Nick Brahms sat in the stands with four of his senior teammates sharing cigars and reflecting on their Auburn football careers on a chilly November evening inside Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The gut punch of 24-22 four-overtime loss to rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl was still fresh, the sting cutting deep, and yet, this group of players kept a pregame promise to enjoy a moment together in the now empty stadium, which hours earlier, was roaring with more than 87,000 fans.
