If I had a dollar for every one that said those words to me this week regarding the second most famous throw in Auburn history, I'd be a fair amount richer. I always politely smile, then ask 'just how do you do that.' Which gets a confused look; a cross between thinking I might be questioning if the sun is real and that I am a closet Tech fan.
But in reality, no one has been able to answer that question. I distinctly remember thinking, when the ball was still in the air, but after it was deflected, that of course the ball popped into the air, two Georgia players collided at the ball. That's just physics. After watching it 15 or so times on DVR, I don't see how either player could have batted it down.
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(Image: TODD J. VAN EMST — Special to The Telegraph)
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In what is a great irony, we had terrific coverage on the play. Tray Matthews was playing deep on the receiver with position. Josh Harvey-Clemons closed from his position to the ball. If just one of those two players gets there, it is either an interception or knocked down. As it is, the ball hit off Matthews' shoulder pad when JHC got there at there at the same time. There is also a relatively small window the ball could have gone into after the deflection and have the Auburn receiver still get to the ball.
Like Fusilli Jerry, it was one in a million, and that isn't the only similarity in the reference.
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