"T"...Good luck in Pasadena will be pulling for ya....What's your take on this game ? Really want to wager on the Tigers but their defense has me worried although I feel Gus will have your boys ready....gl:0074
Auburn is going to get ours on Offense. FSU fans have taken the same stance as every other team we've played in the last month. They are gonna be the ones that FINALLY stop our run game... because... well they are FSU and they think that their defense shutting down glorified MAAC offenses actually means something to the rest of the college football world that knows their schedule has been an absolute joke (2nd worst SOS of any team to make the BCS NCG behind 2010 UO). Bama couldn't stop our run, Mizzou's #2 rush D in conference couldn't either, FSU sure as shit isnt.
I was worried about Jameis vs. Our Secondary until the last 24 hours seeing a few pretty rational guys talk about it, with a couple of unbiased Bama friends chiming in the discussion:
FSU's WRs aren't any better than Mizzous. Hopefully no Noles try to convince anyone that Benjamin is better than Dorial GB. he's not. yes DGB torched us a couple times, that is gonna happen again in the NCG, but for the most part we limit big plays on D and play the bend don't break... and force people into mistakes.
This I didn't know until this morning: FSU is 3rd worst in sacks allowed on O. I think this bodes well for the Jameis vs. Secondary matchup. Our DL is playing better every week. I know FSU has a top draft pick at LT, but the rest of the line is supposed to be pretty bad. Allowing more than 2 sacks a game vs. the competition they faced on defenses doesn't bode well for playing against us because the DL is our biggest strength this year. Everyone that has watched the D in the 2H vs Mizzou saw that when we pinned our ears back and started blitzing we shut down Mizzou's offense. I don't think FSU will be able to run that much on us, and we'll be able to blitz and force FSU into some 3rd and long or maybe force turnovers.
I think turnovers will be huge and Marshall has to stop putting the ball on the ground. Although we did say the same thing about the Iron Bowl and AU lost the turnover battle 0-1 in that one and still outplayed Bama for 3/4 quarters.
People predicting a blowout for FSU are probably the same people that have been betting against AU and losing their ass all year. Have learned to just avoid debating with these people and collecting my money on saturdays. The game is gonna be real close and I'll be giving one of my friends that's staying in Vegas Saturday night before the game, before driving to meet the rest of us in LA Sunday, some money to put on Auburn Moneyline. I think our team is more battle-tested and FSU hasn't been hit in the mouth a single time this year. While Auburn has shown more resilience than any CFB team I can remember in my life. That has more of an impact than most people care to give credit for... Just my opinion.
Looking forward to a great game and a good weekend out there. And some beeeautiful scenery between Auburn and FSU women that will be out there :SIB
