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re: What is considered Alabama's biggest upset over Auburn?
Posted on 11/7/17 at 9:02 am to I-59 Tiger
Posted on 11/7/17 at 9:02 am to I-59 Tiger
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Great wins for Alabama,but were those really upsets?
The Kick was a hard fought game and Shula led one of the most clutch comeback performances I have ever seen an Alabama QB perform just to get us in FG position with a couple of ticks left. Van Tiffin nailed I believe a 53- yarder for the win.
I would consider 1990 an upset. Stallings started the season as the new head coach going 0-3. Can you imagine a new head coach at any SEC powerhouse starting 0-3? Auburn had won four straight Iron Bowls and 6 out the last 8. Auburn was the best SEC team in the 80's so it definetley felt like an upset. So long ago I can't remember who was favored but it had to be Auburn.
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Posted on 11/7/17 at 9:15 am to AHM21
28-18 in 2005, 17-7 in 2002
Posted on 11/7/17 at 9:32 am to AHM21
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Truth. But to me 02 was the worst because we let their third string white RB run all over while Fran was halfway to College Station.
i was at that game. truly a sight.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 9:47 am to 14&Counting
quote:Pretty sure it was a tossup. AU started off #3 preseason and made it all the way to November and Amen Corner at #4, the only blemish being a 26-26 tie with #5 Tennessee, but were playing with fire all seasons long, needing a last-second FG to beat LA Tech, a failed fumblerooski to beat FSU, and a missed extra point to hang on against Mississippi State. The following week we limped into Gainesville to face Spurrier for the first time and got absolutely monkey-hammered 48-7, in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the score indicated. Still shell-shocked, we were upset at home 14-12 by a Brett Farve-led Southern Miss (who was one of Bama's 3 season-opening losses).
I would consider 1990 an upset. Stallings started the season as the new head coach going 0-3. Can you imagine a new head coach at any SEC powerhouse starting 0-3? Auburn had won four straight Iron Bowls and 6 out the last 8. Auburn was the best SEC team in the 80's so it definetley felt like an upset. So long ago I can't remember who was favored but it had to be Auburn.
And underlying all of this, Dye's hard drinking had caught up with him and his liver started failing (in fact he missed a game that year due to illness), and Eric Ramsey had begun begging coaches for money while tape-recording them, something I'm sure his teammates knew about. Morale was pretty low coming into the '90 Iron Bowl, and it showed on the field.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 10:08 am to LanierSpots
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The biggest upset that almost happened was 2009. I am very reserved till the game is over but I honestly believed Auburn would finish that game off. Corners just got picked 3 times on bama's final drive.
FIFY
Posted on 11/7/17 at 11:08 am to 14&Counting
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I would consider 1990 an upset. Stallings started the season as the new head coach going 0-3. Can you imagine a new head coach at any SEC powerhouse starting 0-3? Auburn had won four straight Iron Bowls and 6 out the last 8. Auburn was the best SEC team in the 80's so it definetley felt like an upset. So long ago I can't remember who was favored but it had to be Auburn.
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Pretty sure it was a tossup. AU started off #3 preseason and made it all the way to November and Amen Corner at #4, the only blemish being a 26-26 tie with #5 Tennessee, but were playing with fire all seasons long, needing a last-second FG to beat LA Tech, a failed fumblerooski to beat FSU, and a missed extra point to hang on against Mississippi State. The following week we limped into Gainesville to face Spurrier for the first time and got absolutely monkey-hammered 48-7, in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the score indicated. Still shell-shocked, we were upset at home 14-12 by a Brett Farve-led Southern Miss (who was one of Bama's 3 season-opening losses). And underlying all of this, Dye's hard drinking had caught up with him and his liver started failing (in fact he missed a game that year due to illness), and Eric Ramsey had begun begging coaches for money while tape-recording them, something I'm sure his teammates knew about. Morale was pretty low coming into the '90 Iron Bowl, and it showed on the field.
The 1990 Auburn team was quite possibly the most overrated team maybe, ever. They started the season #3, beat Cal State Fullerton (the Otis Mounds game), and Ole Miss to open the season, then the Vols came to town (one of Dye's infamous ties).
Yes, FSU ran a failed fumblerooskie, but the AU defense, and WR Herbert Casey made some clutch plays down the stretch to setup Jim Von Wyl's game winner. That win, and a few upsets elevated them to #2. You are correct that it took a blocked extra point to beat MSU, then the wheels fell off in Gainesville.
The Southern Miss. game ended 13-12; Coach Dye sat on a 12-0 lead and Favre led a 4th quarter comeback. Incidentally, Eric Ramsey was defending on the game winning TD. It looked like Auburn got it back together against UGA (33-10), but that was a 4-7 UGA team.
Yes, 'Bama started 0-3, but I seem to remember they were on a pretty good roll coming into that game, where Auburn had stumbled down the stretch. So it may have been an upset, but it certainly wasn't a big upset.
This post was edited on 11/7/17 at 11:22 am
Posted on 11/7/17 at 11:51 am to nvasil1
IIRC Francione surprised Auburn by playing Zow. Tyler Watts had replaced Zow earlier in the season, a move Franchione hoped would change Alabama's fortunes.
As a result, Auburn game-planned for Watts, forgetting about Zow.
Zow played the game of his life, and into the hearts of Alabama fans forever.
As a result, Auburn game-planned for Watts, forgetting about Zow.
Zow played the game of his life, and into the hearts of Alabama fans forever.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 11:53 am to Lordofwrath88
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What is considered Alabama's biggest upset over Auburn?
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Posted on 11/7/17 at 3:02 pm to bamasgot13
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That one had me worried until the end. You could tell Saban had adjusted on D, but you were wondering if the O would ever spark. Then that final drive it's like AU forgot we had Julio Jones playing WR and let him catch 3 or 4 balls.
More than that, I just think we ran out of gas. WE had zero depth and most of our defensive starters took every snap that game. Our offense stuttered late and the defense was on the field a lot
Great game anyway
Posted on 11/7/17 at 3:27 pm to Lordofwrath88
1984
Auburn was headed to sugar. Bama was 4-6.
Auburn was headed to sugar. Bama was 4-6.
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