Yea, that is Senario Hillman showing Auburn who's boss. Auburn has since won two over Alabama, but this will be their first trip back to Tuscaloosa in that time frame.
Alabama is coming off their first three-game SEC winning streak since beating LSU, South Carolina and Mississippi State in 2007. The win on Saturday over Ole Miss ended a 19-game losing streak on the road in SEC play for the Crimson Tide (It's 19, not 18, check the archives of rolltide.com).
Auburn is on their own hot streak, winning seven of their last eight games. The Tigers have won eight conference games for the first time since 2002-03 and will be going for their first winning conference record since 1999-2000.
At halftime of this game, though, will probably be why most people attend this game.
For the first time in six years, the Alabama Crimson Tide Football team will take the court to be presented with the ODK-Foy Sportsmanship Trophy. For those of you that don't know, its the traveling trophy associated with the Iron Bowl. For six years it has sat in Auburn, but the case is already empty on The Plains, meaning the trophy should already be in town.
Ain't it pretty? For those of you that don't remember, or if you are from out of state, that beautiful symbol of 36-0 used to be kept in the Ferg for all to see, but who knows where it will rest for the next year on campus.
Even though it might be tempting to leave at halftime, this game will still be worth staying for. Not because it's Auburn, and not just because this team is coming together after a trying beginning of the season, but for three guys who have been through a lot over the past four years: Alonzo Gee, Brandon Hollinger, and Greg Cage.
All three will be presented before the game for Senior Night and will be playing their last regular season game in Coleman Coliseum on Tuesday.
All the fun begins at 8pm, but Coleman is sure to fill up for once, so getting to the coliseum when the gates open is probably a good idea.
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