Saturday Predictions

The time is here again. It's almost Saturday, which I call football day, Auburn football day to be exact. Even with the 4-4 record, I still get excited every week. I have predicted every week, and truly thought the team would win. I have been bad luck. Im not going to go away from that this week though. Here are my predictions for the week:

Auburn @ Ole Miss
Big game for the Tigers! The outcome of this game will probably decide if Auburn will or will not make a bowl game. Personally, I am trying to reserve tickets to the Papa-Johns.com bowl. That seems like the destination. A loss tomorrow could cost them a chance at a bowl opportunity. I think the team is rested up and ready to go. Although losing 34-17 @ West Virginia, they did show signs of improvement on the offensive side of the ball. I think this is going to be a very close game. The defense should be some better than last week. My Prediction: Auburn-28 Ole Miss-24

Alabama vs. Arkansas St.
Prediction? I don't know if this is worthy of a prediction. This game is not going to be close at all, and it shouldn't be. The home team is tons better than the opposition. I don't think Alabama will play for style points, I think they will simply take care of business. My prediction: Alabama-38 Arkansas St.-6

Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
The east will be decided on Saturday. Will it be Georgia? Will it be Florida? Talks of a championship are flying everywhere on both sides of this game. A win in this game will put the team in great position to talk about a championship. A loss this late, will probably knock the team out of contention. Both teams are clicking on all cylinders. I think Florida's team as a whole is playing better at this point. Georgia gave up 31 points to a not as good Alabama offense in the first half. Florida should be ready to go. My prediction could be a shocker to some, but I personally do not think this game will be that close. My prediction: Florida-38 Georgia-17

Texas @ Texas Tech
What a match up. Gameday will be in Lubbock for the first time in it's history. This is going to be a great game. I will be sitting in front of the T.V. watching this one. A matchup of two high powered offenses and ok defenses. Defense will decide this game. Both teams will be able to score, so who will have the most chances to do so? The team that forces the most turnovers wins this game. For some odd reason, I am feeling the Raiders this week. If they can come away with a W, the voters will be in a weird position. Will they vote Texas Tech to jump everyone and take over the top spot? Or will Alabama simply move up and take over the spot? Either way, it will be exciting! I think a walk on kicker with very little experience will decide this game. My prediction: Texas Tech-41 Texas-38

I am very excited about this week! There are plenty of reasons for a football fan to be excited. If Auburn will come away with a win I will feel a lot better. That's all I have for today and Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!......................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday Predictions

Well guys, it's been a long year, and we are only a little over half way through. Thursday was a rough one. Coming out, it looked like the Auburn I have grown to love. Finishing out looked like the same team we have seen all year: the play good first half, choke second half team. When you are leading every game at half time, you should win most of them. Auburn has been ahead by at least 10 points in every game this year, but somehow they have came away with 4 losses. I'm glad there is no game today, maybe they can find a way to win next week vs. Ole Miss, it's not going to be easy though. Although Auburn has no game today, I am still going to pick the big games of the day. Here goes:

Alabama @ Tennessee
I'm getting this vibe for some reason this week that Tennessee is going to pull one out of their butts and play an actual football game. Alabama is good, but this rivalry will take everything they've got. I haven't said this yet this year, but I think Alabama will lose this game. Tennessee is looking for a win, and Alabama is, in a sense, struggling. This game will come down to the 4th quater, and the winner will be by no more than 10 points but I'm thinking less. My prediction: Tennessee-24 Alabama-21

Georgia @ LSU
Georgia is slowly getting even better. Stafford is running the offense, Moreno is running the ball, and A.J. Green is catching the ball. This is a huge game in deciding the SEC and National championship. The winner will continue on their quest, and the loser will likely drop out of the picture. I think Georgia is going to win this game very close. LSU will play a lot better than they did vs. Florida. My prediction: Georgia-27 LSU-24

I am going to stop there at the big SEC matchups of the week. Good luck to all. That's all I have for today............................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday Predictions

That title just sounds weird. Wednesday predictions sound really early to be predicting, but with a Thursday night game, this is the best time to do it. I am only going to post my Auburn prediction today, more will come later. So, without making you wait any longer, here goes:

Auburn @ West Virginia
This game isn't nearly as big as we all originally thought when it was scheduled. Before the season, this is how it sounded: Two top ten teams, two exciting spread offenses, in a very good evironment on national T.V. with everyone watching. Sounds great huh? Now, lets see how it sounds now: Two unranked teams, two offenses ranked, Auburn (97) West Virginia (82), in scoring, still a good environment on national T.V. and who know how many people will be watching. Personally, I am just as excited as I was in the preseason. Auburn is coming off of a bye week, and I want to see improvement. Defensive Coordinator Paul Rhoades was one of the few coaches that have been able to stop West Virginia's potent offense the last couple of years when he was at Pitt. I think he has faster players on the defense to counter that speed on West Virginia's offense. Kodi Burns will play with a lot more confidence this week as the starter. I think Auburn comes out ready to go. This is going to be a great game, but in my opinion, Auburn will come away on top. My prediction: Auburn-24 West Virginia-16

That's all I have for today, I will be back later with the rest of my predictions for this week. WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barret Trotter Could Play vs. West Virginia

