It's Iron Bowl weekend friends and foes. Auburn vs. Bama. the big one. THE RIVALRY in all of the South. The day of the year where the pride of the state of Alabama is on the line. the winner may taunt his rival for another 364 days mercilessly. Auburn is trying to make it 6 in a row for the first time ever. Bama is just trying to make the bleeding stop.
coming into this game Auburn is the favorite, but when it comes to this series records don't mean shit. Auburn's toughest game during the undefeated 2004 season was beating a hapless 4-6 Bama team who'd lost their starting QB midway through the season. one of the most painful losses in Auburn history was losing to a lousy Bama team off a Van Tiffin field goal during the 85 Iron Bowl...putting a taint on Bo Jackson's Heisman winning season. so basically being a 6 point favorite doesn't mean shit.
the key word to this game today will be QB play....or lack there of. John Parker Wilson has managed the lose Bama at least 2 games this season...and possibly 3 depending on who you ask, with costly picks and fumbles in tight games. Brandon Cox has also been an interception machine with 11 this season vs only 9 td passes. he tossed 4 against Georgia which helped lead to the blowout, he had 2 in losses against Mississippi State and South Florida each. and if i was asked to predict the line for both QBs it'd probably look something like this:
Brandon Cox- 12/24 165 yds 1 touchdown 3 picks (1 taken back for a td), 5 sacks
John Parker Wilson- 16/35 2 touchdown 2 picks 1 fumble, 8 sacks
not exactly fantasy numbers by any stretch of the imagination.
for Auburn to win it's 6th Iron Bowl in a row they will have to do it with their defence (which has been awesome...minus the UGA game) and with their running game. they definitely own an edge against Bama in both of those departments. Bama can counter with a better passing attack, thanks to DJ Hall and with an explosive return game. Auburn has the better kicker. and Auburn is playing at home...which also hasn't guaranteed victories the past couple of years. honestly i think Auburn will win. but who the fuck knows, both teams lost games to Mississippi State and Georgia and LSU. the winner is probably looking at a trip to either the Peach Bowl or the Liberty Bowl and if Bama loses they might be sitting at home in December. mostly i'm just disappointed at how both teams seasons have closed out. there was a point in this season where both teams were ranked and playing well and i'd hoped they'd both be rolling in ranked in the top 25 and that this game might even decide who won the SEC West...instead it's just gonna determine whose getting to go to a shitty bowl vs who goes to a shittier bowl.
fuck it. i'm just gonna get drunk and watch this game in silence with MB and hope for the best.
potential for tragedy: 9 (it's Bama...i don't care how much they've been sucking...they can always beat Auburn)
method of suicide: gun to the head, Cobain style (no...i don't have gun)
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