VicTree 143 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I really enjoy those but I haven't seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triangletiger 1,599 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 minute ago, VicTree said: I really enjoy those but I haven't seen one. Haven't seen @StatTiger on here since last week. I assume he has other, more pressing, priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdgeneration 6,470 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Thank you! I’ve been looking for that as well. Hope @StatTiger is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Eagle 5,151 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 This one is easy...we won, we passed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGoo 2,666 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linayus 676 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I know @StatTiger has been active(ish) on Twitter/Youtube so he probably has just been a little too busy to post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUApostle 7,662 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Maybe somebody else is paying him for the content and he can't post it here? His "Upon Further Review" is posted on the undercover premium board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Eagle 5,151 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, AUDevil said: Maybe somebody else is paying him for the content and he can't post it here? His "Upon Further Review" is posted on the undercover premium board. Traitor! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUApostle 7,662 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Swamp Eagle said: Traitor! 😂 He started doing his thing over on the ITAT boards at least 15 years ago. I think Mark Murphy used to pay him for some of his content at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU-24 3,113 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I miss Coarch, (Who knows Gus personally) I miss the Dye Gest (Pat Dye) and now StatTiger is missing. Come on guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGoo 2,666 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Next up! Who's it gonna be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,134 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 This is not near as in-depth as STAT's threads, but it is better than nothing: Quarterbacks: B+ Bo Nix beat his first SEC opponent, which is a huge step for a young quarterback. This was the best defense he faced yet, and he found a way to win. As coach Gus Malzahn said, “he’s growing up before our eyes.” It wasn’t the prettiest performance. Nix once again completed just over half his pass attempts, going 12-of-20 for the night with a passer rating of 118.5. His completion percentage for the season is currently 53.8 percent. While he had a few clutch connections, Nix also overthrew three different receivers – Anthony Schwartz as he broke free near the end zone, Will Hastings as he lost his defender deep and Eli Stove when he was open on a flea flicker. But that also means, he’s three throws away from having an incredible passing game. Nix also showed growth in the running game. He kept it more this game and finished with 38 yards on 12 carries. Backup quarterback Joey Gatewood continued to find ways to impact the game. After rushing for over 100 yards against Kent State, he presents a running threat. But in a change of pace, Gatewood only carried the ball once. His touchdown was a 6-yard pass to John Samuel Shenker. Gatewood now has four touchdowns in four games. Running backs: B+ Boobee Whitlow has dominated Auburn’s running game up until the start of the Texas A&M game. For three quarters of the game, he had limited reps. Instead, Harold Joiner, Shaun Shivers and Malik Miller were out with the first team taking snaps. This strategy actually worked out in the end for Auburn because Whitlow was fresh when they needed him to go out and grind away at the clock with eight carries on 12 plays. He rushed in the touchdown that sealed the win for Auburn at the end of that drive. However, the other three running backs saw limited success. Shivers averaged 2.3 yards per carry, and Miller averaged 2 yards per carry. Joiner didn’t have any carries, but had two receptions. The quarterback and wide receivers accounted for a bulk of the total rushing yards. Despite that, the running backs were playing against an extremely talented run defense, and they managed to adjust to the fact that they couldn’t run up the middle against the Aggies. H-backs / tight ends: B+ The tight ends played a bigger role in the passing game this week than before. In addition to Jay Jay Wilson’s two receptions for six yards, John Samuel Shenker had a 6-yard touchdown catch. They’re showing they’re another option for the offense to look to when it’s trying to throw different things at the defense. Additionally, they have continued to block well, and this week it was against a notoriously tough defensive front. Wide receivers: B Auburn’s wide receivers really threw a ton of different things at the Texas A&M defense. On the first drive, Anthony Schwartz showed off his world class speed with his 57-yard rushing touchdown. Eli Stove also made himself a running threat, which helped open up the running game for the running