NEVER FORGET: tonight marks the second anniversary of the 3-2 Auburn victory over Mississippi State, known around these parts as the "Baby I'm Burning" game or alternately "The Worst/Best SEC Football Game Ever Played." The box score should be bronzed and placed on the side of deep space probes to show just how serious we as humans can be about destruction, especially the part where Miss State was 0-14 on 3rd down and 0-3 on fourth. SPOILER ALERT: everyone got fired. We blame Bob Davie and Mark Jones for everything that happened on that night.
(Please also consider the miraculous 56 over/under in this game tonight, and how impossible this would have seemed two years ago.)
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how does one go about aiding in the wrangling of comments? here’s to hoping That Dog is a fan of offense
How could anyone forget that hot mess?
That game was a train wreck.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I just loved the headline for the recap:
“MATCH REPORT: AUBURN UNITED 3, BORUSSIA STARKVILLE 2” or something like that.
It's a funny name.
it was Mississippi Leyerkusen.
And I remember some pedants were irritated because Leyerkusen was a place that didn’t deserve that kind of taint.
(They were right.)
"'I wish to hell God would stop trying to make me a better person." - T.J. Lambert
by Signal to Noise on Sep 9, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I also liked Doug and HJS's one liner...
…calling it a “mule on mule battle for turnip supremacy” or some such.
Will
The game we Penn State and Iowa fans bless every day.
For all of the crap we received from Auburn fans for four years, this game was bliss. Total bliss.
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That 6-4 game was freewheeling compared to this one.
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by Jamie DeVriend on Sep 9, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
That was a good, old-fashioned rock fight.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Sep 9, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I skipped EDSBS Live last night...
…yet listened to it this morning because I knew this was coming. You want to bet against Auburn, fine sir, go right ahead but Wes Byrum will always be there haunting your dreams as he kicks to victory and freedom!
I swear to Pat Dye's pants I will make Trudy Campbell my wife!
That “after we’ve ruined our own” part usually occurs on Thursday night…in Starkville.
Them that don't know him won't like him and them that do sometimes won't know how to take him. He ain't wrong, he's just different but his pride won't let him do the things that make you think he's right - Ed Bruce
by Steve from Umatilla on Sep 9, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
That was an incredible tragi-comedy of a football game.
I think that’s when I first used the term “sympathy face palm.”
Soundtrack?
That “highlight” video seems like Yakety Sax would be more appropriate…
Croomed!
Auburn almost got Croomed that fabled night…then again maybe Sylvester and Tommy both got Croomed in the end.
FAIL Bowl?
"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
— Martin Luther
the offensive attack of that game sum up in GIF form...
"It’s not Disneyland, people. Get the hell out of the way." NYC Firefighter
by jokastrength on Sep 9, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Good Lord
That sums it up very, very well.
/rec’d
"The only thing worse than watching a 3-2 game, is watching your team LOSE a 3-2 game"
by CoastalCowbell on Sep 9, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
The quintessential display of the concept "to backfire"
is worth a rec
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
As the old saying goes.....
Live by the watermelon, die by the watermelon
Good gravy that shit looks like it hurt!
Please God
Tell me that’s just watermelon splattering I see and not brains and skull…
Yes, I live in Starkville...WHO did I piss off in a past life?
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Sep 9, 2010 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That is the greatest display of fail I have ever seen
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Don't wory, I'm an untrained professional" WVPF
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Sep 9, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
We now have Godzilla on our side
His tears will cure Tebow’s cancer (to outright steal a phrase). Now if only our defense can put on their big boy pants.
that was a glorious evening.
I remember the open thread. There was some big USC game on that night and I couldn’t turn away from Auburn-MIssy State because it was a car crash turned up to 11.
Every time you didn’t think it could get worse or even more incompetent, both teams just kept one-upping each other.
"'I wish to hell God would stop trying to make me a better person." - T.J. Lambert
If I recall correctly, it was the USC-Ohio State game that served as Mark Sanchez's introduction to the CFB world
A Notre Dame Grad, born and raised in Wisconsin... life put me in the express lane to alcoholism.
Good Times...
My boss at the time of this game was an Auburn fan. We had a lot of fun needling him on the conference call the following Monday morning: “3-2? Who was the winning pitcher for Auburn? Who got the save?”
No one ever says "Let's go to Birmingham for the weekend!" -- Dr. W J Julian, Director (emeritus) Pride of the Southland Band
Woody McCovery
Galactic Uber Super Genius with Clusters.
By the third quarter, you could see the torches of the villagers ascending to the press box.
