The Auburn Tigers dropped a controversial game on Saturday night against the Georgia Bulldogs and the most widely discussed moment of the night was a play at the end of the first half when the Tigers nearly went up 17-0.

While attempting to reach over the goal line, Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold had the ball punched out on a play that was initially called a fumble, a call that stood after a very long review. Some argued that Arnold broke the plane before the ball came out, and those who did see it that way thought it was clear and obvious.

Count SEC analyst Paul Finebaum in that category, who issued a strong quote about the play and said that Auburn got the wrong end of a controversial call yet again.

“It was clear to the eight or 10 million people watching and the nearly 90,000 at Jordan-Hare that Auburn scored,” Finebaum said via WRBC News. “It should have been 17-nothing…if you go up 17-nothing with a frenzied crowd, with Cam Newton being honored, you are going to win the game…The effect it had on Auburn was incalculable. Yes, the coaching staff should have probably done more, but they didn’t. It still doesn’t take away two times in a row in the last three weeks that Auburn has literally been upended by atrocious officiating.

“Look, I work at a network that is a partnership with the SEC, so I’m not one who wants to criticize the conference unless it needs it,” he continued. “We’re the best league in the country, but we still don’t share with the audience, good or bad. I don’t care which way it is. I mean, I don’t mind the SEC after the fact saying, ‘We blew it,’ but at least that’s being transparent.”

Three weeks ago, Auburn was the victim of some rough calls in their loss to Oklahoma as well, and while they were not able to overcome these either, it has been a rough season for the Tigers in that department.

Auburn will have to hope the calls start going their way with another tough home game this week against Missouri in which Hugh Freeze could potentially be coaching for his job.