i just woke up in the middle of the night and had to check espn.com just to make sure what i witnessed was real. after watching Bama go up 21-0 i contemplated going shopping rather than witnessing my Tigers be annihilated on national tv...but this 2010 Tiger squad has proven again and again that they WILL NOT LOSE. do we even doubt that this is finally Auburn's year to win it all? i don't see how you can not think this is a team of destiny. War Damn Eagle, indeed.
and now some random images from the greatest Iron Bowl of all time.
so you may or may not have heard this 800 times the last week or so, but for the 3rd time in a row the Iron Bowl will feature an undefeated national title contending school from the great state of Alabama...yet this time it's the boys in blue who wear the target on their chest. Auburn comes into the game needing just two wins to get to Arizona...that's it. a 2 game season. they are lead by an unstoppable QB crippling in Nick Fairly, a tandem of talented runningbacks, a senior offensive line, and the best player to put on the AU helmet since Pat Dye was paying Bo Jackson. THIS IS THE REASON WE LOVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL. An Iron Bowl for the ages.
i will admit that i DO wish Bama hadn't lost to LSU and that this game was for EVERYTHING for both teams, but i guess it's comforting that at worst the Tigers will be able to play for the SEC Championship and a trip to the Sugar Bowl (likely to face off against Ohio State).
Oh Brandon Cox, i never thought i'd miss you so quickly. sure you were a statue in the pocket and you loved nothing more than throwing interceptions against the hated Bulldogs...but when it came to Iron Bowls you were the man. i may have cursed your name more than any Auburn QB ever (although Chris Todd may have done a pretty damn good job of catching up in a way shorter time) but you were 3-0 against the Tide and to Auburn fans that's all that will ever really matter.
sometimes in a rivalry game you have to get help from one of your least likely sources...like say a white?!?!? freshman runningback who rushed for 126 yards in the 2002 Iron Bowl and helped the Tigers pull off a shocking upset. Tre Smith...you will always be a legend to Auburn fans.
so Mario Fannin, Ben Tate, Eric Smith, Brad Lester, and Tristan Davis...you guys are all on notice.