December 31, 2001 Auburn vs. North Carolina Tarheels (Atlanta - Georgia Dome) (L 10-16)

If the Alabama was one of the worst performances I've seen this game was a close #2. I had New Years Eve plans so I taped the game and went on a media blackout. I watched this atrocity between 11PM and 1AM stopping to see the the new year come in at midnight. Auburn has some major issues to solve before next year. I know this team was supposed to bo 7-4 and go to the Peach Bowl - I even predicted it, but the way this team fell apart after the Florida win was terrible.

Before this game the hype was on Julius Peppers for UNC. He had a good game but he was not allowed to dominate - the problem was he did not need to. The Tigers were inept on offense and their defense played well enough to keep the score close.

My wife had to work, otherwise we might have tried to go to this game. We went 4 years before and the experience was great. I am glad I was not there.

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