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Just now, AuburnEagle79 said:

BS. No doubt. 

I said it when Gus went to UCF - that if there is a scenario where we possibly play UCF, then the powers that be will match us up against them and we will lose.   Watch and see.

1 hour ago, AuburnEagle79 said:

I would be the happiest fan of a 6-6 team. If we somehow got a chance at Little Cat and Gustavo, oh man. 

If we play UCF, we lose.  No doubt about it.

Exactly!  My understanding was that the player had to go out of bounds on their own in order to stop the clock.   Every other time I've seen someone get pulled out like Tank was, the clock continues to run.

1 minute ago, AU9377 said:

I dont want to hear him call any game.  He just grinds on me.... I thought Rick Neuheisal was gonna tell him to shut up a couple times.

Tomcat just said he thought he was excellent.  

4 minutes ago, tomcat said:

OK…we are into “stick a fork” in hour. First … there was whining about the broadcast team, which I thought was excellent. Very balanced and informative. I’ll take these guys every week.

Second: there seems to be a few folks on here who believe Auburn should win by walking out in those glorious blue jerseys. I was impressed with the effort and the coaching. Many position groups improved (not WRs). 
 

the best to hope for is week to week improvement. Think Arkansas.

You would like for Aaron Murray to call another AU game?

1 minute ago, CCTAU said:

No it’s not joking. Apparently another coach would have had a better magic wand to create talent…

If you aren’t all in on Harsin then you’ve got a screw loose.  

4 minutes ago, Eagle Eye 7 said:

At this point I think Bryan Harsin was a mistake hire and we paid 39 million to fire his just to hire this guy. 

Surely you’re joking?

2 minutes ago, gr82b4au said:

It is what it is. We need the recruits at the game. 

Did you see the looks on the faces of the recruits when they showed them?  Same look as you and I have.  

Get rid of Mike Bobo.   Have hated the hire from the start.  This is a Gus Malzahn offense.  He isn’t disappointed at all about this loss - he and Kirby have been friends for a long time.  

12 minutes ago, corchjay said:

This game wasn’t on the coaches.  The players had no energy and Jarrett had a bad night tossing it around.  They weren’t going to let us run the football period.  

A lot of it is on Gus trying to play KJ when he shouldn't, and not having an alternate game plan. 

23 minutes ago, StatTiger said:

Game #13 Statistical Evaluation (SEC Championship)

Offensive Report Card

01) Avg 6-yards per play on 1^st down: [5.79] fail
02) Convert at least 40% of 3^rd downs:  [30.8%] fail
03) Avg at least 4.5 yards per rush:  [3.68] fail
04) Score on at least 1/3 of possessions:  [9.1%] fail
05) Keep 3 and out series under 33%:  [36.4%] fail
06) Average 8.0 yards per pass attempt: [4.53 yds] fail
07) Score at least 75% inside red zone:  [33.3%] fail
08) TD red zone above 60%:  [33.3%] fail
09) Avg at least 30-yards per possession:  [23.5 yds] fail
10) 40% of offensive snaps part of scoring drives:  [15.9%] fail
11) TD / Turnover ratio above 1.6:  [.5] fail
12) TD ratio of at least 1 every 17 snaps:  [63.0] fail
13) At least 8 impact plays:  [4] fail
14) At least 2 big plays:  [0] fail
15) Pass rating of at least 126.3:  [93.4] fail

 

 

Score: 0 of 15 (0.0%) FAIL
  
Defensive Report Card:

01) Avg under 6-yards per play on 1^st down: [8.22] fail
02) Convert below 35% of 3^rd downs:  [18.2%] pass
03) Avg at least 4.0 yards per rush or less:  [5.80] fail
04) Score  1/3 of possessions or below:  [41.7%] fail
05) Keep 3 and out series above 33%:  [16.7%] fail
06) Average below 7.5 yards per pass attempt: [8.32 yds] fail
07) Score below 75% inside red zone:  [80.0%] fail
08) TD red zone below 60%:  [40.0%] pass
09) Avg under 30-yards per possession:  [35.1 yds] fail
10) Less than 40% of offensive snaps part of scoring drives:  [42.9%] fail
11) TD / Turnover ratio below 1.6:  [3/0] fail
12) TD ratio of at least 1 every 30 snaps:  [21.0] fail
13) Less than 8 impact plays:  [9] fail
14) No more than 2 big plays allowed: [4] fail
15) Pass rating below 125.0:  [172.6] fail

 

 

Score: 1 of 15 (6.7%) FAIL

 

 

Special Teams Report Card:

1) Punt Average (Above 41.3):  [40.7] fail
2) Punt Return Defense (Below 7.8 YPR): [3.0] pass
3) Punt Return Offense (Above 9.8 YPR): [7.0] fail
4) Kick-Return Defense (Below 21.2 YPR): [N/A]
5) Kick-Return Offense (Above 22.3 YPR): [20.0] fail
6) PAT’s (100%): [1/1] pass
7) FG Pct (75% or above): [0/1] fail

 

 

Score: 2 of 6 (33.3%) FAIL 

 

 

* 50% is a passing score.

 

 

  The game was identical to the first matchup except the roles reversed as Georgia took it to Auburn, avenging their only loss of the season. After Auburn scored on their opening possession, Georgia dominated the game, outscoring Auburn 28-0 the remainder of the game. Auburn looked like a team fatigued, and their downfall was magnified with injuries. Injuries aside, Georgia dominated the contest on both sides of the line of scrimmage and was the more physical team as the game wore on. Every time Auburn appeared to be putting it together on offense, the Bulldogs rose up and made critical plays to prevent Auburn from retaking the lead.

 

 

  The Auburn offense minus a healthy Kerryon Johnson lacked any consistency. Auburn reverted back to a more conservative approach, calling run plays on 11 of 15 times during the first -half. Auburn had become more aggressive on offense during their 5-game winning streak but finished the first-half with 20 rush attempts and 12 pass attempts. Auburn was determined to establish a running game despite not having a healthy Kerryon Johnson available. The Bulldogs took away the perimeter passing game Auburn has feasted on this season, and the Tigers had no answer. It was a passing game plan hoping to hit the big play, but Georgia took that away too. Much like the Clemson and LSU losses, Auburn's lack of an intermediate passing game came back to haunt them. 

 

 

  Auburn's statistical report card of 3 of 36 was the worst team performance from 2009-2017. It marked the sixth time Auburn had a failing grade in all three phases of the game during 118 games. The Georgia Bulldogs are responsible for four of the six games. The game felt like Auburn was relying on the same performance from the first meeting and were not prepared for all the Bulldog adjustments made for the rematch. Not having a healthy Kerryon Johnson hurt an offense reliant upon the junior running back accounting for 40 percent of the offensive yardage during the last five games. What made it worse was Auburn hoping Johnson would dig deep to deliver a winning performance, rather than having the offense prepared to play without him.                   

 

 

 

 

 

War Eagle!

Felt like the 2016 game against the thUGs. 

Just now, lkeel75 said:

yeah, I can't decide if I would like the Stoops hire or not.  On 1 hand he is an arrogant a**hole.  But on the other hand he has coached up some good teams that play solid ball.  I would stop watching if Mullen was hired.

I don't want a head coach that looks like Cousin Eddie trying to dodge a ceiling fan.

Only good thing about Stoops - bama would absolutely hate it.  

23 hours ago, lkeel75 said:

What do you think it would take to get Stoops out of retirement?  

I would probably stop watching AU football if Mullen or Stoops came to AU.