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[phrotastic]

How to beat the Auburn football team in 3 easy steps:

1. Fall behind early.

2. Bring in unknown backup quarterback after starter is injured.

3. Watch Auburn implode.

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That's too many steps, I think all they really have to do is sit back and watch our offense implode.

They'll sort it out eventually, but I think all the blame is on the coaching right now.

[auburnkt]

I would like to inform you of my campaign for Offensve Coordinator. How bad can I do? It's not possible to lose to Vandy for the first time in 53 years anymore? I also already know how to hand jive. I promise to get the offensive sideline to signal in time and in unison, perfecting Auburn Football: A Musical Tragedy. I also promise to run what works and stop running what doesn't (BEFORE it's 4th down on the SAME PLAY).

[redziggy]

It seems like we could attract a good OC for next year. For a team loaded with talent we're performing horribly. Wouldn't a good OC want to come into a situation where just doing alright would be seen as a success? And if they really are a good coach and manage to do great things, they'd get all the credit for it.

Tuberville will sort it out somehow. It's surprising how spoiled the fan base has become in general. I mean, both our losses are to ranked and undefeated teams. We're the highest ranked 2 loss team which makes me think we still have a ton of respect. Our last 4 years were still 13, 9, 11, and 9 win seasons. So while I really don't like the way things have looked, I have confidence that we'll turn it around. Maybe we accomplish that by dumping the spread and Franklin, but I'll give Tubby the benefit of the doubt in light of the great things he's done.

[auburnkt]

See, I think everyone is going "fair weather fans" when people are complaining FORGETTING that most of us aren't actually complaining that we lost. We're complaining at how poorly we played.

Note that the complaining is much higher this time than it was against LSU. With LSU everyone was all "well, we lost, but didn't we look so much better".

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I understand that the complaining is mostly tied to how we looked, win or lose. And if we'd won two close games instead of lost two close games I'm sure there would still be a lot of complaints given how we've looked. Just like I'm sure Bama fans are furious that they only won by 3 against Kentucky. But there's something to be said for the schools like Vandy who aren't used to winning. I bet they don't take the losses or poor performances as hard as we do. They can be somewhat emotionally disconnected from the actual outcome and just enjoy the games.

[auburnkt]

Yes and no. My high school was always 3-7. There's a disconnect, but not to losing/winning, it's to the game as a whole. The kind where you watch, but at the end of the game, you can't actually remember what happened.

I think what kind of irks me about most of the Vandy fans this week is that acted like they were always there, win or lose. If that was the case, then Vandy would sell out more games, not just the one when ESPN comes to town. I kind of imagine that Vandy looks at football like Auburn students look at basketball: excited and supported when we're going well, but otherwise we don't care. I think the last time I remember Beard-Eaves selling out was in 1999/2000.

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My high school was also bad at football. And Auburn was too when I first started following them. The year I was looking at colleges Auburn was 3-8. My first year there we were 5-6. The only actual win I saw that year was against UCF. But for some reason one of the memories that stands out to me is watching us lose to one of the Mississippi schools that year. I can't remember which one it was since we lost to both of them at home. But as bad as we were it was still fun. It just seems like now our expectations are so high that no one can have any fun unless we win every game.