Originally Posted by
garddawg
Really, its not unusual for so many fans to be more stoked about beating a certain team rather than wanting more a conference championship.
Over here in the SEC East all the teams are gunning for a spot at the top. BUT, you hear MORE fans concerned about beating their archrivals than anything else. Georgia WANTS to beat Florida. Some coaching jobs over hear are SAVED by those rivalry games even if the conference title wasn't in reach. I think a coach is heavily criticized if he wins the title along the way but loses to a hated rival.
I remember the way it felt after those wins at Alabama and when the Lady Techsters would beat Tennessee. Its just one of those great feelings.