This is an opinion column.

The great reckoning is here for Alabama. Win now, against Auburn in the Iron Bowl, or lose its status of being the alpha king of college football.

The crown is sliding off the capstone. The gilded Tide teeters on the brink of what happened and why? What’s next and with whom?

How come and remember when?

There are two paths for Alabama on Saturday, and its crossroads are at the corner of Heisman and Donahue drives in Auburn. For college football in the Heart of Dixie, the theater of this moment could not be framed with any more angst and anticipation. It’s win or else for Alabama and Auburn is standing in the way. It’s an Iron Bowl kicking off at 6:30 p.m. in Jordan-Hare Stadium. The country will be watching while an entire state holds its breath and prepares t

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