'We found a way, sucked it up, made history': Bruce Pearl reacts to No. 1 Auburn taking down No. 2 Alabama
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Bruce Pearl played the role of diplomat postgame, as he often does, praising the significance of this 1 vs. 2 game, lifting up the SEC and the state of Alabama. Pearl cares about history and history was certainly made on Saturday afternoon inside Coleman Coliseum.