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SECRanters: How good can Auburn be in 2014?
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:10 pm
I'll give a run down on the team below. I ask that you remain completely unbiased with your post, and contribute appropriately with your posts in this off-season thread. There will be plenty created, I am sure, and I think it would be cool for a fan of each SEC school to make one and keep up with predictions. Anyways, without further delay...
Key Losses:
CB Chris Davis
LB Jake Holland
LT Greg Robinson
RB Tre Mason
S Ryan Smith
S Ryan White
DE Nosa Eguae
DE Dee Ford
K Cody Parkey
P Steven Clark
FB Jay Prosch
Key Additions (full list of additions here):
WR D'haquille Williams
S/STAR Derrick Moncrief
RB Racean "Roc" Thomas
LB Tre' Williams
Key Returning Players:
QB Nick Marshall
QB Jeremy Johnson
RB Cam Artis-Payne
RB Corey Grant
LT Shon Coleman
RT Avery Young and Patrick Miller
LG Alex Kozan
C Reese Dismukes
RG Chad Slade
WR Sammie Coates
WR RiCardo Louis
WR/TE CJ Uzomah
WR Quan Bray
DE Carl Lawson
DT Monty Adams
DT Gabe Wright
DE LaDarius Owens
DE Elijah Daniel
DT Ben Bradley
DT Angelo Blackson
LB Cassanova McKinzy
LB Kris Frost
LB Anthony Swain
STAR Robenson Therezie
S Jermaine Whitehead
CB Jonathan Mincy
CB/S Josh Holsey
Full 2014 Football Schedule:
Aug. 30 ARKANSAS AUBURN
Sept. 6 SAN JOSE STATE AUBURN
Sept. 13 ** Open Date **
Sept. 20 at Kansas State Manhattan, KS
Sept. 27 LOUISIANA TECH AUBURN
Oct. 4 LSU AUBURN
Oct. 11 at Mississippi State Starkville, MS
Oct. 18 ** Open Date **
Oct. 25 SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN
Nov. 1 at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
Nov. 8 TEXAS A&M AUBURN
Nov. 15 at Georgia Athens, GA
Nov. 22 SAMFORD AUBURN
Nov. 29 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
TTsTowel's take: With another year in the Gus Malzahn system, and the pending return of nearly every meaningful player (don't get me wrong, we will miss some of the guys listed above), it seems like Auburn will have another chance to be good in 2014. Tough games @Alabama, @Georgia, @Kansas State, vs South Carolina, and vs LSU are the games to watch, IMO. Expect to see a drop-off at the production of running backs by small margin, but an increase in the production of the passing game after an off-season with Nick Marshall or Jeremy Johnson taking the field (will improve with either player). I am not really sure what to expect on defense, but the front 7 should be improved with some question marks in the secondary. The special teams will take a hit at kicker and punter, for sure. I see anywhere from 9 to 11 wins next season.
This is going to be a long off-season!
Key Losses:
CB Chris Davis
LB Jake Holland
LT Greg Robinson
RB Tre Mason
S Ryan Smith
S Ryan White
DE Nosa Eguae
DE Dee Ford
K Cody Parkey
P Steven Clark
FB Jay Prosch
Key Additions (full list of additions here):
WR D'haquille Williams
S/STAR Derrick Moncrief
RB Racean "Roc" Thomas
LB Tre' Williams
Key Returning Players:
QB Nick Marshall
QB Jeremy Johnson
RB Cam Artis-Payne
RB Corey Grant
LT Shon Coleman
RT Avery Young and Patrick Miller
LG Alex Kozan
C Reese Dismukes
RG Chad Slade
WR Sammie Coates
WR RiCardo Louis
WR/TE CJ Uzomah
WR Quan Bray
DE Carl Lawson
DT Monty Adams
DT Gabe Wright
DE LaDarius Owens
DE Elijah Daniel
DT Ben Bradley
DT Angelo Blackson
LB Cassanova McKinzy
LB Kris Frost
LB Anthony Swain
STAR Robenson Therezie
S Jermaine Whitehead
CB Jonathan Mincy
CB/S Josh Holsey
Full 2014 Football Schedule:
Aug. 30 ARKANSAS AUBURN
Sept. 6 SAN JOSE STATE AUBURN
Sept. 13 ** Open Date **
Sept. 20 at Kansas State Manhattan, KS
Sept. 27 LOUISIANA TECH AUBURN
Oct. 4 LSU AUBURN
Oct. 11 at Mississippi State Starkville, MS
Oct. 18 ** Open Date **
Oct. 25 SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN
Nov. 1 at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
Nov. 8 TEXAS A&M AUBURN
Nov. 15 at Georgia Athens, GA
Nov. 22 SAMFORD AUBURN
Nov. 29 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
TTsTowel's take: With another year in the Gus Malzahn system, and the pending return of nearly every meaningful player (don't get me wrong, we will miss some of the guys listed above), it seems like Auburn will have another chance to be good in 2014. Tough games @Alabama, @Georgia, @Kansas State, vs South Carolina, and vs LSU are the games to watch, IMO. Expect to see a drop-off at the production of running backs by small margin, but an increase in the production of the passing game after an off-season with Nick Marshall or Jeremy Johnson taking the field (will improve with either player). I am not really sure what to expect on defense, but the front 7 should be improved with some question marks in the secondary. The special teams will take a hit at kicker and punter, for sure. I see anywhere from 9 to 11 wins next season.
