"SEC Football: Any Given Saturday" Turning Point

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 2 00:00:22,230 --> 00:00:24,482 Get in here. Let's go. Hurry up. 3 00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:28,570 You got to come out here with the right mindset. 4 00:00:28,653 --> 00:00:30,613 What is Thursday about? 5 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:33,408 Today is move with purpose. 6 00:00:33,491 --> 00:00:35,994 Be intentional. Be quick. 7 00:00:36,077 --> 00:00:36,953 If it's half-speed, 8 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:39,122 we can't count on everybody doing their job. 9 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:42,042 You got to be moving and executing 10 00:00:42,125 --> 00:00:44,419 at the same speed we would on Saturday night. 11 00:00:46,254 --> 00:00:50,133 Every game becomes more important than the regular season in November. 12 00:00:50,842 --> 00:00:54,637 All I've thought about really is preparing this football team. 13 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:56,222 And if we do that, 14 00:00:56,306 --> 00:00:58,058 we're gonna put ourselves in a great position 15 00:00:58,141 --> 00:00:59,601 to have the outcomes we want. 16 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:05,440 You gotta have the right mindset about what this day is about. 17 00:01:05,523 --> 00:01:07,484 That's how you become successful 18 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:10,028 and get the right outcomes week in and week out. 19 00:01:10,111 --> 00:01:13,073 Not just some of the time, but all of the time. 20 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:19,454 In the SEC, every coach expects a championship. 21 00:01:19,537 --> 00:01:21,372 But not every team can win. 22 00:01:21,456 --> 00:01:25,919 Eliminate the distractions and really focus on what's important, 23 00:01:26,002 --> 00:01:27,670 playing our very best on Saturday. 24 00:01:28,254 --> 00:01:30,256 There's a turning point in every season, 25 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:35,011 where a win or a loss could define the trajectory of a team, 26 00:01:35,095 --> 00:01:36,012 a career, 27 00:01:36,805 --> 00:01:38,181 even the future of a program. 28 00:01:38,264 --> 00:01:40,642 -Has everybody got that message? -Yes, sir. 29 00:01:40,725 --> 00:01:42,143 Let's go play. 30 00:01:57,534 --> 00:02:00,662 Hand it off to Durham, and he gets into the end zone. 31 00:02:00,745 --> 00:02:01,663 Touchdown. 32 00:02:02,872 --> 00:02:06,459 Since Week 3, the LSU Tigers have been on a tear. 33 00:02:07,335 --> 00:02:10,588 They've won six in a row, and they're now six-and-one. 34 00:02:10,672 --> 00:02:13,383 That's the best team we've played all year. 35 00:02:13,883 --> 00:02:16,636 A lot of things are coming together for our football team. 36 00:02:17,428 --> 00:02:20,849 They're in the driver's seat for the playoff for the SEC Championship, 37 00:02:20,932 --> 00:02:22,600 maybe even a national title run. 38 00:02:22,684 --> 00:02:27,188 A&M and LSU battling for first place in the SEC. 39 00:02:27,939 --> 00:02:30,358 Big third down. Game on the line. 40 00:02:30,441 --> 00:02:31,693 Trying to bring the team back. 41 00:02:34,571 --> 00:02:36,573 Nussmeier floats it into coverage! 42 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:38,283 It's picked off again! 43 00:02:39,909 --> 00:02:42,871 That might doom LSU's comeback chances. 44 00:02:45,582 --> 00:02:50,879 After an epic collapse, the Tigers' six-game win streak is over. 45 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:52,964 The loss at Texas A&M 46 00:02:53,047 --> 00:02:55,842 means LSU has zero margin for error the rest of the way 47 00:02:55,925 --> 00:02:57,886 if they wanna make the college football playoff. 48 00:02:57,969 --> 00:02:59,596 They have to beat Alabama. 49 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:02,765 They cannot slip up at all. 50 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,406 Deep, deep, deep! Come on, come on, come on! 51 00:03:20,825 --> 00:03:23,870 Go, go, go, go, go, go! 52 00:03:23,953 --> 00:03:25,788 Go, go! 53 00:03:25,872 --> 00:03:27,749 Hey, fucking go! 54 00:03:27,832 --> 00:03:32,545 Hey! Listen, listen. Stop. "Roscoe" is that way. 55 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:35,965 Fucking listen. "Roscoe" is that way. 56 00:03:36,049 --> 00:03:37,050 You hear "Roscoe…" 57 00:03:37,133 --> 00:03:39,052 Coming off the loss, 58 00:03:39,135 --> 00:03:42,555 there's some private times where you lick your wounds a little bit, 59 00:03:42,639 --> 00:03:46,226 but being emotional or having distractions, 60 00:03:46,309 --> 00:03:49,354 they don't help you get to the outcomes that you want. 61 00:03:49,437 --> 00:03:50,647 Here we go! 62 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:54,192 So you just focus on what's important right now 63 00:03:54,776 --> 00:03:56,694 and really make that a priority. 64 00:03:56,778 --> 00:03:58,446 Go, yeah! 65 00:03:58,529 --> 00:04:00,490 Yeah, yeah! 66 00:04:01,491 --> 00:04:02,951 That's better! 67 00:04:03,034 --> 00:04:07,664 Yeah, that thing should look like we are all getting out to the numbers. 68 00:04:07,747 --> 00:04:11,167 We are all getting out to the numbers. That's better. Much better. 69 00:04:11,251 --> 00:04:12,835 That's "Roscoe." 70 00:04:13,419 --> 00:04:16,172 If you're LSU and you’ve already got two losses, 71 00:04:16,256 --> 00:04:18,716 every game is do or die. 72 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,344 If you have three losses, you're probably not gonna make it. 73 00:04:21,427 --> 00:04:23,346 And who's next on your schedule? 74 00:04:23,429 --> 00:04:25,974 The Alabama Crimson Tide. 75 00:04:26,057 --> 00:04:29,978 The team that you have had some of the most iconic matchups with. 76 00:04:32,855 --> 00:04:36,109 LSU and Alabama first played in 1895. 77 00:04:37,068 --> 00:04:40,488 These teams have played each other for a long, long time. 78 00:04:40,571 --> 00:04:44,200 Give it to Nathan. Nathan dives and he's in there. Touchdown. 79 00:04:45,159 --> 00:04:48,371 Thirty times these teams have played when both of them have been ranked. 80 00:04:48,454 --> 00:04:51,374 Daniels for the win. Caught! 81 00:04:51,457 --> 00:04:53,376 It's good! 82 00:04:54,419 --> 00:04:59,132 In 2022, LSU beat Alabama in overtime at Tiger Stadium. 83 00:05:00,341 --> 00:05:03,261 The roar from the crowd registered on the Richter scale. 84 00:05:03,845 --> 00:05:06,306 A night they'll never forget in Baton Rouge! 85 00:05:06,889 --> 00:05:10,685 This game for these two fan bases over the last 15 to 20 years 86 00:05:10,768 --> 00:05:13,688 has basically decided how the rest of your year is going to go. 87 00:05:16,566 --> 00:05:17,608 Ready, let's go! 88 00:05:20,945 --> 00:05:21,821 Listen. 89 00:05:21,904 --> 00:05:24,741 Always think about a good stagger in there so you never get stepped on. 90 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:27,744 -Yes, sir. -Good stagger, never get stepped on. 91 00:05:29,037 --> 00:05:32,415 My name's Garrett Nussmeier. I play quarterback for the LSU Tigers. 