Kodi Burns will go into the West Virginia game as the no. 1 quaterback on the tiger's depth chart. He will get the start. I don't know if Chris Todd will play at all. Tommy Tuberville seems to be in desperation mode. Last week, he fired Tony Franklin in mid-week. This week he is going to talk to Barret Trotter and family to see if it is ok if he takes off his redshirt and plays him next Thursday vs. West Virginia. I know Tubs is searching for an answer to the offensive woes we have seen the past couple of weeks, but is it worth taking the redshirt of a future player? In my opinion, this season is all but in the dumps, before he takes off the redshirt, put in Neil Caudle and see what he can do. When a coach shows that he is desperate, he will lose his team. When a coach loses his team, he loses his job. Don't do this Tubs, I don't want to see you go! That's all I have to say today.........................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Top 10 After Today

A lot of the top teams went down today. When the AP poll comes out tomorrow, the top 10 will look very different. If I was voting, here is how my ballot would look:

1. Texas- Looked very impressive vs. Oklahoma
2. Alabama- Stayed idle, but did not look good enough last time out to move up
3. Penn St- Played a great game, beating Wisconsin by 41 points
4. Texas Tech- Stayed unbeaten in OT vs Nebraska
5. Florida- Beat LSU, and I mean Beat them down
6. BYU- Max Hall continues to come away with victories
7. Oklahoma- Looked good against Texas, but came away with a loss so will take a slight drop
8. USC- Blanked Arizona St. 28-0
9. Georgia- Beat Tennessee, but not very impressively
10. Oklahoma St.- Looked good, and stayed undefeated by beating Mizzou

Remember when looking at this that I do think some of these will actually happen, but most of all, this is my top 10 rather than my prediction. That's all I have for today..................................................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What A Day

It was a long day for me in college football. I woke up to a great Oklahoma-Texas game, listened to a horrible Auburn game, and finished with a blow out in the swamp. Going in, I expected Auburn to win pretty easily against Arkansas, who I thought was the worst team in the SEC. I was way off. Instead, Auburn came out flat, with what looked like no fight left in them, and lost the game. They looked like the worst team in the SEC, although they have more talent than most SEC teams. Tuberville fired Tony Franklin, but that was not the problem. We could see this year end ugly for coach Tubs if he doesn't turn it around, and turn it around quick. I do not want him fired, but the board of directors have been looking for something to fire him for for a while now, and they might just have a reason by the end of this season. The defense is still good enough to keep them in every game they play, but the offense is bad enough to keep them out of every game they play. We will have to wait and see what happens the rest of this year. That's all I have for now....................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday Predictions!

Sorry guys, I'm a little late on posting this. My mom just had a liver transplant this past Thursday, and we have been here at the hospital for since Wednesday. Everything is going good with the transplant and mom is doing great! This is one thing Auburn and Alabama fans can be happy over together. There are a couple of big games this weekend. Auburn-Arkansas has turned out to be bigger than expected with the firing of Tony Franklin. Here is how I call this weekend:

Auburn vs. Arkansas
This is a huge game for coach Tommy Tuberville. If he loses this game, he is automatically on the hot seat in the minds of the board members. I think Auburn will come out big during today's game vs. Arkansas. What kind of offense they are going to run is a different question. I believe they will run a hybrid/simplified spread/west coast offense. I know it sound confusing, but it will be better than the spread itself has been. Kodi Burns is going to be in the game, I don't know when, but I think he will get more snaps than Chris Todd. The defense will be, well, the Auburn defense. Arkansas will move the ball, but will have trouble scoring. My prediction: Auburn-31 Arkansas-13

LSU @ Florida
It is never a good idea to challange the Heisman Trophy winner. That is exactly what LSU defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois did this week. He basically said that if he got the chance, he was going to hit Tebow and take him out of the game. Come to find out, Jean-Francois is out with a groin injury, and Tebow is not. This Florida team is going to be fired up. LSU is good, but I think Florida has more talent and will expose LSU's weaknesses. My prediction: Florida-28 LSU-14

Oklahoma vs. Texas
This is a game that effects everyone in the title hunt. OU is ranked number 1 in the country and Texas is ranked number 5 in the country. I am going to go against the experts and say the Texas is going to be ready to play. I believe that the winner of this game will be number 1 when the polls come out on Sunday (sorry Bama fans), meaning I think Texas will be the top ranked team next week. Will Muschamps defense will be ready to go, but a lot of points will be scored on both sides. My prediction: Texas-38 Oklahoma-31

Im glad it is Saturday and College football is finally here again. That's all I have for today................................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who Is Ready For A Big Game Against Vanderbilt?

Who is ready for a big game against who? Did I just say Vanderbilt? The same team that has been an automatic win for a while now? Well not anymore. This team has beaten two quality SEC teams, and is going to be a tough game to win for Auburn. ESPN College Gameday is actually going to be in Nashville for the game. That's how big this one is. In my opinion, this game will be the turn of the season for Auburn. Tuberville said that they may run the spread 100% this weekend if everything goes as planned. Mario Fannin is expected to get a little more involved this week, and rightfully so. He is a playmaker, and Auburn has got to get the ball in his hands. This could be the week that the offense finally clicks. I hope so anyways. We have been waiting all year for the "click" to happen. All we can do is wait and see. That's all I have for today..............WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!