One one side- A team on the verge of collapse. On the other-A team that is steadily getting better and on the verge of a National Championship.  A beloved and embattled coach, possibly on his way out VS a coach that is already a legend in his fan's eyes.

If you thought I was talking about 1992, then you are correct. There are eerie similarities in the way this College Football season has progressed. It reminds me of 1992. Auburn had previously owned Alabama. In fact. Auburn had just come off of a 4 game win streak vs the Tide. The Tide faithful's lack of patience in Bill Curry led to his demise and the hiring of yet another legend in College Football-Gene Stallings. Alabama's powers that be lacked the patience to let Curry do his job-as did they with Mike Shula.

So, now here we are. Saban-you have to give credit where it is due-is a very good coach. But, what I'd like to point out as with Bill Curry-Mike Shula DID recruit well for Alabama. I get tired of the "He left the stable empty" excuse. He brought in Andre Smith, John Parker Wilson, Glenn Coffee, Roy Upchurch, and many many more. Yet, here we are. Auburn doesn't appear capable of winning but one more game this year. Now, don't get me wrong, I love Auburn, but if you think I'm giving us a chance against Georgia and Alabama-then you are wrong. I think that we will play well against Alabama, and perhaps lead for most of the game. But, in the end, I think that this Auburn team has given up. They have given up on our coach and most importantly they have given up on themselves. These last 4 games will be a test of the will and the competitve spirit of these young Auburn men. But, I think it's too late.

I, like all of you, never saw this coming and am totally confounded by this season. i don't really want Tubs to go, but you know he won't clean house on his staff. He won't bring in a new wide receivers coach, quarterback coach, offensive line coach, or special teams coach. So what do we do? I say that if he refuses to change certain personnel then he must go with them. I don't want him too, but he needs to listen to reason.

It's going to have taken Alabama less than 2 calendar years to get a shot at a title under Saban. They won't win it, but I like them to win the SEC, and play Texas for the national championship. And, that doesn't sit well with me. Tubs needs to reflect right now and decide if he really is an Auburn man. He needs to win back his team, and do it quickly. There is a slight chance that it could happen this year, but what Auburn needs is a player to step up and lead this team. Who that player is, I have no idea. But, I have faith that there is someone that will lead this team and help get us back on the right track.

We are down right now, and Alabama is flying high. Let's get it together and be the team that craps on Bama's perfect season on November 29th.

War Eagle

Four downs, Auburn had inside the five to score. Two relatively wide open receivers missed. One COMPLETELY wide open receiver missed.

Kodi Burns has tried all season to hijack the offense. With comments like: "I'm a big-time play maka" and "I am an NFL style quaata back", Burns shamelessly divided our offensive team and our coaching staff. Well, Saturday, against the SEC's worst defense, Burns got his shot. What did he do? He missed receiver after receiver. He purposely called his own number over twenty times.

In the game, Burns and Todd(not going to place all blame on "Superman") led Auburn on 57 plays for NEGATIVE YARDAGE. Coincidentally, Auburn is number one in the NATION in negative plays.

So, what should happen next? It is my unprofessional opinion that if Burn's attitude doesn't make a shift towards an openess of teamwork that he should never play for Auburn again. Hell, I agree with Franklin. If he really told Burns that he wasn't worth a shit, then hats off to Tony. At least someone on that coaching staff has the testicular fortitude to say it. And, I can guess who the hot-headed lineman was that Franklin fought with......Could it be Super-Kodi's high school teammate LEE ZIEMBA?

I bet my left nut it was. Ziemba has developed quite the hot-head. And, in short, has played poorly all year long. Auburn and Tuberville have some serious problems on this football team, and we need to deal with them immidiately. I have never seen a Tuberville team play less like a real team in my life. It looks to me like, while we were having a good time laughing at BAMA for having serious internal problems-that some severe ones for us manifested.

Auburn is always going to be my team, but I hope that if Tubs wants to keep his job-he will sort out the bad seeds. I don't believe our problem lies with the coaching staff solely. There are guys on this team who appear to have legitamately lost their minds. I hope and pray they sort it out.

Also, I hear that Tubs is exploring MY Barrett trotter recommendation. Hell, even Caudle would be a nice change. Give the man a shot! Anyways, I think that Tubs has seen enough and is actively making changes to this team as we speak.

