TUSCALOOSA — The Iron Bowl wasn’t played on Saturday. It was the Missed Opportunity Bowl. It was the Non-Coup de Grace Bowl. Alabama defeated Auburn 28-14 and 100,000 fans at Bryant Denny Stadium roared in delight afterward in a familiar refrain that has been heard the last seven times the Tigers have come to Tuscaloosa: “Hey Tigers! We just beat the hell out of you!” But hell is a relative term here. Hell would have been turning the ball over four times, as the Crimson Tide did, and losing to an Auburn team that hasn’t frightened anyone, despite its four-overtime...
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