The streakiest series in Alabama football history was a big rivalry for decades. Going back to the early Bryant years, beating the Vols was so important, to some, it eclipsed the Iron Bowl.
Bear Bryant drove that perspective. As a player, the Bear was so fired up about beating the Vols, he played one game on a fractured leg. As a Kentucky head coach, Bryant was never able to beat the legendary Vols coach, General Robert Neyland. So when Bryant returned to Tuscaloosa as head coach, beating Tennessee was arguably his highest priority.
The unique aspect of the series is the cycle of outcomes flipping back and forth between the two schools.