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i was a little down last night and this game lifted me up. i cannot remember enjoying a game like this since we had chis porter and would embarrass bama on the court. just total domination and i love they showed that killer instinct.

the annistonian? hell it has been closed for a while now. it used to be great but then it ran down until the roaches were as big as their burgers..........lol

morning folks! i just wanted to say war eagle and what a fun game last night! it was such a treat.

247sports.com 5 takeaways from Auburn's 89-56 win over Missouri Nathan King 7–9 minutes AUBURN, Alabama — Bruce Pearl didn't pull any punches with his team this in terms of setting expectations for Tuesday, reiterating that a matchup with Missouri — as Auburn looked to break out of a rut of five losses in six games — was the team's biggest game of the year thus far. The Tigers certainly responded Tuesday night in a cathartic victory. Auburn went on a massive run out of the gates and blistered Mizzou 89-56, snapping a three-game losing streak and remaining firmly in the NCAA Tournament picture. "This was a game that we had to win," center Johni Broome said postgame. "It was an important game, probably one of the biggest games we've had all year, just how our last couple of games have been going. I feel like everybody came out here and put in the effort to get after it, start of the game to the end." Here are Auburn Undercover's five takeaways, as the Tigers improved to 8-5 in league play and jumped back into the No. 4 spot in the current SEC standings. Auburn blitzes Mizzou early, efficient from deep It was a bit of a late-arriving crowd for a 6 p.m. tip on Valentine’s Day, but Auburn got Neville Arena to its feet in a hurry. With patient offense, hustling defense and consistent rebounding, the home Tigers opened the game on a 19-2 run. Missouri coach Dennis Gates had to call a timeout after K.D. Johnson nailed a corner 3 to give the Tigers three makes on their first four attempts from downtown. "Even if they didn't respond, I would've understood, just because they've had so much fatigue," Pearl said of challenging his team ahead of this game. "They were disappointed. But I'm glad they responded the way they did, and I'm glad they got some success. It really had nothing to do with my challenge. I think it had more to do with Ira Bowman and Mike Burgomaster putting a great game plan together. I think the culture and character of our program — our guys care about trying to make history. We want to try to get to the NCAA Tournament. This helps, but we've still got work to do." On the other end, Auburn flummoxed one of the best offenses in the country, holding Mizzou to misses on nine of its first 10 shots. It took until the 12:50 mark of the first half for the visiting Tigers to make their second field goal of the game. "Eighteen points (in the first half) speaks for itself," Broome said. The lead grew to 20 points, 24-4 after Johnson’s second 3-pointer. The lead was as large as 30-6 — highlighted by a poster dunk from Allen Flanigan (16 points) off a turnover. "I almost got a tech for running on the court," Johnson said of Flanigan's dunk. Auburn barely slowed down on either end of the floor in the second half. It at one point led 62-25 in a completely dominant performance. The Tigers were 9-of-18 from the 3-point line for the game, their best percentage of the entire season. "We made nine; it felt like we made 19, you know?" Pearl said. "I can't believe it. We got open shots. I'm not trying to get the guys to make tough, contested shots. I'm just trying to get them to make open shots. I thought the ball moved really well; the ball didn't stick." Johnson's first-half takeover Auburn needed to play with an urgency in a can’t-lose matchup, and Johnson provided all the energy any team could ask for on either side of the floor. The junior guard came one point shy of tying his season high, finishing with 15 points, his most in SEC play this year. Fourteen of those came in the first half, when he made 4-of-5 shots from beyond the arc. Johnson’s offensive confidence and on-ball defense, with two steals in the first half, were keys to Auburn’s big run early. "You’re not going to always have the best nights every night," Johnson said. "The nights that’s tough, just get past that, and the nights that good, just thrive off that and keep going. So that’s what I’m doing right now." The Tigers' starting 2-guard, Zep Jasper, got in on the offensive action, too, with a couple 3-pointers for 6 points on the night. A defensive specialist, Jasper had made only two shots on 13 attempts over the previous five games. Auburn corrals elite offense Just three days ago, Missouri hung 86 points on the road against the best defense in college basketball in a buzzer-beating upset of Tennessee. Then it was completely handled by Pearl's team Tuesday night. What entered the matchup as the No. 9 scoring offense in the country (82.1 points per game) was held to 56, its second-fewest in a game all season. Mizzou missed its first eight triples of the game and turned it over the most times in a game (16) in SEC competition this season. "I thought our techniques and our system matched up really well tonight with Missouri," Pearl said. "It's all about matchups." The SEC’s top 3-point shooter, Missouri’s leading scorer and Alabama native Kobe Brown, had just 7 points. Unsurprisingly, Missouri wasn't constricted for the entire game, and it scored 38 points in the second half, thanks in large part to a 5-of-14 shooting clip from beyond the arc after the break. Rebounding advantage limits Mizzou further Another method to slow down one of the best offenses in college basketball is to limit its possessions. Mizzou entered the game as the ninth-worst rebounding team in the country, and Auburn took full advantage. Led by another double-double for Broome, who topped all scorers with 20 points and 10 boards, Auburn finished plus-22 on the glass (48-26), its best margin of the season. Both Broome and backup center Dylan Cardwell had five offensive boards to lead an 16-7 edge in offensive rebounds, too. Cardwell had 8 points and 10 boards for a career high in rebounding. "One of Missouri's very few weaknesses is rebounding," Pearl said. "They're a little undersized. So we really emphasized going inside and creating some switches, they switch everything. Dylan and Johni were able to get some matchups with some guards and rebound and score over them." Broome exited the game for several minutes after falling to the court following a fast-break dunk early in the second half, but returned with 13 minutes to play. The Morehead State transfer has now registered a double-double in eight of 13 SEC games. He left the game after another breakaway dunk with just under 10 minutes left, and this time he went to the locker room after he appeared to have his left ankle examined. Considering he checked out when Auburn was up by 32, Broome came back from the locker room but didn't return to the game. Broome said postgame he's fine. The thinned-out depth at center allowed freshman Yohan Traore to get some burn, with 5 minutes down the stretch. "We dominated at the 5 spot, which we needed to," Pearl said. "We won the 4 spot. We literally won every position tonight." No Green needed Auburn showed off the diversity of its lineup Tuesday, and arguably the team's most important offensive player this season didn't have to do much scoring. Wendell Green Jr. didn't make a shot all game (0-for-4), finishing with 5 points from the free-throw line. He instead contributed with nine assists, his second-most in a game all season, and zero turnovers — though Auburn as a team had 14 turnovers, its most in a game since it had 18 in the win over Mississippi State last month.

