Posted on 11/28/2021 5:09:32 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
QB Bryce Young leads a rally for the ages in regulation to help Alabama snap its Jordan-Hare drought and stay in the CFP hunt.
AUBURN, Ala.—For 58-½ shocking minutes in Jordan-Hare Stadium, Alabama’s explosive offense was a dysfunctional mess. The nation’s No. 2 scoring team didn’t find the end zone once within that time, trailing three-touchdown underdog Auburn 10-3. After a deft Tigers punt was downed at the 3-yard line, the chances of the Crimson Tide going 97 yards in 95 seconds to tie the game seemed less likely than Nick Saban taking up stand-up comedy.
This looked like another houndstooth horror show at Jordan-Hare for Saban, more pain on The Plains. He owns the entirety of the Southeastern Conference, with the exception of this one plot of land. Saban entered Saturday’s game 3-4 here as Alabama coach, having lost the past two meetings and three of the past four. Wild misfortune kept happening to the Tide in this stadium, from the Kick Six in 2013 to a pass that bounced off a receiver’s backside and was returned 100 yards for a touchdown in 2019. Now here came the Great Offensive Meltdown of ‘21, with Alabama careening toward scoring its fewest points in a game in the Saban Era.
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After Bama didn't make the 4th down with about 2 min to play I almost turned the game off in disgust, luckily I continued to watch.
Did the Reverend Jackson write this headline?
The latest version of “prevent D, prevents wins.”
In a few years the score will be all that is remembered.
Just another notch in the win column.
Absolutely. Had Auburn remained in attack mode they’d have won.
Instead they switched to “don’t lose” mode.
Keep my bank account alive!
Alabama just doesn’t have the best team this year and will probably be a 2 loss team after next weekend. I would like to see an Ohio State-Alabama game in a bowl matchup.
“In a few years the score will be all that is remembered.”
I beg to differ, I expect this to become one of the memorable ones, up there with:
- Punt Bama Punt
- Kick Six
- 2nd and 26
Hate to agree with you but it looks to be a hope and pray for the SEC game against GA. Yea, the Buckeyes and Tide would be a good matchup if the Tide cannot overcome next weekend.
Had the Auburn running back not stepped out of bounds, they would have won.
“Had the Auburn running back not stepped out of bounds, they would have won.”
If frogs had 45s, snakes wouldn’t screw with them.
RLTW
Just stating a fact. They would have only had about 25 seconds to go about 90 yards. It would be possible, but not probable.
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