Alrighty SEC fans. The annual battle in a long-standing war
between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the flea-infested War Eagle will take
place on the gridiron of Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The cross-state rivals
will battle for the second time in four years for the Southeastern Conference
Western Division Championship for a shot at East Division Champs─the Jawja
Bulldawgs in Atlanta. The SEC West crown
will not be bestowed without a bloody-knuckle grudge match. This year Bama is a favorite, but by only 4.5
points. Hoo boy!
ESPN’s Matchup
Predictor gives the Tide a 60.6% probability of victory against the Tigers. After 81 Iron Bowl games, Alabama leads the
series 45-35-1. None of that matters.
Auburn fans crow
incessantly about the 1963 game in which Joe Namath was bested by backup QB
Mailon Kent to win 10-6 and the 1972 “Punt Bama Punt” game in which the Tide
was forced to punt the ball two times in the fourth quarter. Both kicks were blocked and returned for
touchdowns erasing a 16-0 lead and Auburn winning the game 17-16.
In the final quarter of
the 78th Iron Bowl, Auburn rallied to tie the game 28-28 with 32 seconds left
on the game clock. After the Tigers
punted the ball, the Tide lined up on the 38-yard line with no time left on the
clock. The game would have gone into overtime
but Coach Saban challenged the time-keeping call and one second was put back on
the clock. Bama lined up for a field
goal attempt that didn’t have enough distance.
The Tigers’ Chris Davis caught the ball in the end zone running the entire
distance of the field scoring the winning touchdown.
If the report from Matt
Zenitz is true inside linebacker Christian Miller who was injured in the season opener against FSU is expected to be
cleared to play against Auburn and Terrell Lewis is “on track to return soon as
well, though likely the SEC Championship Game, if the Tide makes it there.”
I hate the “Barners”
and nothing could be more delicious than denying them their beloved
tradition of tossing toilet paper after a victory, known as “rolling the oaks”
in Toomer’s Corner.
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