92 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:36,461 Coach Kelly, you know, I love him. 93 00:05:36,544 --> 00:05:39,255 He coaches me hard, and that's the way I want it. 94 00:05:39,756 --> 00:05:40,757 Ready? 95 00:05:43,259 --> 00:05:47,555 He's a legend of a football coach, and so he's somebody you want to play for. 96 00:05:50,516 --> 00:05:53,144 Garrett, he's our best offensive player. 97 00:05:53,728 --> 00:05:55,146 He loves LSU, 98 00:05:55,229 --> 00:05:58,941 and he's driven by wanting to see LSU win a championship. 99 00:06:00,151 --> 00:06:03,821 Garrett Nussmeier is the nicest quarterback in the country. 100 00:06:03,905 --> 00:06:04,947 Just a great guy. 101 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:08,034 -I want you all to know that, world. -I appreciate that, GB. Appreciate that. 102 00:06:09,285 --> 00:06:11,037 I was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, 103 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,247 which was my constant home throughout my life. 104 00:06:13,831 --> 00:06:16,125 Louisiana has always been very special to me, 105 00:06:16,209 --> 00:06:18,002 and I wanted to be here so bad. 106 00:06:18,086 --> 00:06:21,422 Garrett Nussmeier is the most important player for LSU this year. 107 00:06:22,423 --> 00:06:28,179 Cut from the LSU cloth, grew up wanting to be QB1 at LSU. 108 00:06:28,262 --> 00:06:29,639 Wildly talented, 109 00:06:29,722 --> 00:06:32,100 top tier of SEC quarterbacks. 110 00:06:32,183 --> 00:06:36,396 A guy that could genuinely be a top pick in the NFL Draft. 111 00:06:36,979 --> 00:06:38,773 -Paul, feeling good? -I'm feeling good. 112 00:06:38,856 --> 00:06:40,483 -Ready to go? -I'm ready. 113 00:06:40,566 --> 00:06:43,111 Going into the Alabama game, the stakes are high. 114 00:06:43,694 --> 00:06:46,155 I think our focus is just to play a football game. 115 00:06:46,739 --> 00:06:48,199 We've played some good teams, 116 00:06:48,282 --> 00:06:50,660 and so we're built for this, and we're prepared. 117 00:06:58,459 --> 00:07:01,170 My gosh. These red beans and rice are so good. 118 00:07:01,254 --> 00:07:02,588 Probably super authentic. 119 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:04,298 I know, so good. 120 00:07:05,383 --> 00:07:07,552 Man, that tuna bowl, goodness gracious. 121 00:07:07,635 --> 00:07:10,138 That's your go-to right there, West. Isn't it? Yeah. 122 00:07:11,139 --> 00:07:13,808 Megan, try some of this boudin. You gotta have one. 123 00:07:13,891 --> 00:07:15,643 -You need to eat it. -Boudin-- 124 00:07:15,726 --> 00:07:18,187 -No, don't tell her what's in it. -What is it? 125 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:19,480 You don't need to know. 126 00:07:19,564 --> 00:07:21,983 It's just one of those things, just don't read the ingredients. 127 00:07:22,066 --> 00:07:24,569 -It's just rice and sausage. -Yeah, it's so good. 128 00:07:24,652 --> 00:07:26,863 You're in Louisiana. You have to try one. 129 00:07:26,946 --> 00:07:30,199 -Looks like a hush puppy. -A Cajun hush puppy. 130 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:33,202 She's got to experience all of Baton Rouge. 131 00:07:33,786 --> 00:07:34,871 Yeah. 132 00:07:38,291 --> 00:07:41,252 -Look, they're previewing our game. -Are they really? 133 00:07:41,836 --> 00:07:43,838 Look, there we go. A little sack. 134 00:07:43,921 --> 00:07:45,006 There you go. 135 00:07:45,756 --> 00:07:49,469 Alabama, the biggest rival, the biggest game of the season. 136 00:07:49,552 --> 00:07:51,262 I do not like those guys at all. 137 00:07:51,846 --> 00:07:55,016 I do know, allegedly, the tiger's coming on the field tomorrow. 138 00:07:55,099 --> 00:07:56,350 Not allegedly. He is. 139 00:07:56,434 --> 00:07:57,518 He is, yeah. 140 00:07:57,602 --> 00:07:59,562 But it's not Mike. It's some big, fat tiger. 141 00:07:59,645 --> 00:08:00,605 Yeah. 142 00:08:01,606 --> 00:08:04,150 He's huge. We saw a picture of him. He's so fat. 143 00:08:04,233 --> 00:08:06,360 -He's not an in-shape tiger. -Really? 144 00:08:06,444 --> 00:08:07,904 -No. -Huge. 145 00:08:07,987 --> 00:08:11,449 You try to stay the same every week, no matter what opponent you're playing. 146 00:08:11,532 --> 00:08:13,743 But you know when you got a game like that, 147 00:08:13,826 --> 00:08:16,037 you're like, this one… this one means more. 148 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,122 There's a bit more buzz around this one 149 00:08:18,206 --> 00:08:19,665 than there is for the other ones. 150 00:08:20,249 --> 00:08:23,002 -Looked at the weather tomorrow? -Supposed to rain. 151 00:08:23,794 --> 00:08:25,671 I just hope the stadium's still packed. 152 00:08:26,422 --> 00:08:27,715 This is what it's all about. 153 00:08:28,299 --> 00:08:30,885 It's gonna be rainy, it's gonna be muddy. It's gonna be a dogfight. 154 00:08:30,968 --> 00:08:32,929 Like, this is what you live for right here. 155 00:08:39,936 --> 00:08:42,188 It feels like it's rubber-meets-the-road time, 156 00:08:42,271 --> 00:08:47,902 with Alabama and LSU tonight in essentially a playoff eliminator. 157 00:08:49,612 --> 00:08:53,449 This game could cost you an opportunity to get into the playoffs. 158 00:08:55,451 --> 00:08:58,120 This is the peak of SEC football. 159 00:08:58,204 --> 00:08:59,455 Alabama, LSU. 160 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:01,582 They've got the tiger out, 161 00:09:01,666 --> 00:09:04,710 and your playoff hopes and dreams are on the line. 162 00:09:04,794 --> 00:09:07,630 That is the most intimidating atmosphere, 163 00:09:07,713 --> 00:09:10,716 not just in the SEC, not just in college football, 164 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:11,884 in all of sports. 165 00:09:11,968 --> 00:09:13,970 This is the peak. 166 00:09:20,184 --> 00:09:23,187 LSU! LSU! LSU! 167 00:09:41,205 --> 00:09:42,665 Go, Tigers! 168 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:55,803 Let me make it clear to you. All right? 169 00:09:56,304 --> 00:09:59,098 There is a standard of play, 170 00:09:59,181 --> 00:10:03,853 and that play is about physicality for four quarters, 171 00:10:03,936 --> 00:10:06,522 doing your job at a high level… 172 00:10:08,566 --> 00:10:12,528 with great excitement and love and passion 173 00:10:13,112 --> 00:10:15,740 for the game of football, for LSU. 174 00:10:16,907 --> 00:10:19,702 Let it go. Fast, free, and physical. 175 00:10:26,083 --> 00:10:27,793 I get nervous for every game. 176 00:10:27,877 --> 00:10:31,797 You're in the tunnel and you can hear people banging, stomping. 177 00:10:32,381 --> 00:10:35,718 You can feel the stadium shaking. You know, people are going crazy. 178 00:10:37,094 --> 00:10:39,472 You feel the suspense. The adrenaline just starts pumping. 179 00:10:40,431 --> 00:10:43,017 You have to be locked in on the team you're playing. 180 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:45,853 Those minimal mistakes are what win and lose games, 181 00:10:45,936 --> 00:10:47,396 and winning and losing games 182 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,191 is what affects where you go at the end of the year. 183 00:11:02,620 --> 00:11:04,705 It is LSU. It is Alabama. 