re: Why doesnt Bryant-Denny Stadium get the same respect as other venues in the SEC?

Good point about being challenged. It also helps when you aren't as good and you have nothing to lose. The 2003 Oklahoma game at BDS was a good example. We had no business taking #1 ranked OU deep into the 4th quarter with a bad team that year. The atmosphere was incredible that night and almost willed us to a win. The crowd did the same thing in the first half of the 2010 Iron Bowl as well and the 2005 Florida game. Both were very loud games.