Auburn has now moved up to number 1 in the BCS rankings after the spanking of LSU. Sure the scoreboard may have said we won by 7, but I contend it wasn’t really that close. Whenever you rack up 440 rushing yards and 217 those by the QB it is a good day and while the defense gave up a big trick play, they actually played pretty well to hold LSU to 17. More on the #1 ranking in a future post.
This team continues to amaze me and they are really starting to make me believe that they are going to win them all and head into Tuscaloosa undefeated. I still don’t think we are good enough to go undefeated but somehow we find a way to win and teams that do that are sometimes really hard to beat.
5 LSU game observations:
1. I know I say it every week but Cam really is superman. The skills this guy has are unbelievable. That little run in the 3rd quarter will be on highlight reels for years to come. It was absolutely ridiculous what he did to the number 1 SEC defense last week. He continues to run around and THROUGH defenders. For 2 weeks in a row he has absolutely leveled a defender on the goal line. Also his control of the game is amazing. He holds onto the ball and leads the team. You can see the respect he demands when he is in the huddle. All he has to do is stay healthy and the Heisman is his. His rushing numbers dwarf Tebow’s numbers and I never thought I would see someone dominate a game like Tebow, but we have him. I’ve heard the comparisons to Bo Jackson, but just slow down a bit.
2. The defense is still not that great but they really stepped up against LSU and played pretty well. Missed tackles continue to be a problem and after rewatching the LSU game I noticed that LSU would have only had 3 points if we had tackled better. We are also still going to have to have better secondary play but Nick Fairley is playing lights out on the line. If you don’t think opposing defenses are scared of Fairley, just ask Jarrett Lee of LSU. The amazing thing is he is doing it while being held.
3. As I said before the season, Onterio McCalleb is a very important part of this team. Onterio ran 70 yards to put the winning score on the board against LSU. Without Onterio running the speed sweep, Cam doesn’t get nearly the amount of yards he does every game. Defenses have to respect Onterio on the outside and when they don’t he burns them just like he did against Arkansas and LSU. Onterio’s threat on the outside also opens the running lanes inside for Cam and Mike Dyer.
4. Jordan-Hare was rocking Saturday afternoon. That is one of the loudest games I have ever been to. From my seats on row 1 this week it was deafening. More on Coach Chizik later, but I think he has helped to create this atmosphere at Auburn. Not only does he have the team “all in” but he also has the fans “all in”. I love the pregame video when Chizik is in a press conference and says we have the best fans and best student section. Additionally, Trooper Taylor and his towel are always sure to get the fans involved.
5. SEC officials – Bless their hearts.
LSU was a great signature win for this football team, however the test has only just begun. Ole Miss on the road will really tell us a lot about this team. A lot of the talking heads are picking the upset and I can see why. Auburn has played 2 VERY difficult AND emotional games and now has to go on the road. Ole Miss is not the same team now as they were at the beginning of the season. They are not the same team that lost to Jax State and Houston Nutt always finds a way to beat a top team and finds a way to beat Auburn. Just ask Tuberville.
The real test this week is keeping the team focused. This is probably the biggest challenge of his coaching career this week. In the past I would have thought Auburn loses this game, however something tells me that this team will remained focused and go into Oxford and take care of business.
This team continues to amaze me and they are really starting to make me believe that they are going to win them all and head into Tuscaloosa undefeated. I still don’t think we are good enough to go undefeated but somehow we find a way to win and teams that do that are sometimes really hard to beat.
5 LSU game observations:
1. I know I say it every week but Cam really is superman. The skills this guy has are unbelievable. That little run in the 3rd quarter will be on highlight reels for years to come. It was absolutely ridiculous what he did to the number 1 SEC defense last week. He continues to run around and THROUGH defenders. For 2 weeks in a row he has absolutely leveled a defender on the goal line. Also his control of the game is amazing. He holds onto the ball and leads the team. You can see the respect he demands when he is in the huddle. All he has to do is stay healthy and the Heisman is his. His rushing numbers dwarf Tebow’s numbers and I never thought I would see someone dominate a game like Tebow, but we have him. I’ve heard the comparisons to Bo Jackson, but just slow down a bit.
2. The defense is still not that great but they really stepped up against LSU and played pretty well. Missed tackles continue to be a problem and after rewatching the LSU game I noticed that LSU would have only had 3 points if we had tackled better. We are also still going to have to have better secondary play but Nick Fairley is playing lights out on the line. If you don’t think opposing defenses are scared of Fairley, just ask Jarrett Lee of LSU. The amazing thing is he is doing it while being held.
3. As I said before the season, Onterio McCalleb is a very important part of this team. Onterio ran 70 yards to put the winning score on the board against LSU. Without Onterio running the speed sweep, Cam doesn’t get nearly the amount of yards he does every game. Defenses have to respect Onterio on the outside and when they don’t he burns them just like he did against Arkansas and LSU. Onterio’s threat on the outside also opens the running lanes inside for Cam and Mike Dyer.
4. Jordan-Hare was rocking Saturday afternoon. That is one of the loudest games I have ever been to. From my seats on row 1 this week it was deafening. More on Coach Chizik later, but I think he has helped to create this atmosphere at Auburn. Not only does he have the team “all in” but he also has the fans “all in”. I love the pregame video when Chizik is in a press conference and says we have the best fans and best student section. Additionally, Trooper Taylor and his towel are always sure to get the fans involved.
5. SEC officials – Bless their hearts.
LSU was a great signature win for this football team, however the test has only just begun. Ole Miss on the road will really tell us a lot about this team. A lot of the talking heads are picking the upset and I can see why. Auburn has played 2 VERY difficult AND emotional games and now has to go on the road. Ole Miss is not the same team now as they were at the beginning of the season. They are not the same team that lost to Jax State and Houston Nutt always finds a way to beat a top team and finds a way to beat Auburn. Just ask Tuberville.
The real test this week is keeping the team focused. This is probably the biggest challenge of his coaching career this week. In the past I would have thought Auburn loses this game, however something tells me that this team will remained focused and go into Oxford and take care of business.
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