2023 The Mississippi State Game

 2:30 kickoff from Jordan-Hare.  State is 4 and 3.  Auburn is 3 and 4.  Auburn is favored by maybe 6.  The Tigers desperately need to win this game.  We can win the next four or we can lose all four.

FIRST QUARTER

The Tigers receive and march 75 yds sharply down the field for the touchdown mostly on short pass completions and the score coming on a short pass.

Auburn 7 State 0

State gets a long completion to the Auburn 43.  A run to our 26.  Their skill players look fast.  We move  to fourth and one.  QB runs for the first.  This game looks dicey early.  Our defense is not tight.  The Bullies get a short FG.  Their offense looks quicker than our defense.

Auburn 7 State 3

Couple of first downs then a long TD completion to a wide open receiver 75 yds 2:08 off the clock.

Auburn 14 State 3

Kickoff goes out of bounds.  At best this is going to be a game to the end.  State punts to our one.

Ashford runs for the first down across the ten.  Second and nine as the quarter ends.

SECOND QUARTER

Long run by Hunter to open the quarter,  A silly offensive interference call stops a promising drive.  Punt  downed inside their five.   State punts from their 20.  First down Auburn on the AU 48.  39 yd FG.

Auburn 17 State 3

7:18 in the second.

State is punting on 4 and two.  Punt to our thirteen.  We punt back just across midfield.

Auburn scores a touchdown on a 7 yd pass to the freshman running back Cobb---  68 yds in 8 plays.  What a great first half.

Auburn 24 State 3

Georgia is waxing Florida.  Oregon Is beating Utah.

Without question this is the best Auburn has looked all year.  Efficient passing and running.  If not for a  foolish offensive  interference call it would be 31-3.

THIRD QUARTER

State receives.  We had them first and 27 but let them get out of it due to penalties.  State drives to a FG.

Auburn 24 State 6

We drive to a long FG.

Auburn 27 State 6

End of 3rd Quarter State driving.

FOURTH QUARTER

Touchdown State

Auburn 24 State 13

The pace of the game now favors the Bulldogs.

Auburn move to fourth and one.  State fair catches on their 33.

Auburn interception deep.

7:43 left.  Tigers take the ball on our five.

The Tigers had a first down but called for a man downfield.  Now punting from our end zone.

Six something left.

Our defense finished strong and our offense plays ball control at the ending the last possession in scoring position.

FINAL SCORE

Auburn 27 State 13

2023 The Ole Miss Game

 I do not like being a 6.5 underdog against Ole Miss for heaven's sake and Lane Kiffin.

FIRST QUARTER

Ashford starts at QB.

To midfield but stopped there on 4th and two.

Ole Miss drives finding gaping holes in our defensive line and making huge gains of real estate on third down.

Then easy throw and catch for a touchdown.

Auburn 0 OM 7

Withe 2:58 left in the first Hunter runs 53 yds to the end zone.

Auburn 7 OM 7

On a fourth and one OM runs to the end zone.

Auburn 7 OM 14

SECOND QUARTER

After tying the game we stop the Rebs on 4th and three.

First stop tonight.

Ashford dashes to the one.  Easy peasy into the end zone on the next play.

Tied 14-14 midway thru the second quarter.

So far our porous run defense is killing us. Interception!  Small hope.

Ole Miss is going to win this game.

The Tigers block a FG attempt!

The third quarter winds down with Auburn taking possession after the missed Field Goal attempt.

Auburn punts after the blocked FG attempt.  OM muffs the punt but they recover with 2:21 left.

The Rebels hit midfield but we push them back and they are punting with about a minute lefts we are

finally getting some pressure on their QB.

Auburn punts back as the clock winds down.

HALF 14-14

THIRD QUARTER

Ole miss will win this game.  They have more offensive fire-power than we do.

OM receives and moves down the field.

OM crosses midfield goes for it on fourth and five but we stop them.  We made need Lane Kiffin to have any chance of winning this football game.

We punt the ball into their end zone in response.

Our offense doesn't have enough fire power to win this game and Lane will only take us so far.

Auburn punts to inside their 20.  NO doing with their offense.

Auburn ball around midfield.  With any kind of offense we would would have a chance to win this football game. Punt into the end zone but OM called for holding.  

Anyway OM ball.

Long OM completion on third down.

Facemask penalty on Auburn.

OM in the red zone about to score.

FOURTH QUARTER

AUBURN 14 OM 21

Touchdown Ole Miss.

FINAL SCORE

Auburn 21 OM 28

At least we got to a final last minute onside kick.

But I am not in any way pleased.

2023 The LSU Game

 This is the end of an era.  After today Auburn and LSU will not be playing each year.  What a series!  This is a game where strange things happen.  The Tigers may need some strangeness tonight as LSU is an 11 point favorite at home where Auburn seldom wins.  LSU has a dynamic QB and they score a lot of points.  Auburn's offense struggles.  The defense has been good but hasn't faced an offense this good.  I don't give Auburn much of a chance.

FIRST QUARTER

LSU receives and starts right down the field.  Quickly LSU finds the end zone.  That took less than two minutes.  Our defense looks overmatched against their offense.  That was way too easy.

Auburn 0 LSU 7

We cannot get into a scoring match against this offense.  No way.

Auburn goes backwards on our first possession.

Away LSU goes again.

Their offense seems unstoppable.  

Auburn 0 LSU 10

Three and out again.  This is not going to give us any kind of outs hope.

LSU in the red zone.  So easy.

LSU fumbles at the goal line the call on the field is touchdown review upheld.

LSU 17 Auburn 0

No strangeness so far.  Just an LSU pounding,.

Finally we have the semblance of a drive.

In the red zone.

SECOND QUARTER

Auburn threatening.  

First and goal on the two.

Touchdown Auburn!

Auburn 7 LSU 17

We fail to hold them on third and two.

Their QB is really good.

35 yd FG

Auburn 7 LSU 20

Punt to the end zone.

We hold on third and six.

First down on our 20.

Thorne runs for the first on third and sixteen but we are called for holding.  That's about 50 yds in penalties tonight,

LSU starts at midfield.

Interception on a deflection!

The Tigers get to our 49 but no further.

HALF

The clear difference in this game is that LSU has a dynamic quarterback and Auburn doesn't.

The Tigers come out on fire behind Ashford.

Net result FG

Auburn 10 LSU 20

Touchdown LSU

Auburn 10 LSU 27

Getting out of hand as the third quarter winds down.

Auburn 10 LSU 34

FOURTH QUARTER

Auburn 18 LSU 34

At least the Tigers are still playing.

Auburn 18 LSU 41

FINAL SCORE

Auburn 18 LSU 48