I thought it was perfectly poetic and ironic that the score at halftime this year was exactly the same as last year, 24-7. What a perfect scenario to take to the locker room. I can just hear Saban now. "Guys, here we are again. Same Score. So what are you going to do about it? Are you going to keep competing? Are you going to finish? How bad do you want it?" The team comes back out to start the 2nd half and what happens? Bama doesn't let them score on the 2nd offensive play of the half like last year. No, they let them score on the opening kickoff to make it 24-14!!! Holy Moly this is not happening again is it? No, it was not happening again. I know every Auburn fan was happy about that score, but I'm also sure that most knew that based on the how the game had gone so far that Auburn had absolutely no offensive output at all and no real chance to win that game. The only way they were going to keep scoring was if the Crimson Tide made mistakes. Their first score came off of a sack where the ball laid in the end zone and all Auburn had to do was fall on it...7 points. Alabama polished off the win with a pick 6 and a touchdown by Jalston Fowler that was set up by a 50+ yard Heisman worthy run by the beast, Trent Richardson. Final score on the board was 42-14. A beatdown!! It is also a good look at just how good and deep Alabama is everywhere on the field except for a kicker (we currently have the #1 kicker in the country coming next season). The end of the game also brought about my favorite time of the game...the Rammer Jammer. I especially like singing it when we actually did "beat the hell" out of them. Singing that song in their stadium is so sweet that I can't even describe the feeling it gives me.
Let's talk about the atmosphere and the stadium that is Jordan-Hare. The atmosphere at almost any SEC school is just fantastic. The Iron Bowl atmosphere is on steroids. Auburn hates Alabama and Alabama hates Auburn. We heard a bit of smack talk but it was better than getting spit on like we got last time we went in 2005. We had quite a hike on our hands getting to our seats. We were in Section 100 row 35. This is the very last row at the very top of the stadium. My favorite part about theses seats are that there is about a 6 foot track behind the last row that extends the entire upper deck. We were able put all our stuff behind us and I was able to walk around as I pleased up there. Their sound system is fantastic and always has been since I've been going to games there. One of the things that I think desperately needs to be replaced there is the secondary scoreboard that they have. It looks like is from 1980. They need to add a second jumbotron badly.
The 76th Iron Bowl is in the books. Alabama now holds a 41-34-1 record in the series and has won 3 out of the last 4. Alabama with Saban is now 3-2 in this game, so it feels good to get on the winning side of the record. The Crimson Tide is now awaiting the last BCS standings that will come out on December 4th to find out if it will indeed get a rematch shot at LSU in the National Championship game. Then Trent Richardson will find out on December 10th if he becomes the 2nd Alabama player in 3 years to win the Heisman Trophy(which he should win just for arguments sake). He is without a doubt the best player in the country. So here is to hoping for the best over the next 2 weeks and let's get ready to DOMINATE!!! ROLL TIDE!!!! 42-14
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