This is an opinion column. ___________________ Two days later and Alabama’s historic loss to Vanderbilt remains tough to digest. For Auburn, things are somehow even less palatable after loss number eight in a row to rival Georgia.

Down goes number one! The Vanderbilt Commodores pulled off a shocking upset at home Saturday beating the Alabama Crimson Tide 40-35. Vanderbilt had never beaten the number-one team in the country and Alabama had lost just once in their last 124 games against unranked opponents.