Auburn was “close” again. But this time, we actually believed that description was more than coach-speak.

The Tigers came to life offensively against Vanderbilt, setting season-highs in several categories in a 45-38 overtime loss. It not only made us realize firing Hugh Freeze a week ago was the right decision but also left us wondering why it hadn’t happened sooner.

However, the SEC’s other Tigers — Missouri and LSU — took a step back this week. LSU lost its fourth straight game (but first under its own interim coach), while Missouri dropped its third out of four.

Elsewhere, the four teams at the top of the SEC heap all won. That means we’re really no closer to figuring out which two will represent the conference in Atlanta for the SEC championship game, though we have narrowed down th

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