re: Auburn Defense

I was worried shitless. Especially after the 1st 2 drives. Bama fans are screwed either way. We lose, we suck. We win, well shite, you were supposed to win.

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Remember Alabama fans hating when other fans predicted a blowout of Texas, I feel the same way. Honestly not seeing a blowout at all.

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That is cushioning the impact of us actually winning and raising the stakes on us if we lose. You never should be saying "you guys are going to get crushed by Texas" since they will come back at you 50x harder when they win. Plus even if we squeek it out, we should have done better. Sort of making it like going up against a non-AQ team. We are SUPPOSED to win.

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Honestly not seeing a blowout at all.

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Me neither. I think Oregon will score and I am hopeful our offense is not rusty. Thing is, AU and Oregon are both second half teams, so I might not feel as confident if we get behind as I did in other games this year. A lot will depend on how many plays Oregon gets in the first half and how fatigued our D may or may not be in the second.

My concerns are:
1. Getting out of position with Oregon's pace.
2. Oregon not running too many plays in the first half and getting our D worn down in the second like Oregon has done most teams.
3. LMJ is a small burner that is hard to get a good shot on. Our D has been stellar against the run all year, but against a lot of big backs that tried to play power football which doesn't work against our D. Oregon is angles, tempo, speed. Not power.