Nah, Auburn is Auburn. Tennessee is our oldest Rival and until last night, it has not been much of a fun game of late.
As a Bama fan, I cringe at our Johnny come lately fans that cannot accept one loss with dignity and grace. So what, we lost one game, in a game of the century type setting, and to a team that will likely hand Georgia its first loss and make the SECCG this year. What is funny is Bama is still the master of its own destiny and could still make the SECCG and the Playoff, if they win out the rest of their games. First test is Miss St. Then the crucial bye week to rest, then LSU and Ole Miss. After that, if we have not lost by then we should be fine based upon what's remaining on our schedule.
To be Critical of this team, they are undisciplined as hell. They are not playing sound defense(Golding needs to seek employment elsewhere), and the Coaching staff is not working hard enough to resolve the issues. If you get burned by a player repeatedly, sit the players that he is burning and go to backups. If the coverage is lacking, change coverage patterns and attack the QB with one Extra man, like they did Bama all night long. Did we burn them sometimes, sure, but thats because Bryce is cool under pressure and finds an open receiver. Hooker almost threw a couple of interceptions when Bama was in his face and he had no outlet to run. Pressure Hooker and he is prone to make a mistake, all QBs are. As a long time Bama fan, the Golding Defenses while statistically might be top 20 or so, they are not good defenses. The Golding experiment needs to be over and we need to move on to a proven defensive coach. Hiring one wont be hard, its Bama and everyone wants to coach at Bama, or be an assistant. Fire the OC and DC at years end and move on.
As for our Johnny come lately fans, grow the fuck up, its one damn loss and not the end of the world. We live to fight another day and control our own destiny.