re: The place where final AP Top 15 opponent's dreams go to die?

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because it was essentially a home game for you.

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It was for Auburn as well, for quite some time.

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Alabama also played major rivals such as Tennessee and Georgia Tech in Birmingham in those days (and would continue to do so well into the 1990s). Auburn did likewise, playing Georgia Tech at Legion Field until 1972 and Tennessee there until a few years later.

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What really happened is that, being the sore losers that AU fans tend to be, the Alabama winning streak in the 70s cause your season ticket holders to avoid Legion Field at all costs - including games not against Alabama. Not able to take losing to Alabama for so much during that time frame, your fans just refused to go.

It became a de facto home game for Alabama not because of Alabama pushing Auburn out, but because of Auburn fans simply NOT GOING to the game. If the game had been played in the Georgia Dome, and most of the Auburn fans refused to go because they had been losing to Georgia all those years there, then it'd eventually evolve into being a home game for Alabama anyway.


Look, I'm glad Legion Field isn't used anymore. The stadium has aged poorly, and the area around it is crime-infested and an eyesore.

But don't reinvent history. Don't alter the situation around it to make Auburn into some kind of "sticking up for the little guy" story. Your fans simply STOPPED GOING, well before Legion Field fell into decay.