backs. Seth Williams, back from a shoulder injury, had four catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. Throughout the game, several of the receivers were creating separation, but Nix overthrew three of them, and they also weren’t targeted that often. Nix threw the ball just 20 times, and four were to non-receivers. There’s some unrealized potential right now, but several are still healing from injuries, and Nix is still young and developing chemistry. Their quiet performance with the occasional bit of flash is more of a hint of what there is to come. Offensive line: B The offensive line was presented with the challenge of a very tough defensive front, and it blocked well enough to let the team rush for 193 yards. The running backs didn’t run up the middle often, but there were occasions when the offensive line opened up a nice gap for the rusher to slip through. Nix seemed to have more time – he wasn’t constantly scrambling and throwing the ball away. However, the offensive line did allow Nix to be sacked once for five yards, and it had a costly false start called against it. Defensive line: A Derrick Brown took an already dominant defensive line and raised it to the next level. The Tigers finished with three sacks, two of them by Brown. Even when they weren’t bringing Kellen Mond down, they were pressuring him and generally wreaking havoc. The line held Texas A&M to just 56 rushing yards and an average of 2.7 yards per carry. Linebackers: A K.J. Britt was all over the Aggies offense. He made good reads and totaled seven tackles in the game. He helped direct the defense in its solid performance. Owen Pappoe continued to demonstrate why he was the Tigers highest-rated signee in the class of 2019. He had two tackles and two quarterback hurries. Zakoby McClain added four tackles, and Chandler Wooten had two. Cornerbacks: B+ Derrick Brown wasn’t the only one to send Kellen Mond running. Christian Tutt and Marlon Davidson almost got to Mond in the first quarter. When Mond sidestepped Davidson, Tutt ran him down on the sidelines to force the Aggies to punt. In the second quarter, Javaris Davis was extremely close to getting to Mond as well. The cornerbacks also covered the wide receivers pretty well for the majority of the game. Noah Igbinoghene led the team in tackles, and he and Roger McCreary were all over their defenders. A few of them just made really great catches. But the words “lackadaisical” and “complacent” dominated the press conference. Many of the players were referring to the last two Texas A&M drives of the game. The Aggies barely even attempted to run the ball. Instead, Mond picked apart the secondary and led them on two scoring drives. Safeties: B The safeties had to play without Smoke Monday for the first half of the game because he was called for targeting against Kent State, but their coverage helped limit Texas A&M to only field goals in the first half. To start the second half, Daniel Thomas forced a fumble and recovered it, which led to an Auburn touchdown. He and Jeremiah Dinson weren’t nearly as dominant as they have been in past games, each recording just three tackles. Also, once Monday returned, he whiffed on a tackle that led to a touchdown. The safeties were just as much a part of the Aggies’ late push as the cornerbacks, but they otherwise had decent coverage. Special teams: A Even with an All-American punter booting it 68-yards, Tutt was able to make something out of several returns. Tutt returned Braden Mann’s 54-yard punt 30 yards, which led to an Auburn touchdown, and he minimized the damage of the 68-yarder with a 22-yard return. Igbinoghene also had a solid kick return, and the special teams did not give up any big returns. Coaching: B+ Auburn showed a lot of creativity when it hit the field at the beginning of the game. Schwartz’s 57-yard touchdown was well thought out, and there was a clear, aggressive plan of attack. Gus Malzahn correctly anticipated the blitz, and his responding play calls stretched the perimeter, which helped the running game find success. Running backs coach Cadillac Williams also took a different approach where he saved Whitlow until late in the game. Whitlow’s fresh legs in the fourth helped Auburn solidify its lead. At the end of the first half, there was a period where the call playing became uninspired and Auburn went on a series of three-and-outs. Some of the third down calls were puzzling. But Auburn came out of the half and made clear adjustments. It managed the clock well, between Whitlow’s part in a six minute scoring drive and the way it handled the last drive where it ran out the clock for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigWhiskey91 632 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Stat is fine. I’ll check with him regarding the report card. I believe he was recently on vacation and is likely just either hasn’t exported the report card or hasn’t posted it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Eagle 5,151 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 hours ago, AUDevil said: He started doing his thing over on the ITAT boards at least 15 years ago. I think Mark Murphy used to pay him for some of his content at some point. The guy is an unbelievable stat machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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