184 00:11:04,789 --> 00:11:08,209 It is everything on the line for these two teams. 185 00:11:08,834 --> 00:11:11,420 Go, team! Let's go, team! 186 00:11:17,218 --> 00:11:18,511 It's a keeper. 187 00:11:19,970 --> 00:11:23,891 Milroe explodes in the secondary! Race to the end zone! Touchdown! 188 00:11:25,810 --> 00:11:26,936 Come on, 2! 189 00:11:30,523 --> 00:11:33,150 Touchdown! It's signaled from the near side. 190 00:11:39,323 --> 00:11:42,284 Jalen Milroe! Touchdown! 191 00:11:45,162 --> 00:11:46,872 One play at a time! That's all it is! 192 00:11:48,374 --> 00:11:50,876 We knew we were still in a spot to win the game. 193 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,545 We're only down 21 to six. 194 00:11:52,628 --> 00:11:56,674 Like, we're still right in this game. We just gotta keep doing what we gotta do. 195 00:11:56,757 --> 00:11:59,635 Go get your job done. Whatever it is. 196 00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:01,053 -Look at me. -Yes, sir. 197 00:12:01,137 --> 00:12:02,388 You don't do rotten. 198 00:12:02,888 --> 00:12:05,266 Okay? Losers do that. You're not a loser. 199 00:12:05,349 --> 00:12:06,350 Yes, sir. 200 00:12:06,976 --> 00:12:09,687 I knew on the sideline that we were in a vulnerable position 201 00:12:09,770 --> 00:12:11,105 being down that much. 202 00:12:11,188 --> 00:12:13,274 But we've been here before, 203 00:12:13,357 --> 00:12:18,070 and that means really lock in, execute at a higher level. 204 00:12:21,323 --> 00:12:24,827 You had to keep fighting. Anything can happen at any moment. 205 00:12:25,411 --> 00:12:29,123 We're down the whole game, so what? We'll come back and beat these guys. 206 00:12:33,794 --> 00:12:36,005 Jalen Milroe to the house! 207 00:12:38,507 --> 00:12:40,509 Milroe just takes off. 208 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:47,892 Milroe with his fourth rushing touchdown of the night. 209 00:12:57,193 --> 00:13:01,989 Final score, Alabama 42, LSU 13. 210 00:13:05,242 --> 00:13:08,662 I mean, it just fell apart for us. It fell apart fast. 211 00:13:08,746 --> 00:13:10,456 I was like, "Holy cow. What just happened?" 212 00:13:10,539 --> 00:13:14,126 Like, this is not who we are. This is not the team we are. 213 00:13:14,210 --> 00:13:15,419 We're way better than this. 214 00:13:15,503 --> 00:13:17,838 We played our worst game when they played their best game, 215 00:13:17,922 --> 00:13:20,007 and sometimes that's just how the cards fold. 216 00:13:23,928 --> 00:13:27,848 LSU got its ass kicked with everything on the line. 217 00:13:27,932 --> 00:13:28,849 Let's go. 218 00:13:28,933 --> 00:13:30,684 Many more battles to come, brother. 219 00:13:32,728 --> 00:13:35,272 You have to win to stay in the playoff race. 220 00:13:35,356 --> 00:13:36,607 LSU's done. 221 00:13:37,107 --> 00:13:38,776 Their playoff hopes are cooked. 222 00:13:55,584 --> 00:13:57,461 Where do the Tigers go from here? 223 00:14:03,092 --> 00:14:05,845 The Alabama game, for us, was an eye-opener. 224 00:14:06,512 --> 00:14:08,931 Another big game, we get embarrassed at home. 225 00:14:09,557 --> 00:14:12,351 Kinda broke us down to the lowest we could get. 226 00:14:14,812 --> 00:14:17,606 Well, you know, I'll begin by saying, 227 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:21,527 you know, what we thought would be an exciting evening, 228 00:14:21,610 --> 00:14:24,071 uh, turned out to be a disappointing evening. 229 00:14:24,864 --> 00:14:27,992 And I've said this to our team, you're living on borrowed time 230 00:14:28,075 --> 00:14:30,202 when you keep putting yourself in those tough positions. 231 00:14:30,286 --> 00:14:32,413 And tonight, the dam broke 232 00:14:32,496 --> 00:14:35,082 when we kept putting ourselves in those tough positions. 233 00:14:35,165 --> 00:14:37,334 The dam finally-- finally broke. 234 00:14:38,085 --> 00:14:39,086 Thank you. 235 00:14:40,754 --> 00:14:44,049 The bottom line is, look around college football. 236 00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:47,761 This is the point in the season where guys start to opt out. 237 00:14:47,845 --> 00:14:50,055 When their playoff hopes are dashed, 238 00:14:50,139 --> 00:14:54,727 that's when guys typically opt out to start getting ready for the NFL. 239 00:15:22,087 --> 00:15:25,174 When you decide, "Auburn is my home, by God, 240 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:28,844 and we're gonna make this program great again," 241 00:15:28,928 --> 00:15:32,348 don't be surprised if people mock you, criticize you, judge you. 242 00:15:32,932 --> 00:15:36,018 Auburn's season so far has been nothing but disappointment. 243 00:15:36,101 --> 00:15:39,104 They're four-and-six with two games left. 244 00:15:39,188 --> 00:15:41,482 The playoff hopes disappeared months ago. 245 00:15:42,650 --> 00:15:44,360 Auburn is a proud program. 246 00:15:44,443 --> 00:15:46,779 In my mind, it's a top-ten program in the country. 247 00:15:47,404 --> 00:15:48,989 You wanna restore it to its glory, 248 00:15:49,073 --> 00:15:52,201 but it does take work and time and patience. 249 00:15:52,284 --> 00:15:58,666 Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. 250 00:15:58,749 --> 00:16:02,711 And something great can happen from that bravery. 251 00:16:03,754 --> 00:16:06,256 What's worth picking a fight for, for you? 252 00:16:07,132 --> 00:16:11,428 Who is worth picking a fight for? 253 00:16:12,429 --> 00:16:15,015 You might decide this program is worth fighting for, 254 00:16:15,683 --> 00:16:17,434 but for dang sure, 255 00:16:17,518 --> 00:16:20,062 there's some young men in here worth fighting for. 256 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:24,316 So prepare to climb a cliff, and let's fight. 257 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,986 Got it? Three claps, all right? 258 00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:36,286 About to go down. 259 00:16:39,665 --> 00:16:40,499 What up? 260 00:16:40,582 --> 00:16:41,709 Can we get a photo? 261 00:16:41,792 --> 00:16:42,876 Yeah, let's do it. 262 00:16:45,796 --> 00:16:47,840 This is what it's all about. 263 00:16:48,757 --> 00:16:49,758 Let's do it. 264 00:16:50,926 --> 00:16:53,971 My name is Cam Coleman. I play wide receiver at Auburn University. 265 00:16:56,181 --> 00:16:57,349 -Thank you so much. -Sure. 266 00:16:57,433 --> 00:17:00,144 -Stay safe. Stay warm too. -You're my favorite player ever. 267 00:17:00,227 --> 00:17:01,395 -It's cold out. -We will. 268 00:17:02,354 --> 00:17:04,148 I came here because it felt like home. 269 00:17:04,231 --> 00:17:05,816 -That's what it's all about. -Yeah. 270 00:17:05,899 --> 00:17:08,694 You know how you walk in your house after a long vacation, 271 00:17:08,777 --> 00:17:11,739 like, "Finally home." That's how I feel every time I came here. 272 00:17:12,781 --> 00:17:15,492 The progression this season has been tremendous with you. 273 00:17:15,576 --> 00:17:19,288 I think back to the first game, all the way up until this point, man. 274 00:17:19,371 --> 00:17:21,540 I'm super excited to see what you'll do. 275 00:17:22,666 --> 00:17:27,004 Cam Coleman, he was the first player that I offered once I got the job here. 276 00:17:27,087 --> 00:17:28,422 The good Lord blessed him. 277 00:17:28,505 --> 00:17:31,175 But the best part about how talented he is, 278 00:17:31,258 --> 00:17:32,259 he works even harder. 