Opposing coaches question the intensity of Alabama's weekly approach, while Auburn boosters have grown frustrated with Freeze's golf habit

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer and Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze are singing similar tunes of seasons that haven't lived up to expectations for either storied program. It's safe to say that lots and lots is riding on Saturday's game ...

Every Auburn football coach in the last 43 years who lasted at least two full seasons won his first or second game against Alabama.

That's evidenced by Auburn's success, or lack thereof at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It's been a nearly guaranteed loss for the past six trips. The last time the Tigers won there was in 2010 — with a guy named Cam Newton quarterbacking a 24-point comeback victory.

Regardless of rankings, regardless of future bowl games and playoff berths, the stakes for the Iron Bowl are both simple and infinite. If you can give your fans an edge over the opposition at every cookout,

Freeze had one chance at Saban, losing the 2023 Iron Bowl in devastating fashion when the Crimson Tide scored on 4th-and-31 at Jordan-Hare. Then, in January, the boogeyman retired. Now, Freeze’s Auburn team still has something to play for.

The Alabama Crimson Tide have been uneven and surprisingly inconsistent on the field under Kalen DeBoer in Year 1, but the new head coach has done well off the field. Even after stunningly losing to Oklahoma last week,