re: What opposing player earned your respect?

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player from another SEC team that you had no respect for or didn't fear your team playing against, only by seasons end, have a different outlook

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during the Iron Bowl, Eltoro Freeman came flying through the line and made a textbook tackle for loss. i think it was trent running the ball and Freeman stopped him dead in his tracks. I thought, dayumm, Freeman is pretty fricking serious, that was a baller move. it was one of the best plays i'd seen the auburn defense make all year.



then 1 or 2 plays later Freeman blew his coverage and Smelley scored a long touchdown. and the world made a little more sense to me