Man, you are just drowning in nostalgia and it's clouding your visiion. That shared history you're crying about? We've got it with plenty of teams, and the new era doesn't erase a century of battling Georgia or the. You talk about knowing players for four years like it's a sacred requirement. I knew Jarquez Hunter for years, I know Robby Ashford, I know our guys who stick and build a legacy right here. The portal works both ways, we've brought in leaders like Jaylin Simpson who became the heart of our defense. You think because a guy transfers in he can't understand the weight of a rivalry? Tell that to a kid putting on the Auburn jersey for the first time, hearing the fight song in Jordan-Hare, he feels it instantly. That emotion isn't manufactured, it's inherited. This idea that it's all "temporary employees" is a lazy excuse for your own program's failure to adapt. Hugh Freeze is building a culture where players want to stay and fight, and yeah. You act like NC State is some bastion of purity. Please. They're in the portal just like everybody else. The difference is, when we line up against them, our guys will be playing for Auburn. The rivalry isn't about the individual players you memorize, it's about the institutions clashing. The uniforms don't change. The passion in the stands doesn't change. You're mourning a past that had its own problems, like players being trapped in bad situations. Now kids have power, and you call it an embarrassment. I call it progress. And don't you dare tell me about "commonwealth pride" or "true blood feuds" like we don't understand real rivalry. You think Alabama cares if our quarterback is a transfer? They just want to beat Auburn, and we want to beat them. That hate is forever. It's built into the ground here. So when we play N...