Ole Miss Game Thread

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10:35 am: (I'm posting in Central Standard time) And we have the first of 3, 456, 342 promotions for the Ohio State-Michigan game on Gameday. Brilliant. What I wouldn't give for those two teams to lose every game they play until they play each other.

10:55 am: Herbstreit, do you really think South Carolina is going to beat Tennessee? Come on...poor pick my man, poor pick.

11:21 am: I'm watching the game on Yahoo!'s free coverage, but if you are ever in Europe and want to watch American T.V. (well, something other than CNN), I highly recommend TVU Networks . It can be a little iffy sometimes with a poor internet connection, but I can at least watch something that doesn't have subtitles. Plus, CSTV is showing Penn-Brown. SWEET!!!!!

11:32 am: I just became aware that Blogger is screwed up and is not posting the updates. Hopefully this will be fixed soon.

11:38 am: Apparently, there is something going around. Yahoo! isn't working either. GRRRR!!!!!!

11:40 am: Yahoo! comes on just in time for me to see Ole Miss score. Beautiful. Glad to see that the defense decided to show up. Looks like the offense is going to have to score 60 today.

11:58 am: I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Auburn might want to block Patrick Willis on every play. I know that there are plays where you say, oh, we will just beat the middle linebacker to the point. Nope.

11:59 am: And a wide receiver not named Courtney Taylor catches a ball down the field. 7-7. Okay defense, restore my faith in you please.

12:02 pm: Seriously, does Auburn play defense anymore? Oh, a blitz. What a novel freakin' concept. Where did that come from?

12:08 pm: That's the first quarter. 7-7. Not horrendus. I like the play-calling so far. Seems like Borges has a little faith in the wide receivers.

12:14 pm: Hey Ole Miss, you should have scouted Auburn a little better. Don't celebrate 3rd down stops, Auburn has gone for something like 4000 fourth downs this year.

12:24 pm: That right there is why Auburn is not a great football team. No consistency. They get Ole Miss backed up and let them out of it. Ridiculous.

12:33 pm: Why isn't Auburn in hurry up mode? What the hell? You know the clock rules have changed right Tommy? Of course you do.

12:36 pm: Okay Jay Jacobs, am I going to have to write a letter to you? Why hasn't someone in Auburn's Sports Information Department not sent a letter to Lou Holtz telling him that it's Auburn University not University of Auburn. The man coached in the SEC. Ith thith hith own cruel joke?

12:40 pm: I alwasy remember the quote from Brett Farve about how to run the two minute offense effectively to win games. It went something like, "Just make first downs. Whatever play you run, if it's succesful it should be for a first down." Words to remember Al Borges.

12:42 pm: First half over. Still tied 7-7. A lot of wasted opportunities there. Two turnovers is not good. Still in control of the game. Plus, Auburn gets the ball back at the beginning of the second half. Very important to score, stop the Rebels, and score again.

1:08 pm: First possession of the second half is not promising. Auburn could use a turnover. Yeah, what was I saying about defensive consistency? Exactly. That was Robert Freaking Lane. Robert Lane. HOLY CRAP!!! A quarterback just went for 30 something yards!!!!!!!!

1:20 pm: Auburn's defense needs to come up big. A touchdown by Ole Miss here and this is going to be interesting.

1:24 pm: Well, finally someone made a play for Auburn and then the offense did their thing and got the ball in the endzone. Excellent job Eric Brock, you might get the player of the game for that one.

1:29 pm: I'm watching the Michgan-Northwestern game on TVU. Are we going to be able to go through a game on ESPN or ABC without mention of the Ohio State-Michigan game? I'm guessing no, but damn it would be nice.

1:34 pm: Excellent interception. A touchdown by the offense should wrap it up.

1:37 pm: You know I'm going to do something here that is very unexpected. I'm going to give a little credit to the Lincoln Financial crew. That is something that doesn't happen often. However, they have done a pretty good job today. A well called game. They have brought their "A" game today. I mean I haven't heard anything about the quarterback sneak today. Kudos gentlemen.

1:39 pm: I hate kickers, but 17-10. Nice job John Vaughn.

1:42 pm: And of course, asking the defense to go three and out is just way too much. Nice job. Boy Will Muschamp, you are really earning that paycheck. Third quarter ends....17-10.

1:46 pm: That was a horseshit call. I know I'm biased, but that was a horseshit call. Neither of those guys intended to hit Schaffer on that play. Horseshit.

1:49 pm: And another horseshit call leads to a touchdown. Not that I'm blaming the refs here because there is no way Ole Miss should even be close to Auburn, but come on. How was that holding? I'm stunned.

1:52 pm: Actually I'm not stunned. I predicted another SEC loss for Auburn. This team isn't good enough to go 12-0 or 11-1.

1:54 pm: Is there any question that Brandon Cox has ice running through his veins? Seriously, can you name a guy that is nails like that? Damn, dude reminds me of Derek Jeter.

2:00 pm: I would normally be happy about a field goal in the fourth quarter. If Auburn was up by 30 that is, not to get a 20-17 lead in Oxford. Pathetic.

2:12 pm: And the game in Camp Randall is over. Illinois just resorted to running an end around to the wide receiver. That pretty much sums the Zooker's career up right there. A lot of smoke and mirrors, not much substance. Although, Illinois is young and has been in some games this year. I'll go on record as saying Phil Steele will have them as a surprise team of the year next year.

2:13 pm: Does anyone get the feeling that Kenny Irons is a little pissed about the Brad Lester might be better talk?

2:17 pm: Okay, I'm going to sound like an Alabama fan......the refs are screwing us. Honestly, I'm sitting in a hotel room in Amsterdam and I could have seen where the ball should have been spotted.

2:20 pm: And that's the ball game. Nice dive to Carl Stewart. You really have to wonder what game the Ole Miss coaching staff has been watching. Auburn has only run that little dive to Carl Stewart oh like every time it has been short yardage.

2:27 pm: And that will wrap it up. A very uninspiring 23-17 win. Yep, good job Auburn. You really showed me something there. Good grief.

As a post game note, I would like to apologize for Blogger. Something is evidently screwy in our code. I don't quite understand it, but we will all live.

So, Auburn won. Not impressive, but that has been the story all year. Right now, I will take a win even if it's sloppy. However, I would like to address the 800-lb gorilla in the room. Does anyone honestly think this team will win at Alabama? Now seriously, think about that. If Auburn played Alabama today they would have lost. Alabama can exploit the poor run defense and go over the top against the inexperienced secondary. Plus, the defense is good enough to stop Auburn. All that adds up to a loss in Tuscaloosa.