Auburn vs Kentucky quickly became the most discussed SEC game of the 2020 conference opener. In a top-25 matchup featuring the No. 8 Tigers vs the No. 23 Wildcats, social media reactions ran rampant. The following are key tweets throughout the game that showcase both the highs and lows of gameday.
Gus has won 100% of his games dressed as Pat Dye.
— Auburn Memes (@AuburnMemes) September 26, 2020
My favorite 2020 football player is Auburn's 300-pound tight end pic.twitter.com/I94toymVpL
— Jason Kirk, This American Life's cornhole expert (@thejasonkirk) September 26, 2020
Even ESPN's scoreboard can't keep up with how quickly Auburn/Kentucky just swung. pic.twitter.com/ZO5n1X6coo
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) September 26, 2020
Bo nix a better punter than qb wow
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) September 26, 2020
Kentucky (+7) with a bad fumble to give Auburn great field position pic.twitter.com/5SM1fccWTc
— Barstool Sportsbook (@BSSportsbook) September 26, 2020
Another auburn td 🤩 pic.twitter.com/eav177pF76
— A man with no name (@YourePoorAsf) September 26, 2020
GIVE ME THAT!@JamienSherwood out here makin' plays. đź‘€
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) September 26, 2020
Also can we talk about how just the sight of Jamien Sherwood scared Wilson so much he dropped the ball?
— AUNerd (@AUSportsNerd) September 26, 2020
Catch of the day so far from Auburn WR Seth Williams. #UKvsAUB pic.twitter.com/jObCWLPjub
— Jake Nichols (@jnichols_2121) September 26, 2020
This is what we get for putting faith in Kentucky football
— Cruz Oxenreider (@TheRealCruzOx) September 26, 2020
I want Terry Wilson benched, Mark Stoops fired and Auburn University shut down forever.
— Brandon Walker (@BWalkerSEC) September 26, 2020
Touchdown #Auburn war damn 🦅
— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) September 26, 2020
Bo Nix been like that too … majority of y’all just casuals ! I like Bo over anyone else too
— Chandler Wooten (@ItsMeWootang) September 26, 2020
A perfect representation of being an @AuburnFootball fan pic.twitter.com/sMk4c66s9X
— Jonathan Morgan (@Hello_JoMo) September 26, 2020
Final pic.twitter.com/F2EO8nwnVX
— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) September 26, 2020
Do NOT take this win for granted! We got a lot of new guys out there! This team will learn a lot! GREAT START TIGERS! Loved GUS honoring Coach Dye! 3 straight opening wins over ranked teams! @AuburnTigers
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) September 26, 2020
A large majority of “experts” picked Kentucky to not only cover the spread but to win the game outright. They did neither. Kentucky returned one of the most experienced teams in cfb, but Auburn made it look easy pulling away from the Wildcats in the 2nd half. AU 29 UK 13 final pic.twitter.com/ZoizXlUn4D
— Skye Underwood (@SkyeUnderwood) September 26, 2020
Wait I thought Kentucky was more talented at every position than Auburn??
— AU_Propaganda (@AuPropaganda) September 26, 2020
My open letter to @UKFootball pic.twitter.com/hC5A8tsqcv
— Auburn Memes (@AuburnMemes) September 26, 2020
Auburn HC Gus Malzahn: "We played for 60 minutes. We honored Coach Dye today. We're going to do that the rest of the season. Our guys did that."
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) September 26, 2020
Gus Malzahn: "We really wanted to give a shoutout to our students. It was extremely loud, specifically in the fourth quarter. We didn't know what to expect (but the students made a difference)."
— Justin Lee (@ByJustinLee) September 26, 2020
Man, I’ve drunk too much wine already for bammers to sneak in on our threads.
— Dee (@dee_ford) September 26, 2020
Your mom is targeting.
— Jason Marks (@OnTheMarksRadio) September 26, 2020
Key takeaways: Seth Williams and JJ Pegues are both freak athletes, that targeting call was very lame, and long live Pat Dye. War Eagle.