To kick things off, let's turn our attention to the state divided, Alabama, and the omnipresent battle of the Crimson Tide and those damn Kitty-Birds (aka. Auburn).
To say that the last two seasons of college football have heightened the level of tension in the eternal battle between the Crimson believers and the Auburn heathens is, well, right. Two years. Two SEC championships. Two National championships. Two Heisman trophy winners. One disastrous Iron Bowl. And Gene Chizik just standing there poppin' that gum.
The divide in Alabama has never been greater, and the volatility of the greatest rivalry in college football is at an all-time high.
While I am an avid believer in rivalries, and my allegiance to the Tide is a huge part of my identity, things got OUT OF CONTROL this week thanks to a real idiot named Harvey Updyke.
Mr. Updyke, the biggest fool in Alabama, took it upon himself to poison the two historic oak trees on Toomer's Corner in Auburn after the Tigers staged one of the greatest comebacks in Iron Bowl history last November. Check out this article, it's disgusting me to type about it much more, so you can just read it yo' self - here.
As a marquee Alabama fan, let me just say here and now: This man is crazy. What he did is wholly deplorable. Alabama fans, although we do have strong feelings of disgust when we hear the army of orange and blue sing, "War Eagle, fly down the field...," do not all come from this same strain of crazy. I'm sad for my Auburn fan friends (and family...sad, but true) who have sentimental ties to that which has been spoiled by hate. I'm sorry for what they may, or will, lose, but I also know that in Alabama, passion for one's team isn't going to be deterred by a little poison. New traditions will emerge.
I say, long live the Iron Bowl. Long may the madness of that late-November buzz of Roll Tide, touchdowns, War Eagle, and victory reign.
Now, I will leave you with this jewel:
Roll Tide.
roll tide.
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