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Bodda Getta Brew 10/2: Toe To Toe
Today, we look at how despite the narrow loss to Georgia, we're still optimistic going forward.
Bodda Getta Brew Crew
October 02, 2023
Good morning. “They can go toe-to-toe with the nation's best.” That was the message shortly after Auburn welcomed the No. 1 ranked team in college football to Jordan-Hare and the final outcome wasn’t decided until the final minutes. Scroll down to read more a football team that’s on the rise and isn’t looking back…
Pumpkin spice abounds but this is what we’ve got mixed in for today’s Brew:
🏈 Auburn vs. Georgia: Looking forward
🥎 The lowdown on Fall Softball
🐅 And much, much more!
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📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Down To The Wire. Auburn forced two turnovers and grabbed a second-half lead against the nation's top-ranked team, but No. 1 Georgia scored the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter to cap off the 128th renewal of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.
“I'm really proud of our kids,” Auburn coach Hugh Feeze said. “Hopefully we can build off the way we played better today. It hurts and it's disappointing that we couldn't find a way to get it done.”
🔼 A Trip Down Memory Lane. We often refer to the “good old days” but it’s unlikely that anyone on the Auburn Tigers football team would have thought that about the grueling winter workouts Coach Pat Dye—who had just arrived at Auburn from Wyoming—implemented in 1981.
“It was incredibly challenging physically, mentally, emotionally, on every level,” recalled quarterback Randy Campbell to Andy Burcham on the Talking Tigers podcast. “All you thought about was, can you make it through the next day?”
For approximately three dozen players, the answer was no. Those who stayed and endured laid the foundation for Auburn’s excellence in the 1980s.
After losing to the Longhorns, Auburn, who had been ranked No. 4 in the preseason, ran the table, winning 10 straight games and defeating five straight ranked teams to end the season: No. 5 Florida, No. 7 Maryland, No. 4 Georgia, No. 19 Alabama and No. 8 Michigan in the Sugar Bowl.
Having gone 6-0 in the Southeastern Conference to win Auburn’s first SEC championship since 1957, Auburn faced the Wolverines in New Orleans.
Trailing 7-6 in the final minute at the Superdome, Michigan stopped Bo Jackson short of the goal line on third down, setting up Al Del Greco for a 19-yard game-winner.
“It was my last attempt in my last game,” said Del Greco, whose poise under pressure impressed his future Miami Dolphins head coach, Don Shula. “He said that being able to do that in that moment was one of the things that made them interested in signing me.”
More Brew headlines for those into Auburn fandom ⤵️
🏟 Have you ever seen Jordan-Hare Stadium without any fans? It’s an impressive sight!
🔼 The Windy City Nitty Gritty. As you’re reading this Brew over your morning brew, the No. 9 Auburn women’s golf team will have likely already teed off (7:39 a.m. CT) for the Windy City Collegiate Classic. That doesn’t mean you can’t follow along, as the tournament runs through Tuesday (regular play Monday; finals Tuesday).
On the heels of their runner-up finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship to start the 2023-24 season, Auburn faces a competitive field in The Prairie State, as 12 of the 15 teams in the field are in the WGCA top-25, including defending national champion No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 5 USC, No. 8 Texas, and No. 11 Oregon.
Senior Anna Foster is back in the starting lineup for the Tigers for the event, as she will be making her season debut. In 10 events last season, Foster finished second on the team in rounds under par and scoring average. She also led the team in total birdies with 88.
Live scoring of the tournament will be available on Golfstat.com and the Golfstat mobile app.
🤔 TIGER TRIVIA
A li’l Southern history, bless our hearts. It may be a bye week for the Tigers but we’re already looking forward to the next opponent—how many times has Auburn played against LSU?
Think you've got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
🐅 ONE BIG THING
Fall ball for y’all. Fall softball returns for the first time since 2021!
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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD
Monday 10/2
🎾 Men’s & Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF 60K
🏌️♀️ Women’s Golf Windy City Collegiate Classic
Tuesday 10/3
🎾 Men’s & Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF 60K
🏌️♀️ Women’s Golf Windy City Collegiate Classic
Wednesday 10/4
🎾 Men’s & Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF 60K
Thursday 10/5
🎾 Men’s & Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF 60K
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Southern Regional Championships
⚽️ Soccer @ Alabama 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network | Live Audio
Friday 10/6
🎾 Men’s & Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF 60K
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Southern Regional Championships
🐎 Equestrian at Baylor @ 11 a.m. CT
🏊🏻♂️ Swimming & Diving at Louisville @ 4:30 p.m. CT
🏊🏻♂️ Swimming & Diving at SMU Classic @ 6:30 p.m. CT
🏐 Volleyball at Florida @ 6 p.m. CT
Saturday 10/7
🎾 Men’s & Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF 60K
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Southern Regional Championships
🏊🏻♂️ Swimming & Diving at SMU Classic @ 11 a.m. CT
🏊🏻♂️ Swimming & Diving at Louisville @ 4:30 p.m. CT
Sunday 10/8
🎾 Men’s & Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF 60K
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Southern Regional Championships
🥎 Softball vs. AUM @ 11 a.m. CT
🏐 Volleyball at South Carolina @ 1 p.m. CT
🥎 Softball at Alabama State @ 1:30 p.m. CT
⚽️ Soccer vs. Arkansas @ 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network | Live Audio
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 57 times!
Both universities have been members of the SEC since December 1932, but this intense rivalry dates back to 1901. Auburn and LSU have played every year since the SEC instituted divisional play in 1992 and the margin in the series history is tight—LSU holds the most number of wins but only by a mere five games (29–24–1).
🐅 Have a great Monday, y’all!