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Yep. That's an impressive streak. Problem is, Georgia is also looking at extending ITS streak. Alabama will be #30 consecutive game won. Unlike Alabama, Georgia doesn't much care where it kicks your butt.

Legaltiger, pretty good analysis, but I do think you've got a blind spot. You say that Auburn has just as much to offer as any other school...not quite. You don't have a state. Like all Power 5 schools, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Auburn, recruit nationwide. But that's gravy. You might pick up the odd 5-star from California, but for the most part, players like to play near home. Our biggest recruitment area is, SURPRISE...the state of Georgia. Florida's is Florida. And of course, Alabama's is Alabama. Now, you can argue that Alabama is just as much Auburn territory as Alabama, and I wouldn't argue. But your problem is that whatever direction you go, you run into the heavy recruiting efforts of a major contender. You move East, you've got to compete with Georgia, West, you've got to fight with Tuscaloosa, South, Florida is your competition. North, Tennessee is standing in your way. Not for a second do I say that geography prevents Auburn from building a championship team; history shows us that's not the case. But historically, you haven't been going up against the recruiting machines of Saban and Smart and eager new innovative coaches like Napier and Heupel. That's the challege that Auburn has that Freeze will have to overcome....he doesn't have a state.

As a Dawg, of course I have nothing but the worst wishes for the Auburn Tigers, Eagles, Pigeons whatever the hell they are. But, as a Dawg, I know what it's like to go from a highly respected program to the doormat of the SEC. Our Goff/Donnan years makes me have a bit of sympathy for our western neighbors. So let me say, I wish you the best in the Iron Bowl. You guys deserve to knock off the Tide for a change and who in the world could have a problem with Nick getting beat? But at the same time, you might want to remember Nick's first year at Alabama was 7-6. Kirby's first year at Georgia was 8-5. And neither Georgia nor Alabama had the problem of Boosters that Auburn has. So my advice is to give Freeze a little slack. Understand that he's going to have to rebuild the team pretty much from scratch. At least wait until 2024 before you guys barbecue him and fire him.

Can't argue too much with the majority of the article. But it disregards factors that you really cannot ignore. 1) Timing. Because of how late Monkin left, it would be almost impossible to go find a new OC, bring him in, institute his system, bring the team up to speed and be ready to take on South Carolina in week two. Bobo retains continuity. Carson Beck (most likely) starts with the same system he's been using. That's going for the 3-peat and does not preclude bringing in a young offensive mind as an analyst behind Bobo. 2. Recruiting - Say what you want about Bobo, but recruiting was never Monkin's strength. Bobo is an awesome recruiter. 3. The article presumes that Bobo didn't learn a thing behind the best OC in college football. I don't think that's reasonable. 4. But yes, play calling will go down. Bobo doesn't have the mind that Monkin did. Monkin could almost instinctively call the play nobody was looking for. That will be a loss.

Really worried about how banged up the team is. Ladd McConkey was almost a non-factor against Ohio. Now Darnell Washington may be out. Linebackers Chambliss and Beale were hurt. No way we get them all back for TCU.

ROFLOL! Yeah. Good luck with that one. Monken has had a lot better offers than that crazy house.

Oh, I think he's wrong too. Auburn has too much money for a whole bunch of Assistant Coaches to turn down. Why, one can look right here at Georgia where former head coaches Mike Bobo and Will Muschamp would probably like another shot at the big chair. But the big question would be the contract. Both of them would want an iron-clad, no questions asked guaranteed contract that paid them upwards of $20-$30 million if they were fired. And pretty much any experienced coach (anybody talked to Ed Orgeron?) would too. But there are a lot of hungry Assistant Coaches out there who will probably take a shot for a big name like Auburn. The question is...what happens when you put an unproven Assistant up against Kirby and Nick every year? Waaar Eagle!

I'm sorry to say, I agree with the article. As a Dawg, I love the way that the Gators and the Vols have been for a number of years. Young puppies have never experienced losing to either of these schools. But if they continue their current path, the odds will surely catch up with us unless Saint Kirby I can pull a few more miracles out of his visor.

I think that's a pretty good analysis. But I've never seen any coach, anywhere...including Nick Saben at Alabama or Kirby Smart at Georgia, go out the first season, kick ass and take names. Brand new coach, brand new system vs established coach and veteran team. And yes, it is indeed SEC vs Pac 12, but the difference there would normally be in personnel. What was Mullen canned for? A lack of recruiting. I agree with PTheRicker. Either these teams are woefully rated badly or the Utes will leave Florida with at least a 10 point win.

