2013 Iron Bowl the start of something big  December, 2, 2013
AUBURN, Ala. -- Their pain exiting the visitor's locker room was
obvious. Far-off looks and muted responses told their story.
Alabama's players had just endured the most heartbreaking,
debilitating loss of their careers. And to make matters worse,
it happened at Auburn on an improbable finish that Tide wide
receiver Kevin Norwood couldn't help but call "lucky."  But it
wasn't luck that led to Auburn's win. That's a hard pill for
Alabama fans to swallow so soon, but the game was tied with one
second remaining. That was no fluke. Nick Saban then went for a
long field goal, didn't have his players properly prepared to
defend the return and paid the ultimate price. The gates opened
and the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium flooded into a blue and
orange sea of joy, and Alabama had no one to blame but itself.
[+] EnlargeGus Malzahn Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesGus Malzahn has
a lot in common with Nick Saban. Was it a likely scenario? Of
course not. According to