Is Auburn better prepared for March this time? – The athletic

AUBURN, Al. – At the same time last year, Auburn cut the nets. On Saturday, the Tennessee tour was the only team that could do it at the Auburn Arena.

But at the time, Auburn was climbing the ladder. Anfernee McLemore was absent for the season with a broken leg. Bryce Brown was not 100%. Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy were not eligible.

While winning his first SEC regular season title in nearly 20 years, Auburn finished the regular season by losing three of his last five games. He lost double-digit against his rival Alabama in the SEC tournament, won a nasty victory in the NCAA tournament against College No. 13 Charleston, then sank 29 in front of Clemson in a match. second round never finished.

But this time it is different.

No, Auburn will not have the title of league champion and he went from top-10 to un-ranked in a 2-0 start-of-first match in SEC. He was able to take the scissors out of the hands of Tennessee No. 5 on Saturday.

And…