Folks, really? As loath as I am to discuss the 2013 Iron Bowl again, it seems far too many folks aren’t getting some things right, so here I am to help. (You can always rely on BoWilliams.com to tell you what you should think.) Dig: Auburn was not lucky. Yes, the ending was wild, but … Read more
So asks Reeves Wiedeman, writing for The New Yorker, in this charming examination of the Iron Bowl. (The whole quote is “who are we, in parts of the country with professional sports to cheer and (relatively) thriving economies to enjoy, to deny Alabamans a bit of crowing?” But, my post titles are automatically tweeted, and … Read more
In my most of 43 years, the 2013 Iron Bowl was, in more than one way, one of the more bizarre football games I’ve ever witnessed. I’ll say that and believe it. Elite football teams find a way to win. Alabama did not, despite ample opportunity. Therefore, it is not an elite football team. Alabama … Read more