I’ve rewatched this play a lot lately: Obviously, a different fourth-down completion has since emerged as the go-to example for anyone delving into the intersection of Auburn victory over Georgia and good fortune/divine intervention (delete as applicable). But it’s easy to imagine prayer at work in this one, too. Given how close Aromashodu is to […]
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Gus Malzahn and the whistles of the trains
I laughed. What else could I do? No, Anders Carlson missing a potential game-icing field goal with 1:14 to play against Ole Miss isn’t something I’d have found funny at any other point in my Auburn football-watching life. But the Tigers had outgained the Rebels 502-to-232 at that point. They’d entered Ole Miss territory 10 […]
First impressions, Auburn men’s basketball 2019-2020
Bruce Pearl and his Auburn men’s basketball team tipped off their encore season to March’s SEC tournament championship and Final Four berth by downing Georgia Southern 83-74 at Auburn Arena Tuesday night. And now that we’ve reminded ourselves that Auburn men’s basketball won an SEC tournament championship and Final Four berth last season, let’s talk […]
Thoughts on Auburn 28, Texas A&M 20
We should talk about our expectations for this Auburn football season. We should also talk about our desires for this Auburn football season. We should recognize those aren’t the same thing.
Extremely belated thoughts on Auburn 27, Oregon 21
The bartender at the Embassy Suites Downtown St. Louis told me the game wasn’t over, but I wasn’t much inclined to listen. He hadn’t been paying attention. He was just making sports small talk. No, the game wasn’t technically over, but I’ve watched enough Auburn football to know it was over in ways other than […]