They do? Is that why more people throw the ball than ever before? Also Sumlin & A&M are working to build a power run game to go with the spread passing attach.

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Posted by Mirthomatic

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Posted on 7/9/15 at 9:17 am to Farmer1906

I think the reason more people expect more out of Malzahn's offense than Sumlin's is because they still doubt whether a pass-first offense can be successful in the SEC. Many just attribute the dominant offenses of 2012-2013 to the unique talents of Manziel. The thinking is those performances were anomalies. While for Auburn, the thinking is there was no single transcendent player responsible. Maybe a lot of good players, but no once-in-a-generation players.

I'll admit this thinking isn't unreasonable.

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Posted by FishFearMe

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Posted on 7/9/15 at 9:21 am to Farmer1906

Putting both OG's in a 3 point stance is gonna be very good for our run game. Really like both Offensive Coaching hires.

Believe McKinney and some of the defensive Coaches are coaching for their jobs this year. We will see how that turns out.

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Posted by Tigerman97

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Posted on 7/9/15 at 9:29 am to Farmer1906

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The 5 loses weren't unexpected

They were picked 2nd in the West and finished tied in 4th.

You act like the difference between 2nd and 4th is 30 games. Auburn was a butt fumble and a couple of defensive stops away from being 2nd. Not that anyone cares who finishes 2nd. 4th, 2nd, West Champs but loose the SEC title game none of that matters. Looser worry about stuff like that. Everyone who picked them offered a disclaimer about their schedule.

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Most football minds believe that is a better strategy than Sumlin's pitch and catch philosophy

They do? Is that why more people throw the ball than ever before? Also Sumlin & A&M are working to build a power run game to go with the spread passing attach.

A&M may be working on a power run game, but Gus' offense is built on it. It runs better when Auburn can run. People aren't throwing the ball more than ever like you suggest. Championship teams are always very capable of running the ball at all levels still. A&M has been poor at this under Sumlin. Could it change? Yes. I am hopeful Auburn's poor defense is going to change.