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Playing at Auburn is often a nightmare.  But this one isn't.

John Mateer, OU's starting QB, broke a bone in his throwing hand in the 1st quarter Saturday. He's having surgery today. He'll probably be out a minimum of 3 weeks.

Watching ND/Ark. 

Razorback stadium doesn’t look full. Not a lot of overhead type shots, but the seats around the end zone look empty. 

ND winning 28-13. 

I liked Pittman when he was an assistant at UGA and wished him well.  But he appears to be running out of rope.

We get Auburn at home this weekend. I see this game in several ways. If A&M truly deserves a Top Ten ranking, we should win handily. Like 45-10. If we struggle on offense, and fail to score > 20, but still win, I don’t think we should be top ten but probably about 15-22. 

if Auburn scores more than 20 points while the game is in doubt no way should we be ranked and the win vs ND was a fluke.

if we lose, fire the coach and tear down the stadium.  Party’s over.

Looking at the team stats, this game is a head scratcher.  We dominated them offensively but failed to score points. That 3rd and 1 interception was a stupid play call IMO. We were very efficient running the ball at that point. Instead it was a bad pass that eventually turned into 7 for them. Glad I didn’t go to the game, the crowd looked HOT.  

I liked Pittman when he was an assistant at UGA and wished him well.  But he appears to be running out of rope.

Well, he's gone now. Bobby "Motorcycle Boy" Petrino is acting HFC.

Calling it now – Ole Miss is overrated preseason ranked at #21. Why are the Rebels ranked?

After last season, Ole Miss must replace their entire Backfield, Defensive Line, and Secondary. Plus 4 starting OL. Yet Ole Miss is ranked as high as #15 in various Polls.

Part of the reason I didn't believe Oklahoma could uphold a Top 25 ranking is because of how tough their schedule was. Well here the Sooners are, 4-0 with two wins over ranked teams. We haven't seen what the Sooners can do on the road Vs an equivalent opponent, nor have we seen much of an offensive identity, but Oklahoma is winning with a toughness that fits well into the SEC.

How wrong was I to peg both Ole Miss and Oklahoma as the two most overrated SEC programs going into the season? Both ranked #4 and #5 respectively in the AP Top 25. And with Oklahoma playing Kent State this weekend (before Texas) and Ole Miss playing Washington State after a bye week, both will sit in the Top 5 well into October.

On another note, I don’t at all mind SEC Coaches getting into with the beat writers during the post game pressers (I prefer it!). Mike Elko is absolutely correct to counter the beat writers asking whiny questions about the few things they could find wrong in Texas A&M’s dominant win over Auburn.

Do these beat writers not watch football like it is controlled warfare? In any battle, strategies go right (pass rush) and strategies go wrong (rushing attack). The larger strategy is for your strengths to make up for your weakness. Texas A&M’s strengths to hold Auburn to 177 yds and 0-13 on 3rd down more than made up for A&M’s offense missing out on a number of scoring opportunities.


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