Alabama football and LSU are rivals but not in the form of hatred from the cradle to grave. The rancor having surfaced after the Devin White suspension has only been a thing since 2007. Older Crimson Tide fans remember Paul Bryant and LSU head coach, Charlie McClendon were longtime and truly good friends.
Of course, Bryant almost single-handedly ruined McClendon’s head coaching career. ‘Cholly Mac’ as Bear called him was only able to beat Bryant’s Alabama teams twice in 15 tries.
What now rages as a seething rivalry goes back to just 2007. It was triggered by a twice-spurned LSU fanbase.