And, just so we are all clear, I hope that if cooler heads and maturity do not prevail that Ziemba and Burns get their walking papers soon!

War Eagle!

P.S. Burns, if you were worth a shit, you'd be playing!

Well, I hate to say it-No, I actually love to say it......

So, what's worse than losing to a top 10 ranked LSU Tiger football team at home?

Losing to a far inferior opponent like, say, Oregon State......How bout that game? It goes to show you that the underdog does win once in a while. Good for college football, but bad for USC. Our chances of reaching the championship game are better at this point.

Give Auburn's offense some time, and cut Franklin some slack. They will only get better!! We'll take it to Tennessee this weekend, and then on to Vandy!

War Eagle!

P.S. I like Georgia over Bama by 14

But, can you imagine if Bama beats Georgia? They could sneak waaaaay up there! Yeah, I don't see that happening though. Their lack of depth on defense will show up against truly physical football teams. AKA-Georgia, even Kentucky, LSU, and Auburn. Not saying that they're going to lose those, but this illusion of a defense will be suspect by years end.

I decided to not let a couple of nimrods get to me. After all, they know little of what they speak.

War Eagle again!!!!!

I have decided that it isn't necessary to read or post on this site for now. I just cannot stand all of the negativity. No one is giving the offense time to come around, and it's pissing me off. I cannot imagine what would have happened to Florida if they had canned Meyer and his offense after a year......We were beaten by a better team plain and simple.....Goodbye fair-weather fans

War Eagle!

First off, I need to apologize to the LSU faithful for picking them to have an off year. LSU won the game in the trenches. They have depth on the lines that is hardly matched in the SEC. It seems that they are still capable of winning the West-contrary to what I believed early on.

Second, War Eagle! The offense showed some signs of life that I am excited about.

Okay here goes......

Auburn fans should not be calling for Franklin's head. The only really bad call I saw was the roll out PASS on 4th down. If I have Ben Tate, I run it straight at them.

Kodi Burns would not have been wise to play in this game. There was never an opportunity in this war, where I could see him coming in and not totally throwing off the flow of the game for the offense.

LSU is still a pretty good football team, and I am starting to see the genius in Dr. Evil's game plans.

Durst screwed one punt and we never saw him again. Shoemaker comes in and screws the pooch. What was this all about?

The defense does have holes, and they are right where we all knew they were! SECONDARY

Anyways, I am hungover and tired, but despite my disappointment, I still believe this is going to be a good year. If we can get past Tennessee, I think the schedule favors us until Georgia. So, all of you fairweather fans go ahead and start calling for more premature firings! But know this-- at the end of the day, we just got beat by a better football team! Plain and simple.......

War Eagle!

Yes! I said it! So what if we were predicted to win the West? We are experiencing some real, down to earth, growing pains. Nobody said it was going to be easy. I am just so confused by all of the negativity. Didn't Auburn win Saturday night? Aren't we 3-0? As opposed to 1-2 last year? Didn't we start last year as bad or worse on offense?

These are all really great questions, and I, for once in my life, am not going to get down about this. For the last 14 days, I have heard nothing but negativity from the Auburn fan base. Maybe we need this. Maybe, we need to lose 6 or 7 games to get a grip on reality. I saw it the last 2 years with the attendance and the sportsmanship. Auburn fans have become worse whiners and less supportive than the other school down the roads fanbase. I really believe this. There is this misplaced sense of entitlement that Auburner's have developed and it's making me sick.

Get over it! I guarantee you that those boys played their hearts out on Saturday night. The spread is new and we should be open to the possibility of some suffering due to the lack of experience. But, to scream for Franklin's head?To BLATANTLY overlook Todd's promise? Wake up Auburn!!! It is nowhere as bad as it could be! We could be Vanderbilt, and have no promise ever! We could be the Canes for crying out loud!! We have a successful program that is in a TRANSITION! Stop this school girl whining crap!

We are the Auburn Tigers!

The sheer heart and determination of my beloved "Cow" college's players and fanbase has in the past been a testament of sportsmanship and the competitive spirit throughout the country. Over the last few years, it has been lost. What happened? Did a little success dilute our reality this bad? Maybe so....

But, we are better than this. Auburn is my birthplace and my home away from home.  I am tired of this Bammer-likeness that we have adopted. They are the program of entitlement. Not us! We are the school that, no matter how long it takes, will find a way to regain that positive spirit, and learn to appreciate what we have here at Auburn. Leave the whining to the "Has-Been" University up the road! Because at the end of every day, they are just Alabama, and they will never be Auburn!

