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Ike Jones (3:17)

Yeah, it was Ike. The way the season has been going offensively, it is very, very important that Auburn got that ball into the end zone, because had that dude got tackled on the five or something, I do not feel confident that they would have punched.

Mike G (3:30)

There's no guarantee they would have scored a touchdown because they literally had a play drive start on the eight yard line against Florida and ended up with a field goal.

Ike Jones (3:38)

Yep, no guarantee they scored a touchdown there. So it was really, really open. I think I remember, you said it out loud, but I think maybe you thought in the moment that it was down where they picked it up.

Mike G (3:55)

No, I don't think so.

Ike Jones (3:56)

Okay, I remember. Yeah, because there's a rule. I think on one of them, you can't advance the ball. I think it's like a muffed punt.

Mike G (4:03)

Yes, muffed punt.

Ike Jones (4:04)

On a muffed punt, you cannot advance the ball, right? Like on a blocked punt, you can go all the way with it, right? Like, so it was really, really important. Those guys got that ball in the end zone.

Auburn only had two red zone tries yesterday. They scored on one of them. Now, Vanderbilt only had two red zone tries.

Mike G (4:25)

Well, the second one they didn't try to score is when they kneeled the ball down.

Ike Jones (4:27)

They kneeled the ball down. Okay, so they were 100% in the red zone, technically, but only one red zone try? Damn.

Mike G (4:37)

Yeah, the defense did their job yesterday. And again, it wasn't perfect, but they did their job. But that's, I'll say again, this comment is indicative of the difference this year, is that you don't get that scoop and score last year, and you needed it to win. But for whatever reason, they weren't fine.

Special teams has been so bad for Auburn recently, so bad. Now, Bryce Kane loved him to death. He almost had a muffed punt, and almost made some demons jump back up again with fielding punts out there. But he didn't lose the ball. Like it's just, Auburn's been living in the margins so much recently that we find it difficult to appreciate when it goes Auburn's way and still want to say, but it could have been worse. You're right, we've seen it. You don't have to convince me it could have been worse. I've literally watched worse.