247sports.com Auburn takes command early and cruises past Missouri Mark Murphy 6–7 minutes AUBURN, Alabama–Obviously taking heed of their coach’s pre-game message, which he called Tuesday night’s home game vs. Missouri the most important of the season for the Tigers, Auburn took command early on the way to an 89-56 SEC basketball victory. The win snapped Auburn’s three-game losing streak and improved the Tigers to 18-8 overall and 8-5 in the SEC. The home team did a lot of things very well. Consider the following: * Bruce Pearl’s Tigers scored 18 of the game’s first 20 points. * Auburn pulled in 48 rebounds, 22 more than the visitors. It was the largest rebound margin for the Tigers this season. * Despite leading by 27 points in the first half, Auburn kept the pressure on and extended the lead to as many as 39 points with 2:10 to play. * Auburn made 9-18 three-pointers and shot 48.6 percent from the field and 16-20 at the foul line. * AU held Missouri to 31.6 percent shooting and the league’s top three-point shooting team made 5-22 treys. * The margin of victory was the largest for the Tigers vs. an SEC team in 10 years since a 2013 victory over Missouri. * Auburn finished the game with 21 assists, including nine from Wendell Green, who did not have a turnover. Auburn got a double-double from Johni Broome, who scored 20 points and pulled in 10 rebounds. Allen Flanigan scored 16 points and K.D. Johnson finished with 15 points. Jaylin Williams finished with nine points, seven rebounds and a strong defensive performance. Dylan Cardwell scored eight points while adding 10 rebounds off the bench. Lior Berman came off the bench to score eight points. "We spent a lot time this week about not being discourage," Pearl said. "We talked about coming together as brothers...I actually talked to them about story of Joseph and the tribulations and he and his brothers went through." Pearl added, "The only way we could control our destiny is with our defense," Pearl pointed out. "That is the No. 3 offensive team in the country. They average 82 points per game and when we hold opponents under 73 (points) we are 17-1. So I put that number up–we have to hold them to 73 points and we are going to win. How often in sport can you tell you guys if we just do this we are going to win." Broome said, “This is a game we had to win. It was an important game, probably one of the biggest games we had all year just off how our last couple games have been going. I feel like everybody came out here and put in the effort to get after it.” Johnson credited Pearl with giving the players a good defensive game plan. “We came out and played as hard as we could and you can see the results.” Broome added, “18 points (in the first half) speaks for itself.” Auburn’s start was strong both defensively and offensively. The Tigers led 19-2 at the 13:06 on a three-pointer by Johnson, who made 4-5 treys off the bench in the first half to score 14 points. He made 5-6 field goals in the first 20 minutes. The Tigers built the lead to 27 points at intermission, the lowest point total for Missouri in the first half this season as well as the fewest points allowed by the Tigers in the first half this season. Auburn made it happen by hitting 17-34 (50 percent) of its shots, 6-12 threes and 5-7 free throws. The Tigers were strong on the boards, pulling in 23 in the first half, 10 more than the visitors. K.D. Johnson hits a three-pointer in the first half. (Photo: Jake Crandall, USA TODAY Sports) Missouri hit 7-26 field goals in the first half for 26.9 percent, 0-8 from three-point range and 4-6 at the foul line. Missouri turned the ball over 11 times in the first half, seven more than AU, and the visitors were outscored 16-6 on points off of turnovers in the first half. Auburn outscored Missouri 44-38 in the second half to cruise to a victory to the delight of a Neville Arena crowd who provided a strong homecourt advantage despite it being Valentine’s Day. Commenting on how his team responded when challenged earlier in the week by their head coach, Pearl said, "Well, you know what? Even if they didn't respond, I would've understood, just because they've had so much fatigue. They were disappointed, but I'm glad they responded the way they did, and I'm glad they got some success. It really wasn't... it really had nothing to do with my challenge. I think it had more to do with Ira Bowman and Mike Burgomaster putting a great game plan together. I think the culture and character of our program–our guys care about trying to make history. We want to try to get to the NCAA Tournament. This helps, but we've still got work to do."" Glad we shot the ball better," Pearl added. "That's got a chance to give us some confidence moving forward, hopefully." Johnson, who scored 17 last season at Missouri, asked about how his team was able to bounce back after struggling to win games in February. “Keep getting better," the junior guard said. "You're going to lose some and win some. You have to come in the next day and work harder to focus on being in the next game. We lost a couple, but we've been focused on what's ahead of us and what's next. We keep that mindset and we are going to keep this going and make our way to March.” Stat of the Game: Auburn finished plus 22 in rebounds and pulled down 16 offensive rebounds, nine more than the visitors. Worth Noting: Auburn’s previous largest halftime lead was 24 points, 42-24 in the home win over Georgia. Bench Is Back: Auburn reserves outscored the Missouri reserves 42-24. Plus/Minus Monsters: Auburn outscored Missouri by 34 points when Jaylin Williams was on the court and by 32 when Allen Flanigan was in the game. Big Margin: It was the largest margin victory for the Tigers in a SEC game since a 92-58 blowout of Missouri on Jan. 30, 2019.

