A-Day

The "game" is on ESPN starting at 2.  First of all, it's great that it's on ESPN.  Secondly, the renewed excitement in Auburn football is something to behold.  We know that what we see today will not allow us to make any predictions about what kind of team we will have in the fall.  The biggest thing is that we get to see Auburn football now before August 30th.

Before the start I see that the baseball team beat South Carolina 4 to 2 in the first game of a double header.  That's a good start to the day.

The game starts without the ESPN telecast.

Marshall is incomplete on a long pass attempt to Ricardo Louis on the first play.   We may see Nick Marshall throw alot.

The first several plays are passes.

We find the game finally on ESPN News as a stupid basketball game is ending on ESPN.

The Blue team drives for a TD on the first possession of the game.  CAP runs it in.  12 plays.  70 yards.  A 14-yd. run for the score by CAP.

Nick Marshall's passing so far is on the money.  CAP finishes the drive on the ground.

Dampier is playing center and doing a good job our announcers say.

With the White team Peyton Barber hits the hole for a nice gain before fumbling but is hit as he makes a cut and he is on the ground.  The Blue team recovers the loose ball.  Barber gets up but is not putting alot of weight on one foot.  Hopefully it's a minor injury.

Barber sure hits the hole in a hurry based on that play.

Corey Grant runs for 34 yards on the statue of liberty.

After 3 incomplete passes Daniel Carlson kicks the 27-yd. FG.

Blue 10  White 0

Our announcers say that it looks like an ankle injury for Barber.  He sure looked great hitting the hole on that carry.

Jeremy Johnson is incomplete on 3 straight passes.

 Cameron Artis-Payne looks quicker than last year.

Marshall hits a wide-open Quan Bray for a 59-yd. TD pass.  Marshall is throwing very accurately.

Carlson misses the point after.  He has to work on his consistency as he hooks that one badly left.

The White team drives to the Blue 33 where Carlson hits a 50-yd. field goal!  He misses the PAT but hits big here.  Big leg!  Just needs to be more consistent.

Blue 13 White 3

The Blue team is the first string.

Big pass to "Duke" Williams.

The Blue team drives on the second team defense again.

The score comes on a 3 yd. pass to the corner of the end zone to Duke Williams.  This guy is the real deal.

Nick Marshall is crisp with his throws.  The first team Blues are having their way.  Carlson hits this point after.

Blue 23  White 3

The quarter ends with the White team trying to drive after three straight passes to Stanton Truitt.  He looks quick and elusive.

Nick Marshall looks good with good throwing mechanics.  Duke Williams will make some big plays this fall.  The Blue defensive front can be dominant.

The White team stalls at midfield.

 The Blue team drives again.  CAP runs strong and quick.  The score comes on a one-handed catch in the end zone by Coates from the 20.  Nick Marshall looks like an All-American with his crisp passes.

Blue 30  White 3

NM is 9 of 15 for 153 yards.  Cameron Artis-Payne shows great vision and elusiveness running the football.

The White team has to punt again.

Corey Grant runs 54 yards for the touchdown.  What speed!

Blue 37  White 3

The White cannot move the ball.  The first team Blue defense is dominating.

Bruce Pearl is on the radio during the second quarter.  Boy, does he talk a good game!!!  It sounds like we will play a challenging schedule and the program will have to grow into it.

 The Blue rolls again the score coming on a 27-yd. pass to Quan Bray.  Our announcers keep praising Nick Marshall.  The ones are clearly dominant.

Blue 44  White 3

The Blue gets the ball back as the long half ends.  I have the feeling that the second half will go faster.

At the half the players get their SEC championship rings.  Highlights of last season are shown in the stadium.  Our announcers talk about it.  I can hear roars from the fans in the background.   Last year's Aabama game may have been the greatest college football game of all time.  It WAS the greatest Auburn game I witnessed.  We will NEVER get tired of talking about it.  Our announcers say that the players are watching the highlights also. 

We expect to see alot of new names on the field in the second half.

 On the first possession Carlson misses a 51 yard FG attempt.  JJ runs the Blue offense.

JJ hits Tony Stevens for 37 yards and a score as the third quarter ends.

Blue 51  White 3

The Blue scores again on a 20-yd. inside screen to Tony Stevens on the pass from Jonathan Wallace.

Blue 58  White 3

That's all the scoring.

I am impressed with Nick Marshall.  He looks great throwing the football.  Duke Williams will make some big plays this year.  Cameron Artis-Payne will be the starting running back.  The defense will be interesting with our defensive lineman sometimes playing defensive end.  Moncrief will start at safety.  I can't help but be excited about the prospects for this team in 2014.