re: Hey aubs let's have an honesty thread

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As for auburn, I don't buy all this "playing on house money" bullshite. While many of you are tempering expectations as much as possible, you are top 5 with a solid chance to make the BCS if you can just win this game. The implications are HUGE for you as well.

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The point people are trying to make is, that if AU had gone 7-5 or 6-6 with a loss to UA, we'd go into the offseason saying we're still a couple years away from being a threat. Going 10-2 and returning damn near everyone will have AU fans going into the offseason thinking we should be favorites next year, and the turnaround was much shorter than expected. That's what AU fans mean by "playing with house money". Most AU fans predicted a 8-4/7-5 type year, where other fans were saying a 5-7/6-6/7-5 at best type year.

But yes, it would definitely suck to lose Saturday.