2010 Schedule W/L Pick 'Em Right Now!!!
by WarEagle86 on Jul 18, 2010 9:32 AM CDT
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In honor of my post last year I decided to once again get your opinions on the schedule and get you guys to pick each game on the schedule as you see it right now. What are your trap games? What games are getting a little more hype than needed? Let us know what you think! Here is how I have it picked right now if I had to sit down and place bets on the season.
9/04/2010 - Arkansas St.: The Tigers come out and win big in their home/season opener setting up a clash in Starkvegas for the following Thursday. Win. 1-0
9/09/2010 - Mississippi St.: This is a tough one for me to call. Dan the man Mullen will have his team ready to play. Mississippi St. will look at this game as a chance to send a message to the rest of the SEC. In the end I think the Tiger offense is too much for the Bulldogs. Auburn pulls away in the second half 38-17. Win. 2-0
9/18/2010 - Clemson: When it comes down to it, I think this game is garnering too much attention. With all due respect to the Orange and Purple tigers, Auburn should win this game. Auburn 34-10. Win. 3-0
9/25/2010 - South Carolina: Many people are high on SC this year. Spurrier has openly stated he has been tougher on his players through the spring and will continue to be. He has also gone back to calling all of the offensive plays just as he did in his Gator days. In the end I think the Spurrier runs out of magic. Auburn 27-17. Win. 4-0
10/02/2010 - Louisiana-Monroe: No fooling around here. Auburn handles the other Louisiana college and gets some much needed rest for the 1st stringers. Auburn going away 42-21 with on or two td's coming late on AU's backups. Win. 5-0
10/09/2010 - Kentucky: Obviously revenge is a factor here. But the wildcats prove to be a feisty protecting their home turf. Auburn wins a tight one 24-17. Win. 6-0
10/16/2010 - Arkansas: The plainsmen will once again be seeking revenge as the Razorbacks roll into Jordan-Hare looking to continue their success against AU. This will be a tight one, and its very tough to call from this far out. Wes Byrum kicks the game winning field goal with time expiring. Auburn wins 38-35. Win. 7-0
10/23/2010 - LSU: This is a matchup that has also gone sour for the Auburn Tigers. In the end I think LSU will have too many answers. Auburn gets nipped at home 31-20. Loss. 7-1
10/30/2010 - Mississippi: Houston Nutt will not have any answers for AU on this day. The Tigers get back on track and win semi-big in Oxford 31-10. Win. 8-1
11/06/2010 - Chattanooga: A typical homecoming showing with improved defense from years past as younger guys begin to show strong improvement. Tigers roll 56-17. Win. 9-1
11/13/2010 - Georgia: Lately Mark Richt and the Bulldogs have owned AU. This year that trend will change as Auburn handles UGA 31-10 to set up a Black Friday matchup for the ages. Win. 10-1
11/26/2010 - Alabama: The much anticipated sequel from last year's nail biter will live up to the hype. Alabama's record will be no worse than tied with AU's and is likely to be better. Newton and the Malzahn machine put up a much better showing and the Tigers get some old magic back to knock off the Ruby Elephants at home. Auburn stuns the Tide with a game ending drive of their own 31-24! Win. 11-1
Borrowing from Chris Bosh; this all seems a little 'Pie in the Sky' to me. It really does. But as I imagined each contest it became a little more plausible to me. Obviously a lot of things will have to go right for this scenario to play out. I also am not going to go beyond this point in my predictions. I have no clue who else will be represented in the SEC championship game. And I won't even strain my brain trying to imagine the BCS standings at this point.
I would love to hear what you guys think. What have I got wrong? Do I have anything right? Let me know and let everyone else know how YOU think the season will play out. Here's to an exciting 2010 season. War Damn Eagle!
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Well tell me what you've got for 2010 JD.
I know you know you’re stuff. What do you think?
War Eagle
Hahaha I guess we're all just guessing at this point
I’m definitely less optimistic than you. I’ll say…
Arky St. W
Miss St W
Clemson L
USC W
ULM W
UK W
Arky L
LSU W
Ole Miss W
Chatt W
UGA L
Bama L
I think of the teams I have us losing to, Clemson or UGA would be the game I think we’re most likely to win. Of the teams I have us beating, LSU or Miss St would be the game I think we’re most likely to lose. I think picking us to beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa as things stand right now is the homerest pick of homer picks. Obviously, things could change. I see Alabama losing 2 or 3 games this year, and Auburn could be one of them. But I’m not liking our chances.
