What a day and early evening in Auburn. Perfect weather. Great day of tailgating. Then the Auburn Football Team delivered a performance that most did not expect. Alabama trailed until :24 to play in regulation and finally won the game after 4 Overtimes. It is hard not to think instantly about what is waiting on a struggling Alabama OL in Atlanta this week. For this day at least, appreciate what we saw Saturday. Auburn had Alabama baffled. Then Nick Saban’s team found something inside them to win in a place that rarely shows them any mercy. There is great value in that moment. You could tell that Saban himself was relieved.

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