The Iron Bowl; Alabama football taking on the Auburn Tigers might be the most intense rivalry in college football. There are other rivalries between teams from the same state. Some of them incite levels of passion equivalent to the Iron Bowl. Probably nowhere except in the state of Alabama are the annual bragging rights so cherished for the year after a victory.
Last season was different. An injury-depleted Alabama football team limped into Jordan-Hare. Though ranked No. 1 and favored by 4.5 points, the 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide was no match for the Auburn Tigers. For Alabama football fans, it was a disappointing loss.