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 18, 2010 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
You're so negative.
You’re one of those Auburn fans that says we’ll never win the national title, aren’t you? Why even bother going to the games then?
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You call me negative, I call me a realist
I think we can win a national championship. It won’t be this year, though. Just because I don’t think we’re going to be as good as so many other Auburn fans think doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy the games. Did you think we’d win the national championship last year? Did you go to the games last year?
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 19, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Last year was different.
Last year was definitely a rebuilding year. I’ve been to 81 straight AU games, and that included going to the Iron Bowl in 2008. I went because I have a streak to keep going (and because I love Auburn, yes). But that was last year. The expectations have changed. Do I expect a national title this year? No. Do I expect one in the next 5 years? Yes. Do I expect to get to Atlanta this year? Yes.
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I would hardly call you a realist in this situation.....
you have us losing to Arkansas, Clemson, UGA, and Bama. I will bet you right now that at worst we split those games. AU is at worst 9-3 in the regular season this year.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
As you might've guessed...
I’m with JD again on this one, except for Clemson though I do think that’ll be a dog fight I believe Auburn still comes out on top. The problem is, I still think LSU is going to win again. I think those are the four games we lose. I’m picking 8-4 and most are picking 10-2. But you know, it’s only a two game difference. I don’t think JD is being ultra negative.
I'm not saying he is being negative....
but I don’t think he is being a realist either. We may very well lose to Bama or Arkansas and possibly LSU but I don’t think we lose to Clemson or UGA……both are going to be further down than apparently he thinks and we are going to be better than most think…..we are 9-3 at worst in the regular season and could be much better depending mostly on how the defense has improved.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Also
Predicting 8 (regular season) wins and 5 SEC wins is negative?
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 19, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes.
If we win 8 games this year I will be disappointed. Lose the bowl game and we’re right where we were last year.
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I think you and I operate under different definitions of the word negative then
When most preseason outlets don’t have us in the top 25 and have us picked for 4th in the SEC West, picking us to win 8 games and go 5-3 in the SEC is not being negative. If I said I thought we’d have a losing season, that would be negative. Just because my expectations don’t meet up to yours doesn’t make me negative.
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 19, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Due to his accuracy in the past,
I have to put a good amount of credibility in Phil Steele, who has us 2nd in the West, not 4th.
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Fair enough
He’s been wrong before though. Surely he didn’t pick us at 5-7 in ’08.
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 20, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Touche
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 20, 2010 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Steele
Hs us 11 and 0 in his preseason mag going to Bama
by AU04Natlchamps on Jul 22, 2010 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
yes,... it is jd. negative. CLEARLY. i'm not sure what team you've been following.
real progress won’t just be a leap in stats for the D…and a hold on for the O.
it will have to result in additional Ws. by picking the losses you did… i am going to make the following assumptions:
1. the player experience returning for AU doesn’t carry much advantage in your mind.
2. you aren’t convinced that the skill positions for AU (losses at RB, QB, DE) can be filled … yet.
3. you think we’ll be simply outmatched this year… by teams who… have new coaching staffs & systems, green QBs(UGA) & RBs(clemson)…
**you tell us… lots here seem to be asking the “why not” question given the landscape of 2010… you seem to be asking the shortened… “why” question…
can you explain?
I am concerned about 3 games:
Arky: because I am not convinced yet that AU’s secondary is assembled and akry has not just 1, 2, they have at minimum 3 WR that have to be covered all over the field. they’ve got a better than good rotation of RBs also.
LSU: because LSU will have 2 losses and be pissed at this stage in the season(perfect trap whether AU beats Arky or not)
…and bama, because.
I do believe that Auburn will be favored against LSU at that point in the season…and also against clemson early. i think clemson could match Auburn’s speed the most competitively in 2010. this will be a good game, but AU should get the W.
wappa
Okay
Our success in 2010 will hinge on two things: quarterback play and defense.
From what I’ve seen and read about Cam Newton, I’m skeptical about his accuracy. He went 3 for 8 in the A-Day game, including a pass that he sailed way over a wide open receiver’s head. Opposing coaches say it was his athleticism rather than his accuracy that beat them last season. I believe we need Newton to be a very accurate quarterback for our offense to improve production significantly. The RB production will not fall off. We have a good, experienced O-Line.
