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So, why did the Iron Bowl take a 40 year break?
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:02 pm
I've always found it bizarre that this series had such a long break. Especially when both the gumps and barn were SEC members for the last 10 years or so of the split. What caused that split? How were they even able to avoid each other while members of the SEC?
Yes, this is an off-season thread
Yes, this is an off-season thread
This post was edited on 1/23/18 at 2:04 pm
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:04 pm to WestCoastAg
IIRC it was over the player per diem or some other smallish thing.
you know how
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How were they even able to avoid each other while members of the SEC?
you know how
This post was edited on 1/23/18 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:04 pm to WestCoastAg
I think you know what you are doing 
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:06 pm to WestCoastAg
a 34.00 difference in player per diem could not be resolved to everyones liking.
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:12 pm to WestCoastAg
Wouldn't an Ag know about dodging an instate rival?
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:13 pm to WestCoastAg
Not to mention Auburn was kicking bama's tail during that time. Bama didn't take the lead in the series until Bear broke off 9 straight in the late 70s up until Bo showed up.
This post was edited on 1/23/18 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:14 pm to WestCoastAg
Bitching over per diem and refs also. The REC been around a long time
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:17 pm to WestCoastAg
It was a beef over player per diems.....
There was a beef over the rules and refs. Remember that was the football pre-historic era, leather helmut days........
There was a beef over location of the game I think....
Stupid shite that no one alive today can even remember what they were arguing about.
There was a beef over the rules and refs. Remember that was the football pre-historic era, leather helmut days........
There was a beef over location of the game I think....
Stupid shite that no one alive today can even remember what they were arguing about.
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:20 pm to WestCoastAg
Auburn was scared
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:20 pm to WestCoastAg
Essentially Auburn was too poor to travel to Birmingham and asked for welfare to help them and Bama said no.
https://www.thesportshistorian.com/the-iron-bowl/
https://www.thesportshistorian.com/the-iron-bowl/
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The University of Alabama is much closer to Birmingham than Auburn and Auburn officials demanded more per diem for the players. Auburn also wanted to allow more players to travel for the game and a different process for choosing the officials for the game. Alabama officials would not agree to any of Auburn’s demands and the series ended.
This post was edited on 1/23/18 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:26 pm to WestCoastAg
I think the obvious answer is Bama didn't want to raise Auburn's profile by playing them, but I'm not expert.
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:27 pm to WestCoastAg
Bama didn't wanna see Auburn in 1913 or 1914...they would've got smashed very bad. The 1914 Auburn team is the only team in NCAA who didn't give up a single pt on defense.
This post was edited on 1/23/18 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:46 pm to WestCoastAg
Look up the YouTube video about the political origins of the Alabama Auburn rivalry.
There was bad blood long before football.
There was bad blood long before football.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:50 am to WestCoastAg
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How were they even able to avoid each other while members of the SEC?
The SEC didn't start making the conference schedule until sometime in the late 1970s/early 1980s I believe. At one point they just required you to schedule 5 SEC games, but most teams scheduled 6 and there were several years Alabama scheduled 7 or 8. In fact Alabama was the outright SEC Champion in 1972 even though both finished with 1 loss (Alabama lost to Auburn and Auburn lost to LSU), but because Alabama scheduled an extra SEC game they had a higher winning percentage.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 6:36 am to WestCoastAg
bama wanted to pay Auburn players less and the SEC refs more. Auburn insisted that Auburn's players get the same $ amount as the refs. In the end, the refs got more and the Auburn players got nothing.
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