What A Crazy Weekend

Sorry I haven't had time to get on here and post about last weekend, but I'm gonna go ahead and do so. It was a crazy weekend for us Auburn fans. What about for everyone else? Let's look at all the games that I predicted:



Auburn vs. Mississippi St

I'm going to start out by saying.............WOW! What a game it was. No one expected what happened. While it was a very good defensive game, I, I'm sure along with all other true Auburn fans, was stressed out. The game starts out and Auburn can't get anything going. After kicking a field goal early in the 2nd quater, I expected that to change......It didn't happen. Mississippi St kept Auburn out of the end zone and Auburn never scored again. The problem for the Bulldogs was that Auburn's defense was a little bit better. Never giving up a point. Auburn's offensive output was not terribly bad, they had 315 yards of total offense, which is more than they had in 6 games last season. So, why did they only score 3 points? When you have 9 penalties on the offensive line and 3 turnovers, it is very hard to put the ball in the end zone. In fact, the offense gave up more points than the defense did. With around 7 minutes left in the 4th, Mississippi St had Auburn pinned inside the 5 yard line. Chris Todd dropped back to pass and Ryan Pugh gets called for holding in the end zone, resulting in a safety. That would be the only time Miss St. would score. The Auburn defense did just enough to win the game. My prediction was way off, but I am very happy with any win. My prediction: 31-10 Actual score: 3-2 (no, it isn't a typo)
My Opinion on the Game:
The Auburn offense looked terrible. That is what I have heard from everyone that I have talked to this week. It seems as though everyone has a solution but the Auburn coaches. The fact that Auburn had 315 yards is something that most people did not realize. The main problem in Saturday's game was penalties and turnovers. The coaches have got to shed those numbers off. It is very hard to win games when you have this problem. Auburn has had 3 turnovers in 2 consecutive games, and that number has got to go. Fumbles can not happen if you want to win football games in the SEC. I believe this week Auburn will be fired up and come out a completely different team. The problems will be adressed by the coaches every practice this week. Hopefully, this week, the offensive line will be a lot more disciplined, and reduce those 9 penalties. All we can do is wait and see.

Alabama vs. Western Kentucky
Alabama did just what they needed to do. They beat Western Kentucky. Let's give them a round of applause for that big win! They finally beat a lesser opponent by a large margin. That is something they haven't been able to do recently. They proved me wrong. I expected the same Alabama team as always, but we didn't get it. My prediction: 28-9 Actual score: 41-7
My opinion on the game
No comment, just kidding, I always have a comment. Like I said, they proved me wrong and actually played a football game. I was definitely a little surprised that they won that big, but is it really impressive? No, not at all. It is just Western Kentucky. SEC teams are supposed to win big against teams like that. It only surprised me that they actually did it. Alabama plays Arkansas this week, lets see if they can keep it up against a real team. Although Arkansas has been very pathetic thus far, and in my opinion is the worst team in the SEC to this point. We won't really know much until next week against Georgia.

Georgia @ South Carolina
I thought it would be close, and it was. South Carolina was leading most of the first half. Georgia had a hard time in their first away game. It was hard fought, but in the end, they came away with a win. Apparantly it wasn't convincing enough to the voters, cause Oklahoma jumped them in the polls. Georgia is now #3 after starting out #1. They have a big out of conference game this week vs. Arizona St. Lets hope they can make the SEC look good and take out the Pac-10. My prediction: 27-13 Actual score: 14-7

USC vs Ohio St
Blowout? Yes, that is the perfect word for it. Ohio St had no answer for USC, especially without Chris "Beanie" Wells. Ohio St looked to be very over-rated Saturday. This is our only game to see them play against a good team. They will more than likely go the rest of the year without losing, possibly landing them back in the national championship game. After watching this game, it is obvious that they are not worthy of playing in that game. I honestly don't think "Beanie" could have done much. Too bad we don't get a playoff. My Prediction:32-13 Actual Score: 35-3

We have a great weekend coming up. There are 3 big conference game, and Georgia playing a big out of conference game. The game of the week is Auburn vs. LSU, and if you like defense, you might want to tune in. Anyways, that's all I have for today................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!