Saturday, November 16, 2013

Auburn beats Georgia

I don't know how to discuss the painful outcome of this game. Although I know what happened, I still don't believe it. Somehow, the Aaron Murray led Dawgs rallied from a 20 point deficit to take a scrawny 1 point lead with less than 2 minutes remaining. All Georgia needed was 1 defensive stop to win this game. And, it looked like they would get it.

The momentum had seemed to take a drastic turn in favor of the Red and Black. With Auburn facing 4th and 18, it was a do or die play for the Tigers. As for UGA, 73 gigantic yards defensively separated them from victory or defeat. And then, Ole Lady Luck reared her ugly head once more. While Nick Marshall avoided Bulldog tacklers, the Auburn faithful prayed for divine intervention. And, they got it with 25 seconds left in the contest. A pass that should have been intercepted by Dawg defender Tray Matthews was tipped away by teammate Josh Harvey-Clemons and into the arms of WR Ricardo Louis for the game winning score. It was an Auburn version of the bluegrass miracle.

The final result is another tough defeat for the Bulldogs of Georgia. In a season when many predicted them to contend for the national championship, this team falls to 6-4. Injury issues aside, this ain't the record I expected to see during Aaron Murray's senior year at the helm.




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