279 00:17:33,135 --> 00:17:35,137 Getting Cam Coleman was a really big deal. 280 00:17:36,263 --> 00:17:37,723 In our On3 industry rankings, 281 00:17:37,806 --> 00:17:40,225 Cam Coleman was the number one player in Alabama, 282 00:17:40,809 --> 00:17:42,686 the number two receiver in the country, 283 00:17:42,770 --> 00:17:45,522 and the number four player overall in the country. 284 00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:48,776 That ULM game last week, 285 00:17:48,859 --> 00:17:51,779 he has the one-handed catch that's a highlight everywhere. 286 00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:57,284 Let's go! Let's go! 287 00:17:57,993 --> 00:18:01,288 Now you're thinking, is he gonna be one of the scariest receivers in the SEC? 288 00:18:04,833 --> 00:18:06,502 Being here a little over six months, 289 00:18:06,585 --> 00:18:09,671 I'm starting to really see and feel the Auburn family, 290 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:13,467 and, like, the Auburn tradition, and just, really, Auburn being Auburn. 291 00:18:15,594 --> 00:18:18,889 Some of the leftover toilet paper from the previous games we won. 292 00:18:18,972 --> 00:18:20,057 Oh yeah. Yes, sir. 293 00:18:20,724 --> 00:18:24,394 Rolling the trees is one of the best traditions in college football. 294 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:29,316 The Tigers are SEC Champions for the eighth time. 295 00:18:29,399 --> 00:18:31,693 I have never seen a team like this. 296 00:18:32,277 --> 00:18:34,738 When Auburn's good, Auburn's great. 297 00:18:35,322 --> 00:18:39,284 Eight SEC titles, national titles in 1957 and 2010, 298 00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:41,954 2014 went undefeated. 299 00:18:42,454 --> 00:18:45,332 Then, after they win, they go and roll Toomer's Corner. 300 00:18:45,916 --> 00:18:50,420 And it looks like it has snowed, except it's toilet paper. 301 00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:54,758 Said it's great to be an Auburn Tiger! 302 00:18:54,842 --> 00:18:58,637 Said it's great to be an Auburn Tiger! 303 00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:02,349 The only problem is, 304 00:19:02,432 --> 00:19:05,352 when things are bad at Auburn, they're really bad. 305 00:19:05,435 --> 00:19:08,313 They're four-and-six, and they've only got two games left. 306 00:19:10,357 --> 00:19:13,861 If you're the Auburn fan base, on the outside looking in, 307 00:19:13,944 --> 00:19:17,781 people are saying, "Man, the vibes must be just so, so bad." 308 00:19:17,865 --> 00:19:19,783 What do you do now if you're Auburn? 309 00:19:21,743 --> 00:19:24,329 Things have been different than I thought they would be. 310 00:19:24,413 --> 00:19:26,915 It's fun when you win, not so fun when you lose. 311 00:19:28,292 --> 00:19:30,127 I think football is a lot like life. 312 00:19:30,210 --> 00:19:32,045 People talk about football is the greatest game, 313 00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:33,547 and I truly believe it is. 314 00:19:33,630 --> 00:19:36,675 And life's not fair, and so football's not fair either. 315 00:19:37,259 --> 00:19:38,468 My name is Payton Thorne, 316 00:19:38,552 --> 00:19:41,221 and I play quarterback at Auburn University. 317 00:19:42,514 --> 00:19:45,934 My whole life has really, truly been devoted to football. 318 00:19:46,518 --> 00:19:49,188 That's my dream of my life, and it's my last year. 319 00:19:50,105 --> 00:19:53,066 All of a sudden, you know, is it done? 320 00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:01,033 Life's not always gonna be easy. 321 00:20:01,116 --> 00:20:03,827 Life's not always gonna give you what you want. 322 00:20:03,911 --> 00:20:05,704 What do you do when that happens? 323 00:20:06,371 --> 00:20:11,960 I think the beauty in life is what you become through the process. 324 00:20:17,299 --> 00:20:19,801 Obviously, this season hasn't gone the way we planned, 325 00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:22,095 and, uh, it's been a frustrating year. 326 00:20:22,179 --> 00:20:25,265 But for me, you know, just finish this season strong. 327 00:20:25,349 --> 00:20:27,142 We got two guaranteed games left, 328 00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:28,894 and they're big games, conference games. 329 00:20:28,977 --> 00:20:30,520 We got a night game at home against A&M. 330 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,113 A&M's a really good team. 331 00:20:40,197 --> 00:20:43,075 They've been having a really good year. They're very talented. 332 00:20:43,158 --> 00:20:45,702 I think they got a first rounder or two on their team. 333 00:20:45,786 --> 00:20:47,454 We're gonna have to play well, 334 00:20:47,537 --> 00:20:50,040 and we're gonna have to put a good plan together and execute, 335 00:20:50,123 --> 00:20:50,999 just like every week. 336 00:20:58,423 --> 00:21:00,425 If your last name's Thorne, you play hard, 337 00:21:00,509 --> 00:21:03,220 and you lay it all out there, no matter what your record is, 338 00:21:03,303 --> 00:21:04,930 because that's just who you are. 339 00:21:05,013 --> 00:21:08,308 Feet, man! Feet, man! Feet! Hands out! Hurry up, get set! 340 00:21:09,518 --> 00:21:11,228 You gotta go in sideways. 341 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,983 Payton Thorne, that man, he competitive. 342 00:21:16,566 --> 00:21:17,943 He's a good mentor too. 343 00:21:18,026 --> 00:21:20,862 I feel like Payton was on the same page the whole week in practice. 344 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:22,239 So, you practice how you play. 345 00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,574 Speed, speed, speed! 346 00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:28,704 If you're a senior playing for pride, this is part of your life. 347 00:21:28,787 --> 00:21:31,248 It's part of your legacy. It's part of how you're remembered. 348 00:21:34,042 --> 00:21:37,254 If you're Auburn, you're hoping that A&M is overlooking you. 349 00:21:37,337 --> 00:21:39,589 Even though the season hasn't gone the way that you wanted, 350 00:21:39,673 --> 00:21:42,592 there's no reason in their minds that they can't pull off this upset, 351 00:21:42,676 --> 00:21:44,261 no matter how difficult it may be. 352 00:21:44,344 --> 00:21:46,638 You're playing for one more signature victory 353 00:21:46,722 --> 00:21:48,724 and spoil somebody else's party. 354 00:21:48,807 --> 00:21:50,600 -Don't be good! -Be great! 355 00:21:50,684 --> 00:21:52,561 -SEC! -We're coming! 356 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:06,074 Garrett Nussmeier, very likely, 357 00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:07,826 is gonna have a draft decision to make. 358 00:22:07,909 --> 00:22:11,621 He's a fourth-year player, draft eligible, had a really good season, and could go. 359 00:22:11,705 --> 00:22:14,791 If you told me Garrett was the quarterback from this class 360 00:22:14,875 --> 00:22:17,044 that became good in the NFL, I bought it. 361 00:22:17,127 --> 00:22:18,253 You look at the draft boards, 362 00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:20,797 and he's pretty high on a lot of people's lists. 