re: Bama vs Georgia National Championship

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You could be right, but I'm gonna need a link on that one hoss.

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In high school, my special teams coach used to preach the importance of blocking a punt. Since you wanted a link I found the aforementioned stat written in this book. If it were easier to find record of games featuring a blocked punt, I'd have taken a sample but I've uncovered no resource yet to do such a thing

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I mean if we're just bitching to bitch, the refs missed a false start on the TD that tied the game

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At least come back with something accurate. I just re-watched the play, and there's no false start.

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Yeah, I shouldn’t have said everyone, but it really wasn’t that important of a point for you to run into the ground. It was pretty clear that the team was deflated and unmotivated to play (see Carlton Davis sitting out). If you want to believe that UCF got Auburn’s best shot, have at it. And no, that’s not even remotely the point the UGA posters were attempting to make, though I really appreciate you being the self-appointed moderator for the debate.

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Yes, self-appointed moderator because I point out a flaw in your comments. Are you that easily cowed into moderation?

And that is actually the point the UGA posters are arguing with you -- you're downplaying the game by trying to imply nobody cared and therefore UCF's win isn't legitimate. This is the same thing that I spoke about earlier in the thread with regards to the UGA posters going on about officiating -- it's just a cheap way to devalue the other team's win. It's petty and unbecoming of an actual adult. Granted, not everyone here is an actual adult, but that doesn't make it any less petty.

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In high school, my special teams coach used to preach the importance of blocking a punt. Since you wanted a link I found the aforementioned stat written in this book. If it were easier to find record of games featuring a blocked punt, I'd have taken a sample but I've uncovered no resource yet to do such a thing

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Well, yeah, ST coaches love blocked punts. As does everyone else. It's not really a secret that people enjoy those, not the least reason being they are harder to achieve reliably than other forms of turnovers. A blocked punt's main distinction is that they typically flip the field further because punts are, almost by definition, going to occur further toward the punting team's goal line on a regular basis. But they're like any other turnover -- you have to take advantage of them.

Alright, man. You have fun with that high horse of yours.

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Alright, man. You have fun with that high horse of yours.

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It's a normal sized horse. It just looks bigger when you're stooping to making excuses.

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It’s garbage because I don’t like both teams

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Too low an SAT to get into Georgia?

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Stop making excuses.

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Injuries are a pretty valid reason for poor performance.

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That's what depth is all about. Tell Gus to recruit and maybe your team won't lose to a directional school.

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I agree. I’ll get right on that.

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You're absolutely right. Auburn should've been fully focused, motivated, and down right excited to be playing the perennial powerhouse that is UCF after knocking off the two eventual NCG teams.

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By losing to UCF your team negates any argument they could make that would have put them in the playoffs. Most people would now say they were not worthy, and simply got up for two games.

I mean, is it so hard to believe that a team could get sky high for their two biggest rivals and play way above their heads, if they played in a NY6 Bowl and went in unmotivated?

Auburn fans want it both ways, and you can't have it both ways. It's a fluke to get beat by UCF and LSU, but a great football team when they beat UGA and Alabama.

Just rewatched the SECCG the other day. Kerryon was clearly hurt and should have never been in the game. That said, the first qtr started just like the game in JHS. UGA couldn't block AU's DL and couldn't get off the field. Stidham fumble to go up two scores changed the game. Kirby made good adjustments on D the rest of the game and controlled the clock better. AU still had chances to take the lead multiple times and in the 4th qtr was driving. The Kerryon fumble was in UGA territory and picked up a first down with score 13-7. No doubt UGA was in more control but the game was close. I agree that if KJ was healthy, I think AU wins it all but I also agree that you don't deserve it if you put it all on one player.

Watched the UCF game as well. What a complete no show and a joke. UCF was a ole miss or miss state level team and it was clear the staff didn't put anything into that game.