Iron Bowl 2011: Never Again

For some reason that is the title of this year's Iron Bowl on Wikipedia. I would love if this began a long streak of Alabama wins like in the 70s. After this year, Alabama has officially won as many Iron Bowls in my lifetime as they have lost.

The weekend was amazing. I got to stay with my friend Sarah at her family's house down there, so luckily my car was in a place unlikely to be vandalized. Here's the portion of the blog in which I post a great picture of Sarah to remind you of who she is.


Sarah pulled a Total Huff Move and decided to not go try delicious homemade soups at our friend Michelle's house. Her mom made chili, potato soup, and a corn chowder, and they were all so good. After that Michelle, Nina, Jake, and I took a night time tour of downtown Auburn. This was by far my most pleasant adventure in the town that has caused me so much pain like sleeping in my car and being stung by a colony of something late one night in Hickory Dickory park. The downtown area by the campus can be really pretty when not covered with toilet paper. Our favorite addition was what we like to call the sniper tower watching over the trees on Toomer's Corner.


The next morning was Iron Bowl time. The game is at 2:30, so you have to get to campus pretty early if you want to do any kind of tailgating. Since Sarah actually had a ticket, I met up with Michelle, Nina, and Jake again to stroll around the campus, and along the way we ran into almost everyone I know in Auburn and other places. Here we are at a brief stopping point before settling down to watch the game.


The four of us went to Little Italy to get lunch and save a place for viewing the game. There were a slew of Alabama fans, so we were in good company. For the most part... We came across someone we loving refer to as Doormat Sarah and her more assertive friend. Someone dropped $10 on the ground, and these drunk girls were asking anyone if they dropped it, so Michelle suggested that one of us pretend it was ours. Nina took the bait. Twice they came back to our table acting as if they had dropped the money and we took it when they knowingly handed it to Nina.

This provided us with hours of enjoyment afterward as we developed an entire back story and constantly feared further retaliation. It should also be noted that both times they confronted us. No one talked except Nina, and for that we are all sorry.

After watching the glorious victory of the Crimson Tide. We went to a celebratory dinner at Niffer's, a taste of the town in Auburn. We had great food and an awesome appetizer that was paid for with the $10. If you ever visit Auburn, this restaurant is worth a try. There are so many more things I want to order and taste.

The rest of my stay was a blur of running into old friends, making jokes about doormat Sarah, and driving in darkness and rain. When I got back to Tuscaloosa, Sarah and I watched the season finale of Sisterwives and the new episode of All American Muslim. In between we saw a commercial for the new show Virgin Diaries. It included the most beautiful kiss of all time. You can watch it here!