"Missed It By THAT Much.....!"

CRAP! Congratulations, auburn.

ROLL TIDE, ANYWAY!

The cow college, Alabama Polytech, beat THE UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA in a sure-enough nail-biter of an Iron Bowl. The tigers/plainsmen/wareagles or whatever beat The TIDE in one for the ages. 28-27. The auburn faithful will be talking about this for years.

This was a come-from-behind with more excitement-- and angst-- than I care for. AND it not only disappointed me (along with thousands of fans of various teams in AND out of the SEC)-- it also ruined my pick...! I had predicted ALABAMA to win, 35-28.

If last year's Heisman Trophy-winning Mark Ingram had tucked the ball away, it would not have been punched out of his arm from behind by a tiger defender, snuffing a potentially soul-killing drive.

If Trent Richardson catches a toss in the end-zone-- that hit him right in the hands-- it's an entirely different outcome.

That's 14 points left right out there on the field that SHOULD have been on the scoreboard.

Another play of note, after qb Greg McElroy was viciously flung to the ground on his shoulder in the final minutes: Julio Jones, who was accustomed to McElroy's floating tosses, was unprepared for the PERFECTLY-THROWN pass by back-up A.J. McCarron. The ball just zipped right over his shoulder. Had he been ready, it would have hit him right in the hands!

That play would have put BAMA a LOT closer to field-goal range.

I believe that South Carolina will, again, give auburn a stern test in the SEC Championship Game. With Spurrier having a little more time to prepare, THAT one should be pretty wild.

I also believe that this tiger team can beat the Ducks, the Horned Frogs, or whoever they will face in the BCS Title Game.

Stupid tigers.

ROLL TIDE, ANYWAY...!!

BRENTOONS IRON BOWL Pick

Well, here we are again. Another year. Another WILD college football season. Another year of twists and turns so vulgar that even ELVIS would have called them obscene.
THE University of ALABAMA comes into this year's showdown with a surrealistically disappointing 9-2 schedule. One of the most storied, respected and honored programs was coming off of an undefeated 2009 National Championship season, a record-breaking campaign that featured a crushing, precision-tuned defense and The Crimson Tide's first-ever Heisman Trophy winner in running back Mark Ingram.
Based on the returning starters on offense, many 'experts' and pundits expected another run at the title. The youth and lack of depth on defense looked to be the weak spots.
The offense seemed to struggle early, with key injuries to Mark Ingram and some offensive linemen. The defense featured some major contributions from some true freshmen, and now leads the nation in interceptions. With a schedule that was stacked against them (7 SEC opponents had bye-weeks before facing The TIDE), BAMA fought hard, but lost two tight, hard-fought SEC road games against SEC-East winner South Carolina and an LSU squad whose one loss was to auburn.

auburn, on the other hand, is just like a cartoon. A parody of college football. A drawing in a coloring book. With a lot of.... I don't know if 'drama' is the right word. I think 'Chaos' is more like it. Although they have been winning, they are STILL playing in The TIDE's shadow.

The cow college has a better record, bigger numbers, and a higher ranking. They also have a dirty defense and a lying & cheating criminal on offense who is, admittedly, the best player in the nation. Had he not been marketed and sold to the highest bidder by his father, he would be a shoo-in for the Heisman Trophy.
ALABAMA has had a brutal schedule, some key injuries, and a disappointing loss knocking them out of any kind of title contention.


THIS IS IT!


The plainsmen/war eagles/tigers or whatever will be undone. Yet again. On national television. The TIDE will get a little payback for that '89 game.

Finally, though, it all comes down to DESIRE. ALABAMA will want to just win the game, in the end. All else is just window dressing. Or gravy. Or icing on the cake. Whatever.ALABAMA 35, auburn 28

ROLL, TIDE, ROLL!!

IRON BOWL Prediction Coming.....!

I will posting my pick for tomorrow's upcoming epic struggle in T-Town a little later this evening, after everyone has enjoyed their Thanksgiving feast.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Great Pre-IRON BOWL $cam Newton Mash-Up Video!

Former ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE Star Wes Neighbors shared this with me, so I thought I'd pass it on. VERY well-written and well-performed parody song of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" altered to fit the situation over at 'the barn'. Enjoy:




ROLL, TIDE, ROLL!

The BARN Is BURNING: Fanning the Flames over on The Plains...

I was forwarded this by a friend. It appears that an unfortunate situation is really brewing over in West Georgia. Don't know how much is true, but I'll post it anyway--- just in case!

Someone forwarded me a story out of Montgomery that, if true, really means Auburn and Newton are dirty. Here it is : McGregor and 10 others are scheduled for arraignment Friday morning in federal court in Montgomery on charges accusing them of buying & selling votes on pro-gambling legislation.Bigger picture here is that the Feds have been investigating Milton McGregor (A major Auburn Booster and the owner of VictoryLand, which is located just outside of Montgomery) for quite some time. The Feds investigating efforts to pass gambling legislation in Alabama and money laundering schemes involving McGregor and other prominent Alabama politicians and Auburn boosters.The Feds have tape from wire taps made on McGregor & other prominent Auburn boosters from their investigation. The Newton's were just shopping their talents to the wrong people at the wrong time, thus there is hard evidence available that incriminates everyone involved. It's only a matter of time that all of this information becomes public.FBI found out about Cam before the NCAA did while wiretapping Milton McGregor and others related to the casino/bingo indictments. They uncovered conversations with McGregor, Auburn & Cam's uncle in Michigan. McGregor paid $250K to the uncle through a PAC and other hidden entities and the uncle funneled the money to Cecil.The FBI gave this information to the NCAA sometime after the indictments were handed down. They had to sit on the information for 6 months until the grand jury indicted the men and women in the gambling deal. All of the wiretap information was sealed, hence the delay in investigating. The NCAA had to go to Starkville to see if Cecil had solicited money from them as well. That is why State is involved. NCAA basically connecting all of the dots. Miss St may be cleared because they told Cecil no. He then went to Auburn. The offer was on the table from McGregor but Cam wanted to play at Miss St and not Auburn. When Miss St declined to pay him, he went to where the money was... hence the comment, "The money was too much." The FBI met with the Miss St coaches, John Bond and Bill Bell yesterday to get their official statements.