Whatever the opposite of home-cookin' from the referees would be called, the Auburn Tigers saw it first-hand at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday against rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
Auburn's first possession was mistake-filled and resulted in a three-and-out, which the Crimson Tide responded with by scoring a touchdown pretty quickly. On the ensuing kickoff, though, controversy struck.
Brian Battle was back to field the kickoff for the Tigers and took the return out of the end zone where he was quickly met by an Alabama defender who mauled him by the facemask. Seemed like an obvious 15-yard penalty, especially when the flag hit the turf.
Only the flag wasn't on Alabama... it was on Auburn, somehow.
Auburn screwed by refs with missed facemask call in Iron Bowl
The Tigers were flagged for an illegal block in the back on the play, which was hardly the most egregious violation on the play. Even in Auburn, the Crimson Tide might still have the officials working for them...
