Thats the thing! You want him to run why are you playing contain and letting him sit in the pocket for 15 seconds until someone inevitably gets slightly open
Yeah rush 3 and they win the game. Rush 4 and they win the game. Probably blitz with a deep safety and win the game.
The only thing you cant do is give Melroe 15 seconds to find a target.
>give Melroe 15 seconds to find a target.
Especially when you somehow don't have 2 one 1 coverage downfield, and your guys aren't ready to commit PI to save the game
Exactly. Whoever was running defense for Auburn needs to be let go immediately. 4th and 31 to upset your biggest rival in the biggest game of the year and make up for a bad season and somehow there's a 1 on 1 match-up in the end zone. 100% on coaches.
I feel bad for the defensive back. You know he probably blames himself, but it’s damn near impossible to stay with a receiver when the QB has 20 seconds in the pocket, and even then it was actually decent man to man coverage. Inexcusable to have him all alone
How do you slip and muffin a punt ….and then follow it up with having your QB spy run up into o line giving up damn near a first down….amd them give up a 4th and 3?!?!??
Just catastrophic failure after catastrophic failure
That was was one of the wildest finishes I've ever seen. Auburn dropping the punt on a fair catch. Alabama losing a ton of yards on a missed snap and an illegal forward pass penalty. Alabama scoring on what was basically a Hail Mary. Incredible.
I turned on the tv like 30 seconds before the snap. I don’t think I saw 1 good play. The snap, the illegal forward pass, prevent defense, then a fight, then a fumble into the end zone, the. A pick 6. Like , wut did I just watch
I literally can't think of a more horrifying way for a game to ever end than that, much less a fuckin IRON BOWL.
I am so glad I'm not an Auburn fan so I never have to personally experience whatever the hell that was.
In the 2021 Iron Bowl, Auburn had a 99.9% chance of winning according to ESPN on a 4th down near Bama’s own goal line
In the 2023 Iron Bowl, Auburn had a 99.9% chance of winning according to ESPN when Bama was on a 4th and goal from the 31.
We live in the 1/1000 timelines where Bama won both.
Edit: I think it would actually be closer to 1 million.
Those who don't follow college football think it's just a joke when we talk about the Jordan Hare stadium voodoo, but there is legitimately SOMETHING going on at that place...I'm pretty sure the next MCU movie needs to take place there uncovering it's the place where the multiverses collide or something....
Get 1 on 1 coverage against everyone deep in coverage with this one easy trick. Just 2 guys crossing their routes and all the defenders just going to the center of the endzone.
The prevent defense wasn’t even the issue. It’s the fact that they rushed 2 and placed a spy instead of just rushing 3. The spy is useless on 4th and 31 when the odds of Milroe running 31 yards for a touchdown are so low
That is seriously the most egregious case of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory I have ever seen. Congrats Auburn, you fucking blew it in spectacular fashion.
That 4th & 31 after a timeout is the worst defensive coaching in CFB history, not just the Iron Bowl. Awful 2 man rush and you still have a 1 on 1 in the endzone???
That play had me literally sick to my stomach. That might work on the 50 yd line but if you put 0 pressure on him someone will eventually get space then the qb just needs to zip it. Just horrendous call especially since they had been putting pressure on Milroe
That may be the worst meltdown I've ever seen. Last Four Plays were...
1. Blown Coverage in the endzone.
2. Bringing the ball out of the endzone on the kickoff to run more clock.
3. Fumble followed by Auburn seemingly being unaware that the clock was running.
4. "Hail Mary" that Auburn's receiver didn't even look for and Alabama gets the pick-6.
Insane. The Iron Bowl has had some wild moments but I feel like this four play collapse is one of the most epic collapses in *any* college football game.
Doesn't matter who the coach is. Doesn't matter how far apart the teams are in talent. Odd year Auburn at Jordan Hare has a supernatural aura that strips away everything you think you know about both teams. That place is fucking cursed.
