Alabama @ Auburn, 2nd half
Hey everyone. We're now watching and discussing the second half.Please stand and sing.
- Auburn first possession: PUNT. Three and out.
- Alabama first possession: PUNT. Three and out.
- Auburn second possession: TOUCHDOWN. Darvin Adams 71 pass from Todd. Byrum PAT kick good. Drive covered 76 yards in 2 plays.
- AUBURN 21, ALABAMA 14
- Alabama second possession: TURNOVER ON DOWNS. Stopped on 4th-and-1.
- Auburn third possession: PUNT. Three and out.
- Alabama third possession: FIELD GOAL. Leigh Tiffin 27 FG. Drive covered 23 yards in 5 plays.
- AUBURN 21, ALABAMA 17
- Auburn fourth possession: PUNT.
- Auburn fourth possession: FIELD GOAL. Tiffin 31 FG. Drive covered 29 yards in 7 yards.
- AUBURN 21, ALABAMA 20
- Auburn fifth possession: INTERCEPTION. Mark Barron.
- Alabama fifth possession: PUNT. They were pinned deep, couldn't accomplish much.
- Auburn sixth possession: PUNT.
- Auburn sixth possession: TOUCHDOWN. Roy Upchurch 4 pass from McElroy. Conversion attempt failed. Drive covered 79 yards in 15 plays.
- ALABAMA 26, AUBURN 21
- Auburn seventh possession: END OF HALF. Final pass was knocked down near the goal line.
FINAL
posted by Jay G. Tate at
3:34 PM
185 Comments:
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WDE.
See ya'll around.
Why couldn't we just run it on 3rd and 1?
You gotta run that. That was ridiculous.
Well they finally start a drive where they should. But I can't get over how bad that play call was.
That's one thing about the Malzahn offense that needs work.
I mean, you're not going to want to run it up the gut against Mt. Cody, but that play didn't have a chance from the start.
Bad call, Gus! COme on!
Bynes has Ingram's number
Aero!
Welcome back.
Defense keeping us in it, now offense needs SOMETHING
War damn defense.
Nice job D. Please catch the punt.
Or let it go. That's fine. No fumble. Small victories!
After the game I'm getting a peppermint chocolate chip milkshake from Chick-Fil-A. It looks rather good
Dang, am I the only one who noticed that Aeronaut just made a cameo?
HATE brings us all together.
That was a pretty nice little run from Kodi there.
PUMP FAKE!
TAKE THAT YOU EVIL BASTARDS!!!!!!
woooooo!!!!
DARVIN ADAMS!!!!
You can say what you want about him, but man oh man, Chris Todd has the meanest pump fake in all the land!
Hi there, Momentum, it's nice to see you again.
Would it be too much to ask for a stop and another score, so Bama is on their heels again?
CBS is going to be pissed when they can't advertise #1 vs #2 and have to re-do these SECCG ads.
Yes, I'm being optimistic.
*$^! keep kicking it outside please I don't care if they get it on the 40. Our coverage isn't good enough to risk it
maybe Hull knew what he was doing kickin' those other KO's out of bounds. Ha.
I honestly thought those kicks were on purpose... guess not since Byrum kicked that one.
NICE STOP! Do they go for it?
Oh snap.
HUGE!!!!!!!
I can't say enough about our run defense today
hot potato!
You gotta hit him in the numbers.
yikes.
At least Fannin IS playing.
We've got to keep the D off the field.
Dang it!
dumb pass.
How many times has Todd faked the little screen pass to look downfield, when the little screen was actually open?
STOP ARENAS!
Why do you kick to Arenas?
Anyone?
Man I thought he stepped out. Dang.
Kickoffs, punt returns, we need work and prayer.
Defense, we need you again.
praying for another missed FG. or turnover. it's time.
Auburn's defense came to play.
Yah! We're getting more pressure on McElroy than I thought.
tru dat, JGT. I am not familiar with this defense, but I am uber impressed.
yay defense! boo special teams. out of bounds, every time please.
the key for us on defense is to get pressure with 4. when we blitz, we get torched.
