Have to admit that CNN Travel putting the Bama-AU rivalry on the world stage as one of the nine greatest rivalries in the WORLD should make every citizen of the state proud; after all, they chose us over every other college football rivalry in the States: University of Alabama vs. Auburn University Classic college rivalries spring from all sorts of heady stuff -- like which school has bred more world leaders, Nobel laureates or ivy leaves on its tony limestone walls over the last however many centuries. Some of these lingering spats even have to do with academics. But for those who think the most fist-shaking battles waged between institutions of higher learning have to do with economics, photon theory or just plain snob appeal, we present the Iron Bowl, the Thanksgiving weekend football game between neighboring universities in the U.S. South The annual, in-state grudge match between Auburn Universitys Tigers and the University of Alabamas Crimson Tide dates to 1893 and basically forces people in this state to take sides the second theyre born, notes one local fan who can recite every score back to that 33-22 Auburn nail-biter 120 years ago like it was yesterday. Last year, top-seeded Alabama destroyed Auburn 49-0. This year, Alabama is still ranked number one in the country (at time of publication), but a resurgent Auburn team could pose a formidable challenge at home, so you can bet theres going to be a score to settle on November 30 at Auburns Jordan-Hare Stadium amid 90,000 fans screaming War Eagle, Roll Tide and some less printable things.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:02:25 +0000
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