Auburn Week 1

midman2161 · Aug 21, 2008

What does everyone think about the Auburn Tigers this season? I for one think that they can compete to actually win the SEC- they have a great homefield advantage, they always have one of the best defenses, and for the first time in a little while their offense might get talked about more than their defense. With the new offensive system, they will be able to pile up the yardage- just look at their offense in the bowl game at the end of last season, and that was with just a small amount of time to install the offense.

In Week 1, the Tigers play more/less a cupcake in Louisiana-Monroe, and yes, they are laying a fairly large number at 26.5. While they might not be able to steamroll the other SEC teams, IMO they can easily beat this squad by 4 TDs. Opinions?

CoachCB · Aug 21, 2008

IMO, Auburn is going to be very good and will win the West. Their offense will be greatly improved. I agree they could win that game big. I don't know much about what La-Monroe returns, but they won't hang with Auburn. What is the line, 26.5? That's a lot of points. Auburn did lose their DC and they have some depth/injury issues in the secondary.....

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MajorGCG · Aug 22, 2008

I think AU will be very good as well. Very solid D - the O will depend on QB play, but should be better than last year.

GrilledCheese · Aug 22, 2008

They'll surprise a team they're not supposed to beat. And they'll lose to a team they're not supposed to lose to... 9-3 Tuberville football

yaaaaaaaaaaaawn

BigPIG19 · Aug 23, 2008

I am a bama fan, but have many auburn friends. They are saying that the new offense is stuttering a bit in the scrimages. They also think that 26.5 is too many as they look for a 28-10 type of game. I personally have no opinion, this is jut a quasi-consensus amongst auburn fans.

Smartass · Aug 25, 2008

Auburn is not going to be very good this season. All the top ten predictions I've heard have me wondering what I'm missing. If AU doesn't start out 7-0 (seems unlikely), there's no way this team plays in January. Four of the last five games are very losable, and 1-4 is more likely than 3-2.

All that said, the West as a whole is going to be weak - Alabama is the only team that I give more than a snowball's chance of being a top ten team, but its schedule is brutal - so you never know.

Smartass · Aug 25, 2008

GrilledCheese said:
They'll surprise a team they're not supposed to beat. And they'll lose to a team they're not supposed to lose to... 9-3 Tuberville football

yaaaaaaaaaaaawn

That sounds about right. I'd say 8-4 though.

TheD.I.G. · Aug 25, 2008

Well if you're right shit is going to hit the fan. You could be right, but that would have to be a worst case scenario. at West Va, at Ole Miss, Tenn-Martin, Georgia, at Alabama. Given preseason rankings and recent history this would definitely put you in the minority. Although i am a homer, I think AU has an excellent chance to beat West Va. Rhoads is there defense coordinator this year, at pitt last year, the team that shut West Va down. For comparison, West Va is going from a Gene Stallings to a Mike Dubose in coaches, Auburn has an extremely fast defense and is much better than the garbage the Big East throws out there, and AU runs the same offense in practice. Many reasons Auburn could win that game. Mississippi, they could be much better, and you never know on the road. Georgia, ok they have had our number and they are better this year, but AU is at home this year. Bama, we'll just have to wait and see how it all pans out.

TheD.I.G. · Aug 25, 2008

9-3 yaaaawn? Yea, I'd love to win the SEC or a national title, but only one team wins each year. I am happy with 9-3 and a new years bowl with a chance at both every year. I'll put it this way I'd rather be 9-3 and win a new years day bowl than go 11-1 and get prison raped in the biggest game of the year 2 years in a row.

MattMillen+ · Aug 25, 2008

I like Auburn to win the west this year with a 9-3 record. It would be an interesting game if they met Florida in the SEC Championship, they've played well against them the last few years.

seriousaddiction · Aug 25, 2008

anyone know the kicking situation...I drafted Wes in my CFL draft last night and am hearing rumors that his job is up in the air??!!?

can anyone close to auburn program enlighten me?

Fischer · Aug 25, 2008

seriousaddiction said:
anyone know the kicking situation...I drafted Wes in my CFL draft last night and am hearing rumors that his job is up in the air??!!?

can anyone close to auburn program enlighten me?

Wes will kick for points, morgan hull will do kickoffs.

seriousaddiction · Aug 25, 2008

Fischer said:
Wes will kick for points, morgan hull will do kickoffs.

thanks buddy...makes me feel a little better now:aktion033

tech1515 · Aug 25, 2008

I think it is a wait and see approach with Auburn. With a new offense against a defense savvy league I think they will have some high scoring games but a 7 or 8 win season is more likely than 9 or 10.

cdavi29 · Aug 25, 2008

Smartass said:
Auburn is not going to be very good this season. All the top ten predictions I've heard have me wondering what I'm missing. If AU doesn't start out 7-0 (seems unlikely), there's no way this team plays in January. Four of the last five games are very losable, and 1-4 is more likely than 3-2.

All that said, the West as a whole is going to be weak - Alabama is the only team that I give more than a snowball's chance of being a top ten team, but its schedule is brutal - so you never know.

That's pretty funny. The winner of Auburn vs. LSU will win the west. Ole Miss will be greatly improved, and Alabama will be good. However, Alabama will never ever be a top ten team this year. John Parker Wilson is their quarterback. Alabama will lose to AT LEAST 3 of the following teams: Clemson, Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, and Auburn. My guess is they will beat Auburn this year and lose the other 4 big games.

Also, I hate Auburn, but I think they are going to be very good. They had a very young O-Line last year, and their defense is always stout. Tuberville is one of the best gameday coaches in college football (see Florida and LSU games last year). They won in the swamp as 18 pt. dogs, and they lost to LSU on a touchdown pass at the end of the game in death valley as double digit dogs.

Alabama is still a year or 2 away from being a national threat.

vijaysinger · Aug 25, 2008

I especially like Auburn when they are underdogs or when spread is tight.
I don't trust them as heavy favorites.

ICC · Aug 25, 2008

Im a huge Auburn fan and go to a couple games every season even though I live all the way out here in Arizona. I would worry about the Auburn secondary if I was going to bet them. They have already lost Savage for the season and it looks like they will have to start a couple freshman back there.

midman2161 · Aug 25, 2008

Thanks for the input guys I am not betting them week 1, we will see how their offense is looking first.. sounds like it has been a bit inconsistent during camp, so I am holding off. I still believe they are going to have a solid shot at playing in the SEC championship game, these teams beat each other up

SoonerBS · Aug 25, 2008

BigPIG19 said:
I am a bama fan, but have many auburn friends. They are saying that the new offense is stuttering a bit in the scrimages. They also think that 26.5 is too many as they look for a 28-10 type of game. I personally have no opinion, this is jut a quasi-consensus amongst auburn fans.

Is that allowable?? :lol: