Most people agreed, Auburn would lose this football game against Alabama.  No one expected a 36-0 shutout.  From the outset, Auburn's QB, Kodi Burns looked lost.  By halftime it was 10-0 Bama.  Then they came out in the second half and did what Coach Saban has been harping on all year: the Tide finished.  With a huge third quarter, they scored 19 points.  By the fourth quarter the third string was in and the game was over. 

The 36-0 victory was the first shutout in the series since Auburn's 9-0 victory in 2000 and the largest margin of victory for either team since 1962 when Bama won 38-0. 

Many pundits and sportswriters across the country said the game was irrelevant.  They kept saying Bama nation was focused too much on the SEC Championship and didn't really care about the Iron Bowl.  To those naysayers, I bring you the picture below, snapped today by me in a mall in Alabama outside of the famous Bama Fever/Tiger Pride store.  These stores specialize in Bama and Auburn merchandise including hats, t-shirts, pictures, and other items.  After the Iron Bowl victory last night, Bama fans were waiting literally for hours today in line for a t-shirt proclaiming their victory over Auburn.



 
We waited together as fans to get our opportunity to sport the score on our backs of the 2008 Iron Bowl.  This was a chance seven years in the making and being the proud Bama fans we are, we want to make sure we can wear this for the next 364 days as a reminder to Auburn that they're still second fiddle to the greatest football program in NCAA history.

Below is a pic I snapped of the front of my new shirt:



This is a pic of the back proclaiming the final score as a reminder to the Auburn family:




Now, Alabama can start focusing on our date with the Gators in Atlanta next weekend.  Many are expecting a blowout, but we are not going away.  This is Alabama Football!  It is what it is...aight?