Auburn football offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is not the most popular guy at the moment after yet another instance of him ignoring his physical short-yardage specialists in the backfield in favor of a pass play on fourth and short.
Tiger fans have not yet forgotten his infamous fourth and goal play-call at the two-yard line that saw Bo Nix throw an incomplete pass on a fade route to Kobe Hudson in the back of the end zone.
On Saturday night in the first half, the Tigers had just given up a Zaquandre White receiving touchdown to South Carolina that swung the momentum at Williams-Brice Stadium in favor of the Gamecocks before Bobo had TJ Finley–starting for the first time as the man under center for Auburn football–throw an incomplete deep-ball to turn the ball over on downs. Gamecocks QB Jason Brown threw another TD toss, this time to OL Trai Jones for three yards.
The Auburn family was beside themselves after the play-calling gaffe:
Wtf was that
— Eli Gravitt (@EliGravitt) November 21, 2021
So confused right now. Oof.
— Pablo Escobarner (blue chek) (@PabloEscoburner) November 21, 2021
Horrible
— An Auburn Man (@GridironTiger) November 21, 2021
What the actual hell
— Kyle (@AllAubarn) November 21, 2021
Why didn't we run the ball on 4th and 1???? WHY????
— 🥶🧊 Freeze's Ice Tray 🧊🥶 (@WarDamnRandy) November 21, 2021
What is that call!?!?
— toxicauburn (@toxicauburn) November 21, 2021
Bryan Harsin won't last long at Auburn like this. Mark my words. If he keeps Bobo he won't last very long at all.
— Jet7111 (@jet7111) November 21, 2021
I don’t mind going for it there with the way we’ve run the ball. Except we didn’t run it.
— Ghost’s Ghost (@SharifesGhost) November 21, 2021
FIRE BOBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— 🥶Ho🅿️efulAUFan🥶 (@HopefulAUfan) November 21, 2021
Patience is wearing thin with this Auburn football coaching staff in year one of the Bryan Harsin era on the Plains.