Let's end two myths right here.
1) The Iron Bowl is not a game 'where you throw out the records.' I went through this a few months back - true upsets are almost nonexistent in this series. Based on past history, Alabama will win Saturday. It might well be close but Alabama should be expected to win. (Whether an Auburn win is an upset or not will depend on what Alabama does AFTER the Auburn game).
2) Coaches are NOT fired for not winning this game.
Puh-leeze. Can any of you name me even ONE coach at either school fired because he lost the Iron Bowl?
Shug Jordan and Coach Bryant both retired (although I note both lost their final games in the IB).
Ray Perkins? Went to Tampa, not fired
Bill Curry? Went to Kentucky, not fired, wouldn't have been fired.
Pat Dye? Resigned over the Ramsey scandal, 6-5 Iron Bowl record
Terry Bowden? Resigned, won his last Iron Bowl, record of 3-2 in the IB
Gene Stallings? retired, won his last IB.
Mike DuBose? would have been fired had he not resigned, 2-2 in IB, had nothing to do with it.
Tommy Tuberville? no, he didn't get fired because of the 2008 Iron Bowl (technically he resigned anyway)
Gene Chizik? He didn't get fired because of the Iron Bowl folks...
fRanchione? Quit, wasn't fired.
Shula? Well, he was fired but it wasn't because of his 0-4 Iron Bowl record - solely anyway
So let's please never again hint that coach X of Alabama or Auburn is out of a job if he loses the Iron Bowl. It has never happened (although we can argue assistants get fired because of it - but nobody knows most of their names anyway).
It's a myth that was never true yet is spouted as gospel.
1) The Iron Bowl is not a game 'where you throw out the records.' I went through this a few months back - true upsets are almost nonexistent in this series. Based on past history, Alabama will win Saturday. It might well be close but Alabama should be expected to win. (Whether an Auburn win is an upset or not will depend on what Alabama does AFTER the Auburn game).
2) Coaches are NOT fired for not winning this game.
Puh-leeze. Can any of you name me even ONE coach at either school fired because he lost the Iron Bowl?
Shug Jordan and Coach Bryant both retired (although I note both lost their final games in the IB).
Ray Perkins? Went to Tampa, not fired
Bill Curry? Went to Kentucky, not fired, wouldn't have been fired.
Pat Dye? Resigned over the Ramsey scandal, 6-5 Iron Bowl record
Terry Bowden? Resigned, won his last Iron Bowl, record of 3-2 in the IB
Gene Stallings? retired, won his last IB.
Mike DuBose? would have been fired had he not resigned, 2-2 in IB, had nothing to do with it.
Tommy Tuberville? no, he didn't get fired because of the 2008 Iron Bowl (technically he resigned anyway)
Gene Chizik? He didn't get fired because of the Iron Bowl folks...
fRanchione? Quit, wasn't fired.
Shula? Well, he was fired but it wasn't because of his 0-4 Iron Bowl record - solely anyway
So let's please never again hint that coach X of Alabama or Auburn is out of a job if he loses the Iron Bowl. It has never happened (although we can argue assistants get fired because of it - but nobody knows most of their names anyway).
It's a myth that was never true yet is spouted as gospel.