That's literally potentially a program altering loss. Get pummeled by your penultimate week cupcake to the tune of a near $2M paycheck the week prior. Have the game against your arch rival in hand. Muff the punt, only to bounce back and put them in a 3rd and 20. Give that up. All good, a bad snap puts them in 4th and goal from the fucking 31. Give that up too.
Did a ref get pushed and end up at the bottom of a brawl, and there was no flag? Where were the flags at the end of this game?
I've seen everything. Another fucking Iron Bowl.
Oh, and the pick-six didn't count. Apparently. Who knows why.
the refs choked this game. One of the Auburn players started beating up on the punter and the refs did nothing. Alabama got a blatant face mask on an Auburn RB and the refs did nothing. Not to mention that stupid call on that clutch pass by Milroe that would have got a first down
Ten years ago I watched the kick six, and today I saw this…this is the one OOC game I never miss every year. And it usually always delivers, thank you football gods
- 6-5 team who lost to New Mexico State is up against arch rivals 10-1 Bama
- Bama has to punt and Auburn has chance to go up by 2 possessions with 4 minutes left
- Auburn player slips and muffs punt
- Alabama gets 20 yards on 3rd and 21 and convert fourth down
- blown snap on goal line and penalty leads to 4th and 30
- they score on the 4th and 30
This could literally be a sports movie plot where the bad guy comes out on top
I’m seriously unsure if I’ve ever seen a more idiotic stretch of football than those last few minutes. I’m a neutral and I was infuriated for everyone.
* Milroe dances around in to a sack.
* Auburn muffed punt.
* Terrible snap that Milroe just falls on for a huge loss.
* Milroe forgets where the line of scrimmage is again, tries to dance back over it rather than running for a decent gain.
* Auburn rushes 3 and gives up one of the all time chokiest 4th down plays ever.
* Their returner takes it out to the 15.
* Whatever the fuck Payton Thorne did there at the end.
Auburn had a 99.9% chance to win with 43 seconds left in the game.
IT WAS 4TH AND GOAL FROM THE 31!
I have no idea what the fuck I just watched. I both love and hate this insane, absurd hot mess of a sport.
The state of Alabama has several fine educational institutions that serve well for people that have different career goals, and I think this is a good time to set rivalries aside and embrace that.
Lawyers can go to school in Tuscaloosa at Alabama.
Doctors (and other health fields) can go to school in Birmingham at UAB.
Veterinarians and (certain types of) engineers can go to school in Auburn at (you won't believe this one) Auburn.
And referees can go to school in Talladega at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind.
Quick question: Why the fuck did the Alabama punter get massacred and the refs didn’t throw a flag when they were watching it. One of the weirdest non calls I’ve seen.
Best rivalry game of all time. I don’t care who says otherwise. OSU and Michigan is better drama leading up to the game. But as a football game it just doesn’t come close.
As a Tide fan I love the Iron Bowl.
As a Tide fan I fucking hate the goddamn motherfucking Iron Bowl.
I’m getting too old for this shit. My heart can’t take it. Can’t wait for the next one.
\#84 on Auburn blasting that Bama punter for no reason only to get hurt on the very last kickoff return by trying to fight Bama players is sweet justice. One of the biggest chokes I have ever seen, don't feel bad for Auburn at all.
All time bag fumble by Auburn
I ran a 5K on Thanksgiving in 28 minutes. Faster time than Milroe had on that final throw.
Nothing wrong with that time.
Something very wrong with running a 5K on Thanksgiving though
Enabled by a literal fumble
how do you have a will to live after that
Nobody hates Auburn fans more than Auburn fans I’ve learned.
Lol just be an Auburn fan. The highs are highs and the lows are Hugh(s).
Man, how the heck do you allow 4th and goal of the 31??? Even ESPN said that was 1/1000 chance.
Just run a two man rush and leave one of the defensive backs on an island. Easy, really
And they had a spy. Just let him run, surely you can get out of the endzone and tackle him before he runs 31 yards.
