re: Barners, Saban Beat Clemson by, in essence, putting a box on Watson.

This is a very different Clemson team defensively - far less talented. That gives Auburn hope but Auburn doesn't have the horses to be an offensive juggernaut like past Malzahn teams. Watson will do his thing and score 14 more than Auburn by himself. This game looks like a blowout to me but Clemson played some stinkers last year so I won't predict it but I think it's more likely than not. Louisville, NC State, South Carolina, North Carolina all gave Clemson all they wanted because Clemson struggled. Clemson's sputters sometimes but even if they do struggle against Auburn they'll have enough to dispatch Auburn because Auburn doesn't have the talent to hang with any top 10 team.