War Eagle!

Okay, maybe I am naive. Maybe, just maybe, I am missing some critical element to this season that other Auburner's seem to have discovered.

Why is everyone(most Auburn fans) so worried about our offense? They are averaging over 400 yards a game. 32 points a game? So, why is everyone so down on the Tigers?

That's all I hear these days. So much analyzing and worrying about Bama. Make no mistake fellow Auburn fans. Bama is going to be back. Hell, they could very well get us in Tuscaloosa this year. Hows about all of us stop breaking down every fart of Tuberville's and enjoy being Auburn fans?

 Auburn fans seem ready to turn on Tubs and Franklin at a drop of the hat. Have we become so dilluted and misguided that we should just expect so much? I for one think everyone needs to calm down.

If this doesn't apply to you, don't jump down my throat, but there is a huge portion of the Auburn family that is ready to jump ship! bUT, WHY?

The ship hasn't even left port yet....

Kinda pointless to run for the life boats when we're still docked......

War Eagle guys!! Let's have some fun....

-B

So, what does everyone think of Tennessee now? I still think they are pretty solid.

Remember Bama and Auburn seemed to never be able to win openers against the PAC-10. Of course Wash St in 2006 was our only success against the PAC-10.

Side Note: Eric Berry looked good. Man, that hurts the heart when I think about how he slipped right through our fingers 2 years ago! Oh well, Se La Vie!!

War Eagle!

-B

First of all, Alabama fans, congrats on the big win!  Second, it really is ignorant-no matter how you spin it-to talk the type of smack that I heard at 11 o'clock last night this soon. I know that beating Clemson, a top 10 team, is a big deal, but I just have to hit a few points. Let's get started....

1. Don't be a poor winner and tell an Auburn fan to be afraid just yet.

2. We beat Clemson last year.

3. Clemson is an annual choker. They have always underachieved under Tommy Bowden. I am quite sure that the display in the Georgia Dome might have been the beginning of the end for Bowden.

4. Bammers- It really is amazing the things that y'all say.

One thing that I heard was, "we beat a top 10 ten! Who'd yall play? A high school team? And, what was that score?"-Bammer

I was completely dumbfounded. Didn't Auburn beat Clemson in their bowl game? And, didn't ALABAMA LOSE to ULM in their second to last game last year?

The Bammers response was...."THAT'S IN THE PAST"

WTF????? I was dumbfounded!!!! Isn't the premise of all BAMMERS hopes and dreams, found waaaaaaay back burried in the past! Hasn't that been their calling card for 2 decades now?

The irrational Alabama fans will be out in force this morning. They will talk their smack, and most of all, fail to see any logical points raised byother fans. Get ready boys and girls. The Bammers are back, and it's only going to get worse.

My first game perspective-I am hoping our inability to air out any passes was due to first game jitters.......I was glad to see the running game so dominant.

Overall, no surprises, but I want to see the ball thrown successfully. That's gonna hurt recruiting if we cannot get that done. Plus, what the hell did I wait 9 months to see?

On a side note: I apologize to LSU fans for being so rash. I still think you guys lose some, but I would like to amend my prediction to four losses at the most. LSU looked nasty at times.....

Well, it was a decent day of football. ECU got a hold of Va Tech, and Alabama got Clemson. I was thrilled for Alabama until the 1:30 to go mark. And then, I remembered why I loved watching them suffer over the last decade. The suffering may be over, but the streak WILL go on!

War Eagle!!!

Angry White Man-An Auburn Fan’s Response Category: Sports

I decided to share a few things I looked up with the rest of you guys. This story really happened.  Idid amend my language and added the Jimmy Johns bit to further my point......SO, ENJOY!

3/5/08

Earlier this morning, your's truly was accosted by an unruly and highly unintelligent "Bammer" fan.

I would like to, first of all, make apologies to the Alabama fan's that are my DAWGS. This blog is in-Absolutely-no way directed at you guys. I am making a general point. I will do my very best to be classy about the points that I am making.

First of all-I love football, and most of all, I love Auburn football. I was born in Auburn in 1978, and I even attended the school for some time. I am a fan, and as a fan I am, in all reality, not a factor in how my school does in: season games, off the field problems, and in recruiting. I admit that I will talk smack from time to time, but I do it in a non-threatening manner-because I know how it feels to be teased. ESPECIALLY about something that I have NO control over. That being said, let us move forward to the point.