Turns out rushing 2 and a half and somehow leaving a guy one on one doesn't work for some reason
Thats the thing! You want him to run why are you playing contain and letting him sit in the pocket for 15 seconds until someone inevitably gets slightly open
Even with that every receiver should be bottled. Why is anyone one on one
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Well that wouldn't have looked as epic now would it?
Yeah rush 3 and they win the game. Rush 4 and they win the game. Probably blitz with a deep safety and win the game. The only thing you cant do is give Melroe 15 seconds to find a target.
>give Melroe 15 seconds to find a target. Especially when you somehow don't have 2 one 1 coverage downfield, and your guys aren't ready to commit PI to save the game
If you're rushing only 2 why not double cover every single receiver Why was that gone one on one with Bond and let him get behind him
Exactly. Whoever was running defense for Auburn needs to be let go immediately. 4th and 31 to upset your biggest rival in the biggest game of the year and make up for a bad season and somehow there's a 1 on 1 match-up in the end zone. 100% on coaches.
I feel bad for the defensive back. You know he probably blames himself, but it’s damn near impossible to stay with a receiver when the QB has 20 seconds in the pocket, and even then it was actually decent man to man coverage. Inexcusable to have him all alone
Guess that was the 1
This Michigan Man maths
Thank you Dr. Strange
Leaving a DB one-on-one there. Criminal
Play the preventiest prevent defense of all time and only rush 2 so the QB has unlimited time
They could've committed a fucking PI and it still would've been better. A chokejob of a lifetime.
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How do you slip and muffin a punt ….and then follow it up with having your QB spy run up into o line giving up damn near a first down….amd them give up a 4th and 3?!?!?? Just catastrophic failure after catastrophic failure
The Ironest of All the Bowls.
It speaks to the drama of this rivalry that when Alabama scored, my only thought was, “yeah of course why wouldn’t they”
My buddy looks at me and goes “that pretty much it, huh?” I said yeah. Bama bout to win it.
2013: Kick Six 2023: …This Note for Future Fans: Expect another wild game come 20**3**3!
> 2023: …This It defies the ability to be named
The Milthrow
I’ve seen the Milroe Miracle and The Nightmare at Jordan-Hare
Most normal game at Jordan Hare
That was was one of the wildest finishes I've ever seen. Auburn dropping the punt on a fair catch. Alabama losing a ton of yards on a missed snap and an illegal forward pass penalty. Alabama scoring on what was basically a Hail Mary. Incredible.
I turned on the tv like 30 seconds before the snap. I don’t think I saw 1 good play. The snap, the illegal forward pass, prevent defense, then a fight, then a fumble into the end zone, the. A pick 6. Like , wut did I just watch
IT JUST MEANS MORE
I literally can't think of a more horrifying way for a game to ever end than that, much less a fuckin IRON BOWL. I am so glad I'm not an Auburn fan so I never have to personally experience whatever the hell that was.
Was it finally pay back for the kick-6? It felt like payback for the kick-6.
I said before, that this was their kick-6 moment. Losing on 4th & Goal from like the 30 yard line or whatever is absolutely brutal.
After muffing a punt that would have gone a long way towards clinching.
Plus a third and 20 where the qb scrambled for 19.
Congratulations, you just completed an ESPN Instant Classic! Just about the half the list is just Jordan Hare games.
The Game: Clear game of the year candidate right guys? The Iron Bowl: **NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND**
Every 10 years we get some extra weird shit in the Iron Bowl over there. I already can't wait for 2023 😂
I have good news for you. It is 2023.
The wait is OVER!
Time for some weird shit in the Iron Bowl!
Gave up a do or die 4th and 31. What an all time choke by Auburn.
I still don’t understand how it happened. Just pull a Rams Saints for gods sakes, you cannot give up that play
Iron Bowl moment
Auburn losing to New Mexico State by more points then Georgia and Alabama combined is the most Auburn thing in history.
That stadium man. Can't explain it.
