You know, like the reason all those cameras went right to Baker-Mazara, to record his first public comments since his left elbow found the back of Alabama guard Chris Youngblood’s head six days earlier. That shot, intentional and inexcusable, earned Baker-Mazara a flagrant 2 and an ejection with 10:52 left in an eventual 93-91 overtime loss.

Instead, senior forward Chris Moore is replacing the fifth-year wing. Moore has appeared in all 31 games for the Tigers this season, starting 3 of them while playing 10.4 minutes off the bench. Baker-Mazara has come off the bench 3 previous times. He averaged 10 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 25 minutes during those 3 games.

Given the emotion of the loss to its most despised rival, many Auburn fans were not happy about the situation, and some even voiced their anger toward Baker-Mazara. However, many