Alabama will not be playing in this season’s BCS championship or the Southeastern Conference title game, but that doesn’t mean the Crimson Tide are out of meaningful contests.
On Friday afternoon, Alabama will host undefeated Auburn in one of the most anticipated Iron Bowls ever.
“There aren’t too many games that are bigger than the Iron Bowl, other than maybe the national championship,” Alabama sophomore linebacker Dont’a Hightower said Sunday. “Even people in this state would beg to differ that they would rather win the Iron Bowl than the national championship, so this game means a lot to us.”
BCS STANDINGS1. Oregon2. Auburn3. TCU4. Boise State5. LSU6. Stanford7. Wisconsin8. Ohio State9. Oklahoma State10. Michigan State
It meant a lot to Auburn last season, when the unranked Tigers led the eventual national champions for more than 58 minutes at Jordan-Hare Stadium before succumbing 26-21. Now Alabama, which began the year as the pick to repeat last season’s crown but lost at South Carolina and at LSU, must try and derail an Auburn team that is No. 2 in the BCS standings.