Another Heart-Stopper in Nashville?

Auburn will try to avoid a letdown against Vandy

By Acid Reign
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  After three consecutive hard-nosed, physical SEC battles, the Auburn Tigers will be looking to catch a break on their October 4th trip to Nashville to play the Vanderbilt Commodores. At first glance, it's quite possible that Auburn will be able to coast to an easy, lopsided victory. History in the past two decades suggests otherwise. Three of Auburn's last four trips to play the Commodores on the road have come down to last-minute heroics. From the last-second Jim Von Wyl field goal in 1991 pulling out a 24-22 victory, to the goal-line stand in 1993 for the 14-10 win, to the Damon Duval big one in 2001 staking us to a 24-21 lead we would miraculously hold, we've struggled a lot in Nashville, recently.  more...