Auburn fans may not believe all they worry about is Alabama, but that's what the coach thinks:
Q: When Auburn was going through its coaching search, a lot of people said this is a very difficult job because of what Nick Saban has done and that the constant comparison to Alabama makes it hard on the Auburn coach. As someone who lived it, how did you feel about it?
Chizik: You have to get up every day trying to figure out how to beat Alabama in everything, and if you don't get up every day and strategize on how you're going to beat them on the field and in recruiting, it's going to be hard to do it. It's going to be hard to beat them. You have to think about it every single day.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...gene-chizik-firing-iron-bowl-malzahn/3754907/
Q: When Auburn was going through its coaching search, a lot of people said this is a very difficult job because of what Nick Saban has done and that the constant comparison to Alabama makes it hard on the Auburn coach. As someone who lived it, how did you feel about it?
Chizik: You have to get up every day trying to figure out how to beat Alabama in everything, and if you don't get up every day and strategize on how you're going to beat them on the field and in recruiting, it's going to be hard to do it. It's going to be hard to beat them. You have to think about it every single day.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...gene-chizik-firing-iron-bowl-malzahn/3754907/