Have any of these juvenile haters ever considered that without great opponents like Notre Dame, Auburn, & Tennessee, Alabama would be little more than a redneck trade school?
Suppose Notre Dame, Auburn & Tennessee stopped playing Bama in football out of shear mutual hatred. Suppose Bama was left with only poor opponents to play, ones you can but pity rather than hate? How would that affect Bama’s prestige w/i the sports community? Doesn't the power & prestige of your opponent increase your own prestige? Would we admire Mohammed Ali without Frasier & Foreman?
I DO NOT want college sports to follow the path of European soccer leagues, which have degenerated into hooliganism, both on & off the field. Already an Alabama Fan (hater) has destroyed beautiful trees in an Auburn park, purely out of hatred.
The idea that one HATES his opponents is contrary to good sportsmanship & just plain ignorant. Encouraging hatred teaches the wrong lesson to players & fans.
(Being a redneck myself, I can call others that, just as blacks may use the N-word without rebuke.)
Tennessee and Auburn combined for 8-16 this year.