I was having a friendly conversation with an employee of mine, and our conversation was abruptly ended by the start of a rant that is in all reality one of the more "Classless" rants made by a "Bammer" in history....I have edited and shortened the dialogue, but I found it necessary to convey my experience in this form....

Enjoy.....

Employee: Did you see the two relatives that got into a fight over Obama and Clinton?
BW: No, what happened?
Employee: One of them stabbed the other, and they are both in jail!
BW: That's funny....Where'd that happen?
Employee: In Texas
BW: Liberals in Texas....Don't mess with folks in Texas.....Speaking of which, did you hear about the Oklahoma fan(I thought at the time I had the story right) that was castrated by UT fans at a bar?
Victoria: No
BW: Yeah damn....And people say that Bama/Auburn rivalry is bad...
Employee: Auburn...who cares...Go Gators!!
BW: Hahaha. Keep joking. They (Auburn) have the best record in the SEC over the last decade>>>>INTERUPTION
AceholeBammer: Last decade!! try the last 20 or 30 years! How many Championships do yall have? One? Weren't yall Alabama Poly back then?
BW: Yeah, but if get all technical Bama has 6....
AB: We got twelve man! Go count 'em again. You're just mad cause the only thing that Auburn is good for is Soy Bean Research and Pig Impregnation!!!(Yes, he said that)
BW: It's people like you who make football no fun
AB:Yeah what about that JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL team Tubby recruited? Yall gonna lose a lot sooner than you think to us! Damn, he couldn't give away scholarships! herherherherher....
BW: Bama will be on probation within 3 years....I guarantee
AB: Whatever...I went to Bama and Auburn. You can tell I didn't like that "Cow"College...Son, I am a lot older than you(he was like 41 and when he called me son---- it was my inward breaking point)
BW:That's great I am thirty and NOT a BOY or your SON.
AB: Hope you didn't spit in my coffee
BW: No sir, I have more class then that. If I had been a Bammer, that's a different story.....

FIN

As you can see, I had a bad morning. The guy was obviously a jerk and out to prove it. After our little tussle, I decided to put some things in print. You know, to sort of rebuttal the guy....

Since 2000: Auburn is the winningest team in the SEC 75-27 overall, but---> (49-17) in SEC
LSU 81-19 (49-18)
Florida 74-28 (47-18)
Tennessee 71-30 (44-23)
Georgia 80-23 (47-20)
Alabama 53-46 (30-34)

Wait! There must be a discrepency!!
 30 times in my lifetime Bama and Auburn have squared off....Auburn has edge 16-14 including 7 out of last 8.

Since 1980 Auburn has 5 SEC titles.....Bama 4....But, if you go back two years thats makes 6 for them, and you have to omit 92's because it was a freakin home game played at Legion Field...Statistical purposes led me to round off at 1980....

In last 27 seasons, Auburn has 2 undefeated campaigns to Bama's 1

Auburn has 14 1st round draft picks
Bama-15

Since '02 Auburn's recruiting classes weighed in on an average of 12th best

Bama's average is 19th...That's with the PROBATION.....So, why should I care once Saban gets his players in?

Lastly. Since the implementation of the BCS, Auburn has one BCS win to Bama's nada!!

I will concede Bama's 1992 Title...

I digress....But, can you see what I am saying? Neither school has wowed the world over the last 27 years. But, if we are going to argue logistics....You have to deal with what I have written. We are not just a "Cow" College. WE have been just as big a part of the landscape of College Football as Alabama, IF NOT MORE. I didn't look it up, but Tub's record versus top 10 is ridiculous. And we can also weigh in on players arrested. Auburn had one last year(didn't pay a parking ticket)

Bama had 9. Plus the whole Jimmy Johns sellin COKE in the parking lot.

Auburn also had the distinction of being the number one team in the nation with active players that have already graduated. Auburn graduates ideal citizens(Almost 70%). Bama, well they try.... Go to Google and look this up: Former University of Alabama player arrested for intentionally spreading AIDS....

We are just fans, but a fan has to put his foot down sometime....

We aren't just a "COW" College. We are the school Bama's paying a guy 4 million a year to beat....


War Eagle!!!

I'M OUT!!!

-B