Seems like the obvious choices are 80’s vs 2010’s. In terms of the rivalry supplanting itself atop the nation’s best I’d probably lean 2010s over 1980’s but the 80’s were more kind to AUBURN. What say ye?
1980-1989
-AUBURN 6, Bama 4
-Both teams ranked 5 times
-0 National Titles combined
-1 Heisman winner combined
-Bo over the Top
-Van Tiffin FG for the win
-Tillman reverse for the W
-1st Iron Bowl at JHS
2010-2019
-Bama 6, AUBURN 4
-Both teams ranked 7 times
-Three top 10 matchups
-5 combined National Championships
-4 Heisman winners
-Cam Newton comeback
-Kick 6
-2014 Bama win in shootout with a billion points and yards in Tuscaloosa
-Wacky AU win in 2019 at JHS that concluded with illegal substitution penalty and featured 2 pick 6 TD’s including a 100+ yard return by AU, 1 kick return TD, shAUn Shivers decapitating a man, and a bizarre 1 more second clock situation at end of half allowing AU to boom a long FG at teh buzzer.
1980-1989
-AUBURN 6, Bama 4
-Both teams ranked 5 times
-0 National Titles combined
-1 Heisman winner combined
-Bo over the Top
-Van Tiffin FG for the win
-Tillman reverse for the W
-1st Iron Bowl at JHS
2010-2019
-Bama 6, AUBURN 4
-Both teams ranked 7 times
-Three top 10 matchups
-5 combined National Championships
-4 Heisman winners
-Cam Newton comeback
-Kick 6
-2014 Bama win in shootout with a billion points and yards in Tuscaloosa
-Wacky AU win in 2019 at JHS that concluded with illegal substitution penalty and featured 2 pick 6 TD’s including a 100+ yard return by AU, 1 kick return TD, shAUn Shivers decapitating a man, and a bizarre 1 more second clock situation at end of half allowing AU to boom a long FG at teh buzzer.
