This post was queued to publish
today because I am still enjoying my time with friends over the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Today, however, is a biggie for
fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers. The “The Iron Bowl” kicks off at 7:45 PM
ET from Bryant-Denny Stadium in T-town and airs on ESPN. The Iron Bowl game dates
back to 1893. Alabama leads the series
42-35-1.
Last week, Alabama celebrated its
Homecoming. Part of the festivities
included a pep rally featuring legendary defensive great Marty Lyons. Lyons was the 1978 Consensus First-Team
All-American and SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Lyons is also a College Football Hall of Famer.
Alabama was playing the Western
Carolina Catamounts last Saturday, but Lyons stirred the Homecoming crowd with this,
"A week from now, when our good friends Auburn come in, we are going to
open up a can of whip-ass! And we're
going to show them exactly what 'Roll Tide Roll' means!"
The rivalry between The Tide and
The War Eagle of Auburn is one of the fiercest in college football. Alabama suffered an inordinate number of
injuries in their 48-14 win over WCU. Star
receiver Amari Cooper, nose tackle A’Shawn Robinson, left tackle Cam Robinson,
fullback Jalston Fowler, receiver ArDarius Stewart and tight end Brian Vogler
were all taken off the field.
Alabama also held out T.J. Yeldon, DeAndrew White and Adam Griffith.
It scares me to think that even
one of these players would not be able to take the field against the Tigers.
Today’s
game is a chance for revenge pay back after last year’s 34-28 loss to
the Tigers and a chance to keep their national title hopes alive.
ROLL TIDE ROLL!
For
any of you who may be an Auburn fan reading this post, enjoy this amusing video
entitled, “Don’t Give Auburn A ‘Second’
Chance.”
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