August 21st, 2010 -- Posted in Apartment Hunting Tips |
If you are crazy football fan, either you have to be an obsessive fan of the team of Auburn University or the team of University of Alabama. Definitely you have to take sides and there is no chance for neutrality with these two teams. Michigan and Ohio may come together; Navy and Army may go hand in hand. However, when we talk about the football rivalry, there is no match for Auburn and Alabama.
Alabama is well known for its rich heritage on college football. But one exact day of a year, when there is a game between Auburn vs. Alabama - Iron Bowl, even the families and friends split up to take sides for a single team on the Iron Bowl day. For about over a century, Iron Bowl tears Alabama into two. The hatred keeps growing between these two teams. Further, the fans of each team hate one another. Alabama - Auburn rivalry is really a whole year through obsession.
Initiation of rivalry
In the year, 1893, February 22nd, Auburn and Alabama teams met for the first time in Birmingham. Auburn team won with 32-22. yet, both the teams ended up with a great spat, whether the match should be taken for counting towards the year 1892s season or for the year 1893. This rivalry kept growing and continued in every year, that it leads to the momentary suspension during the series during the teams’ 1907 meeting, where the match ended in tie of 6-6. Until 1948, Auburn and Alabama were not given the chance to meet. The state government took efforts to make the decision to be strictly practiced.
During 1947 December, the representatives of the Alabama team House passed good resolution to encourage both the schools to come together, overcoming the differences to meet in the match. Dr. Ralph B Draughon the Auburn president and Dr. John Gallalee, the Alabama president agreed upon to resume the series for the next year. The game was held in Birmigham, naming it “The Iron Bowl”, as the city is near huge iron deposits.
For many decades, the Alabama university team enjoyed the higher profile when compared to their rival, among the matches held both within the state and even in the international sports meet. Although Auburn had a share of success, they were considered as number two team, within their state. But later in 1980, the waves of Auburn team started to crawl in every match, with the start at Jordan-Hare Stadium. In the year 1987, Auburn requested official that Iron Bowl has to be played at the same stadium, every year. In 1989, December 2, the tigers of Auburn knocked off the big brothers of Alabama in Iron Bowl, with 30-20.
Through 2006, it is Alabama team that leads in Iron Bowl, yet, Auburn has succeeded every of the last 5 Iron Bowls. And every year, the fans look forward for the meet of Iron Bowl, especially for the Auburn vs. Alabama Football game, with the same rivalry, which seems to be growing for a century.
Jason Forthofer is the owner Auburn Alabama Tickets, a website focusing on the history of the Iron Bowl.
August 9th, 2010 -- Posted in Apartment Hunting Tips |
Alabama is an amazing tourist destination with so many exciting places to see and experience. Alabama is home to some of the world class tourist destinations.
Alabama is a state which consists of a wide area of beautiful terrain and sceneries. Alabama is an ideal tourist destination that offers a lot of beautiful places rich in historical heritage. Alabama is proud of its affordable hotels that provide excellent service to enjoy fully your vacation.
From the northern part to the south, there is a great deal of changes. At the north side is mainly covered with terrain with virgin forest which features a spectacular view. The northwest part of Alabama consists of cities which include Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals and Florence. They are popularly known as the Quad Cities. These cities features a lot of tourists spots.
Tuscumbia City is famous because of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame that exhibits some of the popular personalities like Lionel Richie and Hank Williams Sr. The Ivy Green is also located in the city where Helen Keller was raised. The famous show entitled The Miracle Worker is being held in this place every summer where many local and foreign tourist come to see this magnificent performances.
The W.C Handy Museum and the Indian Mound Museum is located in the city of Sheffield. These museums features feature some of the work of the early Native Americans.
The University of North Alabama is situated in Florence in the downtown district. The city also features the historical Pope’s Tavern exhibiting numerous artworks and artifacts.
Alabama is proud of Huntsville city where it is considered as the center of technology. It is home to Marshal Space Flight Center NASA’s headquarters. In addition, the Space and Missile Defense Command is also located in the city. Among the leading tourist attraction in the city is the United States Space and Rocket Center. It features a lot of artifacts and memorabilia of the U.S Space Program.
Tourists can also enjoy a ride with the Space Shot and experience how astronauts feel without gravity. The Botanical Garden is another great attraction which houses numerous species of plants and flowers. There are also a lot of bars, restaurants and shopping malls in the city where tourists can enjoy and have fun.
The Old State Bank Building is one of the attractions in Decatur. This building is among a cluster of three structures that was able to survive the harshness of the Civil War.
The largest city of Alabama is the Birmingham. It is home to many wonderful attractions which include Visionland Park, botanical gardens and many more. It is also home for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. It contains important information regarding Alabama’s history and Civil Rights. Vulcan, the world’s largest statue made of iron is also located in Birmingham.
Alabama’s capital city is Montgomery where the Confederacy’s first ever White House has been established. This place has been opened to the public and is one of the attractions of the city. Meanwhile, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival is a major attraction of the city in which famous musical and performances are being held regularly.
The two largest universities in Alabama namely, the Auburn University and the University of Alabama, is located in Auburn and Tuscaloosa respectively. College football is among the highlights in these universities.
Hangout with Alabama’s world class beaches at the Gulf Coast and enjoy seafood and many other delicious cuisines. The historical USS Alabama, a WWII battleship, is another highlight of the city worth seeing. Cruise lines are also available in the area.
Whether you are on business travel or leisure, Alabama is a good choice to travel which offers a wide variety of options to have an exciting and enjoyable vacation for you and your whole family.
August 2nd, 2010 -- Posted in Auburn |
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Alabama Team Report
Leading up to last Saturday’s game against lower-division UT-Chattanooga, Alabama coach Nick Saban had everyone around the team under strict orders not to talk about Auburn.
Once No. 3 Alabama (11-0) had effectively put away the Mocs 45-0, the conversation went almost immediately to the annual state obsession that is the Iron Bowl, the regular-season-ending clash against cross-state rival Auburn (7-4).
“It will be a challenging game for us in every way,” Saban said.
“It’s an important game for everybody that’s involved, in terms of our program here, that we do a good job of getting our players ready to play their best football. Our coaches will do whatever they need to do to get that done.”
Auburn Team Report
Auburn got the thing it needed most before the Iron Bowl showdown against rival Alabama—some rest.
The bye week was a long time coming for the depth-plagued Tigers, who played 11 consecutive weeks with few, if any, reserves. And now they should be recharged for No. 3 Alabama, which comes into Jordan-hare Stadium at 11-0, headed to the SEC title game to meet Florida.
Alabama is coming off an easy win over Chattanooga, but is at a bit of a disadvantage with the short week of preparation for the Friday game.
“We really feel like we have a shot of beating Alabama,” tight end Tommy Trott said.
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