Did Not Disappoint

The Auburn tussle against Alabama lived up to the hype. Nate Oats has taken the Tide to heights heretofore unseen with his brilliant concepts. He has recruited great athletes who play to the style, and they fight hard. Bruce Pearl at Auburn is the best special situation coach I have seen. His in-bounds plays are unstoppable. Pearl is fantastic at in-game adjustments. The rivals fought like champions with all the odds to Alabama's favor. The Tide was playing at home before fanatic supporters. They managed to foul out two significant Auburn contributors (Dylan Cardwell and Chad Baker-Mazara), and Johni Broome, the best collegiate player in the nation, re-injured his ankle taking him out in crucial moments of the game and slowing him down when he re-entered the contest. Yet, with all that adversity, Auburn found a way to win. These are national championship caliber teams.