Sunday, September 04, 2005

Officials Rob Auburn of Victory


After virtually dominating Georgia Tech, Auburn fell victim to the ACC officials. Brandon Cox had an almost perfect game. He threw for 342 yards and 2 touchdowns. His only mistakes came in the second half when he threw 4 interceptions and fumbled the ball late in the game. But we shouldn't be too quick to blame the game on him. The blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the officials, who had numerous bad calls throughout the night including 2 pass interference calls on Auburn. Cox threw 44 times during the game, 22 of which he completed. His performance would lead one to believe that he'll complete about 50% of his passes and only throw an interception about once out of every 10 attempts. Not bad when you factor in that 5 of those 10 will be complete and the other 4 will land safely on the field. Auburn looks to get it back on track next week versus Mississippi State, and believes they can do it if the officials call a fair game.