>> WELL, BEFORE THE ALABAMA AM BULLDOGS TOOK ON THE AUBURN TIGERS BULLDOGS. FANS SWARMED THE PLANES TO TAILGATE NEWS. NINETEEN'S JOSIAH ELMORE HAS THE STORY OF HOW ONE TAILGATE CROSSED ENEMY LINES BRINGING BOTH ALABAMA AM AND AUBURN FANS TOGETHER FOR GAME DAY. >> THE ALABAMA AM FAITHFUL SWARMED ADJOURNED THEIR STADIUM SATURDAY TO SPORT THEIR BULLDOGS AGAINST THE AUBURN TIGERS. BUT BEFORE ANY ACTION TOOK PLACE ON THE FIELD, ONE TAILGATE DID SOMETHING UNUSUAL. >> ALABAMA, AM ALUMNI, AN AUBURN UNIVERSITY, BLACK ALUMNI LINKED ARMS TO CELEBRATE THE START OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL. >> ABRAHAM SNELL IN AUBURN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI SAYS THE EVENT GAVE BOTH FANBASES A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. >> YOU DECIDE TO COME TOGETHER GIVE ALL ALUMNI PLACE TO COME, HANG OUT, MEAN, GO MEET EACH OTHER. ENJOY SOME MUSIC AND FOOD. >> BEFORE GOING INTO THE GAME, THE TAILGATE FEATURED THE TRADITIONAL FAVORITES OF HOT DOGS. HAMBURGERS BAKED BEANS, COLESLAW AND A WHOLE LOT OF LAUGHTER. FANS OF BOTH UNIVERSITIES GOT TO ENJOY EACH OTHERS PRESENCE BEFORE HEADING TO JORDAN, HARE STADIUM FOR FANS OF THESE 2 SCHOOLS. IT'S NOT A COMMON THING TO FACE OFF WITH EACH OTHER. THE TIGERS AND BULLDOGS ONLY SQUARED OFF 3 TIMES ALL TIME. JEFFREY WEBB IN ALABAMA, AM GRADUATE SAYS THE MATCHUP IS AN EXCITING ONE. EXCITED IS THE 3RD TIME THAT WE'VE GOT ACCIDENT. >> THAT OUTCOME IN UNIVERSITY CAME DOWN TO LEAK OUT OF PLAYOFF UNIVERSITY. EXCITED THEY DON'T. WE GET A CHANCE TO WATCH THE MARCH MOVING PERFORM AT HALFTIME. JUST ONE OF THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE DAY. >> ALABAMA AM AND AUBURN ARE THE STATES TO LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS MAKING THEM VERY SIMILAR. THAT'S SIMILAR TO CAUSES FANS LIKE SNELL TO BELIEVE THEY SHOULD MAKE THE GAME A YEARLY THING. IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP A GREAT GAME. JUST A GREAT TIME. AND SO WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST GLAD TO BE DOING THIS AND WE SHOULD DO IT MORE WITH SO MANY CROSSING PASS BETWEEN THE 2 SCHOOLS WEAPON. SNELL SAYS THE TAILGATE WAS AN EASY THING THAT WILL BE SENT OPPOSING SIDE. BUT, YOU KNOW, HEY, WE STILL PUT A >> ABOUT THE MANY OF AND ALL UNIVERSITY. AND WITHOUT QUESTION, BOTH MEN HAD TO LEAVE THE TAILGATE CHANNING THEIR SCHOOLS, BATTLE CRY, ROBOTO GO, YOU KNOW, AUBURN SHARE SCIO MORE NEWS. 19. >> NOW THE TAILGATE SAW HUNDREDS OF ALUMNI FROM BOTH