Ah, football season really is here

Auburn University had a slight lead over the University of Alabama in the raw number of Alabama specialty license plates through September 2004, but the Crimson Tide won in the Electoral College, carrying 34 of the state's 67 counties compared to the Tigers' 27. Alabama also has made slightly more scholarship money over the course of the program, which launched in 1988.

What does it all mean? Aside from reminding us that kickoff is less than a week away, absolutely nothing. Oh, and for the curious, third place went not to UAB but to Alabama State University.