There is no 24-hour rule after the Alabama Crimson Tide stampeded past Eastern Illinois. Before sunset in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, it was already Iron Bowl week.
Some members of the Auburn football staff have been preparing for the Alabama Crimson Tide for months. Auburn will also get three weeks of earnest preparation for Alabama with a bye week, the Mercer no-need-to-prepare game, and the actual game week.
Some Alabama football fans are always anxious when the Crimson Tide plays Auburn in Jordan-Hare. The game will again be Auburn's Super Bowl. DJ Durkin will be coaching for a head coaching job.