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

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,

If Alabama can stop the run and force Auburn into must-pass situations, there are opportunities to be had. However, Alabama had one combined sack (against Tennessee) in its three losses, due in large part because it didn’t force those teams into many third-and-long situations.