War Damn Eagle, Tiger fans - what an awesome couple of weeks. Boy did we need that. I figure that, with the season now mostly in the books, we can look at this Auburn team both from an overall perspective, and from the perspective of meaningful/non-cupcake games. With that in mind, I've updated all the charts with all the data from the past three weeks, and when … [Read more...] about Spread Sheets 11.13.09
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regarding a certain bunch of birds $800,000 later: what Jerry said. I don’t take a whole lot away from that game that we weren’t already aware of: the offense will flat stone a team if you give it the chance - and to date, they always have. Also, our second- and third-string defenders need a LOT of work. I don’t doubt there’s talent there, but wow, thirty points is … [Read more...] about Spread Sheets
The Ball St. recap, half the second
Picking up where we left off ... THIRD QUARTER -- Hey, nice to see the methodical, five-yards-at-a-time version of the Auburn offense build on its appearance at the end of the first half start the second with a similar drive. Three first downs in it's 2nd-and-4 on the BSU 27, Fannin could not possibly be more open on a swing pass ... and Todd wings it high. Fannin … [Read more...] about The Ball St. recap, half the second
The Ball St. recap, half the first
PREGAME -- Your announcers for this evening: Bob Rathbun (who I called "Rathman" in this space two weeks ago, because I like being wrong) and Dave Archer. Despite the fact that they're working on the lowly farmed-out-to-FoxSports-by-ESPN broadcast, they are 1,112 times better than either of the two sets of ESPN announcers Auburn has had. That said ... uh ... was Rathbun's … [Read more...] about The Ball St. recap, half the first
Sunday knee-jerk: Great nonexpectations
Entry No. 4,737 in the ongoing Auburn Football "What a Difference a Year Makes" Chronicles: last fall I'm following the UT-Martin game via the AUfficial site's Gametracker, with its little animated cones and triangles and bouncing footballs, and when the tiny triangle Robert Dunn fumbles into the end zone for a Skyhawk touchdown, 'm not happy. I swear. I stand up and sit down … [Read more...] about Sunday knee-jerk: Great nonexpectations