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Is Auburn's Defense good enough?
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:25 pm
I think it is a foregone conclusion that AU will be looking to establish the running game against UA. They are currently ranked 2nd in the nation with a little over 320 yards a game. They are matched up against a UA defense that is 4th in rushing D in terms of yards allowed with 91.3 ypg.
Top 5 running game going against a top 5 rushing D will make for excellent football. However does Auburn have the defense necessary to beat a balanced team like Alabama? lets look at the stats.
UA brings into this Iron Bowl a top 40 offense that has shown the ability to score points either by air or ground. They average 444.7 ypg. They are about as balanced a team as you can get in the NCAA. They boast a 24th ranking in rushing yards per game with 211.5 ypg and a passing offense that comes into the rankings as the 63rd best in the nation, 233.3 ypg. The Tide's scoring offense shows a very respectable 39.7 ppg, good enough for a tie at 13th. In addition UA's team passing efficiency sits in 11th place in the country at 162.11
AU has a total defensive yards allowed ranking of 69th. They allow 406.9 ypg. The Tigers rushing and passing D come in at 51st and 98th respectively. Allowing 152.1 ypg on the ground combined with a 254.8 ypg through the air.
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Does AU have the defense needed to beat UA?
Top 5 running game going against a top 5 rushing D will make for excellent football. However does Auburn have the defense necessary to beat a balanced team like Alabama? lets look at the stats.
UA brings into this Iron Bowl a top 40 offense that has shown the ability to score points either by air or ground. They average 444.7 ypg. They are about as balanced a team as you can get in the NCAA. They boast a 24th ranking in rushing yards per game with 211.5 ypg and a passing offense that comes into the rankings as the 63rd best in the nation, 233.3 ypg. The Tide's scoring offense shows a very respectable 39.7 ppg, good enough for a tie at 13th. In addition UA's team passing efficiency sits in 11th place in the country at 162.11
AU has a total defensive yards allowed ranking of 69th. They allow 406.9 ypg. The Tigers rushing and passing D come in at 51st and 98th respectively. Allowing 152.1 ypg on the ground combined with a 254.8 ypg through the air.
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Auburn's Games to date with opponent Offensive ranking*:
(50) Washington St. (55) W 31 - 24
(61) Arkansas St. (65) W 38 - 9
(46) Mississippi St. (76) W 24 - 20
(26) @ LSU (21) L 21 - 35
(20) Ole Miss (51) W 30 - 22
(69) Western Caro. (103) W 62 - 3
(4) @ Texas A&M (6) W 45 - 41
(85) Fla. Atlantic (77) W 45 - 10
(99) @ Arkansas (108) W 35 - 17
(102) @ Tennessee (92) W 55 - 23
(15) Georgia (19) W 43 - 38
*First Bold number is Yards Per Game, second is scoring average.
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Does AU have the defense needed to beat UA?
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Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:26 pm to Patton
Yes
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:26 pm to Patton
Nope. No chance
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:26 pm to Patton
No. They really shouldn't even play this game. Waste of time IMO.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:27 pm to Patton
I only read this part.
The other part tl.dr
It can be yes. If they can string together all 4 quarters.
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Is Auburn's Defense good enough?
The other part tl.dr
It can be yes. If they can string together all 4 quarters.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:27 pm to Patton
No.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:28 pm to Patton
No
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:28 pm to Patton
auburn is soft in the middle.
BAMA gonna run it down their throat.
BAMA gonna run it down their throat.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:31 pm to Patton
here is he answer you are looking for: no
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:32 pm to Patton
Know, hail know.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:33 pm to Patton
Ill give you the answer you are looking for, which is no.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:33 pm to Patton
Yes
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:39 pm to Patton
It's not Auburn's defense I'm worried about as much as their offense. I think Alabama would give them the same trouble they would give Oregon -- too much speed on defense.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:42 pm to Patton
Jesse Palmer said that stats mean nothing in rivalry games. You did all this work for nothing.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:44 pm to Patton
frickING STATS YES!
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:46 pm to Patton
the ones who gave up a 21 point lead in one quarter? sure, they're good enough.
Posted on 11/25/13 at 9:50 pm to Patton
I am very impressed by this post. 
Posted on 11/25/13 at 11:18 pm to Patton
Their D is underrated. It's better than Mississippi State's, but worse than LSU and Ole Miss imo. So....WAY better than last year, but still only decent.
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