Past Games

I have been enjoying watching past Auburn games on the ESPN networks, including 2010 Alabama, 2013 Georgia, 2000 Ole Miss, 2004 Tennessee, 2005 Georgia, 2004 LSU, and 1986 Alabama.  The first two games speak for themselves.  Dad and I were at the 2000 Ole Miss game.  It was fun watching big Rudi Johnson rumbling and stumbling through defenses.  Romping through the Vols in Neyland Stadium was special.  The Brandon Cox pass to setup the winning field goal against Georgia in 2005 is one of my favorite plays in Auburn history.  LSU was a defensive slugfest.  With the 1986 Alabama game, I see Brent Fullwood for the first time, plus the Tillman reverse.

Three Weeks from Today

Three weeks from today another Auburn football season will start.  The excitement from the beginning of a new season is always exhilirating.

We have good players.  We have coaches we believe in.  The schedule is challenging but Auburn's schedule is always challenging. 

I just hope we come out of the gate strong enough to beat Arkansas.  It certainly helps to win the first one.

It's Good

That we have something to talk about now that fall practice has started rather than just recruiting.  Until the first game it will be all talk because you can't really tell anything before then.  Except injuries and suspensions.  We find out that Alex Kozan is out for the year after suffering some kind of back injury in the off-season.  Marshall and Mincy will not start the Arkansas game.  This is all we know about their playing time in the opener.  I suspect Marshall will enter the game at the just the right moment to the roar of the Jordan-Hare crowd!

Fall Camp Begins

Auburn starts out #5 in the coach's poll.  This means nothing but it is something to talk about for a few minutes and then we move on.

Will Nick Marshall start the first game or will he have sit out Arkansas as punishment?  What about Jonathan Mincy?  The coach hasn't said anything yet.

Who will be in the running back rotation?  Is Duke Williams as good as advertised?  Will the defense be improved?  When will Carl Lawson return?

By the end of this month we will start to have answers.

The Big Hurt

Frank Thomas is being inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame.  As far as I know, he is the first Auburn athlete to be so honored.  Bo Jackson is the greatest Auburn athlete ever, but he didn't play baseball long enough to qualify.

Predictions

Numerous prognosticators are predicting a big year for the Tigers, including a conference championship and a spot in the new playoff.  The expectations are exciting, but I have been around Auburn football long enough to know that I prefer the expectations to be low.  High expectations may be a bad omen.  We are a 20+ point favorite against Arky.

ESPYs

I didn't watch it last night but I see this morning where Auburn won the ESPYs for best game and best play.  Was there any doubt?