re: Classic SEC Football games that don't get discussed enough

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AU vs LSU series from 2004-2007 was classic.

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Didn't even think about these.. Damn those are some great games

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That 93 yard Tyson browning screen pass was one of my favorites plays from that era

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I remember that play. Then right after it everyone was chanting LSU.

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Yeah the only thing that rivals that pop was when they announced that USC lost during the 07 Florida game

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I got soaked head to toe in coke/water/bourbon just for Lee to throw another INT

That block though is on my top 3 loudest moments of all time in TS

Never heard a blocked kick in a loss ever eulogized so much as this.

Arkansas-LSU 2010 was pretty good

The cock block!

2003 TSIO

5OT including a 4th and 19 conversion in the 3rd OT by the Casey Clausen and the Vols. Say what you want about him, but that guy was something like 9-1 on the road in the SEC, that's tough. #roadwarrior

I remember a ton of really good Auburn and Florida battles over the late 90's and early 2000's that don't get talked a lot around here since they don't play much anymore.

Also all the good TN Arky games from that time.

98, 99, 02 were all really good ones.

2003 Tennessee @ Auburn was a great game and one of my favorite road trips I've been on even though we came up short.

One of the worst games I've ever been to was the 05 TN-Bama game...

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m45auburn
Classic SEC Football games that don't get discussed enough


AU vs LSU series from 2004-2007 was classic.
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2004: Jason Campbell led a drive that ended in a last minute TD after being shut down by Saban all game. Extra point was missed, but called back for personal foul since the jumper trying to block it landed on the LS.


The only time I've EVER seen that call made. And naturally it happened to us. What's a riot is that the do-over re-kick XP by Auburn after the penalty was also missed, but called good by the officials..






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2007: Auburn nearly shocked the future national champs after jumping out to a big lead in Baton Rouge. Matt Flynn threw a last second (literally) TD to win the game 26-21 after one of the worst clock management jobs in college football history.

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Wrong on two counts:
(1) It was NOT a "last-second" TD. Byrd caught the pass with 4 seconds left in the left corner of the NEZ. The stadium clock operator mistakenly ran off the clock to 0:00, and later put back 3 seconds, which the officials concurred.

LSU then kicked off to Auburn and Auburn did not even try any razzle dazzle laterals on the return, running out the clock.

(2) That TD pass had nothing at all do with "clock management." Miles was going to have Flynn spike the ball and kick the FG, but Byrd convinced Miles to let Flynn try one pass to the end zone and then kick the FG if it was incomplete.
There were 17 seconds left on the play when LSU broke the huddle, but with LSU coaches frantically calling for Flynn to snap the ball, for whatever reason, Flynn stood behind center and hesitated like 6 seconds before calling for the snap. Thus, when Byrd caught the ball with 4 seconds left, it was closer than it should have been to 0.

BTW, on the sidelines Miles told Flynn to throw the ball over the shoulder to the back of the end zone to avoid an INT, and to leave time for a possible FG.
Flynn only did the first part of that. It was a perfect throw; but he could have avoided the time issue had he snapped the ball sooner instead of waiting so long. That was all on Flynn.

How that was the 'worst clock management' doesn't make any sense at all, since it was FLYNN who snapped and threw the ball so late.

Sour grapes I guess.....

ULM-Bama 2007