# 3 to 2???? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 14, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524 "2008-09-14T02:37:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/1 "2008-09-14T02:37:50Z")
Auburn 3, Miss. St. 2? What the ??? Can’t get a summary of the game yet. What the hell went on there??? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/2 "2008-09-14T02:48:54Z")
Field goal and a safety? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/3 "2008-09-14T02:52:01Z")
SEC adopted CFL rules for the week, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/4 "2008-09-14T03:15:51Z")
Maybe excess question marks jammed up the system and altered the score? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/5 "2008-09-14T03:16:48Z")
You never heard of baseball? Actually, it was probably weather-caused. At a Pizza place we used to go to in California, one of the booths had the scores for a college’s football season from the 1920s or 30s. At the bottom they totaled the scores for them and the opponents, and it was something like 393 to 2. And they had one loss that season. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/6 "2008-09-14T03:22:08Z")
It was a, er, defensive battle? [report](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/57335-weixlmanns-tidbits-auburn-mississippi-state-combine-for-five-points) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/7 "2008-09-14T03:26:32Z")
[Yahoo News.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080914/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/fbc_t25_auburn_miss_st) > [@](#): > > STARKVILLE, Miss. - Wes Byrum kicked a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter and that was all No. 9 Auburn needed to defeat Mississippi State 3-2 on Saturday night. > > The Tigers (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) committed three turnovers, missed two field goals and handed the Bulldogs their only points with a safety. ETA Beaten again! I gotta lose this dial-up. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/8 "2008-09-14T03:46:13Z")
> [@ZenBeam](#): > > Actually, it was probably weather-caused. Unless shooting yourself in the foot with holding penalties (Auburn) and grossly incompetent offensive play calling (Miss. State) are weather patterns, nope. Nothing to do with weather. The game turned on a horrible decision by the Bulldogs to go for 4th and 15 from their own 45 with less than 4 minutes left in the game. **runner pat** , the safety was caused by an Auburn holding penalty (see above) in their own end zone. ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/9 "2008-09-14T05:25:36Z")
Just got in from this game. Embarrassing. Our kicker missed a FG that would’ve won us the game. We recovered a fumble, but managed to screw that up. Auburn missed at least one FG, but it turns out they only needed one anyway. We lost to LA Tech a couple of weeks ago. Croom is a hell of a coach, but he needs to let is Offensive Coordinator go. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/10 "2008-09-14T20:03:09Z")
A high school football score involving my school’s rival and a third team: 5-4 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/11 "2008-09-16T03:39:16Z")
The 3-2 score is part of Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville’s diabolic plan to get into the NC game. In this first stage of the plan, you don’t want to be ranked too high, too early in the season. Thus the unimpressive early season scores. Just wait until this Saturday. He’ll turn that offense loose and they’ll score, oh, 10, maybe even 13 points against LSU. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/12 "2008-09-16T09:16:45Z")
> [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](#): > > The 3-2 score is part of Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville’s diabolic plan to get into the NC game. > > In this first stage of the plan, you don’t want to be ranked too high, too early in the season. Thus the unimpressive early season scores. > > Just wait until this Saturday. He’ll turn that offense loose and they’ll score, oh, 10, maybe even 13 points against LSU. Too bad LSU will be scoring, oh, 40, maybe even 50 points themselves… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-to-2/463524/13 "2008-09-16T12:32:39Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Too bad LSU will be scoring, oh, 40, maybe even 50 points themselves… 😃 Let’s see, LSU in Auburn: scored 9 in 2004 and 3 in 2006. The logical progression would be 0 this time. LSU also hasn’t won in Auburn since 1998. No, don’t see them lighting up the scoreboard on the SEC’s _real_ Tigers.