The Southeastern Conference today announces how it will schedule its football season in the coming years, with teams playing nine in-league games and some traditional rivalries coming to an end.
That includes the annual LSU/Alabama tilt, and some fans may be asking, "Why now, and why not ten years ago?"
"Nick Saban's gone, so this would be a good time for LSU to play Alabama every year, and now they're not going to play them every year," said Glenn Guilbeau of TigerRag.com.
Guilbeau says he is surprised the SEC wouldn't want to keep that rivalry going, because it is frequently a talked-about game that gets big TV ratings.
"The Alabama-LSU game has been the number-one TV bonanza ratings," said Guilbeau.
Meanwhile, he thinks Texas would be a better annual rivalry for LSU, rather than the Texas A&M matchup fans will be getting.
"You could really have a new and fresh rivalry if you let LSU and Texas play every year. Texas is new to the league, they're a border school," said Guilbeau. "You know, it just makes sense."
Fans texting WWL were split on the news that LSU and ALabama's annual showdown, that dates back to 1961, is ending.
"Worst news I've heard! I live for Alabama LSU weekend," one person wrote.
Another says the luster of the rivalry has worn off, and it makes sense.
"I think the rivalry was gone when Nick Saban left Alabama for LSU."
Multiple reports say for at least the next four years that LSU will play Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Arkansas annually.
LSU also loses Florida as an every year opponent under the plan.