Instant Analysis: Auburn gets back on track with dominant showing against Missouri Taylor Jones 2–3 minutes When a team loses three straight games and four of their last five, it would be safe to assume that said team is frustrated. On Tuesday, Auburn put those assumptions to bed and proved just how frustrated they had become. Auburn shot 49% from the field and dominated the boards on their way to crushing the visiting Missouri Tigers, 89-56 at Neville Arena. Buy Tigers Tickets Auburn was in control for the entire contest and refused to take their foot off the gas. Auburn held a 7-2 advantage through the first four minutes of the game, then would go on to outscore Missouri 17-2 over a four-minute span to take a 20-point lead, 24-4, with 11:34 remaining in the half. Auburn took a 45-18 lead into the locker room behind 50% shooting and an outstanding half from K.D. Johnson, who shot 83% from the field on his way to scoring 14 first-half points. Johni Broome ended the half with 11 points and eight rebounds after going 5-for-10 from the field. Auburn’s commanding effort spilled over into the second half, as they outscored Missouri, 44-38 to solidify the win. Zep Jasper converted a Missouri turnover into a three-pointer to give Auburn the 57-25 lead with 16:16 remaining in the game, which pushed Auburn over the 30-point-lead mark for the first time in the contest. Lior Berman connected on a three-pointer with 2:10 remaining in the game to put Auburn up 89-50. The 39-point deficit would be Auburn’s largest lead of the game. Berman ended the game with eight points, which ties a career-high. He has scored eight points three times during his four-year career, he last reached the total in Auburn’s 67-49 win over LSU last month. Broome ended the night as Auburn’s leading scorer and rebounder, recording 20 and 10 respectively. Allen Flanigan was next in line with 16 points, and Johnson followed suit with 15 points. Auburn will look to keep the momentum going on Saturday by visiting Vanderbilt. Tipoff from Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville is set for 7:30 p.m. CT and can be seen live on SEC Network.