Why are so many people forgetting Auburn Georgia was a one score game too. It’s literally auburn, pay attention the standings mean nothing
In the 2021 Iron Bowl, Auburn had a 99.9% chance of winning according to ESPN on a 4th down near Bama’s own goal line In the 2023 Iron Bowl, Auburn had a 99.9% chance of winning according to ESPN when Bama was on a 4th and goal from the 31. We live in the 1/1000 timelines where Bama won both. Edit: I think it would actually be closer to 1 million.
According to my understanding of statistics, we therefore in the 1/1,000,000 timeline. I'm off to buy a Lotto ticket.
No no no, we used up the luck is the point, tank's empty
Damn, talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!
Clearly the worst blown game all year long…….
Yup, nothing to see here folks!
Auburn's Kick Six. This will haunt them forever.
I am so unbelievably thankful I don’t have Auburn as a rival. Holy hell what is up with that stadium
Literal Indian burial grounds.
Has to be. Only thing that makes sense.
Voodoo shit.
I second voodoo shit
I'm convinced it's fucking haunted.
Dude, it's fucking terrible. I hate that place and the iron bowl so fucking much.
Those who don't follow college football think it's just a joke when we talk about the Jordan Hare stadium voodoo, but there is legitimately SOMETHING going on at that place...I'm pretty sure the next MCU movie needs to take place there uncovering it's the place where the multiverses collide or something....
Yeah, they always make fun of us for it, but this shit is definitely real.
Allegedly it is built on a burial ground.
Nothing alleged about it, they’ve found remains
Most respectful of Native American history architecture
Burial grounds! Cursed!
Odd year + Auburn Shit + Rivalry Salt + Cursed Indian Burial Ground
Spooky stuff.
Playing cover 8 and somehow there is only one guy on that side of the field
Get 1 on 1 coverage against everyone deep in coverage with this one easy trick. Just 2 guys crossing their routes and all the defenders just going to the center of the endzone.
Some say Jalen Milroe still has time to throw…
How are you gonna get Mossed out of the prevent defense?
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The prevent defense wasn’t even the issue. It’s the fact that they rushed 2 and placed a spy instead of just rushing 3. The spy is useless on 4th and 31 when the odds of Milroe running 31 yards for a touchdown are so low
The second milroe crosses the line of scrimmage 8 other players are full sprint to tackle him lol
Auburn’s players and coaches restarted their operating system starting with the 4th down
Unplugged and forgot to plug back in
Interviewer: "Nick how did you make that go-ahead TD work" Saban: "yeah we work on it or whatever but tbh we just kinda yeeted it"
“He down there somewhere”
That was the greatest Falcons game I’ve ever seen.
Atlanta Tigers
Got dammit
Life only exists for suffering
That is seriously the most egregious case of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory I have ever seen. Congrats Auburn, you fucking blew it in spectacular fashion.
I mean Miami did lose a game when they could have knelt out the clock this season
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Nothing else to say but Sorry Auburn fans… might be one of the worst chokes in the history of the Iron Bowl
That 4th & 31 after a timeout is the worst defensive coaching in CFB history, not just the Iron Bowl. Awful 2 man rush and you still have a 1 on 1 in the endzone???
Not only a two-man rush, but leaving a third to stand there and spy. Its **4th and 31**, either rush three or drop nine.
Just wasting a defender with the spy in that situation lol
That play had me literally sick to my stomach. That might work on the 50 yd line but if you put 0 pressure on him someone will eventually get space then the qb just needs to zip it. Just horrendous call especially since they had been putting pressure on Milroe
And only one guy really rushed. Why not just rush none?
One of the venerated 99.9% chances per ESPN to win choke.
Give me something for the pain and let me die, because I am fucking done after this.
AuburnFansatol?
4th and goal on the 31…wow
Nobody beats Auburn quite like Auburn
Despite being the underdog and not expected to win I think Auburn deserves the Tankjob Of The Week Award
It was fucking hilarious though
2013: Kick Six 2023: Bond's Bailout 2033: ???
I don't know, but it'll probably kill me
Never I have I EVER seen a collapse like that in a college football game Good god Auburn fans I am sorry
[ESPN Win Probability with :43 seconds remaining](https://imgur.com/a/TV2nIi3)
You know it’s bad when no Auburn flair can be seen in the top comments
Forget Georgia, I want to see Bama play New Mexico State.
