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Watch the world implode in reaction to the Iron Bowl's all-time insane ending

Auburn wins. Alabama won't three-peat. And the way it happened was absolutely bonkers.

By Rodger Sherman

You thought Auburn's hail mary win over Georgia was incredible? Sure.

But it was topped by Auburn... beating Alabama... in the Iron Bowl... on a 110-yard field goal return. It's possibly the best ending we've ever seen -- I mean, a two-time defending national champion having their threepeat chances dashed by a play we almost never see in football.

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First off, let's listen to Auburn's announcers implode:

"AUBURN'S GONNA WIN THE FOOTBALL GAME! AUBURN'S GONNA WIN THE FOOTBALL GAME!"

Now let's listen to the Bama announcers being sad:

He also says "AUBURN IS GONNA WIN" a lot, but, in much sadder fashion.

Sad Alabama fans, duh:

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It's a bummer for AJ McCarron -- only his third loss as a starter -- but he's got a certain Brent Musburger-created celebrity to cheer him up:

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And yes, Nick Saban:

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"I told you he can't cover it." Did you really, Nick?

The view from the Alabama bench is one of absolute despair:

Even Auburn players didn't believe it:

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Then, our Auburn blog, College and Magnolia, melting down:

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You might want to check out their recap, written entirely in all-caps.

Of course, Toomer's Corner got rolled:

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Photo credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

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Photo credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

A look at the internet imploding:

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So did this lady:

And this guy had some slick moves:

We are a big fan of Auburn fan in a room of Bama fans. May he rest in peace.

Oh like you don't have a friend that does this. Okay ... maybe not at this scale. That poor kid.

This child is maybe overestimating things a bit:

Ohio State's players realized what was up -- namely, that the No. 3 Buckeyes are now in line to go to the BCS National Championship Game. Here's what their bus looked like:

Check out this tweet from Chris Davis, the player who returned the kick, from last December:

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