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re: Memorable games

Posted on 8/9/22 at 3:19 pm to
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
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Posted on 8/9/22 at 3:19 pm to
I've been to exactly two games in J-H where I left completely hoarse. Both games played out almost exactly the same, a quarter-century apart:

1985 F$U - AU clung to a 7 point lead in a back-and-forth game with just 5 minutes left in the 4th. Scored 4 TDs in a 4 minute stretch and won going away, 59-27.

2010 Arky - almost exactly 25 years to the day later, AU trailed the Pigs early in the 4th, then scored 28 unanswered to turn a shootout into a blowout.

Just realized as I typed this out - the F$U game took place 5 days after my 25th birthday; the Arky game was 9 days after my 50th.

Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
16581 posts
Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:10 pm to
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I still swear the 93 UF game was the loudest game


Completely agree. I literally couldn't talk for 2 days after and mess up voice for a week. It was insanely loud the entire game when UF had the ball. Wasn't just get a loud on 3rd down, or when they are getting close to scoring range. Every play complete bonkers every play
Posted by slacker130
Your mom
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:15 pm to
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Completely agree. I literally couldn't talk for 2 days after and mess up voice for a week. It was insanely loud the entire game when UF had the ball. Wasn't just get a loud on 3rd down, or when they are getting close to scoring range. Every play complete bonkers every play


The tiger sound meters were pegged most of the game. Wish they'd bring those back. I can remember screaming my hardest and I could tell if I was making any noise because it was so dang loud.
Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
16581 posts
Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:21 pm to
Auburn @ Vandy in 93 was a great game. James "Benedict Arnold" Willis with the 4th and goal stop. It absolutely poured rain for about 20 minutes prior to the game. Soaking arse wet from Nashville all the way home after the game.
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Posted on 8/9/22 at 4:55 pm to
One of my other favorite games was the rain game vs West Virginia. Both teams put it all out there.
Posted by vandelay industries
CSRA
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 8/9/22 at 7:51 pm to
My friend swears that the most memorable "under the radar" Auburn game he ever attended was the 3-OT win against Syracuse in 2002. I knew it was exciting on TV, but he says even though it wasn't a sellout, it was as bananas as he ever remembered at JHS...
This post was edited on 8/9/22 at 7:52 pm
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36510 posts
Posted on 8/9/22 at 8:38 pm to
Kinda relevant kinda not.

LINK

According to a book the kick 6 game left the whole Alabama locker room in tears including Saban, and forced Saban to contemplate retiring.
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 8/9/22 at 9:06 pm to
That warms my heart
Posted by all4AU
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:53 pm to
Winning at Athens 31-30 in 2005 still stands out to me. The 4ty down play was great, but the entire game was back and forth.

I feel like the wins against Florida in 2006 and 2007 are underrated in comparison to games in 2010 and 2013. The wins over Urban and Tebow definitely deserve more love.
Posted by tilco
Spanish Fort, AL
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Posted on 8/10/22 at 1:02 pm to
We’re selling Mercer tickets for $24 til tomorrow morning if anyone is interested.
Posted by AUFP91
Member since Dec 2017
211 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 1:13 pm to
Anybody remember the 89 Florida game? Slack to Wadsden on 4th and forever in the corner of the end zone to win
10 to 7. Remember watching Emitt Smith crying on the bench at the end of the game.
Posted by auburnnyc94
Member since Nov 2017
7916 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 1:25 pm to
2010 @MSU is one to add for me at first glance. That's the game where I didn't know what we had in Cam, but I knew we had SOMETHING. (You could honestly add the entire 2010 season to the playlist. Even the lower tier games had drama for other reasons and it worked like a crescendo.)

2009 @UT was a lot of fun. Stadium was electric for Kiffin, think they had some special jerseys out.. then Gus called one of his best halves of football ever and we shut them up.

2009 Iron Bowl to me was more fun in some ways than 2021 Iron Bowl cause we actually moved the ball well and put up points even though the defensive effort last year was obviously special.

2003 Iron Bowl. Great first half and second half had to rely on the D.

2006 @South Carolina was the classic weird Thursday Night game. I'm pretty sure we had possession of the ball the entire third quarter cause Senator Tuberville called for an onside kick after our first possession of the second half. South Carolina was playing a WR at QB and we couldn't stop him.
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 1:30 pm
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
19220 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 11:06 am to
quote:

My friend swears that the most memorable "under the radar" Auburn game he ever attended was the 3-OT win against Syracuse in 2002. I knew it was exciting on TV, but he says even though it wasn't a sellout, it was as bananas as he ever remembered at JHS...

Was there. It was an incredible environment. I remember being absolutely exhausted when I finally got out of the stadium because of how much we had been jumping and screaming. Plus the fact that it was almost certainly after midnight when I left. I remember it being very late when I got back to my gf apartment.
Posted by borotiger
Murfreesboro Tennessee
Member since Jan 2004
10534 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 11:09 am to
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Anybody remember the 89 Florida game?


Was there. One of the best games when I was a student.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
19220 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 11:10 am to
2001 Florida was my first time to rush the field. That was a great game to experience too. My roommate at the time and good friend stole a damn endzone pylon and has it on display in his home office to this day.
Posted by vandelay industries
CSRA
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 1:55 pm to
Ahhh Florida 2001, that was certainly memorable for the folks at the nearby sports bar my friend and I were at, lol...

I was watching the game at my friend's place, and there was a power outage at halftime, so we sprinted to the corner bar to catch the 2nd half. Maybe 25 people were there at most, and even though we were in Atlanta, they were all UF fans. Shortly after arriving, my friend says loudly "If we win this game, I'll break dance right here in front of everyone!", figuring there's no way he'd have to settle on that bet, given how introverted he usually is.

Many beers later, Auburn gets a thrilling upset victory, and my friend was so drunk and happy he dropped to the floor and did the lamest attempt of breakdancing ever, but it was so damn hilarious that the Florida fans started cheering him on, lol...

We stayed and socialized with the Florida fans for another couple of rounds, then we walked back to my friend's place, where he immediately went to the toilet and threw up for several hours
Posted by Tickytiger
Auburn, AL
Member since Sep 2015
1263 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 3:41 pm to
West Virginia for sure. That environment is impossible to duplicate.

2010 SECCG watching Spurriers face on the hail mary just before the half was priceless

2013 SECCG Tre Mason put on a rushing performance that was legendary...especially in a big game. 300+ yards and unstoppable
Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
11919 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 6:42 pm to
From my college days, 93 UF in the mist at JH, 93 IB, 94 @ UF in The Swamp. Was at each game. Favorite was 94 UF. Remember sitting in hotel room drinking fricking Icehouse eating Hungry Howies while Vince Cellini had his call in show on CNN Friday night. Some AU fam called in and went nuts saying we were gonna shock the world. Also LSU 94 was some wild game, Fred Smith and Brian Robinson. Poor Curly.
Posted by MrLahey
The Salty Ham
Member since Dec 2013
772 posts
Posted on 8/12/22 at 2:35 pm to
I was in the student section, as well. For both. My senior year
Posted by Cocotheape
Member since Aug 2015
3782 posts
Posted on 8/12/22 at 3:36 pm to
UGA 2000 is an overlooked good game.
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