Vol fans are mixed up about Alabama.
UT has the best record (min 10 games) and has played more games vs. Alabama than anybody.
There are only 2 SEC teams in the Top 10 for all-time wins. UT is comfortably 2nd in SEC-Cs.
The better Alabama does, the better UT looks (except for the '3rd Saturday').
The only team worth hating is upstart Florida, who are making hay while (for 10 years) UT has been horribly mis-managed. [This is why ESPN hates us -- inbreeding and stupidity.]
And, it doesn't matter who you're rooting for, Alabama will smoke overrated Notre Dame.