you know i am an "uppity" aubie right? come give us a hug salty. i need one.

one of your friends will drop by and explain it to you honey...................wink wink. you ready to go eat with me yet?

take a knee during the national anthem or seemingly disrespects the flag when the same repukes used the american flag to beat cops with during jan 6? and none of you righties try and twist this because it was on the tele a million times. and lets not forget they claim to be pro popo but they beat those cops asses without blinking an eye. they messed some up so bad they killed themselves. and they only have their part and fuhrer trump to blame.

hell lets stir things up fellows..................I am all for firing squads if they put trump in front of one first for trying to take over the country.

tough crowd..............

if you run a charity and need a million dollars or more to do so i call bull. and that is ANY charity that takes in public funds. but they all are greedy now. the red cross is bad. they help soldiers with plane tickets to bury a loved one and then send a bill before the gi gets back home. i had a retired army fellow that just passed about three years ago. he hated the red cross. he said they were crooked. he said the salvation army was the only decent charity he knew of.

i fight hard and i get snarky but i will say at the end of the day i do not dislike anyone. even when i disagree with many i can still see the qualities you guys still bring. take it or leave it. life is about love. i could break bread with most of you if it did not involve much travel. i hope you all get some goodies and get laid. this includes everyone.

Auburns four wins are all shutouts.............

2023 Standings - Southeastern Conference CONF OVERALL Texas A&M 0-0 6-0 Arkansas 0-0 5-0 Georgia 0-0 5-0 LSU 0-0 5-0 Florida 0-0 3-0 Tennessee 0-0 3-0 Kentucky 0-0 2-0 Auburn 0-0 4-1 Ole Miss 0-0 4-2 Alabama 0-0 2-1 South Carolina 0-0 2-1 Missouri 0-0 3-2 Mississippi State 0-0 3-2

Pitcher of the Week Maddie Penta, Auburn Penta, a junior right-hander from Chesapeake City, Md., was named to the NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team after recording three of Auburn's four wins during the tournament. Penta struck out 31 batters in 15.0 innings pitched over the opening weekend and held her opponents to a .127 batting percentage. She is now the fifth player in program history to surpass 400 career strikeouts.

auburntigers.com Offense muscles No. 21 softball to run-rule victory over Illinois Auburn University Athletics 3–4 minutes CLEARWATER, Fla. – Powered behind three home runs, No. 21 Auburn softball (4-1) muscled its way to 10-0 victory over Illinois (2-3) in five innings at Eddie C. Moore Complex in Sunday's NFCA Leadoff Classic finale. "I told the team that I didn't care what the score was and that I didn't care who won or loss," said head coach Mickey Dean. "I just really liked our team today. I liked the way they were around each other and supported each other. We're a good team. We can be a great team. That's in our hands." After a scoreless first inning, the Tigers put on multiple in the second, third and fourth innings behind a total of 11 hits. Aspyn Godwin, Icess Tresvik and Annabelle Widra all slugged home runs Sunday. Widra was one of three Tigers to record multiple hits against the Fighting Illini. The utility standout went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI. Nelia Peralta and Carlee McCondichie both knocked a pair of hits at the top of the order. Carrying the Auburn pitching staff to its fourth shutout of the weekend, Maddie Penta (3-0) struck out eight batters to pick up the first eight outs of the game. Penta closed the contest with nine strikeouts. "Surprisingly, everything was working," Penta said. "My rise ball and my drop ball, which is a new addition to my pitching arsenal, usually don't work on the same day, but today, they both worked." The right-hander scattered a pair of hits and issued a lone walk. Penta combined for three shutouts over opening weekend with her bullpen counterpart Shelby Lowe. Lowe tossed a perfect frame in the fifth to preserve the shutout. A double from Lindsey Garcia led off Auburn's big second inning as the Tigers would send nine batters to the plate. Widra gave Auburn its first lead of the game with a single to shallow left to score Garcia. KK MCrary displayed her speed swiping third and beating out a throw to the plate as the Illini elected to go for the tag on a ground ball to deep second. Hot-hitting Nelia Peralta continued doing damage at the top of the lineup, singling to right to extend the lead to 3-0. Auburn scored its fourth run of the second inning as McConichie smacked a shot back to the pitching circle, beating it out for an infield single and an RBI. The big bombers came to the plate in the third inning as Godwin slugged her second home run of the season with a two-run blast. Tresvik made the most of her first hit as a Tiger as he added a solo home run in the inning. McCrary kept the scoring going in the fourth as she roped an RBI double down the line to left to put the Tigers in run-rule territory. Widra delivered the third Auburn homer of the contest, pushing the lead to its decisive 10-0 margin. Auburn returns to the Plains next weekend, hosting Austin Peay, Villanova and Dayton for the Tiger Invitational. The Tigers open the tournament against Austin Peat on Friday at 3 p.m. CT before taking on Villanova at 5:30 p.m. CT.