Nice job D. Let's score! I hope Todd's got a few more big plays in him. I also hope that he throws a nice pass to Fannin. Why does he save his worst passes for Super Mario?
Nick Fairley = good.
Saban needs to watch his language!
So THIS is how it feels to have nice field position. And we didn't have to risk a returner dropping it! win win, my friends
Fairley was your choice for player to watch next year, Jay.
Looks like a good call.
Quit running it up the middle!!!
DANG IT!!!!!
Dangit!!! CT, no!
That play looked busted on the start. At least Darvin made him pay
Todd has made several of those... finally bit him.
Todd has had some terrible plays today.
That one really hurt.
We do not need to hand them points.
Everyone needs to take a deep breath.
We're gonna need some more points, I'm afraid.
Defense is starting to show the strain.
Defense, do it again!
*Meaning the Defense. THey are starting to look frustrated. I understand why, but still...
Thank you D
This defense is playing their butts off today.
My sister was hit on by our bammer cousin yesterday... you can't make that shit up.
Our defense has definitely showed up at the right time.
Well, Bama has taken possession of the ball 8 times from their own 40 yard line, or closer.
They have scored only 20 points.
Unfortunately, I don't see how we can keep that up and still have a shot at winning.
Please Chris Todd, lead this offense to a touchdown!
The D is playing lights out.
If the offense doesn't start sustaining some drives, I'm afraid they will finally wear down.
I'll take it.
Yeah, Defense must be gassed. we need a couple of 1st downs.
HA!!! HA !!!!!!!!
Todd, nice job, BUT THROW THE BALL AWAY and stop the deer-in-headlights act.
Chris Todd needs a walker.
Why run it up the middle? It drives me crazy!!!
We need at least 10 points this quarter to win it.
I might go for it here.
Might as well go for this.
It's not like they will end up any further away if we punt.
OK, who's thinking fake now?
I sure am.
I'm guessing the TO meant Alabama thought so too.
Bama takes a timeout to ice the kicker.... on a punt!
I'm petrified
OK, I'll take that.
Great fake by Arenas, though.
amazing.
For a second there it looked like they were gonna let it go into the end zone. I wouldn't be surprised with how our special teams are
I smell a turnover.
The good news is Washington can catch our punts better than he can Bama's
false start!
This would be a big safety. make it a 3 point difference
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
Who needs depth?! Our Defense is staying so strong
Points here.
Nick Fairley is gonna be something special
Where's our boy FSJ!?!? Hahahahahhaha
He's at the game.
He'll be here win or lose after its over.
He's an exceptional Bammer.
think ricky is ranting?
Go! Go! Go!
10 and a half minutes left is way too early to start playing the clock.
These announcers seriously think there is a chance we should run the clock?
Why does Todd pitch it so early?
Ughhhh
Damn. Not good.
Cursing up a storm here.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Please block!
That was a disaster
phew. 20 isn't terrible.
That was an ugly drive, and the first one we started on their side of midfield all day, too.
At least they stopped talking about Tiger Woods.
We can't keep putting it on our defense.
I think Todd's been sacked on just about every play action pass. So, stop it.
What was that? We need to move the ball in the other direction!
We need a turnover and make a short field...
So we can stop Ingram, but not Richardson.
We need a huge stop right here D!!!!
Wasn't that a pick play? Isn't that illegal?
This is a great game.
A.C. BABY!!!
that's the 2nd time Ricks could've got to the QB but stops because he sees a possible screen. BUt he's already committed, might as well hit the QB
Dang, stop there would have been huge.
I'd hate for this game to come down to a FG by Tiffin.
Bama can't score here. We'll have barely anytime to respond
Quit getting first downs Bama, dang.
I'd think about burning my timeouts right now
Oh, I've seen this movie before.
I REALLY hate the ending.
Please.
oh my god
We can get it.
If only Ricks had lateraled to a DB so he could return it for 2 points and make it a 3 point game.
Maybe that's a stretch.
where was the pick on the play before.
I think Washington will get a good return here.
Come on, please. Run it back for a TD
Come on Auburn!!! You have your shot to kill the evil empire!!!
