re: Mond

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And if we can stay within striking distance of Clemson with Bad Mond, our downside is pretty low.

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Great post! I'm not going to defend Mond because he made mistakes that a QB with the amount of starts he has just can't make. However, that didn't bother me too much. I'm not one that has ever really thought Mond could be the guy to take us to the playoff.

I came away fairly encouraged because we executed pretty poorly, and despite their best efforts, the best team in the country couldn't put us away until the 4th quarter. I saw a lot of improvement on defense, we made mental mistakes, but those can be fixed. We showed that we are building some quality depth on the D-Line and Linebacker. I thought the offensive line showed nicely against a really good front 7.

Sure, it's always frustrating when we lose, but I never expected to win this game. Overall, team health is a bit of a concern. However, I feel really good about the matchup of our defense against Auburn's freshman QB.