I hear conflicting stories...did Auburn fans really roll the trees in celebration of Bear Bryant's death?
I hear they rolled the trees when Bryant retired, not died.
No, the caller specifically talks about the newspaper article, and the Auburn fans rolling Toomer's Corner when Bear died... Honestly I don't know if they did or not..
The thing about this rivalry is that it's always been full of pranks, but for the most part good natured pranks that don't really hurt anyone or anything... similar to how some Hurricane fan(s) stuck that flag at the top of a scissor lift before the FSU game this year. This is what goes on in college football, it's what makes it the best sport on the planet.
Auburn planted the Iron Bowl score from this year into the grass in Tuscaloosa... put a Scam Newton jersey on Bear's statue, etc...
However, it's the lunatics that every fan base has that always get the most attention when they cross the line... the rivalry between Alabama and Auburn was suspended for 40 years because it got out of hand..
This guy has kids who had to be pulled out of school because they were getting death threats... Now they have to live with what their lunatic father did despite not having anything to do with it... they'll have to leave the state now. No question about it...
A lot of fans on both sides of this rivalry feel like it would be best if they just quit playing each other because the hatred between the fanbases is too intense. I don't agree with that at all...
This game just over the past 2 years has shown what it takes to be a champion...
The players/coaches on either side aren't the problem, the game itself is always one of the best in college football. What it boils down to is that it's always a few morons on the sidelines that call themselves fans that tend to be the problem...