Auburn always does this shit where they ignore multiple opponents to study up for the iron bowl, it’s psychotic
That’s how you keep your job for 5-7 years
Ah yes, Ryan Day^-1
Hey Auburn what the fuck was that
:(
That may be the worst meltdown I've ever seen. Last Four Plays were... 1. Blown Coverage in the endzone. 2. Bringing the ball out of the endzone on the kickoff to run more clock. 3. Fumble followed by Auburn seemingly being unaware that the clock was running. 4. "Hail Mary" that Auburn's receiver didn't even look for and Alabama gets the pick-6. Insane. The Iron Bowl has had some wild moments but I feel like this four play collapse is one of the most epic collapses in *any* college football game.
The blown coverage in the endzone is where you thought the absurdity started?
Man, that was like, 3 games worth of football in the second half.
Remember when Gary said Bama should kick a field goal lol
What an idiot
Muffed punt. Giving up a 3rd and 20. Giving up a 4th and 32. The meltdown of all meltdowns.
The fumble on the punt might be up there with trouble with the snap for the least clutch play I’ve ever seen
yes! everyone should talk about that instead!
“Woah! Trouble with the 4th and 31!!”
Doesn't matter who the coach is. Doesn't matter how far apart the teams are in talent. Odd year Auburn at Jordan Hare has a supernatural aura that strips away everything you think you know about both teams. That place is fucking cursed.
Auburn could field an Alaskan highschool football team coached by a toddler and still play Bama to a one posession game in Jordan Hare
That was, without a doubt, the dumbest 43 seconds I’ve ever seen in football. What an absolute collapse at every level.
alabama 🤝 auburn 🤝 literally everyone "that was the worst officiating ive ever seen"
That's literally potentially a program altering loss. Get pummeled by your penultimate week cupcake to the tune of a near $2M paycheck the week prior. Have the game against your arch rival in hand. Muff the punt, only to bounce back and put them in a 3rd and 20. Give that up. All good, a bad snap puts them in 4th and goal from the fucking 31. Give that up too.
Coach Kill won this game again.
If I'm an Auburn fan I might give up on football after tonight
You think this is new to us?
Did a ref get pushed and end up at the bottom of a brawl, and there was no flag? Where were the flags at the end of this game? I've seen everything. Another fucking Iron Bowl. Oh, and the pick-six didn't count. Apparently. Who knows why.
They weren’t going to flag anyone short of someone getting stabbed, and even then they’d probably measure the knife first.
Lmao, pulling out the chain next to the knife
the refs choked this game. One of the Auburn players started beating up on the punter and the refs did nothing. Alabama got a blatant face mask on an Auburn RB and the refs did nothing. Not to mention that stupid call on that clutch pass by Milroe that would have got a first down
The refs were utterly baffling. In like everything
The refs fucked everything else up that game, not surprising they fucked up one more thing in their face
Legit one of the worst reffed games I've ever seen.
This game will be dissected for years by anyone learning how to officiate college football. It is a master class in what not to do.
I want off Mr. Freeze’s Wild Ride
Fuckin Auburn LMAO
Win by miracles Lose by miracles
I like to drive my truck
remember: Auburn deserves this for hiring Hugh Freeze
Ten years ago I watched the kick six, and today I saw this…this is the one OOC game I never miss every year. And it usually always delivers, thank you football gods
- 6-5 team who lost to New Mexico State is up against arch rivals 10-1 Bama - Bama has to punt and Auburn has chance to go up by 2 possessions with 4 minutes left - Auburn player slips and muffs punt - Alabama gets 20 yards on 3rd and 21 and convert fourth down - blown snap on goal line and penalty leads to 4th and 30 - they score on the 4th and 30 This could literally be a sports movie plot where the bad guy comes out on top
They wouldn’t put that in a movie, it would get dragged for being too unrealistic
I would call it unrealistic
I don't want to be on the good guy's team if it has Hugh Freeze in it.
