Elections don't happen every year. The Iron Bowl does.
If you live in Alabama, especially at this ugly, divisive, critical moment in time, put that high on the list of things to be thankful for Thursday.
Imagine that. Football as a saving grace in the Heart of Dixie.
The more things change, with good people in this state trying to move us forward and others desperate to hold us back, the more history repeats itself.
While there's more than enough local scandal and national mockery to go around this holiday season, thank goodness for Jalen Hurts and Kerryon Johnson, Nick Saban and Gus Malzahn and the football teams at Alabama and Auburn.