freemanjiro 0 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 War Eagle everyone! SEC football is finally here! TAMU vs. USC jr. Who are you pulling for and why? Does it matter this early in the season? I hate watching games when I don't care who wins.I have been trying to figure out whether I should be cheering on Western Division foeTAMU or Eastern Division favorite USC. A win by which team benefits AU the most? Who are you rooting for? Why? Impact on AU? Wish I could be home this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,817 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Gotta pull for every SEC West team to lose when they are playing someone from the East. It only helps AU. That being said I hope USC wins 14-10 in an ugly game that exposes both teams. I also don't think that'll happen. I didn't realize USC returned all FIVE OL starters from last year -- what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jojo1515 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 If we needed strength of schedule help, aTm would be the choice as they play a lot of the teams we play, therefore upping our strength of schedule by being a better team that teams we have played also played...if that makes sense Since we have one of the toughest schedules in the country and that is already widely accepted, USCe is the logical choice as we need all SEC West teams to have atleast 2 losses so that we can slip up a game and still play in Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombigbeetiger 223 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'm pulling for the HBC all the time, as long as he ain't playing AU....his jibs at saban are classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 12,800 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'm pulling for the HBC all the time, as long as he ain't playing AU....his jibs at saban are classic Isn't OBC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N2AUtigers 5 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 We play both, so I guess I hope whomever wins does it convincingly. Helps with our SOS. I kinda root for the head ball coach when he's not playing Auburn of course. Never liked him when he was at Florida, guess he was a real threat there. USC 28 TAM 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutzcammed 469 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I want south carolina undefeated when we play them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freemanjiro 0 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'm pulling for the HBC all the time, as long as he ain't playing AU....his jibs at saban are classic Isn't OBC? http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20100608/ARTICLES/100609497 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDUBB4AU 5,102 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Carolina. Spurrier is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripe 5 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 SC over TAMU, it's not a matter of who we want to win so much as TAMU can't stop SC without a defense, and very possibly not much offense. No JM to run around wildly in the back field. And no Evans to catch JM's wild passes this year. Besides all west team losses that can be tacked on them the less we have to worry about the what ifs of a slip on our part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weagl1 1,781 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I don't think it will matter who we pull for, SC is probably going to whack them pretty bad. Without Johnny Football and that big Evans kid that we couldn't do anything with last year I don't expect much from A&M. Their defense has been very suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigersauburn217 2 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Carolina because it will increase our SOS. Texas A&M is going to end up on the border of the Top 25. They will not compete in the top half of the division. USC on the other hand will be in the top 3 for sure, very likely #1 or 2. That looks more impressive for Auburn than a border-line Top 25 team (who I feel will end up at 7-5 or 8-4 at best this year). When referring to SOS, it refers to immediate competition, not your competition's competition like it may with the computers. But either way, direct opponents mean more and for direct opponents, the more high quality you play outweighs other factors. For example, the SEC West is considered strong because 3 or so teams will end up with 6 or so wins. The ACC Coastal or other divisions... they still have the same # of Ws and Ls as the SEC West does (same number of games played between the 7 teams)... these other divisions have a multitude of 5-3 and 4-4 teams at the top. Does that mean it is more competitive? Perhaps, but last year's 7-1 AU, 7-1 Bama, and 5-3 LSU looked a lot stronger than 6-2 Duke followed by three 5-3 teams. Where I am going with this is... if USC goes 11-1 and Texas A&M goes 8-4, that will look a lot better than if it is 10-2 and 9-3 because you want more high quality wins. People will remember the USC game a lot more than sort of think of USC and Texas A&M as 'good' wins. One great win is more memorable than two decent or good win all other things held constant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,817 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'm not particularly sold on A&M having a weak offense this year. Sumlin has put up gigantic numbers everywhere he has been. He isn't so different from Gus in that his offense is going to pretty much be successful anywhere, IMO. I think post-Saban, Gus vs Sumlin is going to be the premier SEC West coaching battle. Especially the way A&M has been recruiting. 2 top 10 classes in a row I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looney 794 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 We play both, so I guess I hope whomever wins does it convincingly. Helps with our SOS. I kinda root for the head ball coach when he's not playing Auburn of course. Never liked him when he was at Florida, guess he was a real threat there. USC 28 TAM 14 I have a feeling the Gamecocks will be a real threat THIS year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best5zach 2 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 TAMU doesn't have chance to be a top team. We need USC to win so that the AU/USC is the best cross divisional game in the SEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUbritt 611 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Since we play both teams this season, I actually think it benefits us slightly if Carolina wins. We want to beat the most highly ranked teams, period. But we also need to win the SEC West to get to Atlanta. aTm loss helps us win the West; beating higher ranked Carolina team helps us with SOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTiger 3,896 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'm not particularly sold on A&M having a weak offense this year. Sumlin has put up gigantic numbers everywhere he has been. He isn't so different from Gus in that his offense is going to pretty much be successful anywhere, IMO. I think post-Saban, Gus vs Sumlin is going to be the premier SEC West coaching battle. Especially the way A&M has been recruiting. 2 top 10 classes in a row I believe. FOUR of those years was at HOUSTON. He's going to have to it more at Texas A&M before I'll buy into "his offense will be successful pretty much anywhere". He's also going to have to find a defense that gives up less than 28 points a game (his defenses average points allowed since he's been a head coach and it was 32 points per game last year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,922 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'm not particularly sold on A&M having a weak offense this year. Sumlin has put up gigantic numbers everywhere he has been. He isn't so different from Gus in that his offense is going to pretty much be successful anywhere, IMO. I think post-Saban, Gus vs Sumlin is going to be the premier SEC West coaching battle. Especially the way A&M has been recruiting. 2 top 10 classes in a row I believe. FOUR of those years was at HOUSTON. He's going to have to it more at Texas A&M before I'll buy into "his offense will be successful pretty much anywhere". He's also going to have to find a defense that gives up less than 28 points a game (his defenses average points allowed since he's been a head coach and it was 32 points per game last year). He'll have to field an offense that can carry the defense ~ sounds awfully familiar. I do believe Sumlin is a good coach, he's got the financial backing to build whatever he wants at aTm and he's proven he can bring in talent. The SECWest is a boiler room, it ain't easy to win consistantly in this division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMan70 3,277 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 This an easy one. It is to our direct benefit if the SEC West team loses to the SEC East team. In this case that is also the likely outcome. South Carolina should beat TAMU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auctoritas 2,826 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I am, because I am married to a Clemson fan (yet a Carolina alum), being forced to pull for aTm. That being said, I have great respect for them as a program - the traditions and attitude they bring remind me a lot of Auburn. Glad to have them in the SEC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Pulling for USCe...I live in the Carolinas and most of my friends are Gamecocks....and besides, one of them takes me to the USCe vs AU games in Columbia so I have to stay on his good side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 This an easy one. It is to our direct benefit if the SEC West team loses to the SEC East team. In this case that is also the likely outcome. South Carolina beats TAMU. Yep. Makes it even easier that we'll also play USC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,641 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Hopefully TAMU's QB becomes the next Manziel If TAMU loses, they fall out of the ranking and that's one less ranked teams on AU's schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 JMO but no chance that TAMU will be ranked in the top 25 after the SEC West finishes with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUbritt 611 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 JMO but no chance that TAMU will be ranked in the top 25 after the SEC West finishes with them. Tend to agree with this. For that reason, among others, better for us if Carolina wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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