The week 2 AP College football poll was released today. The biggest move of the week was Alabama, going from 24 to 13. Auburn moved up to 9. USC took over at the top, beating out Georgia. There are now 6 SEC teams in the top 25, the same as the preseason. Tennessee left, and South Carolina has come in. Here is the poll:
1. USC (21) 1-0 1,539
2. Georgia (20) 1-0 1,506
3. Ohio State (15) 1-0 1,497
4. Oklahoma (2) 1-0 1,432
5. Florida (5) 1-0 1,415
6. Missouri (1) 1-0 1,301
7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,207
8. West Virginia 1-0 1,108
9. Auburn 1-0 1,033
10. Texas 1-0 1,028
11. Wisconsin 1-0 849
12. Texas Tech 1-0 842
13. Alabama 1-0 834
14. Kansas 1-0 748
15. Arizona State 1-0 672
15. Brigham Young 1-0 672
17. South Florida 1-0 588
18. Oregon 1-0 508
19. Penn State 1-0 467
20. Wake Forest 1-0 414
21. Fresno State 1-0 242
22. Utah 1-0 214
23. UCLA 1-0 151
24. Illinois 0-1 147
24. South Carolina 1-0 147
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
What a Weekend!
The first weekend, is behind us. What happened? The SEC picked up just where it left off last season, dominating the competition. Only 2 teams have come away with a loss. Those teams are Mississippi St., who lost to Louisiana Tech 22-14, and Tennessee, who lost in Overtime to UCLA 27-24. Everyone else took care of business. Lets take a quick look at a couple of the games:
Auburn vs Louisiana Monroe
The game started out very dissappointing. The offense came out and did absolutely nothing. Then, Auburn football started. The first play of the game, ULM's qb dropped back to pass only to find Antonio Coleman hitting him in the back, causing him to fumble. Michael Goggins then picked up the ball (pictured below) going in for the score. The rest of the game, the defense dominated. T
he passing game struggled, and the running game was, well, Auburn's running game. They rushed for 321 yards. In the game the quaterbacks couldn't hardly get the ball to the receivers, and when they did, they would drop the ball. The passing game was very, very dissappointing. Kodi Burns got a huge cut on his leg, and Phillip-Pierre Louis was knocked out for the season on the opening kick off. Tubs has been bragging on Louis ever since the spring, and I was excited to see him play. Burns is going to be fine. Besides this, Auburn won the game 34-0, and did what they were supposed to do.
Alabama vs Clemson
How good is Clemson? That is the question I have been asking ever since the game has been over. Alabama came out Saturday ready to go right at them, and they did. Dominating the offensive and defensive fronts. If we knew how good Clemson really was, we could judge Alabama. Alabama showed loads of improvement. They looked like a completely new team from last year. Clemson, on the other hand, looked like a completely new team also. They looked horrible and couldn't get anything going. It was a great game for Bama who won the game 34-10.
This week will show us even more, and I can't wait for another great week of College Football! That's all I've got for today.......................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!
Auburn vs Louisiana Monroe
The game started out very dissappointing. The offense came out and did absolutely nothing. Then, Auburn football started. The first play of the game, ULM's qb dropped back to pass only to find Antonio Coleman hitting him in the back, causing him to fumble. Michael Goggins then picked up the ball (pictured below) going in for the score. The rest of the game, the defense dominated. T
he passing game struggled, and the running game was, well, Auburn's running game. They rushed for 321 yards. In the game the quaterbacks couldn't hardly get the ball to the receivers, and when they did, they would drop the ball. The passing game was very, very dissappointing. Kodi Burns got a huge cut on his leg, and Phillip-Pierre Louis was knocked out for the season on the opening kick off. Tubs has been bragging on Louis ever since the spring, and I was excited to see him play. Burns is going to be fine. Besides this, Auburn won the game 34-0, and did what they were supposed to do.Alabama vs Clemson
How good is Clemson? That is the question I have been asking ever since the game has been over. Alabama came out Saturday ready to go right at them, and they did. Dominating the offensive and defensive fronts. If we knew how good Clemson really was, we could judge Alabama. Alabama showed loads of improvement. They looked like a completely new team from last year. Clemson, on the other hand, looked like a completely new team also. They looked horrible and couldn't get anything going. It was a great game for Bama who won the game 34-10.
This week will show us even more, and I can't wait for another great week of College Football! That's all I've got for today.......................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
The Day is Finally Here!!!
