Justsomeguy

I'm not underestimating the Alabama team. Alabama did very well for what they had. They WERE a beat up team though. Look at their offense. With Brody Croyle, they were a BCS team. Without him, they barely managed to get into a bowl game. Hudson was out for the season. T. Castille was gone and a third string tight end was in I believe. Their offense was gone and their defense was exhausted and worn down. I remember hearing that S. Castille was playing hurt as well.

I understand the pride and tradition of the iron bowl very well. I know that it is the biggest rivalry in college football and neither team should be underestimated going into the game regardless of their record. However, it was obvious that Alabama was hurt. It was obvious that they had no depth. I'm sure pollsters took that into consideration as well when they saw Auburn's performance.