Iron Bowl 2007
The Iron Bowl is a week out and the big question is who will triumph.
For those who are totally unaware of the intense rivalry that is southern football and The Iron Bowl: It is the rivalry game between Auburn University and The University of Alabama. Other schools have rivalry games, but this game and these fans take it to a new level.
The AL news website al.com has a lead story title Boos Reign on Alabama Football.
TUSCALOOSA - The players on the University of Alabama sideline began to head for the locker room before the clock struck 00:00. Most exited without a handshake for the opponent, and all exited with their chins hanging in the dirt.
When the Crimson Tide’s humbling 21-14 loss to Louisiana-Monroe became official on Saturday, when the 92,138 at Bryant-Denny Stadium finished booing their team as it fled the field, even those who participated couldn’t believe the result.
“Just looking at the scoreboard, seeing Louisiana-Monroe 21, University of Alabama 14 … Kind of crazy. Real crazy,” said Alabama receiver Matt Caddell.
Coach Nick Saban went a little further.
“I apologize to the people who support this program,” said Saban
It used to be said that MSU was worst in the SEC…even by their own fans in their own stadium. (I know, because it was said to me by some drunk student complaining about Auburn beating them.) It is possible that title is slipping to another team.
Is UA the worst in the SEC? Probably not. Lately the SEC is so unpredictable that from week to week the title could be traded from team to team. Coming off an embarrassing loss UA may rally and give AU a good game. Djembe says UA will have a HUMONGOUS chip on their shoulder and I have to agree. It may be the chip that pushes them to the goal line. AU’s defense isn’t bad so they will give the UA chip a good obstacle to overcome. AU has their own obstacles to overcome. Brandon Cox is unpredictable and his game is seriously hindered when things aren’t going great. Against UGA Brandon Cox and the rest of the team just gave up the last quarter. Home field advantage can be given to AU, but does it really matter? AU had an off week, hopefully they used it wisely and it will be an advantage come Saturday. UA has a statistical advantage. After being beaten 5x in a row the odds are on their side to pull out a win.
Ultimately, the Iron Bowl is currently a toss up. I would love to see AU make it an even 6 and I do believe it is possible. They are playing better than they were first half of the season. Consistency is an issue. UA stands a good chance of overcompensating for their embarrassment and making mistakes. We’ll see what happens. Regardless…War Eagle!
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November 20th, 2007 at 1:16 am
Ole Miss is the worst team in the SEC. That is a given. But this season has been odd.
Alabama beat Arkansas, blows out Tennessee, barely loses to Georiga and plays LSU tough (both at home). And then they lose to MSU and ULM.
Auburn beat Arkansas, beat Florida, plays LSU tough then gets beat by South Florida and lost to MSU(both at home) and gets blown out by Georiga.
So many big upsets in college football this year that it is hard to keep count. The Iron Bowl should be interesting.
November 21st, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Sigh. It’s been a bad couple of weeks for the Tide. But yeah, I’m hoping the embarrassment will help them rally or something.
November 21st, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Sorry Bone, I’m hoping they fold under the pressure.