I thought Thorne looked good. He was poised and confident. I can see why Freeze praises his leadership. His mobility is better than I expected. I thought his passing looked totally fine. Several of the misses were timing issues with new receivers- we have talent there too. Admire Robby's contributions, and Holden's passes looked great. Offensive line and running backs were really good. And this was without Hunter.
Kickoff coverage was a problem but should be fixable. In all other ways special teams looked really good.
Defense- we will see. UMass first possession was discouraging. We looked much better afterward, but that also coincided with the UMass QB losing his mobility.
I think we will have at least an OK season. Possibly emotionally similar to Pat Dye's first season. All things Auburn are on the same page. The trajectory is up from here.