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Confessions Redux

Posted: Nov 19, 2007

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Auburn’s 1957 National Championship. Not only did the Tigers go undefeated that season, but they also held Alabama scoreless in the Iron Bowl while running up an astounding forty points. Saturday, November 24, is the golden anniversary of that game and Alabama’s golden opportunity to reclaim its pound of flesh. No wonder folks will be flocking to Jordan-Hare to witness this contest.

I was checking on kick off time for the upcoming Auburn-Alabama game when I ran across some startling information. Tickets for the upcoming “Iron Bowl” game are going for as high as $400 a ticket. On November 11, someone paid $601 on Ebay for two tickets in Section 59 of Jordan-Hare stadium. The tickets originally sold for $60 each. There were thirty-eight bids.

Here is what the seller writes about the tickets: “First Row, upper deck, aisle seats. No-one in front of you, no-one to step over to get up. Unbelievable view of the entire field. Seats are on the West side of the stadium, so no sun in your eyes either. Honestly these are great seats, and I assure you I would be sitting in them if this was not the same day as my best friend’s wedding (He is a Florida fan, so no concern of his.)”  I can almost feel the pain in his words and know that a few hundred bucks is small compensation for missing that game.

Another Ebay seller is offering two tickets for $750 plus $15 shipping. Yet another has set the minimum bid at $800. All of this simply reinforces my belief that are few rivalries in college sports like that of the Auburn Tigers and the Crimson Tide.

Regarding my feature “It’s Not Easy Being Orange,” I received several interesting responses from Auburn fans. Teachbes writes “This was a fabulous article. I loved reading it and empathizing with every word. Well, almost every word...I love the colors orange and blue together. I think they are classy, and they are actually complementary colors on the color wheel. I love the story about God giving Auburn those colors because they remind him of the sunset or sunrise. I especially loved the ending of the article. I'll definitely be an ‘Auburn fan dead’ one day. I wanted to comment, but I can't figure out how to do that on your articles.”

Right now, as I understand it, one can only comment on a piece posted in the dispatch format. If you want to comment on an article or review, you will need to go to the author’s latest dispatch to post a comment. So, keep those cards and letters (comments) coming.

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WAR EAGLE, and you keep those witty informational articles coming. Now we're on to the countdown for Iron Bowl 2007. : D

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