It seems rivalry hatred changes as time goes by. While Alabama is always a marquee win for any program, and some places give their coach a big raise when he does it. Or so I hear.
I think the UT rivalry was pretty nasty at times, but the Fulmer era and all of the NCAA mess around the turn of the century made UT dead to me. When we broke their streak in 2002, it was like finally turning the corner, even though we lost two more times in a row, then beating them in 05, losing in 06 in a mess, and now where we are. I consider them an afterthought, a dead program, and I wish nothing but the worst on them.
That's contradictory to LSU. They play with heart most of the time, and they are competitive as heck. They put a lot into the game on the field, and partying. I like that.
Now, compare that to what we have with Auburn. Not a dead program. Very relevant most years. Inconsistent, yes, but a good school, and beautiful campus. But their "fans".....Unlike LSU or even UT, their fans are absolutely despicable. They are wishy washy, envious, reside in the same state as myself, which in and of itself, makes me want to leave the state. I hate their fans. I hate their clothes. I dislike their famblies. I want their kids to disappoint their parents. I want it to rain the very next day, every time they wash their cars. I want them all to buy the wrong lens size for their copy cat Malzahn eyewear. I want their copy cat Malzahn visors and vest-shirts to get ketchup stains on all over them. My worst day EVER was the day of their luck-of-the-universe Iron Bowl win in 2013.
I don't hate UT or LSU fans with a tenth of the passion that I hate Auburn fans. They are Clemson without a lake.