What alternate universe am I living in? Auburn’s offense just scored 51 points on an SEC team on the road and nobody has commented on that and instead has blasted the defense for being horrible.
This week is UT-Chattanooga. We are due for this break. I fully expect Auburn to take care of business early and rest the starters. I think Cam might come down with a cough sometime early in the 2nd quarter and need to sit out. Will his Heisman take a hit? Yes, but who cares? His health is more important for Amen corner than impressing somebody at ESPN with highlights over an overmatched team (look for LaMichael James to make up significant ground in this race as he runs all over the stellar Washington Husky defense). It is time for Neil Caudle to get his time in the spotlight and he deserves it. Cam’s time in the game should be spent on polishing the passing game. The defense will most likely not do a whole lot and I hope that Cam gives his cough to Bynes so he can sit down for the first time in 2 years. I look for a big win over an overmatched team that will give us some rest and momentum going in to the UGA game.
The Auburn Tigers moved to 9-0 last Saturday beating the Ole Miss Black Bears and their gray unis on the road. I for one was very impressed. The offense was amazing. Ole Miss sold out on stopping Cam and he didn’t flinch. Instead he threw for over 200 yards and just for kicks and giggles caught a touchdown pass. Gus decided that if Cam couldn’t run then this media-described one-dimensional and one-man offense would put up 300 yards rushing, 180+ by freshman Mike Dyer and another 99 by OMac. And just to make sure everyone was involved Cam threw to anyone who could catch and then let Kodi Burns in on the passing fun. This offense is amazing and if Chiz hadn’t slowed them down in the 2nd half they could have easily put up over 60-70 points and Dyer would have had just short of 2 gazillion yards.
The defense struggled early on in Oxford and gave up a big run on the second play of the game. The thing I love about this defense though is they never let that get them down and after that played a good game. We gave up 32 points but come on Ole Miss’s last 14 points came against the waterboy and 10 walk-ons (yes Oregon, it is acceptable to play backups when you are winning big in the 4th quarter). Nick Fairley didn’t have his usual good game but again Ole Miss game-planned him perfectly and triple-teamed him most of the night. Of course this left Zach Clayton open and he made some big plays. Demond Washington played lights out with an amazing interception that really turned the momentum. And not to be left out of the points scoring fun, Demond returned a kickoff for a touchdown. This defense is still not that great but they continue to work together and get a little better each week. If Neiko wakes up and plays to his potential, watch out.
I have started really listening and watching the national media. It gets a little more interesting when Auburn is in the conversations, but it does always make my blood pressure rise and you will see some more posts directed at the things I hear by the national media. Last week, a lot of the bigger talking heads picked us to lose to Ole Miss. They said we would be due for a letdown and I started to agree with them. After winning 2 HUGE games at home it would make sense. However this team responded by playing a great game and throwing in some tricks and treats just for fun (I still can’t get over Cam catching that pass!). That is the sign of a great team and I think it really shows how much fun this team is having. They aren’t concerning themselves with rankings and the national media and are just going out and having fun. Kudos to Coach Chiz and the staff for making that the mindset of this team.
This week is UT-Chattanooga. We are due for this break. I fully expect Auburn to take care of business early and rest the starters. I think Cam might come down with a cough sometime early in the 2nd quarter and need to sit out. Will his Heisman take a hit? Yes, but who cares? His health is more important for Amen corner than impressing somebody at ESPN with highlights over an overmatched team (look for LaMichael James to make up significant ground in this race as he runs all over the stellar Washington Husky defense). It is time for Neil Caudle to get his time in the spotlight and he deserves it. Cam’s time in the game should be spent on polishing the passing game. The defense will most likely not do a whole lot and I hope that Cam gives his cough to Bynes so he can sit down for the first time in 2 years. I look for a big win over an overmatched team that will give us some rest and momentum going in to the UGA game.
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