The Alabama Crimson Tide are rubbing salt in the wound after their big Iron Bowl win.
Alabama football’s official account tweeted a graphic Monday that was a pretty obvious shot at Auburn quarterback Bo Nix. Nix had praised Alabama counterpart Mac Jones, saying Jones “does a great job managing the game.” Some Alabama players viewed this as a slight against Jones, as if Nix was essentially belittling Jones as a simple “game manager.”
Alabama’s Twitter account leaned into that Monday. It posted a graphic of Jones with the caption “No Coach, but we still managed.” The graphic itself featured the words “Manager Material” above a picture of Jones. Just in case it wasn’t obvious enough, the people in the background behind Jones were blurred out — except for Nix.
No Coach, but we still managed.
: 42 : 13#BamaFactor #RollTide pic.twitter.com/JpIEyzdr4D
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) November 30, 2020
Brutal. Nix probably didn’t even mean it as a criticism, but in a rivalry like this, just about anything can be twisted into bulletin board material. And the Tigers can hardly complain — they’ve done the same things when they come out on top.
