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Is AU 2014 the Texas A&M of 2013?
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:49 pm
Preseason anyway, the 2014 Auburn team feels awfully similar to the 2013 Texas A&M team.
Both beat Alabama rather dramatically the year before (and lost to LSU), both had high powered offenses at the time with good (sometimes great) QB play, and both had questionable defenses.
During the off season last year, A&M fans anointed Sumlin the next GOAT, now many AU fans are doing the same with Malzahn.
Then the season started . . . A&M went backwards a bit (especially defensively) with the loss of some key starters.
Will AU suffer the same fate? Why or why not?
Both beat Alabama rather dramatically the year before (and lost to LSU), both had high powered offenses at the time with good (sometimes great) QB play, and both had questionable defenses.
During the off season last year, A&M fans anointed Sumlin the next GOAT, now many AU fans are doing the same with Malzahn.
Then the season started . . . A&M went backwards a bit (especially defensively) with the loss of some key starters.
Will AU suffer the same fate? Why or why not?
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 8:57 pm
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:51 pm to Bham4Tide
That would be very disappointing.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:51 pm to Bham4Tide
This is actually a decent comparison even though Malzahn had a much better first year than Sumlin.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:51 pm to Bham4Tide
Auburn is far more talented on defense. They could very well be a 9 win team, but they won't have to play basketball on grass to do it.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:51 pm to Bham4Tide
Their defense won't regress as much as ours did
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:53 pm to CapstoneGrad06
True, they still have Chizik's recruits on D.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:57 pm to Bham4Tide
Mostly bama fans, AU thread... It's true the melt continues!
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:58 pm to AU4real35
Um, everyone has disagreed.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:00 pm to Bham4Tide
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:03 pm to parkjas2001
I don't think Auburn is winning 12 games this season but I seriously doubt Auburn's defense will regress that far. There's still a lot of talent on that side of the ball, many of whom didn't get a chance to play last season.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:04 pm to Bham4Tide
2012 A&M finished 3rd in the West.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:05 pm to BamaDoc14
Good enough recruits to keep FSU under 400 yards of offense
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:06 pm to Bham4Tide
Now I am very mad at you
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:07 pm to ChexMix
Malzhan > Sumlin IMO
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:07 pm to LanierSpots
Damn . . . only 4 down votes? I am actually trying to broach an actual comparable topic.
I disappoint.
I disappoint.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:09 pm to BamaDoc14
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True, they still have Chizik's recruits on D.
Ah that which aubies love to overlook. The players Chizik the defensive minded coach brought in, are getting close to being gone.
We then get to see how Gus really does on defense. Smart money's on not so good
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:09 pm to Bham4Tide
Even as bad as our defense was we were a few plays away from 12-1 (and 7-6). We towed that thin line all year and came out pretty even. Had we had Auburn's string of luck, it's pretty easy to come up with a scenario where we are playing for the national title game as well.
It's unlikely, but if their defense is poor again and they don't catch the same breaks I could see them winning 8-9 games.
It's unlikely, but if their defense is poor again and they don't catch the same breaks I could see them winning 8-9 games.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:10 pm to diddydirtyAubie
And that's not possible for this AU team? See 2010 Alabama.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:11 pm to Bham4Tide
Nah, but good attempt 8/10
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:11 pm to Bham4Tide
We get better on defense this year. A&M got drastically worse on D last year.
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