Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: Georgia 14, Auburn 10
From: <JCT3@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 12:06:40 EST
Organization: Penn State University

In article <1992Nov15.192722.1@ducvax.auburn.edu>, swanger@ducvax.auburn.edu
says:
>
>Georgia 14
>Auburn 10
>
>This was a close game with a controversial ending.  With 19 seconds left on
>the clock, Auburn had the ball, 2nd down on the Georgia 1 yard line, no time
>outs left.  Auburn ran a running play up the middle to James Bostic.  The
>ball was fumbled.  Auburn lined up for another play, the refs stood around
>talking to the Georgia players until the game clock ran out, game over
>Georgia wins.  Since the ball was fumbled (Auburn evidently recovered), the
>refs could (should?) have called a time out to decide who had possession.
>If they knew it was Auburn's ball, they should have put the ball in play
>(there was enough time, barely, for another play).

I was pretty amazed when I saw the replays of this on ESPN.  Granted,
a situation like that is pretty hectic, but isn't there one ref whose
primary responsibility is to make sure that the clock is stopped and
started?  I hate to see any team--even Auburn! B)--lose a game in
this fashion.  Well, at least we dont have SWC officials...



>Still, I can't fault the Georgia team.  They did all that they could do.
>There is no guarantee that AU would have scored if given another chance.  If
>only we'd had one more play.....
>
>It was a painful feeling watching those last few seconds tick off the clock.
>
>While I'm at it, I sat in the GA section the second half.  Georgia fans used
>to be pretty bad about a decade ago (ie, the Herschel era).  They have
>finally turned back into human beings (it took a while for them to come back
>to earth I guess).  Most of the ones I met were pretty nice.

Amazing what a good hosing will do for a crowd  :)

>Anyway, Auburn and Georgia seemed closely matched.  Both teams had some big
>plays offensively and defensively.  Despite the loss, Auburn QB Stan White
>had one of his best performances of the year.  He looked sharp and in
>control most of the day.  Georgia has several good looking players.  Heisman
>Trophy candidate Garrison Hearst rushed for 105 yards on 31 attempts.  He
>also caught 1 pass for 64 yards and a touchdown (despite my agony, this was
>a pretty play.  The AU secondary was in another time zone on this play).
>Although Hearst's stats were below average (for him), he has the ability to
>look dangerous a lot of the time, even on short runs.  You just KNOW he is
>about to break loose sooner or later.  He is a quick, shifty looking runner.
>GA QB Eric Zeier and WR Andre Hastings also looked sharp on several plays.
>
>Lets see, what else, Auburn's defense stopped Georgia on 4th and 1 on the
>Auburn 1 yard line (1st half).  Georgia retaliated by intercepting a Stan
>White pass in the end zone late in the game.
>
>Team stats:
>
>                       GA           AU
>First Downs            15           19
>Rushes Yards       44-121       43-119
>Passing               205          215
>Return Yards           14            5
>Comp-Att-Int      12-20-2      16-26-1
>Punts                5-39         6-47
>Fumbles-lost          3-0          3-1
>Penalties-Yards      5-35          1-5
>Time of Possession  29:55        30:05
>
>
>Next Game: Thanksgiving Day, Auburn versus Alabama at beautiful Legion Field
>           in The Magic City, Birmingham, Alabama.
>
>AND (groan) I'll be there.
>
>--
>David Swanger,   Auburn University, Alabama,   swanger@accs.duc.auburn.edu

I apologize for the lack of editing excess lines, but the terminal
in the English Dept. can't delete lines without liquid paper.


Jim Thomas
Penn State
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