🏈 Should The Iron Bowl be discontinued?

[Bo]

I'm hearing local media and callers to talk shows saying that it may be time to stop the Iron Bowl. At least in the way it is now. They are proposing moving AU into the SEC East and UT into the West, and Alabama and Auburn playing each other on the rotating basis. That in light of what the idiot did at Toomers Corner, that some "fans" are taking the rivalry to serious, and the only way to calm things down is for them not to play every year.

I dont want this to happen and I don't think it will happen, but it could, especially if/when some AU fan retaliates.

Opinions?

 

[Southern Bama]

No way. Its an isolated incident by one nutcase. Why punish the overwhelming majority for the actions on ONE moron ??? That kinda talk needs to get squashed in a hurry.

 

[GivinEmTheBusiness]

I would have no problem with moving the Barn to the East for a few years & switching back afterwards. It's not like this just one isolated incident & it probably won't be the last. This is the beginning of things getting out of hand.

 

[BAMA74]

OMG here we go lets blame the rivalry for his actions....that person is no different than all the other crazy ass people in the world....something we all have to live with and their is no cure for it!!!!

 

[JoshB]

Yeah sure if u want to have a damn riot on ur hands. Both fanbases would go apesh*t and that is the most absolutely retarded solution ive ever heard.

 

[Rolling Tide]

So who are we going after next? I figured we could get Ole Smokey up in Knoxville.

 

[RollTideinGA]

Are there any other states where the two largest schools dont play each other annually?

I actually wouldnt have an issue with a cooling off period in the rivalry. Its happened before hasnt it.

 

[UAgrad93]

I don't want to see it happen. Does that mean you suspend all sports teams from playing each other? IMO one idiot went out of control. We shouldn't punish all for the actions of one lone nut!!

 

[LBS]

Did they suspend toilet tissue in Auburn?...cause the Humans vs. Trees fight has been going on for years.

TP is made from trees, so rolling those trees is like hanging bacon on a pig...one side is really offened.

 

[gumboman]

Take your toys and go home. That solution came straight from the barn. If you want to quit, just say so. Their days are numbered, as this isolated incident does not come close to overshadowing the NCAA investigation. But, hey, that is the arbin way. When the going gets tough, re-invent or quit.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

Absolutely not, that is a team I love to hate.

FWIW, I cannot help but see the metaphor of these seasoned trees dying compared to where AU is headed w/ sanctions.

 

[foshman]

I'm hearing local media and callers to talk shows saying that it may be time to stop the Iron Bowl. At least in the way it is now. They are proposing moving AU into the SEC East and UT into the West, and Alabama and Auburn playing each other on the rotating basis. That in light of what the idiot did at Toomers Corner, that some "fans" are taking the rivalry to serious, and the only way to calm things down is for them not to play every year.

I dont want this to happen and I don't think it will happen, but it could, especially if/when some AU fan retaliates.

Opinions?

Yes we should. Right after we stop watching Taxi Driver, listening to The Beatles, or enjoying a symphony by Wagner.

 

[srollins]

I personally think that Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung series is epic.

 

[DustyG]

No.

 

[srollins]

Did they suspend toilet tissue in Auburn?...cause the Humans vs. Trees fight has been going on for years.

TP is made from trees, so rolling those trees is like hanging bacon on a pig...one side is really offened.

I don't think that this issue is funny, but that comment is. You made me laugh, thanks.

 

[jdpas29]

the guy is a looney tune. why should his actions stop the iron bowl? that's ridiculous. i wish he hadn't done what he did, but it's in the past now. hopefully no other idiots will ever attempt such a thing.

 

[foshman]

I personally think that Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung series is epic.

Hitler agreed with you. Wagner's music was his muse.

 

[srollins]

Hitler agreed with you. Wagner's music was his muse.

Yeah, I read somewhere that Wagner was an Anti-Semite too, sad for someone with so much to give to be so shortsighted at the same time. My favorite music from that part of the world is by Dvorak.

 

[GivinEmTheBusiness]

hopefully no other idiots will ever attempt such a thing.

LoL?

 

[TerryP]

Yeah, I read somewhere that Wagner was an Anti-Semite too, sad for someone with so much to give to be so shortsighted at the same time. My favorite music from that part of the world is by Dvorak.

If we had rep points—which I hate on message boards—I'd give ya some on that one...how many movies has "New World Symphony" been in?