20 out of 24 predicted Bama to win in 1989.
“… Alabama… will go into the Sugar Bowl undefeated…”
“… Curry’s crimson cladders have come too far this year to let Auburn ruin the party now…”
“… all that stands in the way is Pat Dye and a quarterback named Slack…”
1989 Iron Bowl
The Never Ending Adventure
In 1990, a 10-year old boy penned a bizarre, award-winning short story about the 1989 Iron Bowl.
TWER is proud to publish the lost classic for the first time online (on anywhere outside of Vestavia Hills Central Elementary).
“James Joseph the lone set back came in….. ‘AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'”…
Shakers
From the Nov. 23, 1989 edition of The Auburn Plainsman:
Beat(box) Bama: ‘Our House’ is the first, best rap about an Iron Bowl ever
People talk of the orange and blue haze, the claustrophobic Tiger Walk, the never-before-or-since ‘lectricity. But when trying to gauge just how big Alabama’s first trip to Jordan-Hare was, consider the three minutes and 33 seconds of “Our House,” track 13 from 1989’s all-but-extinct “Auburn Blue” album: the first time Auburn Spirit was ever set […]
The Daily Believer: 11.23.09
Friday’s forecast, Chizik channels Dye, Bama parenting in 1989, more to come.