This is going to be a long off-season!
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Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:12 pm to TTsTowel
I think teams will be prepared for your offense and you lose 2 SEC games.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:14 pm to TTsTowel
Best case: 12-0 SEC Champs
Worst case: 9-3 2nd/3rd West
Worst case: 9-3 2nd/3rd West
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:14 pm to TTsTowel
May be favored in every game.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:14 pm to TTsTowel
They'll be really good again and challenge for the west. Thank God Mason is gone although I wish him the best.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:14 pm to TTsTowel
9-3
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:14 pm to TTsTowel
That's a tough November, you go into LSU undefeated. I see 10-2 to 9-3 which is also how I see LSU and Bamas seasons ss a possibility as well
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:16 pm to TTsTowel
Depends on how many years they got when they sold their soul to the devil
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:16 pm to TTsTowel
I'm thinking 3 losses. Improved run defense but a dropoff in the secondary and pass rush.
I expect the auburn offense to drop off a little bit, but a slight dropoff. Mason is a great talent and losing talented linemen always hurts, but they're still going to be able to move the ball. Marshall just isn't a great passer and never will be. If the offense gets "figured out" then I think 4-5 losses is likely.
I expect the auburn offense to drop off a little bit, but a slight dropoff. Mason is a great talent and losing talented linemen always hurts, but they're still going to be able to move the ball. Marshall just isn't a great passer and never will be. If the offense gets "figured out" then I think 4-5 losses is likely.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:16 pm to TTsTowel
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the pending return of nearly every meaningful player
wut?
Robinson
Ford
Mason
Davis
Prosch
Parkey
Clark
those are some of the biggest contributors on this team and I don't see any comparable replacements outside of C.Lawson for Dee Ford.
yall are going to need a big year out of Roc because CAP was disappointing this year and Corey Grant cant do what Mason did.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:18 pm to TTsTowel
Can we get at least 24 hours to bask in Auburn failure before we move on?
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:23 pm to TTsTowel
Apart from maybe Arkansas and Mississippi State, any team in the west can win the division. No one knows anything at this point--unknowns abound. Shoot, even in the case of Arkansas & State ... look what Gus pulled off from last year to this year?
Anyone who says Bama/LSU/Auburn/OM/A&M/whomever will finish on top or at the bottom is just making up stuff, like the rest of the crowd.
What a great group of teams & coaches.
Anyone who says Bama/LSU/Auburn/OM/A&M/whomever will finish on top or at the bottom is just making up stuff, like the rest of the crowd.
What a great group of teams & coaches.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:24 pm to TTsTowel
Not sure why you left the MS schools off, didn't exactly blow us out in Auburn this year...State actually held a lead on AU further into the game than every other team save for FSU & LSU. Moral Grinds. 
This post was edited on 1/7/14 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:25 pm to TTsTowel
10-2 to 12-0
Should be pretty tough again
Should be pretty tough again
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:37 pm to TTsTowel
Plenty of talent will be there, but it's different when you're playing with a target on your back as opposed to sneaking up on people. Of the losses, I think you'll miss Prosch the most, with Mason a very close second(assuming he declares)
I think y'all can compete for the West, but will need a few of the same bounces that went your way this year to repeat as the West champs.
I think y'all can compete for the West, but will need a few of the same bounces that went your way this year to repeat as the West champs.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:38 pm to TTsTowel
That game in Starkville scares me I'll admit. On the heels of a tough game at LSU where we always seem to get dinged up a bit.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:43 pm to TTsTowel
See 2013 aTm. /thread
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:43 pm to TTsTowel
You're going 9-3, you may as well prepare yourself.
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:45 pm to TTsTowel
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TTsTowel
I think Aub will be 10-11 wins easy..
not so sure about my Team.. gotta see our QB..
Posted on 1/7/14 at 4:52 pm to TTsTowel
We'll be better on both sides, but I expect to lose 2 games. Just life in the SEC West, especially with big games on the road. Anywhere from 9-3 to 12-0 would be a reasonable prediction, although going 9-3 means Auburn probably blew one (very possible).
I could see some offensive production drop off, but I think that will be made up for in greater offensive diversity. Defense will be different, but overall will put up better numbers.
People talking about "figuring out" our offense are pretty stupid, IMO. What is there to figure out? Gus is going to design an offense around his most dynamic and productive players, and there are plenty of options within the HUNH to allow that. Now, if we try to replicate what we did this year, especially in the last several games, sure, you can plan for that and may have success shutting it down in individual games. But as long as Auburn has talented offensive players and Gus is in his right mind, I doubt we'll see any systemic failures. It's far less of a "system" than people make it out to be.
I could see some offensive production drop off, but I think that will be made up for in greater offensive diversity. Defense will be different, but overall will put up better numbers.
People talking about "figuring out" our offense are pretty stupid, IMO. What is there to figure out? Gus is going to design an offense around his most dynamic and productive players, and there are plenty of options within the HUNH to allow that. Now, if we try to replicate what we did this year, especially in the last several games, sure, you can plan for that and may have success shutting it down in individual games. But as long as Auburn has talented offensive players and Gus is in his right mind, I doubt we'll see any systemic failures. It's far less of a "system" than people make it out to be.
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