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A curious Iron Bowl trend: Fans leaving cremated remains on the field

Taylor Tannebaum was on the sideline filming the biggest game of the year in Alabama when a college-aged man made eye contact with her.

"These are my grandfather's ashes, and I'm going to dump them on the field," the man said grasping a Ziploc bag.

The sports anchor for WTVY was momentarily stunned. Was this guy really going to dump his grandfather's final remains during the middle of the 2014 Iron Bowl? When she remembered where she was, she realized of course he was.

Tannebaum, standing in her favorite spot to shoot the game, tried deterring the man from doing it in her vicinity.