Fans react to Texas vs. Alabama being dubbed inaugural Allstate Crossbar Classic
Despite not joining the SEC until the beginning of the 2024 season, the Texas Longhorns will travel to Tuscaloosa on Sept. 9 this year to take on Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide as the second game in a home-and-home series between the two sides. The Crimson Tide outlasted the Longhorns, 20-19, in Austin last year in what was one of the games of the year.
Today, Alabama football announced that its matchup with the Longhorns in Week 2 will be called the Allstate Crossbar Classic with the game obviously sponsored by Allstate. Each year, the Crossbar Classic will move to a new city and a new matchup, but what a cool place to start the tradition. The 2023 matchup will likely be a top-10 matchup with playoff implications.
The announcement caught a lot of fans by surprise, and here were the top reactions to the news.
Horns Down
— Bryant-Denny Stadium (@BryantDenny_UA) July 18, 2023
New rivalry brewing?
This is gonna be the new big rivalry of the SEC https://t.co/Rj3yuHASFh
— falconhorns (@AyeRhy) July 18, 2023
Not here for the "Doink" jokes
There is nothing classic about a crossbar. https://t.co/bFydxQGP7M
— Craig Worley (@Craig_Worley) July 18, 2023
Underwhelming to some
Cross bar classic? https://t.co/iGYQsy5LzE
— mitch davis (@mitchdavis_8) July 18, 2023
Will the Tide be the first Crossbar Classic winners?
https://t.co/CuG1ez9hni pic.twitter.com/hqeaVkdqnN
— Carolyn Taylor 🐘🏈❤ (@Carolyn11532144) July 18, 2023
I guess it's not for everyone...
https://t.co/ZvdkqZVqO6 pic.twitter.com/oI5hElNCsJ
— Phil (@PH1Losophical) July 18, 2023
Future trivia question?
Texas making history again. I see it now, a future triva question. Who beat Alabama in the first ever All State Crossbar Classic?…👇 pic.twitter.com/FISD1uc3uY
— Xander DiMera (@LonghornPhenom) July 18, 2023
Can't believe it's real!
Attending the first annual crossbar classic: https://t.co/1dETmvQh4V pic.twitter.com/UjUnlcvtUs
— Slander University (@TheSlanderU) July 18, 2023
