We're back for another week!
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PREDICTION: Tough loss. We had a great game plan and practiced really well on Tuesday and Wednesday and again on Thursday. Georgia played a great game. We'll just have to regroup and not let Georgia beat us twice this weekend at Ole Miss.
FIRST UP IS SOCCER CZAR KAREN HOPPA.
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Not Andy wants to know if the expectations change with a second game on the road. (EXCUSE ME?) Harsin says there are no changes. "At the end of the day, when you get on the field it's still football."
Andy wants to know how much the crowd hurt them last week. Harsin notes that Auburn was flagged for false start a few times. "We see it at our place. It goes back to our discipline, has to do with our focus. You learn from that. Guys know why ... there's an answer for it. You have to be a little more dialed in."
Not Andy wants to know how physical they are in practice now compared to Week 1. Harsin says they have to dial it back a bit. "It's still iron sharpens iron. You have to prepare ... and physical is part of that. You can't ever pull back completely ... before you go out there and play."
Andy wants to know about Ashford's first start on the road, adds that Georgia is No. 2. "Poise was good. All those things ... before the snap, I thought he operated well. Overall, he made some good decisions. That was a really good defense. You work on that through the week so when you go to Ole Miss, you're an improved player. He's worked hard to make that happen."
Not Andy asks about Robby not getting too emotional in games. "That's part of playing that position. Football is an emotional game. At the same time, you have to stay focused on the task at hand. He's still learning to do that. Overall, I think he's getting better and batter at that."
Andy asks if Harsin coaches the game differently than he played the game from an emotional standpoint. Harsin says he was an emotional player. MILD CHORTLE ALERT. "Every player, they bring some special. You want them to bring that. Now it's just making sure you don't get yourself too geeked out that you can't do your assignment."
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Andy wants to talk about the Ole Miss defense. "Much improved from what they were last year. That's why they're undefeated. You get a lot of variety with them. They provide a variety of pressures and different looks. They're sound, but there's a lot of variety in what they do. Offensively, you've got to communicate."
Not Andy notes that Auburn ran the ball effectively last season. How about now? "I think that matchup, with us, them three-down, we've go to do a great job of landing blocks. We've go to work together to move that line of scrimmage. We want to run the football and be physical up front."
Not Andy asks which lineman feels the most pressure against a variable team like Ole Miss. Harsin says all five. "Everybody has to play like a center. You have to think like that."
Andy wants to talk about Kam Stutts, whom Andy views as an underdog of sorts. "He transformed his body,. He did a lot of things in the weight room that made him the player he is now. Overall, just experience ... knowing how to prepare, knowing how to play. It's put him in position to go out there and be a starter for us."
Not Andy asks about the role players at receiver stepping up. He name-drops Omari, Jay Fair, Camden. "We're at our best when the ball is distributed to a lot of players. They're getting better and better, from what I've seen. When we do push the ball down the field, we have to do something with it."
Andy asks about Shenker being the team's all-time leading TE in terms of receptions. "We want to play with tight ends. He's a weapon for us. He's a guy who's a very good route-runner. He's a possession guy. He's going to make a play for you."
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Not Andy wants to talk about Ole Miss' offense. Harsin likes Jaxon Dart. "He's the key to the success they're having on the offensive side." He also compliments Quinshon Judkins, who would have played at Auburn but didn't get much love in recruiting. "They're in a rhythm, it seems like, offensively. We need to get them out of that rhythm."
Andy asks about Zion Puckett. "He's Mr. Consistency. You can count on him ... he's going to know the answer, he's going to work hard. It shows up in the game. He's out there leading everybody on the back end. He'll do that again on Saturday."
Not Andy wants to know about their primary defensive focus when it comes to RPOs. "You've go tot play the run. They want you to step up and then they throw it behind you. Once you recognize (a pass), you have to get back into your spot."
Andy asks about them having some key players from the state of Mississippi. Andy really wants to focus on Derick Hall, but Harsin wants to talk more about Philadelphia, Miss., native Jarquez Hunter. "His effort, his attitude, his physicality ... is something our entire team feeds off of."
Not Andy wants to talk about what Auburn must do when Ole Miss runs at high tempo. "You've got to be allowed to do that ... if they're not subbin', you can't sub. The thing about tempo is having yourself ready to play. This is why you practice. When the play is called ... you know what your role is, what your gap is."
Andy asks about how quickly Ole Miss gets rid of the football. "They do a good job of getting in out of his hand now. They do get the ball out of his hand quickly. They run the football effectively, too. Just don't let it become an explosive play, something that hurts us."
That's a wrap.
We get a calm, reflective "War Eagle" from the head coach on his way out of the studio.
BE GOOD. BE YOU.
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