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Thomas Campbell-USA TODAY Sports  Alabama has played Auburn, a
program that shares its home state, every year since 1948, a
65-season stretch of Iron Bowls that has come to define both
programs. It is regarded, and rightfully so, as one of the best
rivalries in college football.  But it's not even Alabama's
greatest.  Not anymore.  What happened in College Station on
Saturday was further confirmation of that fact, as the No. 1
Tide stormed past—then almost back behind—No. 6 Texas A&M, which
rode the arm of quarterback Johnny Manziel and the everything of
receiver Mike Evans to 42 points in a near-comeback win.  When
the dust had settled and the clock had been wrung, Alabama won
by seven; but what happened on the field was more important than
what read on the scoreboard.  For the second straight year,
Alabama-A&M might have been the