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Star of famous “I hate Tennessee video” cites Roll Bama Roll as possible online origin of #TennesseeHateWeek

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Among Alabama football fans, few have become more internet famous than Irvin Smith. Don’t know that name, you say?

Oh, you know Irvin Smith.

That man is a legend.

For whatever reason, likely the higher than usual profile of the Third Saturday in October this year, Nick Kelly of the Tuscaloosa News went on a wild goose chase in effort to find the origin of “Tennessee Hate Week.” Naturally, he started with Smith, and in which direction did Smith point him? None other than Roll Bama Roll.

“I love that Tennessee is finally relevant that you are going back in my 2007 content and giving me a phone call,” Smith said.