I didn't grow up in the Yellowhammer State, but even across the border, I could feel the residual heat from the genuine hatred between Auburn and Alabama. On the day of the Iron Bowl itself, I wouldn't be surprised if they feel it across an ocean, and have to send some poor viscount or whatever across the pond to investigate:

Over the years, the rivalry has switched locations (from its longtime home in Birmingham to the respective campi) and weekends (from the Saturday before Thanksgiving to the Saturday after the holiday, per SEC mandate, eliminating a potential off-week ahead of the conference championship game). Now, the hate-fest is switching days of the week:

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Iron Bowl will be played the day after Thanksgiving the next two seasons.

CBS Sports said Friday that it will televise the next two Alabama-Auburn football games nationally. The games will be moved to Friday on the last weekend of the Southeastern Conference's regular season schedule.

Next season's game will kick off at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, November 27 at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium. The 2010 game will be played on Friday, Nov. 26 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.

This is not a region that likes to mess with tradition -- "Tha Bahr never coached on a Frahdee!" -- and there will be high school playoff plans to consider for cross-state travelers. But really, it just means more whiskey and rage for the road on Thursday, I guess.

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Hat tip: CGB.