Does Auburn Keep It Going?

[Tydefan]

With everything that Auburn lost from last year, are they going to be able to continue their winning ways or do they come back down to reality?

[uscrebel]

With everything that Auburn lost from last year, are they going to be able to continue their winning ways or do they come back down to reality?

What reality would that be? Since 1994, their record is 89-44. During the same period, Alabama is 81-53

And since you asked, over the last decade...

1. Tenn, 109-29
2. FLA, 106-32
3. UGA, 94-39
4. Auburn, 89-44
5. LSU, 85-47
6. ALA, 81-53
7. Ole Miss, 73-56
8. Arkansas, 73-59
9. MSU, 59-68
10. USC, 56-69
11. KTY, 44-81
12. VAN, 30-93

[HSVTider]

With everything that Auburn lost from last year, are they going to be able to continue their winning ways or do they come back down to reality?

Hey man..with stuff like "reality" you'll be quick to get flamed.

I look for Auburn to go about 8-3 this year. Losses to LSU, Bama, and one more..maybe Arkansas (could easily be Georgia Tech instead of Arkansas).

They just lost too much, to make another run at the SEC Title especially with as strong as LSU looks. But hey..they could do it. I think they're the second choice to come out of the west and we're the darkhorse.

[ColonelKurtz]

Hey man..with stuff like "reality" you'll be quick to get flamed.

I look for Auburn to go about 8-3 this year. Losses to LSU, Bama, and one more..maybe Arkansas (could easily be Georgia Tech instead of Arkansas).

They just lost too much, to make another run at the SEC Title especially with as strong as LSU looks. But hey..they could do it. I think they're the second choice to come out of the west and we're the darkhorse.

Hey man..with stuff like "reality" you'll be quick to get flamed.

Within the context of his remarks, indeed!

I also envision a non-title run for the Lee Countians, but with losses to LSU, UGA and pesky Arky on the road. I think Auburn holds service within the confines of Jordan-Hare.

[WDavE]

Lets think about this in another way....

Since CTT came aboard in 1999.
Auburn has won the west twice. The SEC Championship once. We have tied for the west twice more but lost the tie breakers.

Then to break down recruiting class rankings from 2002 until current. These are based on the point system that recruiting services assign to player star rankings.

rank - team - points
1 - Southern Cal - 5235
2 - LSU - 4497
3 - Texas - 4469
4 - Georgia - 4394
5 - Oklahoma - 4365
6 - Miami-FL - 4295
7 - Tennessee - 4168
8 - Auburn - 4066
9 - Florida State - 4032
10 - Florida - 4030
11 - South Carolina - 3803
12 - Colorado - 3686
13 - Mississippi State - 3612
14 - Ohio State - 3609
15 - Virginia - 3594
16 - UCLA - 3512
17 - Michigan - 3486
18 - Texas A&M - 3393
19 - Arizona State - 3358
20 - Notre Dame - 3326
21 - Washington - 3284
22 - Oklahoma State - 3200
23 - Oregon - 3099
24 - Arkansas - 3046
25 - North Carolina - 2958
26 - Kansas State - 2918
27 - Washington St. - 2882
28 - Arizona - 2863
29 - Missouri - 2776
31 - Iowa State - 2730
30 - Alabama - 2730
32 - Michigan State - 2722
33 - Ole Miss - 2720
34 - NC State - 2676
35 - Maryland - 2656
36 - California - 2635
37 - Purdue - 2604
38 - Clemson - 2558
39 - Pittsburgh - 2553
40 - Brigham Young - 2536
41 - West Virginia - 2490
42 - Nebraska - 2466
43 - Illinois - 2430
44 - Penn State - 2409
45 - Wisconsin - 2398
46 - Boston College - 2382
47 - Syracuse - 2380
48 - Virginia Tech - 2360
49 - Rutgers - 2300
50 - Texas Tech - 2290

We don't have to face Tenn. or Florida this coming year and our first five games are at home.....So, you be the judge....

