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An afterthought even at his alma mater. Auburn did him dirty.
By way of throat-clearing, let’s establish two points here.
1. I’m not from Alabama; the visceral hatred and small-pond/big-fishism that infects this state year-round in its rivalry between a second-rate land grant and the flagship is truly alien to me. Even when I moved here as a child it just seemed...weird. And it is weird from the outside. Hell, at least Michigan and Ohio State share an acrimonious border that sparked a brief shooting war.