They're more of a rival for us than Florida.
Plus, Bama gave us Croom.
Florida gave us Mullen.
And I hate to admit this, I kind of like watching Tim Tebow play. Not enough that I hope that we lose to them, or will be pulling for them, and certainly not the way Urban Meyer does, but you have to admit, he is a heck of a player.
Florida fans are douches, but Alabama fans are flat out arrogant. How many times have we had something squirlly happen against Bama? Montgomery's false start in 91? Jay Barker doing something illegal and getting away with it that I can't remember in 1992? The royal screw job in 1999? I don't need to go on.
As a State fan, I have been fortunate enough to have experienced several nice wins over both UF and Bama. I would have to say that I cherish the wins over Bama more.
Not to mention, how many times have we lost a recruit to Bama? It has certainly happened several times.