Hey Rebel?

How many times since 1994 till current has Ole Miss or even Alabama lined up against eastern conference power teams. Like let's say Tenn, UGA and Florida when SOS was prowling the sidelines.

Auburn played Florida 10 times
Auburn has played Tenn. 5 times
Auburn plays Georgia every year.

[Djshockley3]

Hey man..with stuff like "reality" you'll be quick to get flamed.

I look for Auburn to go about 8-3 this year. Losses to LSU, Bama, and one more..maybe Arkansas (could easily be Georgia Tech instead of Arkansas).

They just lost too much, to make another run at the SEC Title especially with as strong as LSU looks. But hey..they could do it. I think they're the second choice to come out of the west and we're the darkhorse.


Dude wat about UGA,I know you didnt put bama on that list. :eek:

[Cianne]

Hey Rebel?

How many times since 1994 till current has Ole Miss or even Alabama lined up against eastern conference power teams. Like let's say Tenn, UGA and Florida when SOS was prowling the sidelines.

Auburn played Florida 10 times
Auburn has played Tenn. 5 times
Auburn plays Georgia every year.

We used to play Georgia all the time and can you blame us for picking Vandy as our "natural" rival?

[Cianne]

Dude wat about UGA,I know you didnt put bama on that list. :eek:

I think he's just saying that Bama is #3 in the West with a chance to be #1, not to win the overall

[supergenius]

I see the barn going 7-4,maybe 8-3. They lost a ton of key talent on both sides of the ball. 3 #1 picks, if I am not mistaken, is alot to overcome especially considering wingnut has had good, not great classes lately.

[Djshockley3]

I see AU going 7-4 maybe 6-5 with losses to Georgia Tech,LSU,Georgia,and Bama maybe South Carolina.

[WDavE]

I see the barn going 7-4,maybe 8-3. They lost a ton of key talent on both sides of the ball. 3 #1 picks, if I am not mistaken, is alot to overcome especially considering wingnut has had good, not great classes lately.


Thats fair enough!

I have Bama at 7-4 maybe 8-3 without injuries in several key areas.

You might look at the recruiting rankings that I provided again. The only highly rated recruiting class Bama has had in several years is when you signed 30 players. 25 can get in......

Lets breakdown postion by position.

QB advantage Bama Croyle because he has more expereince. Your predicted backup does not.

RB even (You don't know at this point how Darby will turn out nor the incoming freshmen) Two of ours are juniors.

WR's Advantage Auburn

TE advantage Auburn

O-Line advantage Auburn

D-Line Advantage Auburn We are loaded at DE and have one of the better noseguards in the SEC. The replacement DT starter will be a senior....

Linebackers Sight Advantage Auburn All three starters return. One was all SEC last year.

CB's slight advantage Bama Although they may well change before the season is over.

K Advantage Auburn

P Advantage Auburn

Coaching Staff Advantage Auburn Until proven different

[supergenius]

I cannot give ya linebackers, Ryans and Roach are very good. I would say more than a "slight" @ cb for Bama.

[Cianne]

Any team that wants to beat Auburn is going to have be sure in their misdirection runs and quick, short passing games. It's going to be hard to run straight ahead against the two 300lb DTs but you may be able to take advantage of McGlover and Groves speed on counters and draws.

Also I think I give the LB advantage to Bama at this standpoint and a more than slight advantage on the DBs to Bama too because this is their last year as a unit with 3 of 4 being seniors.

[uscrebel]

Lets think about this in another way....

Since CTT came aboard in 1999...[snip]

Hey Rebel?

How many times since 1994 till current has Ole Miss or even Alabama lined up against eastern conference power teams. Like let's say Tenn, UGA and Florida when SOS was prowling the sidelines.

Auburn played Florida 10 times
Auburn has played Tenn. 5 times
Auburn plays Georgia every year.


Geeze Dave...

