I don't get worked up for games like I used to anymore. Some of it is probably getting older and having a family to worry about, and some of it is doubtless the incredible amount of success we have had the past decade+. I was nervous as hell for the 2009 SECCG. That's also the only SECCG I've been able to attend in person. Awesome game and experience. I was nervous for the championship game that year. I was nervous for the GOTC. I was not nervous for that championship game. Even though 9-6 happened I thought it was pretty clear who the better team was. I was nervous for the 2012, 2013, and 2014 LSU games, though. I was not nervous for the 2013 Iron Bowl because I thought we were going to win easily - obviously I was wrong there. I was nervous for the 2014 Iron Bowl.

Honestly the last game I can remember being really, really nervous about was the 2015 Iron Bowl in JHS. I was there with my wife, who is not a native Alabamian, and as the fourth quarter was about to start and it was still a one-possession game she asked me if I was having a good time. I replied, "NO I'm not having a good time. I HATE this fricking game. It is too damn important for me to enjoy. I can only actually enjoy watching it when it is clear we are going to win."