I'm reading the book Coach, by Keith Dunnavant, and ran across a section, that just seemed prophetic. Anyone else see any resemblence?
“Jordan’s (Auburn)Tigers entered the 1959 season in firm control of football in the state of Alabama, riding the crest of a twenty-three-game unbeaten string and ranked among the top five teams in the country. But ‘Bama’s first victory over its archrival in five years represented a turning point in the series. Over the quarter-century of the Bryant era, Alabama would win nineteen and lose only six against the Tigers, and the gentle Shug Jordan, who appeared on the verge of long-term dominance in 1959, was reduced to a marginal figure in the Southeastern Conference. He never won another SEC title, and placed just five more teams in the nation’s top ten. During the 1950’s, Auburn dominated in-state recruiting, but after Bryant returned, Alabama slowly won over the high school coaches and set the stage for a quarter-century of recruiting success. Young people with no particular allegiance to either school became more likely to grow up Alabama fans during the dominating reign of the Bear, and the ripple effects of ‘Bama’s growing constituency were felt in recruiting, where dominance tends to perpetrate itself."
“Jordan’s (Auburn)Tigers entered the 1959 season in firm control of football in the state of Alabama, riding the crest of a twenty-three-game unbeaten string and ranked among the top five teams in the country. But ‘Bama’s first victory over its archrival in five years represented a turning point in the series. Over the quarter-century of the Bryant era, Alabama would win nineteen and lose only six against the Tigers, and the gentle Shug Jordan, who appeared on the verge of long-term dominance in 1959, was reduced to a marginal figure in the Southeastern Conference. He never won another SEC title, and placed just five more teams in the nation’s top ten. During the 1950’s, Auburn dominated in-state recruiting, but after Bryant returned, Alabama slowly won over the high school coaches and set the stage for a quarter-century of recruiting success. Young people with no particular allegiance to either school became more likely to grow up Alabama fans during the dominating reign of the Bear, and the ripple effects of ‘Bama’s growing constituency were felt in recruiting, where dominance tends to perpetrate itself."