Jude 2

Well, folks, its the week of the Alabama-Auburn game, or if you are technically correct, since Bama's at home, the Auburn-Alabama game.

ESPN has rated this game as the greatest rivalry in college football (this was from 2006; they also rated UM/OSU as the greatest rivalry in all of sports with Bama/Auburn at #8, so they have some issues there that require a theologian waaaaay above my abilities to work out). I think it is the second greatest, personally (Bama/UT being #1 in my book).

Now, most of you folks here are Tennesseeans, and I respect that. So, I know what I'm going to get when I ask your predictions for this weekend's game. But, I'm asking.

Pastor Gary, being a native Alabamian (not "Alabaman", as the yankee papers say), I'd like to hear your predictions. Our men's basketball team is in Maui today playing in a tournament there (they play Oregon State tonight at 11 PM CST), just by the way on a completely irrelevant point.

So, what do you think? I'm being highly cautious with my optimism. Vegasinsider has Bama at a 15 point favorite. If I was a betting man, I'd take Auburn and the points. But, I do think Alabama will win by a touchdown, late.

My prediction: Alabama 24, Auburn 17

We will be watching (if we are not at the hockey game) since Kimmy is big time Bama fan.

I don't know what to expect. On paper, it should be a slaughter. However, as with Vandy and UT, sometimes the better team doesn't win because rivalry does matter.

Alabama 38, Auburn 10

MrDanger wrote:We will be watching (if we are not at the hockey game) since Kimmy is big time Bama fan.

I don't know what to expect. On paper, it should be a slaughter. However, as with Vandy and UT, sometimes the better team doesn't win because rivalry does matter.

You don't want me to quote Saban on the "on paper" comments, do you?

Bama 31
Auburn 20