Auburn football has been on the decline for nearly ten years.
It’s true, Gus had one decent season after 2013 run, but that’s about it. Anyone thinking we could win it all this year was seriously delusional. I will confess… I wanted it to be true too. It simply wasn’t possible.
Talent gap? Oh yeah. It’s there. Watching yesterday’s game it’s hard to deny. But also, talent retention? We don’t keep them long term. How can you these days with the portal?
I don’t care who the coach is… you gotta recruit. But you also gotta coach. And you gotta win.
i don’t care who the QB is… you gotta have receivers who can catch a ball. Anyone going to argue Auburn has talent at that position after yesterday’s showing? Yeah, Thorne threw a pick six, but the games outcome was already decided. I’d love to see a stat on catchable passes that were dropped. The QB was running for his life all day… namely because our receivers aren’t a threat to beat any one.
We used to be running back U… but no more. I keep seeing people talk about our running back room as if it is loaded…. Says who? Jarquez must be the slowest back in the SEC. This entire roster needs more work. And probably will for the next couple of years.
Running the ball starts with an offensive line. Ours improved from last year but not by much. That is clear to see. Want to see a good OLine… see UGA or Michigan or Texas.
You can look at the defense the same way. We aren’t very good. In any position. How many missed tackles yesterday?
We gotta face facts…. Our program was in shambles and must be rebuilt from the ground up. New Mexico State wasn’t an outlier… it was eye opening. That scrappy program showed us for what we are… true pretenders. Yes, Freeze came in utilizing the portal to try to upgrade his talent…. and AU got properly recognized for it… but you see the difference it made? We were a 6-7 squad instead of 3-9… and we got to go to a bowl game (Albeit we lost in a convincing manner).
But there is some good news… Our program has shown some heart… we were competitive against UGA and bama. Let’s hope we continue improving.
I suspect Freeze will re-think his approach and staff. I think that’s already in play. Maybe we can be a solid 8-4 next year (and win a bowl game)?
Until then… WDE!
It’s true, Gus had one decent season after 2013 run, but that’s about it. Anyone thinking we could win it all this year was seriously delusional. I will confess… I wanted it to be true too. It simply wasn’t possible.
Talent gap? Oh yeah. It’s there. Watching yesterday’s game it’s hard to deny. But also, talent retention? We don’t keep them long term. How can you these days with the portal?
I don’t care who the coach is… you gotta recruit. But you also gotta coach. And you gotta win.
i don’t care who the QB is… you gotta have receivers who can catch a ball. Anyone going to argue Auburn has talent at that position after yesterday’s showing? Yeah, Thorne threw a pick six, but the games outcome was already decided. I’d love to see a stat on catchable passes that were dropped. The QB was running for his life all day… namely because our receivers aren’t a threat to beat any one.
We used to be running back U… but no more. I keep seeing people talk about our running back room as if it is loaded…. Says who? Jarquez must be the slowest back in the SEC. This entire roster needs more work. And probably will for the next couple of years.
Running the ball starts with an offensive line. Ours improved from last year but not by much. That is clear to see. Want to see a good OLine… see UGA or Michigan or Texas.
You can look at the defense the same way. We aren’t very good. In any position. How many missed tackles yesterday?
We gotta face facts…. Our program was in shambles and must be rebuilt from the ground up. New Mexico State wasn’t an outlier… it was eye opening. That scrappy program showed us for what we are… true pretenders. Yes, Freeze came in utilizing the portal to try to upgrade his talent…. and AU got properly recognized for it… but you see the difference it made? We were a 6-7 squad instead of 3-9… and we got to go to a bowl game (Albeit we lost in a convincing manner).
But there is some good news… Our program has shown some heart… we were competitive against UGA and bama. Let’s hope we continue improving.
I suspect Freeze will re-think his approach and staff. I think that’s already in play. Maybe we can be a solid 8-4 next year (and win a bowl game)?
Until then… WDE!