Who burned your toast this morning? I was defending your honor against that Tide guy.

Never said nothing bad about Auburn...never said nothing good about Ole Miss.

Get a grip dude.

[Djshockley3]

I cannot give ya linebackers, Ryans and Roach are very good. I would say more than a "slight" @ cb for Bama.


I agree with Super,bama has a amazing Defense,and there LB's are the best in the SEC by far. :cool:

[Tydefan]

Lets think about this in another way....

Since CTT came aboard in 1999.
Auburn has won the west twice. The SEC Championship once. We have tied for the west twice more but lost the tie breakers.

Then to break down recruiting class rankings from 2002 until current. These are based on the point system that recruiting services assign to player star rankings.

rank - team - points
1 - Southern Cal - 5235
2 - LSU - 4497
3 - Texas - 4469
4 - Georgia - 4394
5 - Oklahoma - 4365
6 - Miami-FL - 4295
7 - Tennessee - 4168
8 - Auburn - 4066
9 - Florida State - 4032
10 - Florida - 4030
11 - South Carolina - 3803
12 - Colorado - 3686
13 - Mississippi State - 3612
14 - Ohio State - 3609
15 - Virginia - 3594
16 - UCLA - 3512
17 - Michigan - 3486
18 - Texas A&M - 3393
19 - Arizona State - 3358
20 - Notre Dame - 3326
21 - Washington - 3284
22 - Oklahoma State - 3200
23 - Oregon - 3099
24 - Arkansas - 3046
25 - North Carolina - 2958
26 - Kansas State - 2918
27 - Washington St. - 2882
28 - Arizona - 2863
29 - Missouri - 2776
31 - Iowa State - 2730
30 - Alabama - 2730
32 - Michigan State - 2722
33 - Ole Miss - 2720
34 - NC State - 2676
35 - Maryland - 2656
36 - California - 2635
37 - Purdue - 2604
38 - Clemson - 2558
39 - Pittsburgh - 2553
40 - Brigham Young - 2536
41 - West Virginia - 2490
42 - Nebraska - 2466
43 - Illinois - 2430
44 - Penn State - 2409
45 - Wisconsin - 2398
46 - Boston College - 2382
47 - Syracuse - 2380
48 - Virginia Tech - 2360
49 - Rutgers - 2300
50 - Texas Tech - 2290

We don't have to face Tenn. or Florida this coming year and our first five games are at home.....So, you be the judge....

Hey Rebel?

How many times since 1994 till current has Ole Miss or even Alabama lined up against eastern conference power teams. Like let's say Tenn, UGA and Florida when SOS was prowling the sidelines.

Auburn played Florida 10 times
Auburn has played Tenn. 5 times
Auburn plays Georgia every year.
How about every year. Since 1994(Auburn brought it up) we have played Tennessee every year, Florida 5 if you include SEC game also we beat Spurrier twice in one year, UGA 3, USC 2

[Tydefan]

Geeze Dave...

Who burned your toast this morning? I was defending your honor against that Tide guy.

Never said nothing bad about Auburn...never said nothing good about Ole Miss.

Get a grip dude.
What did I say that you would have to defend Auburn?

[WDavE]

Rebel,

My post wasn't negative by intention. One of the original post was teams record from 1994 until current. I thought it would behoove all to see that some teams records are affected by who they played and which eastern foes some teams didn't.

Super,
You lost a starter at linebacker and the only first team SEC performer at that postion that you had. (Wortham) Auburn's returns as well does the two other starters. I believe your secondary is not as good as you think. They saw less passing attempts then anybody else in the league. Over 100 less attempts then we did. The closest other number of attempts were to MSU and Kent. I wonder why?

[nooneLT]

we lost wortham but roach isn't a pushover. he was the starting MLB the year before and got beat by the senior wortham this past year. and roach is a key to our defense since he can play multiple positions like he did last year.

