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

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!!!!!!!!!

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

News on the recruiting trail

Sorry I haven't posted any this summer! There hasn't been much to talk about. In Auburn, the coaches have really been focusing on 2009 recruiting. As of just the other day, Auburn picked up their 19th commitment for next years recruiting class. At the moment, this is definitely the top in the SEC. Auburn is blowing away it's fellow conference foes. The closest team to them is LSU with a total of 13 commitments. Alabama and their great recruiting staff is really looking good compared to their in-state rival. They have a whopping 8 commitments at this point. It looks as though Auburn is tied for 3rd in the country as far as quantity goes. Ohio St. has the most with 24, 2nd is Texas A&M with 20, and then Auburn and Texas with 19. Hopefully, Auburn's coaching staff will keep up the good work. If this is any indication on how next recruiting season will end, the future is looking bright! If you would like to look at Auburn's commitments, I will leave a link for you to look at. That's all for today! WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Link: http://rivals100.rivals.com/commitlist.asp

What's Been Going On?

I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I would get on and give a quick recap. The real question is what has REALLY been going on.

For starters, A-Day has taken place. I should have posted on this earlier, but I haven't had much time. It was an exciting A-Day game where the team was really just trying to figure out who the arter would be at quaterback. Kodi Burns and Chris Todd are the final two candidates for the job. It looked as though after A-Day they would be going into fall in a head to head race. This is true, however, Kodi Burns played great in the last scrimmage. The coaches say this gives him a slight lead over Todd. Personal Opinion: I think no matter who wins the job, both of them will be getting a lot of playing time when the season comes around.

With the season just 16 weeks 4 days and about 13 hours and 6 min (from the time i wrote this, there is even less time now), early predictions are beginning to come out. Most of the ones I have seen have Auburn going around 10-2. The two losses coming against LSU and West Virginia. With Perrilloux's dismissal ( a whole subject in itself), the LSU one is questionable. The West Virginia game has pretty much been a toss up game in most of the predictions I have seen. My Opinion: If the quaterback transition goes over smoothly and the defense comes along under new defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads, Auburn will have a chance to make a serious run for something serious. That is a stretch, but if the Chick fil' a bowl was any indication, it all could happen.

Hopefully, I will begin to update daily. The season is getting here quick, and I am having withdrawals. I will come in before too long and give you my predictions. That's all for today though! WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!