Last year’s defense was the worst in Auburn history. The worst in Auburn history. I know we had limited depth and injuries, and are bound to be better this year, but I’m skeptical about the defense being that much better. If our offense is that much better, it will only help our defense.
Your assumptions:
1. Other teams’ players also have experience. Does our experience give us that much of an advantage over other teams?
2. See above. If Newton is the real deal, we’ll be a damn good team. If he’s inaccurate, we won’t be much better (if at all).
3. UGA’s QB will have 10 games under his belt by the time that game rolls around, and he’s a better player than Joe Cox. Clemson has depth at RB; they’ll drop off but not substantially.
Let me get this straight: You’re concerned about 3 games, including a toss-up Clemson game (which you see us winning)? Are our predictions that different then?
To sum up my views: We go from a 3-5 SEC record to a 5-3 SEC record. Two-game improvement. We drop the Clemson game, but we could have easily dropped the WVU game last year. We should be favored in the game, but that doesn’t guarantee a damn thing. I will be pleased if we win our bowl game. I will be thrilled if we go 9-3 or better in the regular season.
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 19, 2010 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't like your attitude dude... and i don't think ...
your questions regarding AU outweigh our opponents unknowns.
i still think we go in with the upper hand…AND a home field advantage.
again,…
you clearly are asking with variable attitude… “why”…when i an asking “why not”.
there were 2 games that AU had opened up good leads last year that they will hold in 2010. they will also push for another W beyond that. bama squeaked by 2 games and went on to win a NC. “why not” is a reasonable question…i’m thinking.
“UGA’s QB will have 10 games under his belt”… wow.
Newton has experience leading a team. it is clear he is bringing real confidence and a full season of snaps under center in game situations.
i really don’t think you are comparing the 2 QBs are you?
my concerns were just attempts are finding common ground here. that doesn’t mean i see Auburn losing those games…
in fact, i think they’ll be favorites in most.
wappa
I don’t understand why some of you are acting like whiney little kids towards another Auburn fan just because his opinions/expectations don’t exactly match your own. JD has his concerns about the team, and they are legitimate ones. It is not like he predicted us to go 0-12 or 2-10.
There are a lot of unknowns going into this season and his concerns about the team are shared by a lot of us. Why all the hostility? You guys sound like butt hurt grade school kids. Lighten up.
There is no way to predict how much better this team will be, if at all. All any of us can do is guess about it until all the games are played.
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Jul 22, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 23, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
...
I meant the comment about UGA’s QB to say that he won’t be green anymore. He’ll have already faced South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee by the time he gets to Auburn.
Once again, just because we’ll be favored doesn’t mean we’ll win.
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 23, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
ok jd, i'm not going to agree yet with WE86 that you know your stuff...
if you are calling people crazy…then back up your guesses.
the 2 i am most interested in:
why does AU lose to Clemson at home?
why does AU lose to UGA at home?
wappa
We lose to UGA at home because I think UGA is going to be a damn good team this year
Their offense was already stellar last year with Joe Cox as QB. Imagine what they can do with a good QB! Their defense can’t be much worse.
The Clemson game is just a guess, a gut feeling. I think it’s a tossup game right now. Alot will depend on if their QB goes to MLB or stays at Clemson.
Just because these games are at home doesn’t mean we won’t lose them. We lost to Kentucky at home last year. Who’s to say we won’t turn in as miserable a performance some time this year?
Look, there isn’t a game on our schedule that we can’t win. That includes the Alabama game in Tuscaloosa. I find it extremely unlikely that we win that game, but you never know. Even though the team with the better record and ranking usually wins the Iron Bowl, every now and then you have surprises like 2001 and 2002 in the series. The only games on our schedule that I am 100% sure we win are Arkansas State, Louisana-Monroe, and Chattanooga. We don’t have an easy conference game this season. If we can get through September undefeated, I will adjust my expectations. That will mean wins at improving Miss St. on a Thursday night, and against always-decent Clemson and Spurrier’s most-hyped South Carolina team. Let’s rehash this at the end of September. I’d love to be proven wrong!
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 19, 2010 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I can see your point of view JD.
