In the state of Alabama, kids grow up dreaming about playing football for Alabama or Auburn. They attend the games. They go to the camps. They’re typically raised as a fan of one or the other. And while most of them will never get that opportunity, the ones that do rarely leave the state.
Nick Saban and Gus Malzahn have put up this imaginary barricade around the state’s border with a sign that might as well read 'keep out.'