 1990s due to the divisions being split and those programs being good at the time. But The Third Saturday in October has a rich history of well over 100 years.
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Exactly. It's called pedigree and Florida does not have it. They are still new money in my view.
I remember the late 60's and 70's when Auburn and Alabama were the two biggest games every season.
 
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#58
#58
Nicovfl8 said:
Kentucky should be on this list, they are an original.
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Actually, General Neyland was hired to beat Vanderbilt because we were so frustrated losing to them back then and Kentucky had their turn as our biggest rival too when Bryant was there.
Though Tennessee usually wins those games now, both remain special rivals above schools like South Carolina, Arky, Mizzou or the Mississippi teams.
 
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#60
#60
There is a difference in “rivals” and “big games”.

Bama, UF, and Vandy are Tennessee rivals while UGA is a big game. Same for them, if you ask a UGA fan it will be UF, Aub, and GT as rivals with Tennessee being a big game.
 
#61
#61
#1fulmerite said:
Some of you young whippersnappers don’t realize how impactful the SEC used to be nor, how large some of the SEC games loomed. Some of us oldies remanence how it was before Spurrier (1990) and Florida dominated.

Who do you feel is our primary rival in football?
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Well your assumption was dumb
 
#62
#62
It's Bama based on history but gators are a close second in my book. I've been to the swamp a dozen times over past 30 years and never saw us beat them on the road. Frustrating!
 
#65
#65
05_never_again said:
Some fans who grew up in the 90s (as I did) will say that UF is our biggest rival. I would have said that in the 90s and 2000s, but I think it has gone back to being Alabama ever since UF began to decline after Urban left and Saban arrived at Alabama.

The UT/UGA rivalry only became a thing with divisional play in 1992 (as did UF), but the UT/UF game decided the SEC East and SEC Championship for a number of years in a way that UT/UGA did not.

I also think it is interesting that a significant minority of Alabama's fanbase will tell you that they consider Tennessee to be their biggest rival, not Auburn. It's nowhere near 50% (or even probably 20%), but a lot of Bammers will tell you they hate Tennessee more than Auburn, Fulmer in particular. Saban's comments on GameDay last year about him finding it hard to get his team up for Auburn in some years, but never for Tennessee, I thought were interesting too.

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Yes to the TN hate. Living among them most of the Tide fans tell me its TN over AU. They have always considered AU as an AL wannabe school and not worthy to be AL's top rival. The Tide fans I have as friends are reasonable educated ones that understand its sports not life or death. I stay away from the fringe Bama fans. The beach is a good place.
 
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#66
#66
OrangeBeachVol said:
Yes to the TN hate. Living among them most of the Tide fans tell me its TN over AU. They have always considered AU as an AL wannabe school and not worthy to be AL's top rival. The Tide fans I have as friends are reasonable educated ones that understand its sports not life or death. I stay away from the fringe Bama fans. The beach is a good place.
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That's the impression that I have gotten too. A lot of Bammers don't have respect for Auburn as a program and consider them to be a less than or a little brother. It is a different kind of dislike. They hate Tennessee too, but see our program more as a peer of theirs.
 
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#67
#67
Seems like we do this poll every year.

When given the opportunity to chose permanent opponents in any sport, Alabama is and will always be UTK's first choice. It won't be Georgia, it won't be Florida, IT WILL ALWAYS BE ALABAMA.
 
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#68
#68
I’m 37. If you’d have asked me ten years ago I’d have said Florida given their dominance and the fact we just never seemed to belong in the same field as Saban. Since we’ve been competitive again, I can truly appreciate what the Bama game really means, even with the road monkey that is Florida still on our back.

The Georgia game, pre Kirby, was always the most entertaining for me regardless of circumstances or history.
 
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#71
#71
Bama….. but I hate Florida and Vandy more.
I second tier hate Bama and Georgia equally, but would like to punch Kirby Smart in the throat more than any other coach in the SEC.
 
#73
#73
vol_smoothie said:
Exactly. It's called pedigree and Florida does not have it. They are still new money in my view.
I remember the late 60's and 70's when Auburn and Alabama were the two biggest games every season.
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Florida also considers us, at best, as their 3rd biggest rival, so they can't be our 1st.
 
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#75
#75
OrangeBeachVol said:
We have been down this road several times on this site. Your opinion on this depends on when you became a vol fan, when you attended the university, if you did, and where you may live or have lived. I grew up in TN, lived in GA, FL and now ironically AL. The particular rival is more personnel for you if have lived amongst the fan bases of any of these 3 schools. It really changes your perspective.

Of their fan bases - worst - GA but Bama is the one I hate losing to the most due to history and when I attended the university.
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I completely agree with your post! I grew up in a Vol family. I remember watching the Sugar Vols on a small black and white TV I was using to play Atari 2600. Growing up, I remember the excitement if they made a bowl game because we were able to watch on TV.

My first game was the 45-3 thrashing of the Gators at Neyland. That second half kickoff shook the stadium and, we were in the upper deck! Now, I remember a couple of the Auburn games and that tie where they came back at the end but, because Bama was down for so long, it seems the Florida game became the prominent rival. Of note, even the years since Spurrier when we were supposed to win, we have been beaten!
 
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