The more I think about it though, I think we have a golden opportunity to really shock some people this year. Nationally.
War Eagle
Jd,
how dare you not agree with the masses. What do you think this is, a free country or something?
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Jul 19, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I have gone over this.....
time and time again, and I can’t see us losing to LSU. I see Arky and GA as big challenges for us. In the Iron Bowl anything can happen.
The problem for anyone at point in time is predicting W/L because everybody is healthy.
Just a few key injuries and we have a rough row to hoe. Staying healthy will be huge for Auburn this year.
It may not be worth noting to anyone else, but I predict 11 wins counting the Bowl Game in January.
Nice read.
WAR EAGLE!
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If we lose to LSU, and Bama comes to the IB
with a loss, would that loss also have been to LSU? If so, then yet again AU would have had one of their best seasons in years only to sit at home the first week in Atlanta due to a loss to LSU :(
I wouldn't want to be left out of Atlanta but ...
… It wouldn’t hurt too bad if we were to beat bama, go 11 – 1, and play in one of the 4 major bowls.
AubTigerman
"The reason you come to Auburn is because of Auburn people.This is a special place, from the coaches all the way to the fans" - Andrew McCain OT
Absolutely
Playing in a BCS bowl, even if it’s not the NC game, would be a HUGE achievement for Chizik and Co. this season…..and would probably also mean the beginning of Gus Malzahn, Head Coach somewhere. It would probably also mean that I am currently way wrong about Cam Newton.
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 18, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sure which part of my comment you're specifically referring to, but here goes
Would it not be a huge achievement for our coaches and our team to make a BCS bowl?
If you don’t think us going to a BCS bowl would result in Gus Malzahn taking a HC job at a mid-level BCS conference school, then you’re kidding yourself.
I’m a little skeptical about Cam Newton because of what I’ve read and what I saw in the A-Day game. Obviously, the A-Day game didn’t give us enough evidence to know how good he’ll be, but he looked AWFUL in that game. He routinely sailed passes over receivers heads. Not good. His former opposing JUCO coaches have said he’s extremely athletic, but that he mostly won games in JUCO by his athleticism and not his passing ability. Do you think a QB can be successful in the SEC on athleticism alone? I’m worried we’re looking at Kodi Burns 2.0.
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 19, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm optimistic that
we’re looking at Jason Campbell 2.0. Exhibit A…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8EqYrEvSGE&feature=related
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Given
our schedule I have us going to Atlanta. I know….I know…..it’s crazy but we have the team and the schedule to do it. I think Bama loses to Florida and drops the IB. We may have one loss with that one maybe to Arky(God I hope not) or LSU. Both of those teams have some big issues. LSU with its crappy offense and Arky with the crappy D I think we could take either but could lose either if we don’t wake up to play. It’s our year to kill Georgia and finish off Richt after he posts a lack luster year…..they will probably be around the 7-5 range if not worse.
I've seen good TEAMS beat teams with great individuals.
I say we go 9-3 in regular season
We’ll lose to Arky, Bama and either USCe or LSU. We just don’t have the depth to do 11 games in a row without losing some. The Bama defense will be solid by the end of the year and our defense will be tired.
I’ll take 9-3 without any complaints whatsoever.
Our D will be rested
for the Iron Bowl if they’re rested for any game because we have a bye the week before.
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I like those picks.
…..However, I hope we exceed those scoring numbers. I’d like to think we have enough explosive players to get big plays, AND enough power and options in the red zone. I think the biggest thing that might stop us is errant throws and turnovers. If Cam makes good throws, and we hold onto the ball, I think we break records this year.
…..Arkansas, LSU, Georgia and Bama are the games that we definitely could lose. Arkansas because of the offense, and the other three due to power on the lines of scrimmage.
…..I don’t see La Monroe holding us to 42. Sorry. With Todd and no real backup behind Ben Tate, we still racked Ball State for 54, WVa for 41, and Furman for 63. This year, no matter whether Caudle, Trotter or Moseley comes in the game late, the offense will still move the ball, unless Chiz puts the Tuberville-style handcuffs on.
……I HATE the idea of giving up 31 to LSU for the second year in a row! Has the Bayou offensive line really improved that much? I don’t think so. With the worst defense in Auburn history last season, we only gave up 31 because the Auburn offense did absolutely NOTHING in that game.
