Virginia’s remarkable last-second comeback against Auburn Saturday night in the Final Four thanks to a late foul and three converted free throws surprised a lot of people who thought the game was over. That includes some Auburn fans who thought they’d won, and went out and started engaging in their celebratory tradition of rolling the Toomer’s Corner trees with toilet paper.
Auburn fans roll Toomer's Corner and chant S-E-C, not having realized they called a foul and Virginia won the game 😂 https://t.co/l4L2WlpbxK
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) April 7, 2019
Things quickly went downhill from there.
https://twitter.com/GraceWVTM13/status/1114715558656790528
Toomer's Corner in Auburn shortly after the Final Four loss. A few fans started rolling the oaks a little early. @MGMAdvertiser more here: https://t.co/E7YcAV7q5k pic.twitter.com/56j3HGh4LE
— Jake Crandall (@jakevcrandall) April 7, 2019
As Jim McKay would say, that’s the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat right there. With both applying to a single fanbase.
[The Montgomery Advertiser; header photo screencapped from a video from Grace Remington of Birmingham NBC affiliate WVTM]
