re: So did the ref help Auburn beat Arkansas?

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still though.. if you give up 65 points, you should probably just stfu about anything other than how shitty your defense is..


35 points weren't given up by the defense. Two blown fumbles calls = 14 points for Auburn, pick 6 at end of game = 7 points for Auburn, blocked punt = 7 points for Auburn, 99 kickoff return = 7 points for Auburn

The real culprit here was bad special teams, and I think that in THIS CASE it's fair to put some of those points on the officials. The pick 6 was a product of Tyler Wilson having to force things late in the 4th quarter.

With all that said, would we have beaten Auburn if the game had been officiated by competent refs? Maybe. While our defense didn't play great, I think that our offense played well enough to score more than they would have. However, our special teams were bad enough to make it pretty even.

The fact of the matter is that we lost, but dammit, if we lose, I just want to lose without any shitty calls going against us. This is the second year in a row that we've gotten our shite pushed in by the refs.

Auburn still played a hell of a game though. Newton is really fricking good.

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