Finally, we have a game Tonight!!! Auburn vs. ULM is in only 7 hours. How exciting is that? I am pumped. I was able to wake up early and watch college gameday this morning, and I truly feel like the football season is actually here. It takes a lot to get me out of bed early on a Saturday, but if anything can do it, its college football. I'm a little late on my picks for the week, but I'm going to go ahead and do it.
Auburn vs. Louisiana-Monroe
This will be an interesting game. The big story is who will win the starting quaterback job? The big story in my mind is how will the offense look, no matter who the quaterback is. This game should be a blow out, but how bad? With the new offense put in at Auburn, depth will really come into play in the 4th quater. Depth is something Auburn has, and ULM may not. In the first half, Auburn will probably put up some quick scores, and look for the defense to do some of the same. Auburn should win this one very easily: Auburn-38 Louisiana Monroe-10
Alabama vs. Clemson
Defense, defense, defense is the key for Alabama in this one. Especially the defensive front. Can Alabama stop the run? If they can they can win this game. If they can't stop the run, it could get ugly. I believe the Tide will at least be able to slow them down, so I think this game will be very close, coming down to the 4th quater. First offensive play for Bama, may be a quick pass to Julio. That would make the crowd go crazy, but it probably won't happen. My impact player is Cullen Harper, Clemson quaterback. If Alabama has to load the box, he will throw right over the top. This is going to be a good game, but sorry bama fans: Clemson-35 Alabama-31
This is going to be a great first weekend of football. Good luck to all (except Alabama). That's all I've got for today..........................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Auburn vs. Louisiana-Monroe
This will be an interesting game. The big story is who will win the starting quaterback job? The big story in my mind is how will the offense look, no matter who the quaterback is. This game should be a blow out, but how bad? With the new offense put in at Auburn, depth will really come into play in the 4th quater. Depth is something Auburn has, and ULM may not. In the first half, Auburn will probably put up some quick scores, and look for the defense to do some of the same. Auburn should win this one very easily: Auburn-38 Louisiana Monroe-10
Alabama vs. Clemson
Defense, defense, defense is the key for Alabama in this one. Especially the defensive front. Can Alabama stop the run? If they can they can win this game. If they can't stop the run, it could get ugly. I believe the Tide will at least be able to slow them down, so I think this game will be very close, coming down to the 4th quater. First offensive play for Bama, may be a quick pass to Julio. That would make the crowd go crazy, but it probably won't happen. My impact player is Cullen Harper, Clemson quaterback. If Alabama has to load the box, he will throw right over the top. This is going to be a good game, but sorry bama fans: Clemson-35 Alabama-31
This is going to be a great first weekend of football. Good luck to all (except Alabama). That's all I've got for today..........................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
We only have 5 days left!!!!!
Finally, the week is here!!! Game week!!!! There is actually a college football game this week. You read it right, THIS WEEK! Auburn football starts in 5 days and around 20 hours!! That feels awesome to say. I have been waiting since January 1st to say that Auburn plays a game this week!!! So, first victim of the year...................UL-Monroe. That's right, the same team that upset Alabama just last season. Do not underestimate them! While, yes, I don't see any way that the Tigers will lose against them, but we can't look at them and say there is no way. The only thing still in question is who will be the starting Quarterback? And the answer is......................No one knows. Not even OC Tony Franklin. According to him, both qbs will play in the opener. Which one will start is still in the works. That's all I've got for now...........................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Finally Something to Talk About!!!
After a long summer with mostly nothing to discuss, something has finally come out..........The AP preseason college football poll. It looks very good for the SEC, with 4 teams in the top 10. One of which is the Auburn Tigers! Although this poll doesn't mean much, it does put teams in better or worse positions for the end of the year (i.e. Auburn 2004). The polls top 10 looks good with Georgia getting its first preseason #1 ever in their history. They are joined in the top 5 by Ohio St, USC, Oklahoma, and Florida. Then, after that comes Missouri, LSU, West Virginia, Clemson, and Auburn. Most of the preseason magazines had Auburn a few spots lower than 10. There last preseason Top 10 was just 2 years ago when they started out the season ranked #4 in the AP. After Auburn, there isn't another SEC team until Tennessee at #18. Then at #24, Alabama makes their first appearance in the preseason polls since the year 2000. Let's give them a round of applause! Does that count as another national championship? Sorry Bama fans, but not this time. I know you fans aren't used to being in the preseason polls, but 24 is at the bottom of the top 25, not the top of it. That's all I've got for today..........WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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