re: The lack of a running game versus Auburn. LSU fans.

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Was it really just improved, inspired defensive football on their part.

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They were getting penetration and making tackles at the point of contact.

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Or was it a subpar game from the OL?

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Not in run blocking - our guys run block as well as anybody, including your guys.

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Any worries or are you like me and think this was just your version of 09 UT?

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We had the same thing last year with Mississippi State - the SEC is full of great players. Saturday, Auburn's showed up to play, as did the crowd. While it's tough to say we dominated them - we controlled the pace, for the most part, and the 2 fumbles resulted in a 12 point shift (we got 2 instead of 7, then they got their only 7 off of a turnover). That game looks much better for us if it was 20-3, which is what the play, minus our fumbles, equates to.

The fact the game was so close down to the last play forced us to go very, very conservative at the end. I give Auburn's defense and fans most of the credit for our struggles.