1) We got the yips. We were too damn tight, we let the world talk us up, and we lost our shit.
2) I don’t like throwing a kid under the train, but Jelesky needs to run stairs until he vomits. Preferably before being allowed on the bus home tonight. We’re going to get a reputation and we’re going to deserve it. Cut. That. Shit. Out.
3) Yes, by rule the running-into-the-kicker call is correct. If this is LSU-Alabama, or Florida-Georgia, or the like, that flag doesn’t fly. Which is doubly ironic considering that by rule, an inadvertent whistle is not reviewable. Right up until it is. Which is why…
4) The officiating in this game was a war crime. I’m not even talking about biased officiating – I’m talking about the sheer incompetence that goes along with calling a guy down who wasn’t down, blowing a whistle, and then dicking around for several minutes before finally deciding to cover up a mistake by either ignoring the rules or ignoring what happened. The SEC has surpassed the Pac-12 for officials who look like their first reaction to a rulebook is to color in it, and it’s an embarrassment to have that on the field in what is supposedly the best conference in football.
We had it, we gave it away. I’m not depressed, I’m not despairing, I’m just angrier than I’ve ever been after a loss. Memo to the UT fans who are acting like they’re the national champions after beating a .500 team to pull within half a game of the ‘Dores in the SEC East: congrats. I’m pleased that you’re so happy to be Auburn six days a week and Vanderbilt on Saturday.
We are getting there. We will get there. But we are not there yet.
Of which more later.