Iron Bowl 2009: Alabama and Auburn vs. Black Friday
By Wade KwonFor the second year in a row first of two years, the Iron Bowl will be on a Friday. No. 2 Alabama will visit Auburn for the 74th matchup.
Alabama comes in with perfect 11-0 record and ticket to the SEC Championship Game vs. No. 1 Florida on Dec. 5 in Atlanta, just like in 2008. If the Tide holds steady under coach Nick Sabam, the team is heading for the BCS National Championship Game against No. 3 Texas.
Auburn is holding on with a respectable 7-4 record under new coach Gene Chizik. The bowl-eligible Tigers could be headed to the Liberty, Music City or Outback Bowl in the post-season.
The game airs at 1:30 p.m. on CBS 42 and also streams live online at the CBS Sports site.
What’s good for CBS may harm Alabama retailers looking for a Black Friday surge. Said one furniture store owner:
“We are going to open at 8 a.m. and close 30 minutes before the game starts to let people watch the game, but yet still have time to come in and purchase something.”
Of course, if you hate football, it’s the perfect time to shop. (But you probably stopped reading when you saw the helmets.)
So, who’s gonna win the big game? Educated and wild guesses welcome.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 9:34 am
FYI, the Iron Bowl was on Saturday the 29th last year.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 9:58 am
Thanks, Justin. I fixed it in the post. It’s even sadder that I erred on the date because I was actually at the game!
So who’s gonna win and by how much?