re: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

LSU @ Auburn 1994. That to me is the greatest example of this. Whereas LSU/Iowa 2005 was an LSU comeback ruined by a fluke play, and whereas LSU/Kentucky 2002 was a Kentucky comeback ruined by a fluke play, LSU/Auburn 1994 was the systematic dismantling of an otherwise dominating game by LSU. 23-9 at the end of the 3rd quarter, and literally every play call (and almost every actual pass by Howard) helped Auburn win that game. I've never seen anything like it.

Arkansas 08

30-14 in the 3rd quarter, then doing everything in our power to ensure that we lose that game.

05, 06, 07. Ole Miss vs Bama
06 Ole Miss vs Georgia
07 Egg bowl =worst ever.
08 Ole Miss vs Vandy, Wake Forest, and South Carolina.

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LSU vs. Iowa in 2005 Capital One Bowl

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Gets my vote

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LSU/Auburn 1994 was the systematic dismantling of an otherwise dominating game by LSU. 23-9 at the end of the 3rd quarter, and literally every play call (and almost every actual pass by Howard) helped Auburn win that game. I've never seen anything like it.

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+1. I was there and it was the most unreal game I have ever seen. I think AU scored 31 points almost all in the second half and I think we only had 1 first down in the 2nd half.

I will also mention 1992 AU vs UGA. AU drove the length of the field to the 1 foot line. Snapped the ball with about 25 seconds left. There was a big pile up, the ball was kicked into the backfield and the UGA players would not get off the ground or out of the way so the officials could start play. One official signalled for a time out, Ray Goff ran on the field telling the UGA players to lay down. For 20 seconds, AU was unable to snap the ball to get the winning td and time ran out. The announcers and ABC studio guys were dumbfounded. They went to commercial twice, came back and the stadium was still full and the players still on the field waiting for resolution which never came.

LSU/Tennessee in 2005 right after Katrina, up 21-0 at half, 24-7 after 3 and we lose the game in overtime. We went conservative and lost. After that, Les never went conservative with a lead until 2008 against Arkansas

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South Carolina in 2001....

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An evil harbinger of things to come. All we had to do was get a frigging first down at the end, and we win the game.

Alabama South Carolina
First downs 30 17
Rushed-yards 58-285 23-68
Passing yards 231 291
Sacked-yards lost 1-1 2-12
Return yards 0 36
Passes 20-25-1 19-34-0
Punts 2-39.0 3-34.7
Fumbles-lost 7-2 4-2
Penalties-yards 10-83 5-42
Time of possession 38:55 21:05

That game sucked so bad.

Friday and Sunday games against Auburn this past weekend. In football, it was the Peach Bowl a few years back against NC or NCS; can't remember for sure (too many to count)

Basketball- Arkansas vs. Oklahoma State. 2001 I believe. We were up by as much as 30. Lost the game. Anyone else remember this?

Football- 2003 vs. Florida. Down 33-7 in the 4th quarter, and we still somehow snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Matt Jones was making play after play in the 4th. 33-28 with about 4 minutes to go, 3rd down for the Gators. Chris Leak throws an incomplete pass, but Tony Bua spears him in the head. Game over

It's my opinion that there isn't a better example of "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" than Clint Stoerner fumbling against UT.

Two 9-0 (or was it 8-0) teams......the winner being the clear favorite to march on to to the National Championship.

All Clint had to do was run out the clock.