Demnond tried.
Turns out I was wrong... He wasted alot of time there.
Always at the worst times
Horrible management
Throw a 10-20 and get out.
how does a team that "plays as fast" as we do look so poor in hurry up?
Regardless of how this ends, I am very proud of this Auburn team.
oh god
Great game Auburn. You kept it close and had a shot. All we needed was one more defensive stop. We beat the spread and looked very good to the recruits.
I'm gonna cry.
It's great to be an Auburn Tiger.
hurry up sucked, heart is broken, still great to be an Auburn tiger.
We played better than anybody expected... just came up short. I'm proud of the way the boys played. We should have at least gotten 3 on the drive we started in their territory, if we do its a whole different game. But I'm proud to be an Auburn Tiger today.
I hate to play just good enough to lose.
But I am proud of their effort today
it is truly great to be an Auburn Tiger.
We played a heck of a game against the number 2 team in the nation. This is a win in my book. Auburn is headed in the right direction.
Okay, how many of you are shedding tears for Ingram as he set on the sideline kissing his Heisman goodbye?
We may have not won, but one thing's for sure. We showed Alabama there will be no more pushing around, we're ions ahead since last year
tony barnhart suuuuuuuucks
or however you spell it.
we will not be pushed around, that is for sure. last year was an aberration.
Didn't he say at half time that bama was gooing to win by double digits. Someone needs to remind him of his big mouth
I cannot begin to say how proud I am of this football team. We started what, 3 freshmen on defense? We had next to nothing in terms of depth. We gave Bama all they could handle. They are winners in my book.
Tiger Woods gets Boo Boo!!! Film at 11. Sorry, just don't care.
no Heisman for Ingram, boo-hoo.
§FC, you are 1000% correct.
This is the best I've felt after a loss in a long time. I feel like we've got a football team again.
Bama's a championship-caliber team (even though they haven't won a championship yet). I knew if we let them hang around that they would find a way to beat us.
Our last possession before their winning drive was the key. That defense stepped up and got the job done, and set it up for the offense to come through.
It hurts for the Seniors, who came in with such promise 4-5 years ago, but they will receive a lot of credit from me for heading the program in the right direction.
I just hope we can put this behind us and play as well in whatever bowl we end up in. If we do that, we'll win. No question.
Does Bama feel good about this win?
We may have set ourselves up for the Chick Fil A Bowl with today's game, most likely against Clemson. I'd consider that a great outcome.
Yeah... Anna, I'll take it.
Stupid iPhone....
Congrats FSJ!
We never really hated you..
There's no such thing as a moral victory but these kids oughtta be proud of themselves. But moral victory? Non exsistent we got a tough L today fellas.
Oh I know you'll TAKE it. But does it feel good?
And once again the "we just beat the hell outta you" chant is completely unfounded.
A loss is a loss is a loss - but I can take a loss where our coaches put our team in the best possible position to win, and the players respond by playing their guts out for 60 minutes.
That's what happened today. Props to Bama for hanging tough and getting the W, but props to our boys for doing everything they could to prevent it.
Fearless, I am with you. Few times does a loss feel this way. I can not remember seeing an Auburn Team fight the adversity like they have this year. Auburn showed today that they will be a force to reckon with and that the Coaches we have were the right choices. At my age I don't want to wish my life away but I sure can't wait for August of 2010. War Eagle!
We should've won that game. The play calling and Chris Todd hung the defense out to dry.
War Damn Eagle anyway. I like where we're headed, but the coaches have a lot to prove next season.
Chris Todd is the only reason we were in the game, so I guess you have to take the good with the bad.
Play calling an Chris Todd were what kept us in the ballgame.
We simply aren't a very talented team. After you figure in the injuries and suspensions, we're a lot closer to Kentucky than we are Alabama.
I'm embarrassed that we lost to one of those teams, but not to the other.
i need quotage.
You can't just call good plays for two quarters, and expect to win. You have to call four successful quarters. That didn't happen.
Also, Todd had a lot of throws that he he wants back.
Way too many pointless screens, and up the middle, dead-end runs.
