2023 Special Edition Record: 3-1-1 (damn you, Texas).
It’s here, folks. That game that diehards live for 365 days of the year and that non-Alabamian Gumps just kind of dread. The Iron Bowl.
You know where I stand on this: I’m not a native ‘Bammer, though I did grow up in North Alabama (my life is one of the more depressing Jason Isbell songs), and Tuscaloosa is the closest thing I have to a hometown. Like Bear Bryant, Tennessee occupies the far more hated place in my heart. LSU shall forever be a more meaningful rivalry, one that hits hardest, and that is usually played for higher stakes.