OA...good question.
I had gotten over my hatred for Fulmer once we won. You have to admit there is a lot of hate on the UT side towards us as well. My biggest beef with Fulmer was the fact that he acted like UT was squeekly clean and the shining beacon on the hill. Meanwhile the year after we get nailed, the Tee Martin crap comes out and the NCAA does nothing. That is too much IMO. Also when you go back and read through you find where we were set up by our very own commissioner the illustrious Roy Kramer (UT alum) during the Albert Means deal. UK,UA,UT,and UG were all recruiting Means. We were the only school not told to back off because the NCAA was watching it closely. Whether or not Fulmer was the mastermind behind it or if he was just a part of it.....no one really know. Either way I would love to see this rivalry back to being a tough game that is built on respect for your opponent.
I'll admit I despised Fulmer, but he was kickin' Bama and everybody elses tail pretty regular in his career without lowering himself to secret witness status. During the 80's when Bama had their streak against UT I'm sure all the Bama fans felt like the UT fans did in the 90's. "Why do you hate us, we respect you....so long as we win". I'm sure as time goes on this will be the rivalry that it once was. I just don't understand fans, from any school in the SEC, being so stupid. At every game I tell the opposing fans around us that I hope they had a good time and for them to be careful and have a safe trip going home. Guess time will only tell.
BTW are you in Alabama?