[WDavE]

How about every year. Since 1994(Auburn brought it up) we have played Tennessee every year, Florida 5 if you include SEC game also we beat Spurrier twice in one year, UGA 3, USC 2


Our Georgia schedule negates your Tenn.

We played Florida twice as many times as you had to and our five Tenn. games beats your three Georgia ones. That in the last ten years.

[Neo]

With everything that Auburn lost from last year, are they going to be able to continue their winning ways or do they come back down to reality?


I think their opening game against GT will be tough. I think they can possibly lose that game. :cool:

[nooneLT]

I think their opening game against GT will be tough. I think they can possibly lose that game. :cool:

i'm glad i'm not the only one that thinks that. depends on ball.

[Neo]

i'm glad i'm not the only one that thinks that. depends on ball.


Bingo!!!!


When Ball is at the top of his game, he's a beast. He's inconsistent, but when he's hot....he's SMOKIN!!!!

[JerryBeeds]

Bingo!!!!


When Ball is at the top of his game, he's a beast. He's inconsistent, but when he's hot....he's SMOKIN!!!!

Didn't Ball get passed over by Auburn? I remember hearing something about that.

[nooneLT]

well auburn's qb was a lifetime bama fan but alabama didn't recruit him because he didn't fit in franchione's option schemes. just goes to show you one teams "trash" is another teams "treasure"

side note: in no way am i saying cox is trash, i mean he would fit in shula's offense fine, but we didn't go after him because of fran.

[Tydefan]

Our Georgia schedule negates your Tenn.

We played Florida twice as many times as you had to and our five Tenn. games beats your three Georgia ones. That in the last ten years.
Hey you asked the question about how many times..all I did was tell who and how many times. You indicated that Auburn is the only west team taking on the dreaded east teams. How about LSU they have probably face the east with more success than anybody.

[GTmorris1970]

i'm glad i'm not the only one that thinks that. depends on ball.

You guys are not the only ones that think that, trust me. ;) Those are the type games GT normally play VERY well (fingers crossed). Ball will indeed need a great game, and he now has more targets to throw to. Do I think Auburn will go undefeated? Absolutely not. :cool:

[uscrebel]

Our Georgia schedule negates your Tenn.

We played Florida twice as many times as you had to and our five Tenn. games beats your three Georgia ones. That in the last ten years.

Man, it was so much easier when all you had to do was look at the scoreboard.
:cool: :cool:

[uscrebel]

Hey you asked the question about how many times..all I did was tell who and how many times. You indicated that Auburn is the only west team taking on the dreaded east teams. How about LSU they have probably face the east with more success than anybody.

Tydie...I think he's having a bad day...or two.

[SilverBritches]

I might be in the minority but I think Auburn will be really good next year.

Their offense won't be as good but their defense will win them games. Their RBs are talented and their WRs are very good. Don't know much about Cox but I hear he is pretty good.

The Auburn defense will be very good. Their secondary took a hit this year but with Groves and McClover rushing the QB, I think the secondary will be alright. Their LBs are best in the SEC as well.

I see Auburn going 9-2.

[Djshockley3]

I might be in the minority but I think Auburn will be really good next year.

Their offense won't be as good but their defense will win them games. Their RBs are talented and their WRs are very good. Don't know much about Cox but I hear he is pretty good.

The Auburn defense will be very good. Their secondary took a hit this year but with Groves and McClover rushing the QB, I think the secondary will be alright. Their LBs are best in the SEC as well.

I see Auburn going 9-2.


I see them going 7-4,silver who do you think they will lose to.

[SilverBritches]

I see them going 7-4,silver who do you think they will lose to.

Georgia and LSU.

[GeauxTo]

I see them going 7-4,silver who do you think they will lose to.
Auburn WINS:
Mississippi State, Ball State, Western Kentucky, Arkansas, Kentucky

Toss Ups:
Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Alabama

Losses:
LSU, Georgia


;)

[bleedsgarnet]

I agree with the above