Arkansas Prediction Thread
by jd is legend on Oct 12, 2010 6:54 PM CDT
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After a near collapse against Kentucky, our Tigers are gearing up for their toughest test to date against the 12th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. This will be Auburn's first CBS game with Verne 'n' Gary as the announcers since the 2008 Iron Bowl (vomit). Ryan Mallett and the Hogs will be an extremely difficult matchup for our subpar (to put it kindly) secondary. I believe the only way we can stop their offense is to bring the house early and often and hope to rattle Mallett. Of coures, this will likely lead to some big plays in the passing game, but we already know Arkansas will put up some points on Saturday. I also hope Tracy Rocker gets after his defensive line after their disappearing act against Kentucky, and that they come out fired up and really disrupt things along the line of scrimmage.
The season is halfway over (booooooo), and we have yet to have any repeat winners. Congratulations go out to commenter AU04Natlchamps for having the foresight to envision a close game in the bluegrass state. His prediction was only six points off the actual final score, so AU04Natlchamps is the newest addition to the weekly winners' list! Nice work!
Game 1 (Arkansas State): Sparkey
Game 2 (Mississippi State): Col.Angus
Game 3 (Clemson): Jumpn_JackFlash (PERFECT)
Game 4 (South Carolina): Todd92
Game 5 (Louisiana-Monroe): SandMountainTiger
Game 6 (Kentucky): AU04Natlchamps
I've had a hard time coming up with a score prediction of my own for this game, as I believe Mallett provides a tremendous challenge for our defense. I said in the preseason that Arkansas would be a game we would drop, but I also didn't envision Cam Newton being this good. Newton seems to have the ability to put the whole team on his back and simply will the team to a victory. It's hard to predict against that. Auburn gets a late defensive touchdown in an otherwise close game.
Arkansas 24
Auburn 34
P.S. - Entries are accepted until one hour before kickoff (1:30 PM CT) and if a user enters two scores, only the first counts. Also, if you only give a score and don't designate which score belongs to which team, I will assume that you are picking Auburn to win by that score.
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Auburn only gives up 11?
Really?
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Oct 13, 2010 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
65-43 AUBURN
Cam goes batshit crazyon the hogs
FREE BBQ ON SUNDAY!!!
HAHAHAHAHA
WAAAARRREEEEAAAAGLE!!!
BITE ME ARKANSAS!!!
Col.Angus may be rough, Col.Angus may not smell like a bed of roses, but deep down Col.Angus is very sweet. If I overstay my welcome, just tap me on the head!!
War Eagles 31-21
We jump out early and the D steps up with two picks and a fumble recovery. Cam Newton has a jaw dropping performance and solidifies his spot as the best QB in the SEC. WAR DAM EAGLE
Ark-34 AU 27
I see this one being Auburn’s first lost. For whatever reason, Auburn just cannot seem to play Arkansas that well in the last few years. Until I see that streak end, I have no major reason to think it will not keep going that way. As always, I’d love to be wrong and I have been in the past.
I find your lack of faith disturbing...
Upon moving to AL, I let my wife decide who she would root for. After one day at a new job full of Bama fans, she met me at the door with a hearty cry of "WAR EAGLE"
by SandMountainTiger on Oct 16, 2010 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
UA 31 Auburn 24
Auburn’s offense isn’t as great as advertised. Their defense is even worse than advertised. The game against South Carolina was a gift, with so many South Carolina turnovers in the 4th Quarter. Cam Newton behind all 24 points.
We have your number the past few years and have won the last two at Jordan-Hare. For some reason, Auburn just doesn’t scare us like the Floridas and Alabamas of the SEC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0J4d89UOec&feature=player_embedded
Wooo Pig
Those teams (the past few years) had Brandon Cox and Chris Todd at quarterback
Cam Newton > Ryan Mallett
Do you remember that spelling bee you won in the first grade? Rock? "R-O-K"?
by jd is legend on Oct 12, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Auburn Wins!!!!!!!!!!
I see Auburn losing at the half 20 – 13. Comes out the second half and smokes that pork butt and wins 34 – 23. WDE.
AU 37 hogs 31
Oh our offense is as good as advertised, and so is yours razer. But so sad for you that this is not your year at Jordon-Hare. You will find out that it sucks when the 2010 Tigers take you seriously.
Boil the Hogs! War Damn Eagle!
by Tiger on the mountain on Oct 12, 2010 11:19 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I thought it was JordAn-Hare.
But, of course, I’m not an Barner so I might have that wrong…..or might it be that because I’m not a Barner, I got it right?
Anyways, I highly doubt that you will put up 37 on us. We held Bama to 24 points, with their highly potent rushing attack. I’m max betting this game with my bookie. Arkansas plus 4 is a steal.
Wooo Pig
by generalrazor on Oct 12, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
It is Jordan-Hare,
I didn’t catch the mistake as I was posting from my DROID. But that is the last thing that you are right about.
by Tiger on the mountain on Oct 13, 2010 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Highly potent????
