Bayou Bengal
10-27-2005, 11:03 PM
from The Shreveport Times "SEC Notebook"
STILL HEARING BOINK IN THE NIGHT: Auburn kicker John Vaughn, who missed 5-of-6 field goals in a 20-17 overtime loss at LSU Saturday, has been constantly reminded of his struggles in Baton Rouge.
Someone drove by the Auburn practice field Sunday and yelled something at the junior kicker from Brentwood, Tenn. His answering machine at home was filled with vulgar comments when he returned home Saturday night after the game.
"People talk. There's nothing I can do about that," Vaughn said. "I've just got to give them something better to talk about next week."
Most of Vaughn's missed attempts had high degrees of difficulty. He missed from 54, 49, 41, 39 and 37 in sometimes swirling wind. And he has never been very good at long distance kicking. He made only two from beyond 40 yards last season, but Auburn has no other legitimate kickers.
"Everybody knows kickers are either the hero or the goat," Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said. "There's no in-between."
Vaughn missed a 49-yard field goal with two seconds remaining that would have given Auburn a 20-17 win in regulation. He then missed a 39-yarder off the left upright in overtime after LSU's Chris Jackson had made a 30-yarder the possession before, giving LSU the 20-17 win.
Adding misery to his lost weekend, Vaughn learned that his counterpart at hated Alabama -- kicker Jamie Christensen -- made a 34-yard field goal with 13 seconds left to beat Tennessee 6-3 Saturday afternoon. Hopefully, Vaughn did not see the Sunday Mobile Register newspaper, which packaged the two games with these headlines:
"It's up, and "» it's good," over Alabama's game story.
"It's up, and "» it's wide," over Auburn's game story.
STILL HEARING BOINK IN THE NIGHT: Auburn kicker John Vaughn, who missed 5-of-6 field goals in a 20-17 overtime loss at LSU Saturday, has been constantly reminded of his struggles in Baton Rouge.
Someone drove by the Auburn practice field Sunday and yelled something at the junior kicker from Brentwood, Tenn. His answering machine at home was filled with vulgar comments when he returned home Saturday night after the game.
"People talk. There's nothing I can do about that," Vaughn said. "I've just got to give them something better to talk about next week."
Most of Vaughn's missed attempts had high degrees of difficulty. He missed from 54, 49, 41, 39 and 37 in sometimes swirling wind. And he has never been very good at long distance kicking. He made only two from beyond 40 yards last season, but Auburn has no other legitimate kickers.
"Everybody knows kickers are either the hero or the goat," Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said. "There's no in-between."
Vaughn missed a 49-yard field goal with two seconds remaining that would have given Auburn a 20-17 win in regulation. He then missed a 39-yarder off the left upright in overtime after LSU's Chris Jackson had made a 30-yarder the possession before, giving LSU the 20-17 win.
Adding misery to his lost weekend, Vaughn learned that his counterpart at hated Alabama -- kicker Jamie Christensen -- made a 34-yard field goal with 13 seconds left to beat Tennessee 6-3 Saturday afternoon. Hopefully, Vaughn did not see the Sunday Mobile Register newspaper, which packaged the two games with these headlines:
"It's up, and "» it's good," over Alabama's game story.
"It's up, and "» it's wide," over Auburn's game story.