re: UT-Bama game

I have followed SEC football since I was 6 or 7, I am now 50.I consider all SEC teams as rivals of each other,almost always hard hitting and good competitive games. The players don't consider it rival games near as much as we,the fans, do.
As far as UT-BAMA game being a big rivalry, is because many say that Neyland and Bryant built the SEC. {I did not say that I just quoted what many media folk share}