Against Penn State and Duke…you people kill me! Buy you some knee pads! You will need them for all the time you will spend praying during this game!!! WAR EAGLE!
"The spirit of the Auburn family is a magical, mystical thing. It defies explanation. It transcends wins and losses on a football field. It imprints itself on your character and can never be extinguished. Being an Auburn fan defines part of who and what you are..."
-Unknown Author
I believe the Good Guys can run and....
Eat a lot of clock. Keeping R-kansas “O” off the field, and it ends up being a low scoring game. Take Auburn at home by 3.
Auburn 27
Hogs 24
Write it down….in pencil
WAR EAGLE!
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AU takes control early and gains SEC Respect
AU – 45
ARK – 31
-4 turnovers cooks the Razorbacks
Cam vs Mallet. Really?
Is anyone naming Mallet in the Heisman race? Didn’t think so!
Best quarterback usually prevails.
WAR EAGLE – its going to be a great game!
WarEagleCB2
by wareaglecb2 on Oct 13, 2010 12:36 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
This argument...
Is quite stupid. Predicting a winner by who’s quarterback is in the Heisman talk in Week 7(?) is outlandish. Y’all’s defense is very, very bad.
Wooo Pig
by generalrazor on Oct 13, 2010 12:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Our defense isn't great, but it's not "very, very bad"
In terms of yards per play (a better metric than yards per game, especially for a defense that plays opposite Gus Malzahn’s offense):
Rushing: 2.8 ypr (12th nationally, 2nd in the SEC)
Passing: 6.6 ypa (49th nationally, 6th in the SEC)
Total: 4.8 ypp (26th nationally, 3rd in the SEC)
Arkansas is worse at rush defense (3.5) and is equal in pass defense, but slightly better at total (4.7), probably because teams throw the ball against us more than they do against Arkansas.
Auburn’s best win is an eight-point victory over South Carolina. Arkansas’ best win is almost beating Alabama.
Do you remember that spelling bee you won in the first grade? Rock? "R-O-K"?
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2010 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
UA 34 - AU 24
The real good guys go up early against an overmatched secondary and finally put together a complete game. Newton is a beast and will get his yards but Razorback D is on par with Hog’s 2006 squad – I’m sure you remember how that turned out.
Verne Lundquist channels Harry Carey in a spirited round of “Hey Gary, Hogs Win!! Hogs Win!!!” and the undefeated War Eagles Tigers get de-railed again…
WOO PIG SOOIE – RAZORBACKS!
Bully for you and your 2006 defense.
That’s great. But there is a huge difference in defending the 2006 Tigers with Brandon Cox at the helm, vs the 2010 Tigers with Cam Newton at the helm. Coming into the Arkansas game in 2006, Auburn was averaging 182 yds passing and 173 yards rushing. Coming into the Arkansas game in 2010, Auburn IS averaging 207 yds/game passing (218, when the game is played at home), and 276 yds/game rushing (288 when the game is played at home).
I do remember the 2006 game; I was there. My husband and I got married on a Friday night so that we could go to the game the next day. Trust me when I say, there will be nothing on Saturday that resembles the 2006 game.
by Tiger on the mountain on Oct 13, 2010 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Auburn 42 - Arkansas 38
I will say this: I don’t see how we will stop them.
BREAKING NEWS: ESPN has several sources reporting that the University of Alabama's 1st string waterboy will be declaring himself eligible in the 2011 NFL draft. He projects as WR with 4.29 speed and a vertical of 12....feet.
If they can't run....
They have to pass the ball. As good as they are at throwing the ball around, if Auburn can make the pass play a predictable 10-12 yard play, then we will win. It all starts with stopping the run.
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by KoolBell777 on Oct 16, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Auburn's Problem Is Morning & Early Afternoon Games
if you’ve noticed. They can’t wake their butts up. This game, I think, is at 2:30. So, I hope Auburn will be awake enough by then. Turn the water hose on them, make them do jumping jacks and give them plenty of caffeine. Then, Auburn may win. This coming from behind crap didn’t work last year and won’t work this year either with Arkansas. But hopefully they learned from last year’s mistakes. This game is truly a defining moment for the season. Auburn 31 Ark 24!
That myth has been shot down by the Chizik regime..
The Outback Bowl changed things.
Trust me, I was at the ULM game. Pregame warmup was serious knowing that winning the rest would include playing these next two weeks on CBS at 2:30 pm.
An emphasis was put on that fact during summer practices.
WAR EAGLE!
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by KoolBell777 on Oct 16, 2010 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
AU 117 Ark 115
The Buffalo Wild Wings crew get involved and make it a game for the ages. AU wins when the hogs fail to convert the 2 point conversion in the 8th overtime.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Oct 13, 2010 8:47 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I think Les Miles actually does have someone like that at BWW who works for him
Do you remember that spelling bee you won in the first grade? Rock? "R-O-K"?
by jd is legend on Oct 13, 2010 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Holy crap man, you were more right than you thought.
