Apparently a lot of people on both sides have forgotten the 2004 Iron Bowl. What was it, 6-0 Bama at halftime? Bama was 6-5 coming into that game, with Spencer Pennington playing quarterback. Bama was able to hold Carnell and Ronnie to under 100 yards rushing and eventually lost 21-13.
Just goes to show you regardless of how well a team is playing, they are going to get everyone's best shot in every game. Alabama should have been killed in 2004, yet they led at halftime and lost by a touchdown and 2 point conversion.
Auburn came out with a damn good game plan, executed, and stayed in until the end of the game. They were ready to play, and that says a lot about the players on their team. Those guys are fighters and didn't listen to all the nay sayers in the 2 weeks leading up to the game. It was a hell of a lot closer than I wanted or expected, but a win is a win.
The one thing that pissed me off the most about the game was CBS. Why, when Alabama is in the hardest fight of the year, did CBS keep showing the dumbass #1 vs #2 preview for next week's SECCG? Holy shit that was disrespectful.