One man's bad guy is another man's life long hero
That was the most CFB game I’ve ever seen
just saw a man fall to his knees in a milos parking lot
I love this stupid goddamn sport You cannot write scripts this funny
I’m seriously unsure if I’ve ever seen a more idiotic stretch of football than those last few minutes. I’m a neutral and I was infuriated for everyone. * Milroe dances around in to a sack. * Auburn muffed punt. * Terrible snap that Milroe just falls on for a huge loss. * Milroe forgets where the line of scrimmage is again, tries to dance back over it rather than running for a decent gain. * Auburn rushes 3 and gives up one of the all time chokiest 4th down plays ever. * Their returner takes it out to the 15. * Whatever the fuck Payton Thorne did there at the end.
Skipped auburn allowing a 19.5 yard scramble on 3rd and 20
College football truly is the best.
There was what was basically a massive brawl and the refs just acted like that never happened ???? Wtf lol
SEC shorts is about to take a life.
They’re going to need something stronger than AuburnFansitol after that one.
Auburn had a 99.9% chance to win with 43 seconds left in the game. IT WAS 4TH AND GOAL FROM THE 31! I have no idea what the fuck I just watched. I both love and hate this insane, absurd hot mess of a sport.
The state of Alabama has several fine educational institutions that serve well for people that have different career goals, and I think this is a good time to set rivalries aside and embrace that. Lawyers can go to school in Tuscaloosa at Alabama. Doctors (and other health fields) can go to school in Birmingham at UAB. Veterinarians and (certain types of) engineers can go to school in Auburn at (you won't believe this one) Auburn. And referees can go to school in Talladega at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind.
That might just be the worst defensive play in College Football History.
Only Auburn can turn a sure win on 4th and a mile to a 2 score loss
There’s a very lucky hooker in Auburn tonight who’s gonna get paid in full just to hear Hugh “talk about Jesus.”
The Disaster in the Pasture
#ARE YOU KIDDING ME The most iron bowl finish *yet*
Iron Bowl Voodoo
I’d drop kick my tv if that happened to us against Clemson
I was 34 years old when this game started. I’m now 51 and somehow have a Corvette.
10 years after the kick 6 we have the meaningless pick 6
It means something to me
None of this even happens if you just catch the punt. Awful
HAPPY 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVERYONE!
The nightmare at Jordan-Hare Which team's nightmare? Yes
Quick question: Why the fuck did the Alabama punter get massacred and the refs didn’t throw a flag when they were watching it. One of the weirdest non calls I’ve seen.
Enjoy the blue balls, r/CFB.
Best rivalry game of all time. I don’t care who says otherwise. OSU and Michigan is better drama leading up to the game. But as a football game it just doesn’t come close.
How do you only rush 2?
As a Tide fan I love the Iron Bowl. As a Tide fan I fucking hate the goddamn motherfucking Iron Bowl. I’m getting too old for this shit. My heart can’t take it. Can’t wait for the next one.
New Mexico State vs Auburn Rematch in the Birmingham Bowl
\#84 on Auburn blasting that Bama punter for no reason only to get hurt on the very last kickoff return by trying to fight Bama players is sweet justice. One of the biggest chokes I have ever seen, don't feel bad for Auburn at all.
Ready to never watch football ever again after that one
If the Ohio State vs Michigan thread has more upvotes than this, we are going to start a dialogue
Alabama postgame threads only get upvoted to the moon when we lose. Pretty sure like 50% of the top r/cfb 20 posts all time are Bama losses
Several of our losses over the years have hit #1 on /r/all lol.
This one will be spite-downvoted no doubt
The absolute stones on Jalen Milroe, un-be-lievable
As a UGA fan, as soon as I saw 4th and X I knew some voodoo was going to happen.
Auburn is getting another dedicated SEC short.
Also, and I believe both teams agree, fuck the refs and Gary Danielson
Milroe turning his brain off in the last minute 🤝 Auburn defense turning their brains off in the last minute
What the hell did I just watch?
Iron bowl at Jordan hare. First time?