……Richt and co. have dealt with a new quarterback before, and the rest of the Bulldog offense is LOADED. No way we hold ’em to ten. Unless the weather is absolutely horrible…
……Beating Alabama in T-Town would be sweet, ESPECIALLY if they come in undefeated!
Georgia's gonna be damn good this year if they can stay healthy
"Very accomplished bunter" - Rick Horton about Aaron Miles
by jd is legend on Jul 18, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
This year is another case of a mile wide but an inch deep, especially on defense. We will have one of the best OL in the league in terms of both skill and experience. And despite all the sky is falling paranoia over the departure of Tate, we have a good bench at running back with Fannin, Smith, McCaleb and the freshmen stud.
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Even though Cam has not had much time in the SEC, he did drive his team to a championship last season. That is on the field experience. I like all four of our quarterbacks this year and feel like we may have to rotate QBs to play up the strengths of different guys at different times. While some view that strategy as a weakness, I like it in terms of confusing the enemy a little bit. All of the backups have excellent passing skills and can run the ball, a big improvement over our alternatives last season. This allows Gus a wider variety of plays to call in the red zone. (I wasn’t thrilled when Cam sailed a few into the end zone during the A Day game. He was stellar moving down the field, and showed a strong, accurate arm for the long ball. He’s big and strong on his feet and poses a real threat to run, which will make the D show some respect.)
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I am torn between fearing the unknown and expecting us to win every game. Right now I think we beat Ark State, Miss St, Clemson, South Carolina, Louisiana Monroe.
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Arkansas poses problems for our defense. However, we will move against their defense. So this game boils down to two good offenses vs two questionable defenses. The hype over Mallet is overwrought. He has the arm, but his foot is not 100%. A nasty Auburn D can expoilt that funky wheel. Toss up.
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LSU is experiencing a little turmoil this year. Their QB carousel is unsettled, and I think Les is getting bugs in his head. If we can keep our starters healthy, we have just as much chance of winning as they do. There is no overwhelming superiority on their side to warrant undue fear of them. They are not the juggernaut of seasons past. Toss up.
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Ole Miss is missing one skinny little running back, and without him I don’t see much to fear. We neutralized the threat last year, and now we have a few more bullets in the gun to expand that coverage. We win.
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We win vs Chatt.
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Georgia must be stopped. I know we spend all our time counting fingers against Bama, but the freakin Bulldogs are racking up an unacceptable run against us. We must win this game, and so we do.
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You know, for 58 minutes last season I was riding a bucking bronco during the Iron Bowl. Man, what a ride. Well, this year we have a little more meat on the bench to help out. Anything is possible during this game and I never count us out. Toss up.
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Wow!
26 comments and not one from a Bammer on such an attractive target. They must be resting on their laurels.
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by War Eagle Atlanta on Jul 19, 2010 3:56 PM CDT reply actions
i'll bite
and be the first bammer to post, though I’m not going to give a prediction…
I’ll just say that I find it strangely comforting that other schools fans get mad at each other for being too optimistic/pessimistic when making predictions. RBR had almost the exact same throw-down on it’s article about predictions for the upcoming year.
The Process of Champions
Alright here goes....
Arkansas St. W
Miss St W
Clemson W
USC W
ULM W
UK W
Arky swing
LSU Swing
Ole Miss W
Chatt W
UGA Win
Bama Swing
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
12-0
Put it in your pipe and smoke it. Newton wins his second national title in consecutive years. Im a cup half full fella as you can see. Next Year we are going to be so solid. Im calling it right here right now We win a BCS title next year !
War Eagle
One better
You heard it right here first, the Auburn Dynasty is at hand and there will be 2, count them, 2 BCS titles in a row for the Plainsmen.
I like your attitude....
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Itll be four straight
well maybe only 3. It’s a joke Alabama thinks they have a better program… this is the year we start taking it back!!! Newton is going to be Conference player of the year
by otisnixon'sparty on Jul 29, 2010 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
At best 11-1 and at worst 8-4.........
The 1 in the"at best" category coming from either Ark,UGA,LSU or Bama and the 4 in the “at worst” being the same group. But as for my hopes, I’m smelling roses with at least 4 nail- biters that are settled by 10 points or less.
WAR DAMN EAGLE come what may….. and let the games begin!!
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