re: ***Official Iron Bowl Prediction Thread***

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To say that Bama is treating this game like the florida game 2 years ago is hilarious and im sure you know better and your just trying to make convo...But, the reality is that Bama put everything they had into their "revenge" game against LSU which also doubled as 1 vs 2 and at the time appeared was a national semifinal game. That game meant so much to Saban because he realized that if he lost that he would be 1 - 4 in his last five vs top 10 (S. Car,LSU,Aub,LSU), 0 - 3 vs top 5 (LSU,AUB,LSU),and even some of you oblivious Bama clones that have romantic feelings for him would start to wonder a little if he was maybe a great recruiter who has been a bit overmatched on gameday recently if you take into account the amount of NFL guys running around out there for Bama. That desperation filtered down to the team and that tightness in the buttock region was one of the big factors in them losing that game. Bottom line...LSU beat Bama with swagger,and they know it. Just look at overtime. One team was loose and confident like THEIR coach,and the other was nervous, and unsure of themselves exactly like THEIR coach.

Looks like Bama's loss to LSU will earn them a spot in the BCS title game, which is NCAA football sorting out its champion in a nutshell,so in the end it appears that this game ends up having great meaning for Bama considering its pretty much a second chance to earn a spot in the championship game with a much easier level of difficulty;But... in no shape or form is this game as big as the LSU game...Not to Saban, not to the players, and whether you admit it or not, not even to the fans.

Even if Auburn plays their best, Bama plays their worst, and Saban gets outcoached in another big game; that would still add up to a 14 pt win for Bama... BUT...dont kid yourself it wouldnt be that much of an accomplishment, only avoiding embarassment.

BAMA 31 Auburn 20

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