Tuberville OUT as Auburn Head Coach

10 years, 80-45, one SEC championship, 13-0 in 2004 in the toughest conference in college football, 6 wins in a row vs. our biggest rival, the best record in the SEC since 2000........................What a run it has been with ex-coach (that sounds weird) Tommy Tuberville. I don't know what I am going to do next year when I go to an Auburn game and slap a different coaches had at the Tiger walk. I am going to miss those days. I really am! Auburn could not have had a better coach at the school the last 10 years. The way he conducted himself, kept his players out of trouble, and communicated with the media very well. With all that said, I accept the decision made by athletics director Jay Jacobs and university president Jay Gouge. I don't like it at all, but I do however accept it. The main thing I do not understand is who they plan on coming in. Surely they have talked to someone and it should not take long to name the new head coach. I say this because when you fire a coach like Tuberville, you must have someone in mind. There have been two coaches that have been rumored to have been contacted:

Mike Leach, Texas Tech: Good coach, nut head, could be a good hire. This is one of the few big names out there. I personally don't like him all that much because I like to see good defense and with Leach, you are not going to have that good of a defense. He is 4-12 against his big rivals in the Big 12. Do we really want that at Auburn? I don't! I want a proven winner.

Bobby Petrino, Arkansas: This is the man that was contacted in jet gate before the iron bowl in 2003. I think he is a very good coach, but he has only been at Arkansas for 1 year. It is going to be hard to get him away from there, but who knows.

Sad day for me. All we can do from here is wait and see what goes on. That's all I have for today................................................WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IRON BOWL WEEK!!!!

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted anything. I really haven't had anything to talk about in the past couple of weeks. Now, it is Iron Bowl weekend. How could I go through Iron Bowl Week without updating? I couldn't, that's why I am here. Let's look at the matchups this weekend, and see where the advantages are. I will let you decide.

Offense
What can I say about offense? It is pretty obvious who has the advantage. Or is it really as obvious as it seems on paper? Auburn is ranked 98th in the league in passing offense. That is horrible if you really think about it. You may be asking, where is Alabama ranked? They are 100th in the league. I know it sounds a little odd, but it is the truth. Rushing offense is where Alabama has a clear advantage. Alabama is ranked 23rd in this category where Auburn is ranked 64. Total offense, Auburn is ranked 98th and Alabama is 58th. While yes, Alabama does have an advantage on the offensive side of the ball, but it really isn't as much of one as you would think.

Defense
Defense is where this game starts to even out just a little. Rushing offense: Alabama is ranked 3rd, Auburn is ranked 45th. Advantage goes to Alabama there. Pass defense if very even. Auburn is ranked 26th in the league and Alabama is ranked 27th. No clear advantage there. In total defense, Alabama is ranked 3rd and Auburn 24th. Alabama has a small advantage in this category, but not big enough to make a difference this weekend.

Special teams
This is where most of the experts think the game will be decided. Both teams are good in this category, but who is the best? Net punting, Auburn is ranked 16th; Alabama is ranked 59th. Advantage goes to Auburn. Punt returns, Auburn is 14th; Alabama is 15th. Everyone is even there. Kick returns, Auburn is 4th; Alabama is 104th. Very clear advantage there for Auburn. The special teams advantage goes to Auburn.

Overall
I think from what we have looked at, Alabama has the overall advantage 2-1. Defense isn't much of an advantage at all. Auburn will have to stop the Bama rushing attack and put the game in JP's hands. If they can do that, and I think they will, they will be in very good position in the 4th quarter to upset the tide. Auburn's strategy should be to pin them deep on special teams, which is very likely with punter Clinton Durst a master hang-time artist punting for the Tigers, and force them into 3rd and long and not let that running attack get going. I believe this is going to be a very good game and the Tigers will be in position to win it in the 4th. My prediction: Auburn-24 Alabama 20.

This will make 7 in a row for Auburn and more to come. Sevenly will be heavenly!!! That's all I have for today, more 2mara after the biggest upset in Iron Bowl History!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!