363 00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:24,384 Find me a kid on LSU's roster, or in the transfer portal, 364 00:22:24,468 --> 00:22:26,595 that is better than Nussmeier. You're not gonna do it. 365 00:22:31,850 --> 00:22:34,478 I wanna try a beard one year, but I've never worn a beard. 366 00:22:34,561 --> 00:22:39,232 I don't like the way a beard feels, like, with my helmet on, with the chin strap. 367 00:22:39,316 --> 00:22:42,277 So I've never been a beard guy. I always shave before game day. 368 00:22:42,361 --> 00:22:45,447 But, I was like, man, I might try a beard. 369 00:22:45,530 --> 00:22:49,368 Just let it go. Like the Fitz Magic, Fitzpatrick. 370 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:52,287 I've always wanted to bring a championship to LSU, 371 00:22:52,871 --> 00:22:56,416 but my dream's always been to play in the NFL. 372 00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:59,378 A lot of my friends who I came in with or spent a lot of time with 373 00:22:59,461 --> 00:23:00,295 are all in the NFL. 374 00:23:01,546 --> 00:23:03,465 This was my class's senior year. 375 00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:05,592 I redshirted, so I have another year, 376 00:23:05,675 --> 00:23:08,345 but a bunch of guys that I came into school with are all done. 377 00:23:09,513 --> 00:23:13,100 Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas, Maason Smith. 378 00:23:13,183 --> 00:23:16,853 Seeing those guys in the league this year, and now the rest of the class leaving, 379 00:23:16,937 --> 00:23:19,689 all those guys that I played with for four years, 380 00:23:19,773 --> 00:23:21,483 those are some of my best friends. 381 00:23:21,566 --> 00:23:23,318 They're like my brothers, you know? 382 00:23:23,985 --> 00:23:25,987 It's crazy how fast it goes by, you know? 383 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,574 Seeing these guys live out their dreams, 384 00:23:29,658 --> 00:23:32,119 it lights a fire to just, you know, wanna do the same thing. 385 00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:35,872 So I wanna do my due diligence on the situation, 386 00:23:36,456 --> 00:23:39,584 talk to different people, and get the feedback. 387 00:23:39,668 --> 00:23:41,503 I guess 'cause I don't know what the future is. 388 00:23:41,586 --> 00:23:43,422 I just trust God and his plan for me, 389 00:23:43,505 --> 00:23:46,967 and hopefully, you know, I can accomplish what I've dreamed of 390 00:23:47,050 --> 00:23:49,052 and complete the goals that I have set. 391 00:23:52,097 --> 00:23:53,765 -Hey. -Hey. 392 00:23:53,849 --> 00:23:55,809 -What's up? -So I sent you a text. 393 00:23:55,892 --> 00:23:58,687 -Yeah, I saw it. -You guys have had-- Okay. 394 00:23:58,770 --> 00:24:02,315 I know our people have some feelings on the LSU side. 395 00:24:02,399 --> 00:24:07,362 And so I just want to figure out the best way for us to do this. 396 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:08,572 For Coach Kelly, 397 00:24:08,655 --> 00:24:12,784 the hopes of the following season lie in Garrett Nussmeier's hands. 398 00:24:12,868 --> 00:24:15,996 And getting him back, he's everything to them. 399 00:24:16,705 --> 00:24:18,123 We gotta figure out, like… 400 00:24:18,206 --> 00:24:21,710 If it's a third-round draft pick, you're gonna break even. 401 00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:26,840 So, you know, I mean, let's-- let's get the data together 402 00:24:26,923 --> 00:24:31,052 so, you know, if you're not going to make money on this, 403 00:24:31,136 --> 00:24:36,308 um, let's-- let's see how this works for both of us, right? 404 00:24:36,808 --> 00:24:39,811 Look, everybody's gotta do the best they can for their clients. 405 00:24:39,895 --> 00:24:41,521 I think everybody understands that. 406 00:24:42,105 --> 00:24:46,902 For us, we're trying to protect guys that can help us win. 407 00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:49,237 Let's work together. That's all I'm saying. 408 00:24:49,821 --> 00:24:51,698 Yeah. We'll figure it out. Happy hunting. 409 00:24:51,781 --> 00:24:53,408 Thanks, Trace. Talk to you later. 410 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:54,951 -See you. -Bye. 411 00:24:57,287 --> 00:25:00,290 Interesting world we live in. He's my agent. 412 00:25:02,042 --> 00:25:07,130 But he's representing players that are on my team. 413 00:25:08,089 --> 00:25:09,174 Interesting. 414 00:25:09,257 --> 00:25:11,593 Oh yeah, that's one way to put it. 415 00:25:15,013 --> 00:25:17,807 -Isn't this illegal? -I don't know. 416 00:25:17,891 --> 00:25:20,852 -In Texas? Isn't it illegal in Texas? -Most betting is illegal. 417 00:25:20,936 --> 00:25:25,106 -Illegal to play with friends? -Gambling is illegal in Texas. 418 00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:28,026 We get that gambling is illegal. Gambling's illegal in Georgia too. 419 00:25:28,109 --> 00:25:30,278 -You can play poker with your friends. -All right. 420 00:25:30,362 --> 00:25:33,323 The cops aren't gonna bust you for playing poker with friends. 421 00:25:33,406 --> 00:25:35,450 -We're looking it up. -Did y'all put six in…? 422 00:25:35,534 --> 00:25:37,244 I was born in Louisiana. 423 00:25:37,327 --> 00:25:39,996 But I actually moved around 12 times growing up. 424 00:25:40,789 --> 00:25:43,833 Baton Rouge is actually the longest I've lived anywhere in my entire life. 425 00:25:43,917 --> 00:25:48,255 I've lived in four different houses here because I just can't handle not moving. 426 00:25:48,838 --> 00:25:51,132 And Big Money Nuss makes the call. 427 00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:52,634 Come on, bro. 428 00:25:52,717 --> 00:25:55,971 -Six dollars to make the bet. -It doesn't even matter what this card is. 429 00:25:57,764 --> 00:25:59,349 Part two. I have to fold. 430 00:25:59,432 --> 00:26:00,684 I'll take you all in. 431 00:26:00,767 --> 00:26:03,228 Quarterback is typically the main face of a program, 432 00:26:03,311 --> 00:26:07,274 and so getting to be that guy at LSU, I take that to heart. 433 00:26:10,860 --> 00:26:15,323 LSU, those three letters, it means everything to me. 434 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:18,618 I'm grateful that I can say that I played at LSU. 435 00:26:19,786 --> 00:26:21,788 Forever grateful that I got to represent this state. 436 00:26:22,664 --> 00:26:25,125 No, I have trips. Full house. 437 00:26:25,750 --> 00:26:27,586 -See ya! -Beat every hand. 438 00:26:27,669 --> 00:26:30,005 I'm gonna miss being around the guys every day. 439 00:26:30,088 --> 00:26:32,882 College is different than the NFL. It's a different feeling. 440 00:26:33,383 --> 00:26:36,678 So, uh, just feeling that-- that unit of being in college, 441 00:26:36,761 --> 00:26:38,513 uh, I'm gonna miss that, for sure. 442 00:26:39,180 --> 00:26:41,641 That was a good hand. Good hand, Whit. Great hand, pal. 443 00:26:41,725 --> 00:26:42,767 You played it nicely. 