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Michele McAloon
Rivalry That Built The South
37 minutes Posted Nov 26, 2025 at 11:00 am.
Thanksgiving And The Iron Bowl
Meet Jay Busby And His Book
Why This Rivalry Is Different
Coaches As Southern Legends
From 1893: Drama And DNA Of Fandom
The Art Of The Southern Tailgate
Football, Identity, And Integration
Auburn And Alabama: Different Cultures
The 40 Year Break And The Name
Bowls, TV, And Extra Practice
Bear Bryant’s Myth And Influence
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Send us Fan Mail War Eagel! Roll tide! College game day! The Iron Bowl A single game can define a state. We sit down with Yahoo Sports senior writer Jay Busbee to unpack how Alabama vs Auburn became the South’s fiercest mirror, reflecting pride, pain, progress, and power from 1893 to NIL. Jay’s new book, Iron in the Blood, traces the Iron Bowl’s evolution from picnic blankets and early tailgates to bowl-driven TV eras and today’s high-dollar recruiting wars, revealing how a rivalry without pr...