i love texas!
i cant speak for toby personally, but as a band we dont hate opeth. i dont really listen to them very much, i think if i surveyed their whole catalog i would find stuff i'd like though. me personally there isnt a band we've dealt with that i hate. there are some bands that a number of us have slagged on for various reasons but a) recuse myself of that and b) that's just a part of life. its not all personal and a lot of this stuff gets overblown.