BREAKING NEWS: ESPN has several sources reporting that the University of Alabama's 1st string waterboy will be declaring himself eligible in the 2011 NFL draft. He projects as WR with 4.29 speed and a vertical of 12....feet.
Cam solitifies his Heisman chase in this game.
Auburn- 35
Arkansas- 27
Ryan Mallet makes mistakes in the end and we capatilize after they try to mount a huge comeback.
Auburn 35 Arkansas 31
The feral pigs get a late touchdown to make the game look closer than it actually was.
Looks like we managed to lure a few Ozark trolls out of their caves. They’ll be fleeing back to the hills on Saturday night.
AU 34 Ark 31
Upon moving to AL, I let my wife decide who she would root for. After one day at a new job full of Bama fans, she met me at the door with a hearty cry of "WAR EAGLE"
by SandMountainTiger on Oct 13, 2010 9:57 AM CDT reply actions
AU 30 - Arky 28
After watching the Bama Arkansas game and seeing that Arkansas had no answer for the Wildcat Bama was running, I doubt we will have any problem moving the ball on them. With Cam at QB, we basically run a form of the wildcat all the time with a good passer on top of it. As long as we don’t give the ball away in our own RZ we should be able to hold them down enough to win. Mallet lacks the patients to throw underneath the whole game, and for that matter so does Petrino. Mallett has never played in a big game that he did not make mistakes, but we will have to gte the lead on them to clamp that pressure down that normally causes those mental miscues. I think we will play well enough defensively to put him in that position.
For all of the talk about how we looked defensively vs Kentucky, our defense has stepped up when it has been needed and made plays. The one caveat is that we absolutely can not give them a short field. Arkansas played their best game of the year at home vs. Alabama and lost. They will have to play better than that in our house on Saturday to win. I don’t think it happens.
WDE!!!!!
Sick just thinking about it!
AU 44 – Arky 23…
"The spirit of the Auburn family is a magical, mystical thing. It defies explanation. It transcends wins and losses on a football field. It imprints itself on your character and can never be extinguished. Being an Auburn fan defines part of who and what you are..."
-Unknown Author
AU 30 - UA 27
Another come from behind victory…..Byrum kick with less than a minute to win.
After last game
I don’t know…. AU-24 arky-14. Sure, that will work.
by Johnnycolorado on Oct 13, 2010 3:08 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
AU 23 - Ark 21
I’m only predicting this low of a score because I got in on this late. Surely there will be more scoring than this, right? Whatever, my Tigers get another “W” regardless. Going to be a wild crowd. War Eagle!
Auburn 31, Little Pigs, Little Pigs 27
#2 Cameron Newton for Heisman
by War Eagle Atlanta on Oct 14, 2010 9:43 AM CDT reply actions
Auburn 34 - Ark 21
I believe the “D” gets pressure on Mallet and when its time to do or die he starts to makes critical errors. Just as he did in the Alabama game.
This will be a close one...
I don’t see either team scoring more than 30 in this one. The Arkansas D is pretty solid sideline to sideline and lead the conference in sacks. I think the Hogs will play Cam like they did Tebow at FL last season.
If the Hogs play the second half like they did the last couple of games…we will be in trouble. Look for Leon to spy Cam all game and the rest of the front 7 to stay home and not over commit trying to reach the backfield. I think the winner of this game makes a couple key defensive stops, controls field position and wins the special teams battle. I’m not very good with predicting scores, but I think it will come down to a field goal. My guess is 27-24 Hogs. WPS!!!
Disclaimer: no mascots, schools, players or bloggers were insulted during this post
I love the idea of putting a spy on Cam.
If Arky does this, expect more production from our running backs.
Upon moving to AL, I let my wife decide who she would root for. After one day at a new job full of Bama fans, she met me at the door with a hearty cry of "WAR EAGLE"
by SandMountainTiger on Oct 15, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Very close game...
AU 38
UA 35
Wes wins another one in overtime
AU 38 ARK 35
Still have my antacids and I feel like they will be well used this week.The D finally wakes up in the secondary and gains some respect. Cam and Co. continue to show our dominance in offense efficiency (all 4 qtrs this time). This game will be close from start to finish with either a late TD by AU or a field goal by the Great Byrum to seal the win. On to vict’ry strike up the band………… WDE!!!
" Do not blame GOD for having created the Tiger, but thank HIM for not having given it wings" Indian proverb (smart indian)
If I remember right
Auburn’s game against Kentucky was at night when they should have been wide awake. They may have been in the first half but they surely went to sleep in the second half. Auburn is as lucky as Les Miles and the LSU Tigers. Cam Newton looks like Chris Tucker on steroids with his shit eating grin. Alabama was exposed last weekend I say Auburn is exposed even more than they have been all year. Ark 35-Auburn 21
FUUUUUUCCCCKKKK YOOOOOOUU!!!!
Jason
HAHAHAAHAHA
65-43
IN YOUR FACE….PIGGIE!! Expose that!
Col.Angus may be rough, Col.Angus may not smell like a bed of roses, but deep down Col.Angus is very sweet. If I overstay my welcome, just tap me on the head!!
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