re: Over or under 8 1/2 wins for auburn next year?

Over. AU should be the favorite going into the season to win the SEC. They only lose Mason and robinson on O, and their D has to be better regardless of who they lost.

I think they could be a better team than last year, but not have as good of a record b/c games like they had against UGA and Bama don't happen every year.

Of course, they do catch LSU, UGA, and Bama all breaking in new QBs. That should help, too.