No Iron Bowl?

Can you imagine NOT having an Iron Bowl? I got to thinking about what I would do without the Iron Bowl. It would be completely different. At school we would have to argue about who would win, or who we thought would win, but we would never really know who would win the big game. Well, for many of you who didn't know, between the early to mid 1900's the Iron Bowl wasn't played for 41 years. Many say that it was because of a fight on the field or something of that nature. Here is the real reason: Auburn wanted Alabama to pay $3.50 per day for 22 players, and Alabama only offered $3.00 a day for 20 players. Another reason is that Auburn head coach Mike Donahue wanted a northerner to officiate while Alabama wanted a southerner. If this was to happen now, I would consider it like World War I (Saban).lol. When football season rolled around and that game was not on the schedule, I would be crushed. As we are now on the verge of Iron Bowl 72, the tigers and tide have played 68 years in a row (going on 69), and Auburn is on a 5 game winning streak. At 7:00 on Saturday night, on what is expected to be a rainy fall evening, these teams will meet up once again. Auburn is coming in with a 7-4 record and Alabama is sitting at 6-5. Both teams are dissapointed in their seasons and will look to make it all better with a win on Saturday. Auburn is the favorite to win number 6 in a row against the tide by somewhere between 5 1/2 to 6 points. It is now Thanksgiving day and The Game is just 2 days away. This is the Greatest Rivalry in sports and it's hard to understand unless you live here. All the fans (especially me) have been running their mouths about who is going to win all year. We only have about 52 1/2 hours left untill game time, and all we can do is wait and see who the winner will be. WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!