Archive for November, 2013

Iron Bowl 2013: It’s Only Fitting Spread Offense Would Ruin Nick Saban’s Dynasty

Posted by Scott Carasik on November 30 2013 Add Comments
If there was ever a man, a team, a game that would take down Nick Saban's dynasty at Alabama, it'd be Gus Malzahn and the spread offense at Auburn in the Iron Bowl. Rivalry aside, Saban has always had trouble with spread offenses like what Malzahn has run for years. It's no secret that "St. Nick" despises the spread. Saban's defenses had been averaging 337 yards and 21.5 points allowed per game against spread offenses going ...

BCS Bowl Predictions 2013: Updated Projections After Auburn’s Epic Victory

Posted by Steven Cook on November 30 2013 Add Comments
Not only did the 2013 Iron Bowl live up to the hype and instantly become one of college football's greatest games ever, but it shook up the postseason picture with BCS predictions being turned on their heads. No. 4 Auburn toppled two-time defending national champion Alabama on one of the craziest plays you'll ever see. With one second left on the clock, the Crimson Tide attempted a 57-yard field goal for the win that was returned ...

With SEC Title Victory, Auburn Should Jump an Undefeated Ohio State Team

Posted by Sebastian Lena on November 30 2013 Add Comments
Not so fast, Ohio State fans. Sure, Auburn’s dramatic victory over Alabama, 34-28, on Saturday helped free up a spot in the BCS title game. However, it just might be the Tigers—not the Buckeyes—who will be making the trip to Pasadena come January. Oh, BCS chaos, how you’ve been missed. With a victory against Michigan, 42-41, Ohio State—currently No. 3 in the latest BCS standings—figured all it would take to make its BCS title dreams a reality would ...

Watch Auburn Football Fans Rush Field After Amazing Win over Alabama

Posted by Tyler Brooke on November 30 2013 Add Comments
Auburn football fans had plenty to cheer about on Saturday night, as their team came away with what was easily one of the craziest wins in perhaps the history of the program.   Fans stormed the field after the huge 34-28 Iron Bowl win, and as you can see from the video, everyone was very excited.  Bo Jackson even makes an appearance at around the 1:10 mark. Huge thanks to Bleacher Report's own Auburn Featured Columnist Justin Lee ...

What on Earth Has Happened to Baylor over the Past 3 Weeks?

Posted by Ben Kercheval on November 30 2013 Add Comments
On Nov. 7, Baylor took care of Oklahoma in convincing fashion, 41-12, on a nationally televised Thursday night game. That win was, by most accounts, the first real test for the Bears of the season.  Since then, Baylor is 2-1 and 10-1 overall, with the most recent win being a closer-than-expected 41-38 squeaker over TCU. Thanks to a Penn State victory over Wisconsin, Baylor is, at worst, looking at an at-large BCS berth with a win next ...

Alabama Kicker Cade Foster Sent Death Threats and Hateful Tweets After Loss

Posted by Tyler Conway on November 30 2013 Add Comments
Suffice it to say, this wasn't how Cade Foster saw his final Iron Bowl going. Sure, the biggest play of Alabama's 2013 season came on a field-goal kick from an impossible length. Fifty-seven yards for a chance at Crimson Tide mortality and a victory over rival Auburn. There was just one second remaining on the clock. The Alabama kicker held a possible three-peat on his right leg. It was frankly every kicker's dream scenario.  Only Foster wasn't ...

Alabama vs. Auburn: 10 Things We Learned in the Tigers’ Win

Posted by Chris Stephens on November 30 2013 Add Comments
The Auburn Tigers pulled off perhaps the biggest final play in the history of the Iron Bowl as Chris Davis returned an Alabama missed field goal 109 yards for a touchdown to give the Tigers the win. The game was the best Iron Bowl ever and moves the Tigers into the SEC Championship Game. There were a lot of good things and a lot of unfortunate things that happened for Auburn, but the bottom line is, they ...

Projected BCS Standings 2013: How Alabama’s Loss Impacts Week 15 Rankings

Posted by Joseph Zucker on November 30 2013 Add Comments
Sooner or later, the Alabama Crimson Tide were going to roll right off a cliff. They fell to Auburn in what was one of the oddest games you'll ever see. To summarize, the Tigers overcame a 21-7 deficit in the second quarter to win 34-28, after Adam Griffith's 57-yard field goal was returned 100 yards to the house by Chris Davis. It was just the monkey wrench into the BCS you wanted to see before the playoff ...

Alabama vs. Auburn Iron Bowl 2013: 10 Things We Learned in Tide’s Loss

Posted by Sanjay Kirpalani on November 30 2013 Add Comments
Top-ranked Alabama’s hopes of competing for a third consecutive BCS national title were crushed in the unlikeliest of manners and at the hands of its most hated rival. In a game that featured several game-changing plays, it was the Tide’s special teams unit that failed them repeatedly and ultimately cost them dearly on the game’s final play. Despite a strong day statistically from the offense, it was the Tide’s inability to capitalize on two fourth-quarter possessions deep ...

Tre Mason Establishes Elite Status During Insane Win over Alabama

Posted by Maxwell Ogden on November 30 2013 Add Comments
Words simply cannot describe the incredible nature of the No. 4 Auburn Tigers' 34-28 win over the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide. There was a 99-yard passing touchdown, a blocked field goal, a controversial game-tying passing score and a 100-yard field goal return for the game-winning score. During the course of the game, Auburn running back Tre Mason established his status as one of college football's elite running backs. Mason torched one of the nation's best run ...