Gene Chizik is speaking to the media right now. Here's what he's said so far:
- "This is what makes college football great -- these types of college rivalries."
- On Auburn's red zone success: "Obviously when you get down there it's all about execution, and I think when we have gotten down there we have executed well."
- "Getting down there is going to be more difficult this week than most weeks."
- He's looked at some film of last year's game. "We don't put a whole lot of stock in the past, but you want to look at it and see what went on."
- He saw some missed opportunities in last year's game.
- On the rivalry: "In my opinion, typically the more physical team wins. So Alabama's not going to try to trick anybody. They're going to do what they do and try to be more physical than you are. But in these rivalry games, that's what it's all about."
- "We've got our work cut out for us. That's a great, physical football team."
- Chizik isn't using last year's game as a motivational tool. "We're not living in the past. ... We've moved on. There's no relation between the two."
- Comparing Mark Ingram and Ben Tate: "I don't think it's fair to compare because there's no comparison. They're used differently and they're both great running backs."
- On what's at stake: "I think anytime you're playing a rivalry game, I think it has the potential to have a bearing on recruiting. We're trying to get to the best bowl game possible. I still think there's a lot to play for. And then the fact that this game is not an obligation, it's a privilege to play in, period. That in itself is a huge motivation to play. Somebody's going to do something and it's going to go down in history and never be forgotten. It happens every year."
- The off week was big both mentally and physically. We've covered this before.
- On Tate saying he was the best running back in the state, Chizik didn't know the context. He assumes it was an innocent phrase by Tate. "Ben's a confident guy, but he's also very complimentary of others," Chizik said. "People can make that into what they want to, but in my opinion it was done in a very innocent way."
- On if Alabama has the look of a national championship team: "They've got very good players and they're very well-coached. They're one of the teams that is a viable option to play in that game." He didn't say anything beyond that because he hasn't seen the other title contenders on film.
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Ask the coach what the all time Auburn Alabama head to head record is..then you can inform your readers. Do you know the record? Do you know which team is better head to head since Bear's death?
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