More fun Iron Bowl Facts

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A few substantial reasons why Auburn will win the Iron Bowl

- The Good vs Good Factor: In the current era of CFB (1980-2013), both teams have been ranked 11 times when they played. Auburn is 10-1 in these situations. The lone loss coming in 1994. Auburn was favored in 5-6 of these games according to Vegas.
- The Saban Factor: Saban is 0-6 vs an Auburn team that finished the season in the top-25. He is 6-0 vs an Auburn team that finished the season unranked.
- Duke Williams is back and that shouldn't be overlooked. This game will be decided by turnovers and our offense. The efficiency of the offense fell dramatically as soon as Duke went down. If we score 30+, we win. If we score 17 points and have three turnovers, it won't really matter if the D gives up 24 or 48 points.

A few substantial reasons why Auburn will lose the Iron Bowl

- Trends are trends... not absolutes. There is a reason that Auburn is 10-1 in these games, it's not chance. But this game could be like 1994 and be a game where Bama turns history on its ear.
- If Auburn loses to Bama plus it's bowl game (a distinct possibility), we will likely finish the season unranked. Thus, The Saban Factor will be in favor of Bama.
- Auburn has had a 20ish-day pity party since they fumbled two snaps against a TAMU defense that was waving the white flag. They felt sorry for themselves against UGA. They slept walked through Samford. This is a real issue with the coaches and leaders on the team. They have a chance to make amends on Saturday and prove they aren't in free fall due to a couple of silly fumbles.
- Currently, Auburn is more concerned with routine tasks like ball control than with trying to get into the end zone. They've lost their mojo... so to speak. It could continue Saturday.

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