Nix is Auburn's starting qb

[FriarsPoint]

Lol, OK. So they are winning 3 out of these 5?

Bama
UGA
@LSU
@A&M
@UF

I’ll give em 2. UF, A&M.

[Covercorner2]

I?ll give em 2. UF, A&M.

And then they would have to win out to win 9...

[Quaoarsking]

Auburn is a 10-2 team at worst in 2019

It's possible, but I think you know that you can never, ever say that about a team with a true freshman QB.

[Skydawg1]

We had the best DL last year and lost 5 games. (but we beat Auburn)

[Coach34]

Lol, OK. So they are winning 3 out of these 5?

Bama
UGA
@LSU
@A&M
@UF

yes. Football is still won in the trenches 95 times out of 100

[Coach34]

We had the best DL last year and lost 5 games. (but we beat Auburn)

We didnt win with our OL vs Kentucky, Bama, Florida, or LSU. We lost to Iowa because of a dropped TD pass in a very even game in the trenches

Football is a trench game

[confucius say]

Auburn is a 10-2 team at worst in 2019

I?ll bet you $200 right now they don?t go 10-2 regular season.

[Covercorner2]

yes. Football is still won in the trenches 95 times out of 100

All of those teams have good lines. Just because AU returns some guys on the OL doesn?t mean they will have a better OL than those teams. They weren?t very good there last year. They def won?t have a better OL than Bama or UGA. Hell we probably have a better OL.

Yea, they?ll have a good DL, but they have had that for years and been mediocre and obviously teams like Bama, UGA, LSU, UF, A&M, etc have good DLs, too.

[HoopsDawg]

Nix not the typical freshman since his dad was a QB at AU and his HS Football coach. Probably enrolled early too, but I didn't verify. Kid can play. Also, the AU offense is not terribly complicated.

[confucius say]

All of those teams have good lines. Just because AU returns some guys on the OL doesn?t mean they will have a better OL than those teams. They weren?t very good there last year. They def won?t have a better OL than Bama or UGA. Hell we probably have a better OL.

Yea, they?ll have a good DL, but they have had that for years and been mediocre and obviously teams like Bama, UGA, LSU, UF, A&M, etc have good DLs, too.

Auburn OL last year was the worst in a decade. First time since 2009 they didn?t have a 1000 yard rusher. And go look at the qb hurries and sacks they gave up. They did improve late in the year and are veteran, but they were not a strong point of their team last year.

[Coach34]

All of those teams have good lines. Just because AU returns some guys on the OL doesn?t mean they will have a better OL than those teams. They weren?t very good there last year. They def won?t have a better OL than Bama or UGA. Hell we probably have a better OL.

Yea, they?ll have a good DL, but they have had that for years and been mediocre and obviously teams like Bama, UGA, LSU, UF, A&M, etc have good DLs, too.

Auburn has been far from mediocre- they have won the West twice in the last 6 years and they are usually very good in odd numbered seasons because of their schedule. They will be good this year. Thats the bottom line

[confucius say]

Auburn has been far from mediocre- they have won the West twice in the last 6 years and they are usually very good in odd numbered seasons because of their schedule. They will be good this year. Thats the bottom line

Do you consider us mediocre? Auburn has the exact same sec record we have since league expansion in 2012, which is .500 or one game over .500 (can?t remember which). Higher highs but lower lows.

[Covercorner2]

Auburn has been far from mediocre- they have won the West twice in the last 6 years and they are usually very good in odd numbered seasons because of their schedule. They will be good this year. Thats the bottom line

They will be ?good,? but unfortunately for them UGA is on a different level now and Mullen is at UF and Fisher is at A&M.

[Coach34]

Do you consider us mediocre? Auburn has the exact same sec record we have since league expansion in 2012, which is .500 or one game over .500 (can?t remember which). Higher highs but lower lows.

We dont have 2 West titles. Auburn > State. But we have been solid and a good middle of the pack SEC football team. We are top half SEC in bowl streaks. Thats a good thing.

[Covercorner2]

We dont have 2 West titles. Auburn > State. But we have been solid and a good middle of the pack SEC football team. We are top half SEC in bowl streaks. Thats a good thing.

QB- push?
RB- push
WR- AU
TE- State
OL- State

DL- AU
LB- State
CB- State
S- AU?

Schedule- State

What makes AU a 10-2 team?

Hell I?d venture to say we are better at RB...

[Schultzy]

Returning 5 bad offensive linemen for a true freshman qb...not buying.

You gotta score touchdowns to win anymore no matter how highly ranked your defense is, as we know all too well.

[Coach34]

QB- push?
RB- push
WR- AU
TE- State
OL- State

DL- AU
LB- State
CB- State
S- AU?

Schedule- State

What makes AU a 10-2 team?

Hell I?d venture to say we are better at RB...

Their OL will play very well vs our DL- creating easier conversion situations for their freshman QB. Their OL will pass protect their QB very well and keep us off him.
Their DL will create havoc for our QB and offense- especially on the road- where we were terrible last year. Their Secondary is better than our WR's

Road game where we likely lose by double digits

[Covercorner2]

Their OL will play very well vs our DL- creating easier conversion situations for their freshman QB. Their OL will pass protect their QB very well and keep us off him.
Their DL will create havoc for our QB and offense- especially on the road- where we were terrible last year. Their Secondary is better than our WR's

Road game where we likely lose by double digits

I?m talking about the whole season. Trying to figure out how you project them to win 10 when on paper they aren?t that much different from State.

Sure, they could beat State by 2 TDs, but they still have to beat Bama, UGA, UF, LSU, A&M, Oregon, etc...

Just like we could lose that game and still win 8-9.

[Schultzy]

Their shitty OL doesn’t have a swinging dick who can block Spencer or Rivers.

[confucius say]

We dont have 2 West titles. Auburn > State. But we have been solid and a good middle of the pack SEC football team. We are top half SEC in bowl streaks. Thats a good thing.

We also don?t throw up a 3-9 like auburn does. Their ceiling has been higher, but our floor has been higher in the modern era (since league expansion), thanks to Dan. Dan > Gus