My Bachelors is from Auburn, Masters is from Middle Tennessee State (Murfreesboro, TN.)
That being said, I don't have to worry about ever having to root against one since MTSU is in Conference USA. They do play in Basketball this year though, begin the Bruce Pearl era.
Eight teams from the SEC are featured in Sports Illustrated’s preseason Top 25. Alabama, the media’s preseason pick to win the SEC, is in the No. 2 slot.
1. Florida St.
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio State
5. UCLA
6. Michigan St.
7. Auburn
8. Oregon
9. Stanford
10. Baylor
11. South Carolina
12. Georgia
13. Notre Dame
14. LSU
15. Wisconsin
16. Clemson
17. USC
18. Ole Miss
19. Arizona St.
20. Texas A&M
21. Kansas State
22. Mizzou
23. Marshall
24. Nebraska
25. Oregon St.