re: Just looking objectively...

QB - State
RB - State
WR - Auburn
TE - Auburn
OL - State
DL - State
LB - State
DB - Auburn
Special Teams - Auburn
Coaching - Push
Big Game Experience - Auburn
Home Field Advantage - State

Who wins? Who the hell knows. This will be a big boy game. Whoever dominates the trenches and limits mistakes will win this game.

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So if we are looking at our D vs your O, then Let's look at your strengths.

Rushing 14th in the nation you are. It's what we do on defense extremely well. You average 268 per game, MSU only allows 98.

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And you guys average 274 while we only allow 100.

The averages between the two are almost identical. Auburn & MSU average 5.58 yards per rush. MSU defense allows 2.89 yards per carry. Auburn's allows 2.90.

But, this doesn't account for the teams played. The best rushing team MSU has played is UAB. The best rushing team Auburn has played is Arkansas.

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Again, you are looking at the stats and not taking into account the facts. Things like Dak only playing 2.5 quarters per game up until the SEC. Would his stats be far higher and better if we had played him the whole time? You know it.

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And yet, Prescott still leads Marshall by 53 more plays thru 5 games (206 vs 153).

In fact, Prescott is responsible for 53.5% of MSU's total offensive plays so far this season. Marshall only 42.1%.

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Kinda misleading. The game was not on the line and I'm not even going to debate that. But feel free to continue to go with our pass defense sucks.

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MSU this season.

1st half
53% completion percentage
766 yards
12.6 yards per completion
6.7 yards per attempt

2nd half
52.6% completion percentage
875 yards
14.6 yards per completion
7.7 yards per attempt


The big disparity between the two halves comes from TDs & INTs. 2 vs 7 & 6 vs 3. However, the teams are still moving the ball thru the air on your first team defense. Undeniable at this point.

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He is. They go 15, 14, 9, 9, 9. Although the last guy with 9 receptions is managing 5.4 YPC. Beast.

Also Auburn is 25, 10, 9, 8, 8. Not really the difference he is implying.

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Absolutely. Auburn's top 5 receivers have caught 60 passes on 123 attempts (48.8%). MSU's top 5 receivers have caught 56 passes on 139 attempts (40.3%).

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Coaching - Push

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Anyone who believes this is dense. One hand, you have a coach that has lead the biggest turnaround in college history and on the other, you have a coach that pumps the shitter into the gutter. This isn't even close.

I get the love for Dak, he's been impressive but I'd still pick Marshall, you can still pick Dak.

I think State is better on offense. Auburn probably has the better defense.

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Anyone who believes this is dense.

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There is more to coaching than just the head coach.....

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QB - Push
RB - Slight AU
WR - Big AU
TE - Push
OL - Miss St.
DL - slight Ms. State
LB - slight Ms. State
DB - BIG AU
K - AU
P - Big state
Coaching - AU

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Having watched us play both:

QB - MSU, by comfortable margin
RB - MSU, but close
WR - AU comfortable
TE - Push - who cares
OL - MSU
DL - MSU
LB - MSU
DB - AU, not big though
K - AU
P - MSU
Coaching - AU, big - Mullen struggles late in games

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There is more to coaching than just the head coach.....

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Well, your argument is convincing. That part where you pointed out that there is more to coaching than just head coach was very compelling.

Would you care to elaborate just a touch more?

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I don't even know any auburn running back names.

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The same staff that took a 3-9 team to the BCSCG last year?

Gotcha

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Rb- slight AU Wr- Big AU

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HA. I'll take J Rob over any running back in the sec minus Gurley and Yeldon. And I agree AU has some great WR but they do not by any means have a big" advantage because state is stacked as well