Yeah, the reason we were in the game in first place was the play-calling, and Todd's throws, but you can't go conservative and hope for the best against the No. 2 team in the country.
We could've put that game away on at least two possessions, and called conservative plays.
While Todd and Malzahn had great moments, their mistakes cost us the game, from my lazy boy.
There is talent on this team, primarily on offense. There is just a gross lack of depth on defense, our linebackers aren't up to par with what we have had in the past, the defensive tackles are average, not game changers like Marks or Sims, and the safeties are ridiculously inexperienced.
Defensive ends and corners look pretty good, but we still have lack of depth there.
The defensive performance against Alabama was outstanding. I didn't think we had the players to do it.
Tough loss; congrats to the bammers. Their team came through with a big drive when they had to have one.
Here's to better days in the future; in the meanwhile, keep HATE alive.
Thanks cotton. I actually like y'all.
Your team played their asses off.
Be proud of an incredible effort. They battled to the end. Can't say shoulda won, but coulda won. HOTTIES, don't fuss. That minimizes one whale of an effort.I don't believe in moral victories. I believe in work -- hard work -- and I know our guys spilled every ounce of guts they had. I believe in Auburn. I believe in this staff. I believe where we're going.
Damn!!
Once we get a bit more depth and experience, we are really going to be tough to beat. If as some claim, we have no talent, and we can hang with the number two team in the nation, what will this team with no depth and no talent look like when the talent arrives?
I know that the team is extremely disappointed, but I am so proud of them. They have certainly demonstrated their character as a team and as individuals this year.
Looking forward to the bowl game; it is great to be an Auburn Tiger!
I agree. I am prouder of this team than many of our teams that achieved a lot more. This team has a lot of heart and better team chemistry than most teams I have seen at Auburn. Chizik deserves SEC coach of the year. They did more with less and you have to respect that.
I have finished my newspapery responsibilities, so let's get QUOTIN' AND NOTIN'.
I'm working on that now.
I agree about Chizik and staff. It is amazing what they have been able to accomplish in just one season. They took players with wounded spirits and convinced them that they were still a good football team.
Damn!!!
It's not that we have NO talent, its that we have very little.
The Floridas, Alabamas, LSUs, and even the Georgias and Tennessees have two or three players at every position who possess enough physical abilities to compete at what is considered "SEC-caliber". That is, they aren't significantly smaller, slower, or weaker than the average starter at any other SEC program.
At many positions, we have only one player who meets those minimum criteria. And many of those were thrown into critical situations with minimal opportunity to get 'coached up' simply because we had no choice.
Sure, knowing that we could have been 10-2 right now if things had gone better today and against UGa and UK hurts. But considering all that's happened since last fall, to be 'only' 7-5 is nothing of which to be ashamed.
Jay G,
I have followed this blog for approximately 1 year now. I have watched this team go from 22 beings to 1. I end up saying this every five years but this team made me proud. I'd love to know if any of them read this blog. They FOUGHT. thats all i care about at the end of the day is that you FOUGHT. this team has been compared to last year and trashed and they had guts. thats all i ask. I was with 6 of my insane AU friends and they said this team had guts. YOU CAN WIN WITH THAT. I'm not a moral victory guy but if this is the foundation of the Chizik era then it is a solid mold of concrete because I belive in Auburn and LOVE IT.
please excuse my typing b/c i'm hammered drunk and love that too. I'm also the guy who Ben Tate's freshmen year said he'd never be an SEC back- WRONG. He's a NFL calibre back and sits among Fullwood, James, Jackson, Williams, Davis and Brown. WAR EAGLE.... I'll be around.
Yes, depth is the real issue and I do think a lot of the problems will be solved this recruiting season. We need to get 4 or 5 players signed against last year's class that can practice in the spring. If we get that and over 20 of the 25 recruits counting against this year's class actually make it to campuses, depth should be much better.
The other big factor will be who we get and if we get enough people for the offensive and defensive lines, which are my primary concerns.
As for this team, they should feel very proud of what they accomplished this season. I do not remember an Auburn team ever being so in trouble in terms of depth. These players played their hearts out.
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