We should have won this game bottom line. They had advantages in certain matchups over us, but I felt we were the better team. I was really steamed last night towards the end of this ball game. Fannin has a catch bounced right out of his hands by Rambo on the 1. Not only is it 3rd and 11 now, but Rambo was hurt (I wish him all the best, hate to see players hurt that badly) and what that did to the stands was electrifiy them. The UGA defense was PUMPED.

So we come out, Todd promptly gets sacked on 3rd. Then Ziemba false starts and its good bye ball game. And btw, the Ziemba issue has really gotten old. He’s a fine player, but his penalties have more than cost us.

4 years now we have lost to UGA. Its not acceptable. I know Chizik didn’t lose those 4 games, but to me this has to be turned around. A struggling 5-4 Georgia offense looked GOOD last night and all of it WITHOUT AJ Greene.

So we now have losing streaks to: Arky, LSU, UGA, and in two weeks Bammer looks to start a streak against us. At seven wins this year, assuming the BAMA game goes by the wayward, I wouldn’t be upset if Chizik declined a bowl bid. I, as a fan, want Championships. SEC trophies and BCS trophies. The Roto Rooter Bowl Preseneted by Fig Newton is not a championship. (done venting)

Kudos, however, to Chizik and his staff to turning this team around and making us competitive again. Last year was worse case scenario and I think they have handled it very well considering. I know the players are playing hard and trying their best and as a fan, that is all I can ask for.

WAR EAGLE!!!

Particularly after the stellar play of the first quarter. But it is not like Georgia team that we played last night was a talentless bunch of players. Their season has been a huge surprise given the amount of talent on that team. These Auburn Tigers never gave up, even at the end.

I disagree with WarEagle86 about turning down a Bowl Bid. If this team makes a bowl, even the Papa Johns pizza-less bowl, than they deserve to go. I don’t care these players have really pulled themselves together this season. Hell, they had us convinced that they could win against a team like Georgia. I am not entirely convinced that they can’t beat Bama. It’s not over yet.

I think is an over used word. I wish that Auburn losing to Georgia last night was unacceptable, but life does go on and in order to go on with it, I will accept begrudgingly that we could have won that game, but did not. Whatever the outcome is, I want our players to hold their heads up and be determined that they do their best. If that was our team’s best last night, they will improve with the right attitude.

This was a rebuilding year and so far I’m satisfied. Who thought we would win 5 straight out of the gate? Not me. The team hasn’t been consistent but really what did we expect and were those expectations realistic? What is realistic is to expect more improvement and the coaches I’m sure have the same expectation. It wasn’t fun watching us let another game squeak past us, I know. But to think where we were last year makes me have hope that we will be better next year.

And as for the post above me, I don’t know what game you were watching. I really didn’t see it that way at all. I did think Ben Tate was going to get loose on one of those runs and was shocked when it never happened, but the offense did mix it up and spread the ball around to a lot of players. Tate is usually the guy who teams have to make special effort to stop and who can disrupt a defensive strategy, but obviously Georgia didn’t get phased by that.

And if we are eligible for a bowl game, are we not allowed extra practice time? Not that Auburn will be turning down any Bowl bids when there is sure to be a check waiting for us, but we could really use as much practice time as we can get.

I don’t want to bash our O linemen. But as good as they are, some of them will be remembered most for how many false starts they had and the games that went down in part because of those penalties. When they get to the NFL, if they keep doing that they will not last long.

This summer I was predicting 8-4 for the season. We lost to Kentucky, and I had counted on that as a win. We have another game to go. The big one. And I truly believe it is impossible to count us out in the Iron Bowl.

That we are 7-4 right now is modest success based on the roster. Also, during the game we lost one of our linebackers, and McCalebb was not 100%. Did you see him hobble after that sideline run when he had to cut to stay in bounds?

Yeah, Tate couldn’t find a hole. Yeah, we committed penalties at the most “unacceptable” times. But was that kick off return fun, or what? Our special teams stats took a jump there.

We are playing a heck of a lot of first year guys who are doing pretty darn good considering the experienced units they’ve been up against. This bodes well for the future.

I seriously think there is something wrong when he makes the same mistake over and over and over and over and over again!

Am i the only one seeing this…. i understand making the mistakes but he is one of our most experienced players. He shouldnt make the same mistakes

Be 2-9 right now had we let Tuberville stay……These coaches have this team playing hard. Yes, they aren’t very good, but they’re fiesty and they DESERVE a bowl-they have earned it. It’s extra practice for F*ck-sakes!

 You spoiled,rotten, whiny babies need to get over yourselves, and decide if you really do bleed Orange and Blue! These kids do! And, THAT is good enough for me!

No more knocking this team….

WDE

In this loss to the Dawgs and last seasons is simple. Last year in spite of the coaching staff the players made the game close. This year with the few defensive players still on active duty, the coaches helped the players keep it close.
We were never going to be 9-1 or 10-1 at this point in the season, NEVER!!!! We are fortunate that this team stayed together after the LSU loss, and came out fighting against the Rebs.
I’ll remember this squad for a long time. They have achieved quite a lot, in spite of the adversity.

WAR EAGLE!

I was very angry last night especially with the Ziemba false start #1001, but really we are fortunate that this team has stayed together and that we have even some life left in us with our depth issues and a new coaching staff. I am not upset with this team at all. I think we have accomplished much, all things considered.
My concern is getting some more depth and talent for next year and keeping our coaching staff intact enough to build the program back. We just do not have the talent we need to compete at the top tier of the SEC right now…I am so tired of watching Thorpe get beat, the loss of Ethridge really hurt us last night…but we all knew this was coming…there is not much left to work with. We should be proud of what we have accomplished and anticipate what is to come. Good things are going to happen to Auburn given some time and patience.

But, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Wins and losses don’t go that far with new recruits. When Chizik has more time to get on the trail and not have to worry about his team falling apart, we should get some more commitments coming our way on the defensive side of the ball. I love our team’s heart and resolve. You can’t take anything away from their effort other than tip your hat. Honestly, it looked like they flat out had nothing left. By the way, I would like for the Auburn family to not mention anything about the concussion for Rambo besides wishing him a quick and full recovery. He was not faking it and I really hate to see any Auburn person make a slight reference that way. We have much better class than that. Next year might well indeed be worse than this year folks, get ready for a possible rough time.

Quite simply; either we refuse to adjust the game plan or we are just not able.