Auburn football fans revel in Alabama fans’ ref complaints after Tennessee loss

Auburn football fans reveled in Alabama Crimson Tide fans complaining about the refereeing during Tennessee's Third Saturday in October victory Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY
Auburn football fans reveled in Alabama Crimson Tide fans complaining about the refereeing during Tennessee's Third Saturday in October victory Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY /
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Auburn football fans are drinking Alabama Crimson Tide fan tears like the blood of Christ at mass following cries that the referees during Saturday’s 52-49 Third Saturday in October loss to Tennessee — the first such loss since 2006 when the iPhone was still not yet released — were colluding against them.

Never mind the 17 accepted penalties, which was an Alabama program record, and 37 minutes of possession time for a Nick Saban offense that remarkably matched the firepower of Heisman hopeful Hendon Hooker’s Vols scoring machine.

No, it was the referees that caused Alabama kicker Will Reichard to miss a potential game-winning field goal tied 49-49 in the fourth quarter and Tennessee kicker Chase McGrath to nail his 40-yard game-sealing kick.

Touchdown Alabama believes that Tennessee benefitted from the referees because of a supposed celebration for the Volunteers’ third touchdown in the first quarter:

This prompted some Tide fans to back up that rhetoric…

Auburn football fans reveled in Tide fans’ ref complaints after their Tennessee loss

Auburn football fans predictably had a blast reacting to the excuses rolled out by the Crimson Tide fanbase and Touchdown Alabama. Here were some of the best reactions from Tiger fans — who of course need something to enjoy during a malaise of another losing season on the Plains:

Shoutout to this Tennessee fan for sharing one of the greatest memes ever produced on the internet:

There are few things more interesting than the fallout to an Alabama loss.