From the "Pick the Score" thread on a Bama board...

[TheStone70]

"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250); ">Agreed. But these kids carry on their shoulders the hopes, dreams and livelihoods of a lot of adult fans who's everyday quality of life lives or dies around what they didn't getting accomplished Saturday night. And who I'm sure have been hearing and reading about it since the clock ticked down to 00:00.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250); ">So I hope to god they can not let that impact their attitude and approach for Saturday."
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</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif" size="2">I have been a State fan for as long as I can remember, but my "quality of life" does not depend on if the Dogs win on Saturday.</font></div>

 

[jackstefano]

and most other schools in the country are not on the level of Bama and LSU.

 

[dogfan96]

Miami dominated college football for a nice little stretch and their fanbase is above average at best. Same for SC.. LSU and Bama are on the level they are because they have more talent than most everybody else and good coaching.