247sports.com Jason Caldwell's Monday morning quarterback column Jason Caldwell 5–6 minutes Crunch time for Auburn hoops The biggest game of the season for the Auburn basketball Tigers wasn’t on Saturday nor will it come against Kentucky, Alabama or Tennessee in the final three games of the regular season. Nope, the biggest game(s) of the year for Bruce Pearl’s team will come in the next nine days when Auburn faces Missouri at home, Vanderbilt on the road and Ole Miss at home. This three-game stretch will likely determine Auburn’s fate this season. You definitely don’t concede any game with this team because of the way it can play defense, but the problem is that you’re also not going to be a threat to run away from anyone because of the problems on offense. That means first, and foremost, you’ve got to take care of business in the games you’re supposed to win. We have seen upsets galore across the league this season so nothing is guaranteed, but if you’re Auburn and you want to be an NCAA Tournament team, then you need to win these three games. With six games remaining, the Tigers probably need to go 3-3 to wrap up a spot in the tournament. That would put Auburn at 21-10 overall and 10-8 in SEC play. With both the Big 10 and ACC soft in terms of bubble teams and with Kentucky falling off the bubble after losing at Georgia on Saturday, the league looks to have only three locks at the moment and even Tennessee has its share of issues right now at 8-4 in the league and road trips to Kentucky, Texas A&M and Auburn still left along with home games against Alabama and Arkansas. It’s going to be a wild ride down the stretch for Auburn and the rest of the league. If this team wants to keep this season going, now would be a good time to get hot because there aren’t many more chances left. Play ball! Auburn softball got off to a good start over the weekend in Florida and now it’s time for Butch Thompson and the baseball Tigers to take the field this weekend against Indiana as they open the season. It’s going to be a very interesting year in 2023 because I think this is one of the most talented rosters I have seen for an Auburn team in my last 20+ years of covering the Tigers, but that doesn’t always guarantee success. How quickly can the young, talented arms get ready for the Southeastern Conference? That’s going to be a huge part of things. I spoke to two former players who were at a recent practice and watched bullpens and they were blown away by what this team looks like physically. That should show up at the plate early with Bobby Peirce, Cole Foster, Kason Howell, Nate LaRue, Justin Kirby, Ike Irish, Cooper McMurray and others all capable of hitting the ball out of the park. This team is going to have power at the plate, but consistency and timely hitting is always important. In the end, the pitching is going to tell the ultimate story for this team. That starts with Joseph Gonzalez. They need him to be a true No. 1 starter for this team. The Tigers are also going to need a group of guys to step up on the back end of games and it may be done by committee. Junior college transfer Will Cannon, TCU/Notre Dame transfer Tommy Vail, Chase Isbell, John Armstrong, junior college transfer Tanner Bauman and redshirt freshman Trevor Horne are just some of the names that could play a big role for this team out of the bullpen. Let’s go! Fix it 15COMMENTS A few hours before Sunday's Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona kicked off, I saw a tweet where some reporter was talking about a new style of grass for the game and how they rolled the surface outside everyday for sunshine and then back in at night. That made the hair on the back of my neck stand up because I had heard that line before and actually written it. In Arizona a week before Auburn played Oregon in the BCS Championship Game, we were fed the same story about how innovative the stadium was and how the surface was going to be great. It was great, when I arrived at the stadium at 3 p.m. that day. However as the temperatures got colder and the moisture from the grass began to come to the surface, it became a hockey rink. It has been a continuous problem in that stadium and it was on display once again in the biggest game on the planet. It's beyond time to tell the folks in Arizona to fix this issue. It continues to be a problem and it makes a mockery of big game after big game. It's beyond time for someone to tell them to fix it, or else. ">247Sports