Game #4 of five straight home games. Auburn is 1 and 1 after beating Alabama A & M 73-3 then losing 21 to 14 in a bad, embarrassing loss. Hank Brown gains the start over Payton Thorne. I say why not. Let's give the #2 QB a chance given Thorne's 4 interceptions last week. Not sure how wet the field is with rain the last few days over the state.
FIRST QUARTER
Game 2 on ESPN2 kickoff at 2 at Jordan Hare. Auburn is a 13 point favorite.
FIRST QUARTER
Here we go again. It's game week. The Tigers start with 5 straight home games. It is imperative to get off to a strong start. Alabama A & M isn't expected to provide much competition yet I hope look crisp and ready to play. Most predictions are like 7 & 5 or 8 & 4. Lots of new faces. New offensive coordinator thank goodness. Payton Thorne is what he is. Let's hope he's improved.
Most of the talk preseason this yr has been who will the backup to Payton Thorne. The Word is out today: It's Hank Brown, the RS Freshman over Geriner the RS sophomore. Not surprised. A week from Saturday it starts with Alabama A & M. The rest of the talk is just talk. I do not pay much attention to it.
It seems like a long time ago since Auburn played in Nashville. The Commodores (2 & 7) are dangerous. Auburn (4 & 4) is favored but this game could go either way,
FIRST QUARTER
First possession Vanderbilt.
Missed FG.
First Auburn possession.
Second play from scrimmage Hunter goes the distance.
Auburn 7 Vanderbilt 0
10:00 in the first.
Vandy punts to the Auburn 20.
Tigers are three and out
Punt to the Vandy 25.
The Dores are three and out.
AU at their 21. 4:16 left.
This game could be like watching paint dry.
Auburn is changing the call at the line of scrimmage.
Same awkward offense so far.
There's a first down pass completion.
There's another one.
Once again pops another long run. He gets thru a hole on both runs and no defense is there. 3:01 left
Auburn 14 Vanderbilt 0
The Dores are three and out.
Auburn on their 32.
Three and out punting on 4th and 11.
Auburn is called for interfering with the punt receiver as he it looked like the returner ran into our guys.
Good Vandy run on first down.
End of Quarter 14-0 Auburn.
SECOND QUARTER
Vandy is punting on 4th and long after one first down.
Punt is downed on our one.
OH, MY!
Vandy gets an easy pick 6 from our five. Just awful on the part of Thorne. For sure a momentum changer which we did not need. Got to overcome this. Bad play by Thorne.
Auburn 14 Vanderbilt 7
The Tigers are three and out. There is no sign our offense can move the ball. Except for the two long runs: nothing.
The Vandy receivers are open but drop the ball consistently thank goodness.
Auburn on the 20 after the black and gold punt.
First down to the 30.
First down across the 40.
Open receiver drops the ball.
Third and 12 with 6:41 left.\
Fourth and long.
Punt muffled. Auburn should have recovered but Vandy got back on the ball.
Big lost opportunity.
Three and out for Vanderbilt.
Short punt out of bounds in Vandy territory.
Short completion inside the five.
Hunter rushes acrosss the line but chop block on Auburn.
Back to the 17.
Third and goal from the 14.
Almost an interception in the end zone.
FG good.
Auburn 17 Vanderbilt 7
THIRD QUARTER
Auburn starts the half by going 75 yards in 3 plays finishing with a 53 touchdown pass to Fairweather,
Auburn 24 Vanderbilt 7
Auburn drives quickly again. This is the offense we've been waiting for all year the score coming on a 7yd pass to Cobb which was really a run.
Auburn 31 Vanderbilt 7
After s short punt Vandy gets a touchdown pass as the quarter winds down.plus a 2 point conversion.
Auburn 31 Vanderbilt 15
Auburn gets a long kick return but negated by a holding call.
Punting from midfield.
FOURTH QUARTER
Showing the most energy Vandy is driving.
First down to their 40.
This is getting scary. Second half Auburn letdown after such a bang to start the third quarter.
Big stack back too the Tiger 21.
Fourth and goal from the AU 21.
Our defense holds on 4th and goal from the 21. Yay!
Auburn punts; defense intercepts.
Hunter on a 20 yd TD scamper but they all holding of course. Bogus call. Officials obviously aware of the spread.
FINAL SCORE
AUBURN 31 VANDERBILT 15
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
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.