I don't think some of you guys even read the article. You just go to the bottom and start ragging on Bennett. "He ended the season ranked fourth nationally in pass efficiency, third in yards per attempt, and third in Total QBR, behind only C.J. Stroud and Bryce Young. His overall passer rating (176.7) set the school record. He threw for multiple touchdowns in nine of his 11 starts, including all three games in the postseason." NONE of that has anything to do with the Defense. Those are passer ratings, not defensive ratings. I've been killing time going back and watching some of last year's games. Bennett just killed Defenses at Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas and Florida. Yes, Alabama gave him trouble, but they gave EVERYBODY trouble...and he still beat them. I don't think some of you guys even watch the games.

Don’t think you read the article. Let’s look at what was said. “ Notre Dame team that is 0-10 in its last 10 major bowl games and is 2-21 vs. AP top-5 teams since 1999. ”. Now, guess who was the Notre Dame coach for much of that stretch? Welcome to the SEC Brian.

Like it or not, there’s a tangible, monetary value to being Alabama’s starting QB. If Bryce Yong had been playing for Lane Kiffen last season, on next season, he’d have been sitting at home watching the National Football Championship on television just like Matt Corral was.

Thank you for being classy. Hope we see you in the CFP next year!

So how exactly was Georgia getting to Young for the first quarter and a half before Williams was out? And what the heck happened to that stable of 5* players we're always hearing about? And did you know that Georgia had five players out on injuries too?

Love it. I said the same thing on that last goal line stand.

Thank you all. Classy opponents in the SEC!

You had the right idea, but not the history. It was the SEC game that was the aberration. In that game, Kirby tried to confuse Bryce Young by changing the Defensive formations over and over again. What happened was that it confused our own defense and they missed assignments and botched coverage. For the CFP, they went back to what we've done all year and played man and blitzed safeties or linebackers. That's what we did on the OTHER 11 games, not what we changed it to for the CFP.

All this isn't eeeexxxactly right. There's been a lot of talk about how Daniels should be playing instead of Bennett because of the feeling that Daniels is "elite" and Bennett is not. It's really been much more pro-Daniels than anti-Bennett. A fine distinction I know, but the distinction is there. The people who want to see Daniels feel that Bennett is a great backup, but not the elite QB needed to win the Natty. They've seen Kirby put Fields on the bench over Fromm and they're seeing the same thing with Daniels on the bench instead of Daniels. For the record, I support going with Bennett. I don't think he's "elite", but I don't think Daniels is either. Our loss was a loss by our Defense. The defense is what got us here this year and that's where the failure was.

Don't give the gators and vols a hard time. Their season was over weeks ago. Razzing Georgia is all they've got this time of year.

Officially, Carson Beck is #3. Personally, I'd rather see Vandagriff if he had to go to a backup, but Kirby hasn't called for my advice.

Did you look up brain cyst?

I agree about Alabama, but I'll insert Clemson into that "Auburn" spot and move Auburn up to hate beside Florida. Tech has ceased to be relevant for years.

I agree. That's like hating Arkwright Grammar School's team.

Why would you hate Alabama when Florida and LSU are around? Alabama's record just makes it sweeter when years like this one roll around.

New guy (at least temporarily) is the RB Coach. I suspect you're going to see a lot more running against FSU than you've been seeing.

I dunno. You're right about LSU winning the last three and all three of those coaches are goooonnnne. If winning the National Championship doesn't get you a little slack, what does? If I were an aspiring head coach (Dan Lanning for example), I'd think long and hard before taking a school like LSU where I'd get a bad rep in less than a year and be looking for a job.

His track record in the past isn't what got him. It's his projected record in the future. The comment he made about it not being recruiting season was the nail in the coffin that killed him. Florida is a top 10 recruiting school. Georgia, Alabama and LSU are top five recruiting schools. Do the math (they DO teach math at Florida, right?). Kirby and Saban will continue to get stronger while (under Mullin) Florida gets weaker. And here's another nut to chew on...Steve Spurrier still commands a LOT of influence in Gainesville. How do you think he took the dance routine after the "win" at Samford?

Sorry, but no, you won’t. Mullen started well because he started with players Jim McElwain recruited. Whoever gets hired will have to start with the players that Mullen recruited and his lack of recruiting skills is one of the big reasons he was fired. Florida may be fine, but not soon.

Well, I think I can speak for all Dawgs in saying that Florida did the wrong thing. They should’ve kept him around for Kirby to have a reliable chew toy.

I think it only fair to remind my Gator friends that Ed Orgeron is looking for a job.