Each Friday during the 2017 football season, AuburnTigers.com will feature a column from Auburn historian and Athletic Director Emeritus David Housel to commemorate the 125 year history of Auburn football. We hope you enjoy!
By David Housel
Coach Shug Jordan loved the Georgia game. It was his favorite rivalry: so many great games for so long a time, so much intensity, so many good friends and associates on both sides, mutual respect and, occasion, grudging admiration.
Often times during the week of the Georgia game he would smile and say, "After all these years, after all the mud, the blood, and the beer, Auburn and Georgia are just about even.