444 00:26:42,851 --> 00:26:44,269 Thank you very much. 445 00:26:52,819 --> 00:26:54,321 In today's culture, man, 446 00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:58,116 we are taught, naturally, to make it all about us. 447 00:26:58,783 --> 00:27:01,703 It should always be about God and others. 448 00:27:02,787 --> 00:27:05,040 When you're not going to the playoffs, 449 00:27:05,123 --> 00:27:08,835 the instinct for so many would be to lay down, 450 00:27:08,918 --> 00:27:10,378 to not continue to work. 451 00:27:10,962 --> 00:27:12,839 I kept preaching to our seniors, 452 00:27:13,423 --> 00:27:17,385 the truth of the matter is you may not get to experience the mountaintop, 453 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:21,181 but you play a vital role in what comes after you. 454 00:27:22,474 --> 00:27:25,769 What I'm here to tell you today is, you older guys, 455 00:27:25,852 --> 00:27:31,316 I'm sorry you're not gonna get to experience the fullness 456 00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:34,402 that's coming to Auburn football. 457 00:27:36,488 --> 00:27:38,948 You won't get to experience the fullness of it. 458 00:27:39,616 --> 00:27:42,535 But let me read you a text that was sent to me. 459 00:27:46,247 --> 00:27:47,791 This is from Eugene. 460 00:27:47,874 --> 00:27:52,128 "If some of us must suffer this year to understand adversity, 461 00:27:52,212 --> 00:27:54,881 and show these young kids how to handle it 462 00:27:54,964 --> 00:27:58,551 and blossom into something for the next season, 463 00:27:58,635 --> 00:28:03,056 and establish a true standard of winning ways at Auburn football, 464 00:28:03,139 --> 00:28:04,641 so be it." 465 00:28:04,724 --> 00:28:07,143 "Sign me up." 466 00:28:07,227 --> 00:28:12,524 "And my joy will come from that service." 467 00:28:19,572 --> 00:28:22,701 I've never had a text like that. 468 00:28:23,493 --> 00:28:24,953 So where do you stand? 469 00:28:25,870 --> 00:28:26,913 Senior? 470 00:28:27,497 --> 00:28:28,498 Junior? 471 00:28:28,581 --> 00:28:29,999 Sophomore? 472 00:28:30,083 --> 00:28:31,126 Freshman? 473 00:28:31,626 --> 00:28:33,795 Let's finish this thing the right way. 474 00:28:34,587 --> 00:28:36,506 Build for the future. 475 00:28:38,007 --> 00:28:40,176 Three claps, all right? 476 00:28:43,054 --> 00:28:45,306 It is a gorgeous evening for football 477 00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:49,602 as Auburn closes out the home portion of its schedule on senior night. 478 00:28:52,605 --> 00:28:54,649 What goes through the mind of a player 479 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:57,569 when you know this is the last time you're gonna play at your-- 480 00:28:57,652 --> 00:28:59,362 You've taken your last Tiger Walk, 481 00:28:59,446 --> 00:29:01,573 it's the last time you'll come through that tunnel 482 00:29:01,656 --> 00:29:03,825 to get ready to play for the Tigers at home? 483 00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:10,707 -Be situational, okay? -Yep. 484 00:29:10,790 --> 00:29:13,293 -Be smart. Love ya, bud. Go get 'em. -Love you, Payton! 485 00:29:13,918 --> 00:29:16,713 Knowing there's no more home games to enjoy together, 486 00:29:16,796 --> 00:29:18,381 I'm sure it'll be emotional. 487 00:29:18,465 --> 00:29:21,718 I might get as emotional as her sometimes. So I'm kinda… 488 00:29:22,719 --> 00:29:24,721 I'll try to hold it together, let's put it that way. 489 00:29:24,804 --> 00:29:25,972 It'll be emotional for me. 490 00:29:26,055 --> 00:29:27,640 War Eagle! 491 00:29:27,724 --> 00:29:29,267 -Go, Payton! -Here we go! 492 00:29:29,350 --> 00:29:30,769 Go, Payton! 493 00:29:31,644 --> 00:29:33,897 Being my final home game, it really hasn't hit me. 494 00:29:34,564 --> 00:29:37,317 This whole season, I've done my best not to be nostalgic. 495 00:29:38,151 --> 00:29:41,154 I need to be locked in and focused on the task at hand. 496 00:29:41,237 --> 00:29:44,282 So I plan on going out there, playing hard like I do every week, 497 00:29:44,365 --> 00:29:46,284 and trying to get us a win. 498 00:29:46,367 --> 00:29:48,536 -Go! -War Eagle! 499 00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:50,288 War Eagle, let's go! 500 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,917 Auburn needs to show that there is gonna be hope for next season, 501 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,504 because the worst thing that can happen is get thrashed by Texas A&M. 502 00:29:58,087 --> 00:29:59,589 These seniors have been through a lot. 503 00:29:59,672 --> 00:30:02,258 They don't wanna be party to another disaster. 504 00:30:02,342 --> 00:30:04,594 They want to be the ones that help turn it around. 505 00:30:04,677 --> 00:30:07,680 They have the opportunity to start the turnaround 506 00:30:07,764 --> 00:30:09,724 right here against Texas A&M, 507 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:11,684 and then maybe things are different. 508 00:30:14,103 --> 00:30:18,107 You've got insane, absolute crazy courage and effort 509 00:30:18,191 --> 00:30:21,820 on every given play for the entire 60 minutes of this thing. 510 00:30:22,403 --> 00:30:24,614 It cannot be another option. 511 00:30:25,281 --> 00:30:27,450 What a night it's gonna be in Jordan-Hare, man. 512 00:30:31,996 --> 00:30:33,331 Texas A&M arrives, 513 00:30:33,414 --> 00:30:36,209 aiming to earn a spot in the SEC Championship game 514 00:30:36,292 --> 00:30:37,585 and the 12-team playoff. 515 00:30:37,669 --> 00:30:41,589 For Auburn, they've got to win out to have a shot at a bowl game. 516 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,020 We've been through adversity all season, ups and downs! 517 00:30:56,104 --> 00:30:57,730 But you take care of your brother tonight! 518 00:30:57,814 --> 00:31:01,067 We're here, baby. Let's go. It's time to go, baby. 519 00:31:06,239 --> 00:31:08,741 A&M offside. Free play for Auburn. 520 00:31:11,744 --> 00:31:14,914 Caught inside the five! Cam Coleman! 521 00:31:16,583 --> 00:31:18,334 On a run to the right. 522 00:31:19,544 --> 00:31:22,797 Oh, and he keeps moving forward and gets a touchdown. 523 00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:24,007 Go! 524 00:31:24,090 --> 00:31:25,508 Wow, what a great play! 525 00:31:25,592 --> 00:31:27,510 Play action by Thorne. 526 00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:31,431 Has a man wide open. It's Cam Coleman! 527 00:31:31,514 --> 00:31:33,308 Touchdown, Auburn! 528 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:37,103 Thorne lobs, end zone, wide open touchdown for Coleman. 529 00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:41,691 Everybody's going crazy. Our sideline's going nuts. 530 00:31:42,275 --> 00:31:45,069 It feels good, for sure, but there's a lot of game left to play, 531 00:31:45,153 --> 00:31:46,863 so you can't get too excited. 532 00:31:46,946 --> 00:31:48,364 We haven't won the game yet. 533 00:31:49,365 --> 00:31:51,743 A&M offense, you still got a lot of game left. 534 00:31:51,826 --> 00:31:54,120 You can't just become one-dimensional fully. 535 00:31:56,873 --> 00:31:59,208 -Keeper… -Touchdown! 