Time for my 2 cents on the "luck" arguments as someone who was at every game. Did Auburn catch some very important and critically timed lucky breaks like the Ricardo Louis catch and Cade Foster having a miserable at best night? Both are terribly bad mistakes by another team, so yeah, they didn't control their own destiny entirely on those plays. HOWEVER, how many plays in a football game can you break down and point out the minute lucky breaks which sum together to create the game in its entirety. I would say that, like some claim about holding, luck has a part in every play on some level. There's a reason most would "rather be lucky than good". Auburn catches the "bad" rap this year of just getting by on luck when they played well enough to win all 3 games (stretching that the drive against MSU and kick return against Bama were luck) and just needed one last gasp to finalize the W.

Now, back to the original and more worthy topic. I'll sign is as skeptical on the season. I thought Gus was a good hire, if not maybe a little bit of a reach on a guy who had only been a 1 year HC at Arkansas State. However, as already stated, the players were a concern. Watching the way they absolutely quit last year was sickening. I'm not sure I'd ever seen any team (see the Vanderbilt sign) EVER play with that little heart, drive, determination, or any semblance of caring. This years team is the exact opposite and may be the most determined team that I have ever seen. I don't want to heap too much praise onto Gus too soon, but if this isn't just a flash in the pan (don't think it is), Auburn could have hit the coaching lottery.