Who: Alabama
Where: Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa
When: November 29th, 2014
There is not another college football rivalry this big.
There is not another NFL rivalry this big. The only thing in sports that comes
close is the baseball rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York
Yankees. Close I said, but no cigar.
More than anytime ever in the history of the Iron Bowl, last
year’s game had everything on the line. Alabama was on the verge of being anointed
the God of college football by the media, and at the precipice of a third
consecutive trip to the BCS Championship game. Every time you turned on any
sports show, you could hear all you ever wanted about Nick Saban the coach of
the Crimson Tide, and his team.
In reality, that is what the media is supposed to do.
Alabama had earned the exposure, and nothing any Auburn fan could have said or done
would have changed that. The only way to change the script was to take down the
script, tear it up, and set it on fire. Auburn didn’t read or hear that they
were “supposed” to succumb to the Tide. Consequently, the Tigers threw some
great punches in this fight. They withstood the blows that the Tide threw, and
in the end, had this for a haymaker:
This season Alabama has to replace their QB with an unproven
entity. As of the start of fall camp, the Tide hasn’t named a starter. The
first time in 6 seasons that the starting QB is an unknown going into the fall
for Nick Saban. Add to the mix a new offensive coordinator in Lane Kiffin, and
there are too many questions. Or, so you would think.
The media once again has Alabama as the odds on favorite to
win the SEC Championship. I guess we should all just stay home. However,
something tells me that the media once again has things all wrong. I was
extremely happy to learn that the media had not picked Auburn to win it all.
I look for a very inspired Alabama, with possibly two
losses, to entertain the Tigers with lots of ferocity. Kiffin and company are
going to throw everything they have at the Auburn defense, and they will score.
Alabama’s defense will be very good again, and have proven they can slow down
this Gus Malzahn attack at times. I believe that Auburn has more returning
talent, and will still be focused, with an eye on the prize.
Look for Auburn 27 Alabama 24 and the 4th
undefeated season for the Tigers since 1990.
WAR EAGLE!
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