536 00:31:59,292 --> 00:32:02,295 The line judge is saying touchdown! 537 00:32:03,296 --> 00:32:05,632 Love to see them take one more look at this. 538 00:32:11,804 --> 00:32:14,182 Touchdown, Aggies! 539 00:32:15,016 --> 00:32:15,850 Boom! 540 00:32:17,310 --> 00:32:19,604 He's taking off! Noah Thomas! 541 00:32:19,687 --> 00:32:22,398 Touchdown, 73 yards! 542 00:32:25,902 --> 00:32:28,488 You have to be disciplined with thoughts and mind, and say, 543 00:32:28,571 --> 00:32:30,323 "Okay, it's a tie game." 544 00:32:30,406 --> 00:32:32,367 "So let's just go and win the rest of the game." 545 00:32:34,035 --> 00:32:36,329 Hunter, touchdown, right up the middle. 546 00:32:41,501 --> 00:32:44,921 Amari, into the end zone for a touchdown! 547 00:32:45,004 --> 00:32:48,383 Amari Daniels gives the Aggies their first lead. 548 00:32:52,512 --> 00:32:55,223 I'm sure there's a lot of guys thinking, "Here we go again." 549 00:32:55,306 --> 00:32:58,476 Because we had lost too many games that way in the last two years. 550 00:32:58,559 --> 00:33:02,063 And so it's definitely a battle to keep guys up and say, 551 00:33:02,146 --> 00:33:03,022 "Okay, here we go." 552 00:33:03,106 --> 00:33:06,859 "Execute each play as they come in, and let's see what happens." 553 00:33:07,443 --> 00:33:11,114 2:33 to go in the fourth, Auburn down by three. 554 00:33:13,950 --> 00:33:15,493 Thorne's gonna run it. 555 00:33:17,912 --> 00:33:20,039 First down, Payton Thorne. 556 00:33:23,584 --> 00:33:24,502 Jarquez Hunter! 557 00:33:24,585 --> 00:33:26,254 Jarquez Hunter at the ten! 558 00:33:26,337 --> 00:33:30,258 Jarquez Hunter bounced to the outside, thrown out of bounds at the eight. 559 00:33:31,467 --> 00:33:36,264 So Ian Vachon, who had never kicked for Auburn until last week, 560 00:33:36,347 --> 00:33:40,685 is out to tie it, and possibly send this game to overtime. 561 00:33:47,734 --> 00:33:49,610 It is good! 562 00:33:51,279 --> 00:33:53,156 And we will get overtime. 563 00:33:53,239 --> 00:33:54,615 -Let's go to OT! -Let's go! 564 00:33:54,699 --> 00:33:56,242 Hell yeah! Let's go to OT! 565 00:34:01,914 --> 00:34:03,583 Marcel fires. 566 00:34:04,917 --> 00:34:07,253 Jahdae Walker to the end zone! 567 00:34:07,336 --> 00:34:08,463 Touchdown! 568 00:34:09,589 --> 00:34:13,676 Pitch, Jarquez. Jarquez… Touchdown, Auburn! 569 00:34:16,345 --> 00:34:18,890 Kick on the way by Vachon. 570 00:34:18,973 --> 00:34:20,099 It is good! 571 00:34:22,226 --> 00:34:25,521 Right down the heart to tie this game. 572 00:34:25,605 --> 00:34:27,732 Now goes the two-point conversions. 573 00:34:27,815 --> 00:34:28,858 Incomplete. 574 00:34:29,442 --> 00:34:32,487 If Auburn gets the conversion, they win. 575 00:34:35,531 --> 00:34:37,158 Incomplete! 576 00:34:39,202 --> 00:34:43,122 Both teams come up empty on their first two-point conversion. 577 00:34:43,206 --> 00:34:46,167 Now Auburn will go first offensively. 578 00:34:54,217 --> 00:34:55,510 Thorne looking. 579 00:34:56,010 --> 00:34:57,929 It is… caught! 580 00:34:58,012 --> 00:35:01,015 Caught! In the back of the end zone! 581 00:35:03,810 --> 00:35:08,606 Auburn's defense, does it have one more stop left? 582 00:35:10,608 --> 00:35:15,238 Aggies must convert to send us to a fifth overtime. 583 00:35:22,787 --> 00:35:24,497 It's dropped! 584 00:35:24,580 --> 00:35:26,082 Auburn wins! 585 00:35:26,165 --> 00:35:28,960 Auburn wins! Auburn wins! 586 00:35:29,043 --> 00:35:34,590 43-41! Four overtimes! Auburn wins! 587 00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:37,635 Finally! 588 00:35:39,971 --> 00:35:42,431 To send Payton and Jarquez, those seniors, 589 00:35:42,515 --> 00:35:44,642 to send them out of Jordan-Hare 590 00:35:44,725 --> 00:35:47,770 with this kind of feeling and atmosphere is pretty special. 591 00:35:47,854 --> 00:35:48,688 Congratulations… 592 00:35:48,771 --> 00:35:50,481 We have a saying, 593 00:35:50,565 --> 00:35:52,650 "The pain you experience losing, 594 00:35:52,733 --> 00:35:55,153 it won't be comparison to the joy that's coming." 595 00:35:55,236 --> 00:35:57,947 It's just exciting because the future's bright. 596 00:35:58,030 --> 00:35:59,115 The sky's the limit. 597 00:36:02,118 --> 00:36:04,704 Let's go! Let's fucking go! 598 00:36:05,288 --> 00:36:06,372 Congratulations. 599 00:36:06,455 --> 00:36:08,541 I give our seniors a lot of credit. 600 00:36:08,624 --> 00:36:12,128 Man, they kept grinding to lay a foundation, 601 00:36:12,837 --> 00:36:15,923 and I'm thankful that they did that well. 602 00:36:18,009 --> 00:36:20,094 Hell yes! We won, baby! 603 00:36:20,178 --> 00:36:21,179 Moments like this 604 00:36:21,262 --> 00:36:25,433 make some of the struggle and some of the frustrations worth it. 605 00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:27,560 Being my last home game, 606 00:36:27,643 --> 00:36:30,521 it was like one of the best nights of all time. 607 00:36:43,701 --> 00:36:46,954 Yay! This means you guys won. 608 00:36:47,580 --> 00:36:48,664 Thanks, Mom. 609 00:36:49,332 --> 00:36:51,959 -What'd she say? -She said, "This means you guys won." 610 00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:56,339 It's great to be an Auburn Tiger! 611 00:36:56,422 --> 00:37:00,426 Said it's great to be an Auburn Tiger! 612 00:37:00,509 --> 00:37:01,761 What's the technique? 613 00:37:01,844 --> 00:37:03,095 Toss it over the tree? 614 00:37:03,179 --> 00:37:05,056 -Yeah. -Yeah, baby! 615 00:37:07,266 --> 00:37:08,768 -First one. -Let's go! 616 00:37:08,851 --> 00:37:10,102 Thank you, thank you. 617 00:37:10,978 --> 00:37:13,689 Obviously, the season is not what we had hoped for. 618 00:37:13,773 --> 00:37:15,900 Uh, we're not sitting where we had planned. 619 00:37:17,151 --> 00:37:20,321 I was asked a couple days ago if I regret coming down here, and I definitely don't. 620 00:37:20,404 --> 00:37:23,699 I've always had that, uh, belief in my mind, 621 00:37:23,783 --> 00:37:25,993 if things aren't going exactly the way they were planned, 622 00:37:26,077 --> 00:37:28,621 I truly do believe there's a reason it's happening. 623 00:37:29,580 --> 00:37:30,414 It's been fun. 624 00:37:30,498 --> 00:37:32,959 It's been fun playing in the SEC in a school like this. 625 00:37:33,042 --> 00:37:35,127 And so, ultimately, looking back on it, 626 00:37:35,211 --> 00:37:37,630 uh, I think it's been more of a good experience than not. 627 00:37:37,713 --> 00:37:41,801 And so I'm thankful for the opportunity that I had to come here, 628 00:37:41,884 --> 00:37:45,513 and, um, you know, I'll always cherish, you know, to play here at Auburn. 629 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:53,145 Right now, LSU is in the transfer portal looking for players. 630 00:37:53,729 --> 00:37:57,900 And there is no bigger spot that you would need to spend money on than quarterback 631 00:37:57,984 --> 00:37:59,819 if Garrett Nussmeier were to leave. 632 00:38:00,820 --> 00:38:02,822 If Garrett Nussmeier leaves LSU, 633 00:38:02,905 --> 00:38:06,325 this football program will be in some trouble. 