We can't embarrass ourselves. But the pressure is entirely on Bama for that game. They lose, the world is upside down. We lose (respectably) and then have a 10-win season, we gain recruits not lose them.
It's a thrill. But it's like being on a tandem skydive where they control the chute rip cord and release cord -- i.e., the one where if anything goes wrong, they cut you loose. Fun but lots of trust issues.