Naw, its: Wxxdy McCxrvey.
Fixed it for ya.
He doesnt deserve to have O’s in his name with the xffense he put on the field during the Crxxm Errxr.
"Nice coat! Who shot the couch?"
by CoastalCowbell on Sep 9, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
That game caused me to
1. lose my voice
2. damage/destroy furniture
3. get blind drunk
4. make me angry at Crxxm every time i think about it.
"Nice coat! Who shot the couch?"
My favorite part
remains Matt Hinton’s fairly serious suggestion that Miss St should have punted at the end of the game to go for the go ahead safety instead of going for it on fourth down. Any game that reveals “punt to set up the go ahead safety” as a viable option deserves to be remembered and celebrated.
Also, that video deserves a hallowed spot in the EDSBS canon alongside the EDSBS Live: Lane Kiffin Edition, Lee Corso is a Penis, Marky M, etc.
No post
loss to UGA rant? That stays at the top of the list. Wilfred Brimley ftw.
by SEC Supremacist on Sep 9, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Punt for the go ahead safety
was the best description of the game. I was spending that evening with a group of people that did not appreciate the beauty of the game but finally relented and switched over for all the glory of the 4th quarter – its was a sight to behold.
/pleasedontletthishappentotubervilleeveragain,
//sincerely,texastechfan
Given Auburn's defense...
It’s fair to say that State can cover the over by itself, and vice versa.
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 9, 2010 1:57 PM EDT reply actions
That game was...
the perfect metaphor for the Croom Era at Mississippi State. He made Auburn look bad, while making his own team look worse. Last weekend’s 5 TD pass night for Russell/Relf has finally exorcised the demons of Croom, McCorvey and Henig.
Whoa, there.
" finally exorcised the demons of Croom, McCorvey and Henig."
Not yet! Not yet! Not yet! Please do not repeat this again until sometime in December.
/knocksonwood
//throwssaltovershoulder
//kicksmidget
"The only thing worse than watching a 3-2 game, is watch your team LOSE a 3-2 game"
by CoastalCowbell on Sep 9, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm slowly starting to suspect that Mullen is a better coach than he is generally credited for.
After seeing UF’s offense sputter and miss since his departure, and now seeing some solid improvements at State, I think he is/was a bit underrated. State may be the up and comer to watch in the West, as opposed to Arkansas.
State’s always had some big nasty linemen, a few decent skill people, and played pretty physical ball. Eliminate the LSU-ish screwups Get a decent offensive coach and they could be dangerous.
It's a sure sign of impending societal collapse when we have so many grown men sitting around and arguing on the Interwebz about other people they don't know playing games that don't matter. But it can occasionally be fun.
than he's credited for?
Who’s been saying he’s not a good coach?
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
Not really anyone
But any time someone rattles off a list of good/great SEC coaches or potential challengers for the West, Mullen and State are almost never mentioned.
He seems to stay under the media’s radar, what with the flash of Petrino, the baffling absurdity of Miles, and the irrational exuberance around Chizik. I believe he will do well at State. Great in-state recruiting base and a schizophrenic for a rival….
It's a sure sign of impending societal collapse when we have so many grown men sitting around and arguing on the Interwebz about other people they don't know playing games that don't matter. But it can occasionally be fun.
by Dick H on Sep 9, 2010 4:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
great coaching has nothing to do with "potential challengers"
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Sep 9, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that is like watching to pigs having sex in mud
you see some movement but your not real sure whats going on
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Don't wory, I'm an untrained professional" WVPF
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
If it was turkeys
Robbie Caldwell could give you a play-by-play.
by commodore_dude on Sep 9, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Been there, done that.
I understand pig sex a hell of a lot more than I understand what happened in that game.
And stop it, you miscreants – my daddy was a pig farmer.
"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
— Martin Luther
Which would have been more exciting, a 2 a.m. ESPN replay of this game or a Proactive pimple cream/juice/battery acid infomercial?
by D-Macs LoveChile on Sep 9, 2010 5:26 PM EDT reply actions
yes.
"The only thing worse than watching a 3-2 game, is watching your team LOSE a 3-2 game"
by CoastalCowbell on Sep 9, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Pass Interference
I remember Orson on EDSBS Live talking about how the ref didn’t call pass interference on the play around 1:10 because he knew no one was going to make a play. Best moment.
Ah, like the Bielema Timeout Game (MSU-Wisc)
MSU receivers were getting mugged all day, but the ref never called anything because if it wasn’t thrown to Blair White, it was by definition uncatchable.
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