634 00:38:06,409 --> 00:38:08,327 You gotta get Garrett Nussmeier back. 635 00:38:09,245 --> 00:38:10,746 You still play this game a lot? 636 00:38:10,830 --> 00:38:13,541 Every once in a while. Good amount, yeah. 637 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:15,418 You don't wanna use LSU? 638 00:38:15,501 --> 00:38:17,795 No. You can use LSU if you want. 639 00:38:19,088 --> 00:38:23,259 -Of course he's doing his uniforms. -You got to when you play as Oregon. 640 00:38:24,010 --> 00:38:28,306 Me and Nuss, we're like this now. I mean, we're best friends. 641 00:38:28,389 --> 00:38:29,473 He's a great guy. 642 00:38:30,224 --> 00:38:32,059 Can't believe you made it a home game. 643 00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:33,978 I had to have some sort of advantage. 644 00:38:34,061 --> 00:38:36,522 Are you openly admitting that I'm better than you at this? 645 00:38:36,605 --> 00:38:39,358 I'm openly admitting that you play this game way more than me. 646 00:38:40,401 --> 00:38:43,279 The thought of losing Nuss, it's like… 647 00:38:45,489 --> 00:38:48,576 If we lost Nuss, you're obviously not only losing your quarterback, 648 00:38:48,659 --> 00:38:49,910 you're losing your leader. 649 00:38:51,829 --> 00:38:53,497 What you thinking for next year? 650 00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:57,960 -I don't know, bro. -You've been thinking about it a lot more? 651 00:38:58,044 --> 00:39:01,047 I mean, obviously, there's pros and cons with both, but like… 652 00:39:01,797 --> 00:39:02,631 Yeah. 653 00:39:03,632 --> 00:39:06,218 Been dreaming about playing in the NFL since I was a kid. 654 00:39:06,302 --> 00:39:08,888 When you have that opportunity right in front of you, 655 00:39:08,971 --> 00:39:12,266 it's hard to-- to have the trust to say, "No, I'm not ready yet," 656 00:39:12,350 --> 00:39:13,976 or "No, I'm gonna come back one more year." 657 00:39:14,769 --> 00:39:16,687 College is too fun to leave, man. Come on. 658 00:39:16,771 --> 00:39:19,023 I know, you know. I mean… 659 00:39:20,691 --> 00:39:22,360 You only get this opportunity once. 660 00:39:22,443 --> 00:39:23,402 Yeah. 661 00:39:24,820 --> 00:39:27,365 If you come back, all the other dogs we got? 662 00:39:27,448 --> 00:39:29,825 -We'll have a good squad. -Can't mess around. 663 00:39:29,909 --> 00:39:31,410 Oh my God, that's a touchdown. 664 00:39:32,036 --> 00:39:34,872 Get rolling at the end of the year. Carry it into next year. 665 00:39:35,706 --> 00:39:36,874 I just told him, I was like, 666 00:39:36,957 --> 00:39:38,876 "Dude, if you come back, we're winning the natty." 667 00:39:38,959 --> 00:39:43,339 Like, there's no doubt in my mind. Like, next year is LSU's year. 668 00:39:43,923 --> 00:39:45,841 Oh my God, how did I miss that? 669 00:39:45,925 --> 00:39:48,719 -You're flustered. -No. I'm not flustered. 670 00:39:48,803 --> 00:39:51,138 -Flustered in a video game. -The stadium pulses. 671 00:39:51,222 --> 00:39:53,557 You haven't had a first down since the first quarter. 672 00:40:02,691 --> 00:40:05,611 The Lord has blessed me with so many amazing opportunities. 673 00:40:05,694 --> 00:40:08,781 He has blessed me with an amazing family, circle of support, 674 00:40:08,864 --> 00:40:11,450 and the ability to allow me to live out my dream. 675 00:40:12,118 --> 00:40:15,121 The fact that I'm even in a position to make this type of announcement 676 00:40:15,204 --> 00:40:17,289 is truly a testament to his true glory and love. 677 00:40:18,374 --> 00:40:19,208 Since a young kid, 678 00:40:19,291 --> 00:40:21,919 all I have ever wanted was to grow up and play in the NFL. 679 00:40:23,212 --> 00:40:25,631 But I feel like my time at LSU is not over. 680 00:40:25,714 --> 00:40:29,176 I'm officially announcing I'm returning for my final year of eligibility, 681 00:40:29,260 --> 00:40:32,012 and I'm fully committed to bringing this university a championship. 682 00:40:35,933 --> 00:40:38,310 My teammates, coaches, and the fans 683 00:40:38,394 --> 00:40:40,646 will get the absolute best out of me every single day 684 00:40:40,729 --> 00:40:42,148 until we complete that goal. 685 00:40:42,815 --> 00:40:43,858 Go, Tigers. 686 00:40:44,984 --> 00:40:49,488 The biggest piece of LSU's 2025 puzzle is returning. 687 00:40:49,572 --> 00:40:52,408 Garrett Nussmeier back for a fifth season. 688 00:40:52,491 --> 00:40:53,576 This is huge. 689 00:40:53,659 --> 00:40:56,162 This is the biggest offseason news we're going to get. 690 00:40:56,245 --> 00:40:58,414 To those in the transfer portal, 691 00:40:58,497 --> 00:41:01,250 everybody's gonna be evaluating this guy's tape 692 00:41:01,333 --> 00:41:03,544 next year for the NFL draft. 693 00:41:03,627 --> 00:41:06,130 You'll be on that tape if you come play with us. 694 00:41:07,047 --> 00:41:10,551 I'm just excited to get a chance to have a championship roster. 695 00:41:12,011 --> 00:41:13,971 You know, I don't fear failure. 696 00:41:14,054 --> 00:41:15,931 The only thing that would be a fear 697 00:41:16,015 --> 00:41:20,769 is if your program wasn't better when you left it. 698 00:41:20,853 --> 00:41:21,937 That's my only fear. 699 00:41:22,605 --> 00:41:26,984 I want to be able to leave something better than when I found it. 700 00:41:27,067 --> 00:41:29,278 And I've done that everywhere I've been, 701 00:41:29,361 --> 00:41:32,072 and I'll do that when I-- when I leave LSU. 702 00:41:35,951 --> 00:41:38,913 I believe I owe my teammates and coaches and fans 703 00:41:38,996 --> 00:41:41,999 a better version of myself every week, every snap, every play. 704 00:41:42,833 --> 00:41:46,003 I believe the group we have coming back, and the group that we're gonna bring in, 705 00:41:46,086 --> 00:41:48,297 we have a real chance to be so special next year. 706 00:41:48,881 --> 00:41:50,883 And so I wanna give it a shot. 707 00:41:51,550 --> 00:41:54,220 I wanna complete that goal, and I believe that we can. 708 00:41:58,766 --> 00:42:01,477 Sellers tries to throw the football. It's a fumble. 709 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:04,438 Shane Beamer needs to show that he can either right this ship 710 00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:06,440 or at least get it moving in the right direction. 711 00:42:07,316 --> 00:42:09,860 If we're together, we're gonna get this done! 712 00:42:09,944 --> 00:42:11,654 Everybody just slow down and finish! 713 00:42:11,737 --> 00:42:13,280 Up the middle he goes! 714 00:42:13,364 --> 00:42:15,741 Finish! 715 00:42:15,824 --> 00:42:17,576 Vanderbilt victorious again! 716 00:42:17,660 --> 00:42:19,328 Vanderbilt's a team you gotta look out for. 717 00:42:19,912 --> 00:42:22,831 Can they continue that now, is the biggest question. 718 00:42:22,915 --> 00:42:24,500 Touchdown, Texas! 719 00:42:24,583 --> 00:42:27,461 The mighty Texas Longhorns are coming to Nashville. 720 00:42:27,545 --> 00:42:29,088 Touchdown! Diego Pavia! 721 00:42:29,171 --> 00:42:32,132 The only team that can beat Vanderbilt football is Vanderbilt football. 722 00:42:33,551 --> 00:42:36,470 This is absolutely about earning some goddamn respect. 723 00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:39,139 When it comes to game time, put the ball in my hands, let me work. 723 00:42:40,305 --> 00:43:40,711 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm