and the last time i tried to root my phone i bricked it
my old GS3 took a big loving stuff.
i ran cyanogen for the longest time but all of a sudden SLOWNESS. wiped it clean and reinstalled cyanogen and it was like "LOEL GONNA MAKE BUGS THAT WERE FIXED COME BACK!!!"
then it never turned on again. that's why i bought a nexus 5.
the only touchwiz feature or w/e i even use is the one where it does a reminder vibration when i pull the phone out of my purse or holder
my GS3 had touchwiz from the warehouse until it hit my hands.
stock android 4 life
or essentially stock, anyway.
i made the switch to total stock, i love it. :D cyanogen is close, omni is even closer too (but the updater wipes system every damn time so forget that)