when I have to fight off the thoughts that we're going to shock the world in football.

It happens every single season, even when objectively I know we have no business even being competitive.

Somehow, I convince myself that we're better than anyone thinks and that we're capable of great things.

In the rest of my world, I like to believe I'm more or less governed by objective fact and reason, but that's never been the case when it comes to Auburn football.

All that said, I do think we have a good shot at winning 8 games during the regular season, maybe more if we get really fortunate. Am I wrong?

Auburn’s recruiting is remarkable considering the circumstances, and here we are now, entertain us.

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FAMBLY,

WUN MAN kan simply NOT handle this operation ALONE. Itz time foe ALL of uz to STEP up and HELP HEW find a QUARTABAKKK foe nekkkzt yeeeeeer.
IF you are interezzzzted, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE DM CROCKY POOOOOOOO.

Wut this entails:

SIMPLY WATCH a QUARTABAKK that is assigned to you by CROCKY POO. Itz not ROCKET SCIENCE.
The "Grading Skale" iz BASIC.
You will GRADE the Quartabakk that you SCOUT WUN of TWO WAYS:

(1) Dis kid KAN HELP UZ
or
(2) Dis kid KAN'T HELP UZ.



FOE EKKKSAMPLE----Saterday my job wuz to SCOUT VIRJINYA'S QB.
I watched hiz azz foe 2 QUARTAZ and came away wit a:

HE KAN HELP UZ grade.

CROCKY has a numba of QUARTABAKKKKKZ foe uz to SCOUT threw out da rezt of da seazun.
We will narrow the NUMBAZ down at the end of NOVEMBA.
I have a buddy that knows Coach Kent Austin perty well and we will send the results to COACH AUSTIN.

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Just a reminder.

WDE

Dm me if you got some!

Texas A&M is 47th in total defense, bammer is 32nd.

We’ll have a chance in these next two if we avoid costly turnovers.

got to run, play or ride a bike as a kid. Now he’s free to run with the angels. Please pray for Brody’s family, the Boyd’s. I also have a classmate that they took off her ventilator today and a brother at church who hospice was called in.

Enjoy every minute. You never know when it will be time to go. It’s been a very sad and depressing day 😞🙏😇

I see poster after poster saying we’re lagging in basketball nil compared to the rest of the conference. So which is it?

playing against some shit ass defenses in an average conference

deuces breh.

Going to see Jabari play the Bucks tonight with my 10 and 7 year old sons. Long shot: Anybody have any suggestions on things to do in Milwaukee before we go to the game tonight?

WDE

At least looking at the stats to date.


1) AU rushing for 150 yards is the single biggest key to this game. For reference:

AU is 4-0 when we run for 150, 0-6 otherwise. Teams that run for 150+ vs TAMU are 2-1, the rest are 0-7. The 1 game anomaly was vs Mcneese, a 47 yard garbage time run near the end of the game vs scrubs. Not relevant.

Passing for big yards vs. TAMU doesn’t help, other than setting up the run. The 3 teams that threw for the most yards vs TAMU all lost. Have to run the ball to beat them.


2) Stopping the TAMU offense

TAMU has a fairly predictable outcome based on rushing yards, total offense, and points.

TAMU is 2-2 when they run for under 150, and 6-0 when they run for over 150.

TAMU’s magic number for total offense is 350. They’re 7-0 when they go above it, 1-2 otherwise.

TAMU’s magic number for offensive points is 21, they’re 8-0 when they get there, 0-2 when they don’t.

Gotta keep them below 150 rushing, 350 total, and 21 pts.


3) Adapting to the QB that TAMU has in the game

They’ve started Weigman 3 games and Reed 4 games. As expected, the passing yards are much better in the CW games and the running yards are much better when Reed starts. The difference is about 30 yards in both cases.

With Reed, the less they throw the more they score. With CW the more they throw the more they score. Part of the challenge for Durkin this week is that if we throttle the running game with Reed, he may switch to CW, and we’ll have to run a completely different look with him.

AU has a history of making any backup QB entering the game a Heisman candidate. Gotta hold the line if they make a switch.

Of uncool. Maga movement is the movement of where young voters want to be.

Msm is dead and groveling to trump.

ETA: Thanks Tiny Kingdom Tiger, you're the real MVP!

Anyone got some to sell? Prefer seats to SRO, so not buying through the Auburn ticket office. I figured I would try here before SeatGeek.

Also looking for an Arena Parking Pass.

I’ll bump it in a month or so, but just wanted to post now in case anyone had some they were looking to get rid of.

but with our next two opponents being playoff candidates i expect absolutely no calls to go our way from the zebras. I guess when you lose 5 games that were absolutely winnable you earn that. Gotta be betta (much betta) next year.

The positive thing about next year is literally a QB that is semi clutch and the needle moves from L to W in 4 or all 5 of those games. Thorne is not a needle mover.

8th all time passing TDs​

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Passing​

The season is essentially here, and two weeks out is the perfect time to put down your final predictions before maximum sunshine pumping fully takes hold. I know putting something on the record is a risk if you want to complain later, but it’s time to hold ourselves accountable.



Overall: 6-6
Ceiling: 9-3
Floor: 6-6

Season hinges on vs Oklahoma, @ Kentucky, and vs Texas A&M.

Book it

I have two tickets in section 223 for tonight’s game if anyone wants them. First to respond gets them.

War Eagle!

Harris paid Oprah $1 million in failed bid to help campaign: report


And nearly half the voters believed she could run the US economy better than Trump. LOL

McPherson’s brother?

Auburn has become the number one retirement destination for head coaches. Guaranteed contract, stink it up, retire and play golf the rest of your life. Freeze looks tired and unmotivated.