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Auburn vs. Bama by position - My Opinion

Posted on 7/3/08 at 12:20 pm
Posted by AuburnCPA
Member since May 2008
18843 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 12:20 pm
QB - Bama - due to JPW's experience
RB - Auburn - Terry Grant is not that good and Auburn has Tate and Lester
WR - Auburn - Has all the experience with Rod Smith, Dunn, and Billings returning
TE - Even - neither use tight ends all that much
OL - Bama - Andre Smith and Caldwell are studs
DL - Auburn - Marks is a future 1st rounder and A.Coleman is also a future star
LB - Auburn - Blackmon and 4 seniors lead this group
DB - Auburn - Powers is an All-SEC player and a big playmaker, Bama has R. Johnson and I think he is still in jail.
ST - Auburn - Shoemaker and Byrum are better than whoever Bama has

Final - Auburn wins 6-2-1 and run their streak to 7 wins in a row this year.
Posted by The Ramp
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jul 2004
12628 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 12:39 pm to
I think Bama got better LBs IMO. and Aub's OL should be a lot better next year. Bama's OL should be a LOT better considering all they return. But they've been mediocre at best last year. Andre Smith may be the most over-rated (and I hate using that term) OL in the nation. Other than the LBs, I think Aub wins every position battle.
Posted by El Guapo21
Tuscaloosa
Member since Feb 2008
744 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 12:49 pm to
Powers is good, but Rashad and Kareem sway the DB's to us in my opinion.
Posted by bamaatlsu
Dallas
Member since Mar 2007
5068 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 1:16 pm to
quote:

QB - Bama - due to JPW's experience
RB - Auburn - Terry Grant is not that good and Auburn has Tate and Lester
WR - Auburn - Has all the experience with Rod Smith, Dunn, and Billings returning
TE - Even - neither use tight ends all that much I'll give this a 'push' right now, but by the end of the year I think we'll agree that Bama's TEs are better
OL - Bama - Andre Smith and Caldwell are studs
DL - Auburn - Marks is a future 1st rounder and A.Coleman is also a future star
LB - Auburn - Blackmon and 4 seniors lead this group
DB - Auburn - Powers is an All-SEC player and a big playmaker, Bama has R. Johnson and I think he is still in jail. DBs belong to Bama
ST - Auburn - Shoemaker and Byrum are better than whoever Bama has
Special Teams belong to Bama due to Arenas

so 4-4-1, should be a great one
Posted by AuburnCPA
Member since May 2008
18843 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 1:17 pm to
other than Rolando McClain, they have no LBs. That is why I gave the nod to Auburn.
Posted by bamaatlsu
Dallas
Member since Mar 2007
5068 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 1:18 pm to
yeah, i'll give LB to Auburn, no doubt
Posted by AuburnCPA
Member since May 2008
18843 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 1:18 pm to
Auburn's TEs will catch probably 100 passes this year in the spread. That will make them better than Bamas.
Posted by bamaatlsu
Dallas
Member since Mar 2007
5068 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

100
Posted by AuburnCPA
Member since May 2008
18843 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 2:17 pm to
we are throwing 50 times a game. Trott, McKenzie, and Bailey Woods are gonna be match up problems split out wide.
Posted by Tiger n Miami AU83
Miami
Member since Oct 2007
45656 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 2:26 pm to
TE - will go to AU because the position will produce A LOT more in the spread than Bama.

ST - goes to AU. Kicking is better and with Tristan Davis healthy, he will be just as good as Arenas.

QB - AU may be better by the end of the year.

OL - Bama

DL - AU and LB - AU

DB - Toss up

RB - AU, by a lot.

Coaching - AU.
This post was edited on 7/3/08 at 2:29 pm
Posted by trex1250
Roswell
Member since Jun 2007
1085 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 4:20 pm to
Saying Tristan Davis is as good as Arenas is a big stretch. Auburn's RBs by a lot is also a stretch. Coaching to Auburn? There is nothing wrong with being a homer.

Posted by Tiger n Miami AU83
Miami
Member since Oct 2007
45656 posts
Posted on 7/3/08 at 5:05 pm to
Coaching to AU HANDS DOWN. No contest between Tubbs and Saban. Tubbs has done more with less than any of the top SEC teams. Tubbs has beaten more top ten teams than ANYONE in the COUNTRY the past 10 years. Tubbs has a winning record against every school in the SEC but LSU who he is either tied or one game back of. Tubbs is 5-2 against Saban (I think). And AU's assistants are just as good and probably better, so coaching is not really all that close.

Tate and Lester are both very good tailbacks. Both are better than Grant and that is the ONLY back Bama has to compare to really.
This post was edited on 7/3/08 at 5:07 pm
Posted by UnknownPoster
Member since Jun 2008
173 posts
Posted on 7/4/08 at 6:40 am to
quote:

I think Bama got better LBs IMO. and Aub's OL should be a lot better next year. Bama's OL should be a LOT better considering all they return. But they've been mediocre at best last year. Andre Smith may be the most over-rated (and I hate using that term) OL in the nation. Other than the LBs, I think Aub wins every position battle.



Rate by position LSU vs. Kentucky last year. I wait with baited breath.
Posted by BT4LSU
Could be Anywhere, at Anytime
Member since Feb 2005
3278 posts
Posted on 7/4/08 at 11:54 am to
You're hilarious. The way things are going, you may be starting three freshman at LB at Bama
this year.

It appears you know zero about college football.
It's more than obvious you've never played the
game either.

You're obsessed with proving your team equal to LSU and Auburn. Being a combined 1-11 over these
last six years factually speaks otherwise.

What the hell does our matchup against UK have to do with your pathetic Crimson tied (and gagged
behind bars) bunch of LSU wannabees???

UK won fair and square. They were a good team that matched up well with bigger wideouts, a mobile QB and one specific undersized tight end that our guys couldn't cover, and our CBs could'nt match up to.

Kentucky came very close to beating UF/UGA as well, as both games went into the last 2 minutes as toss ups.

Get a grip, accept that fact Bama is rebuilding. Don't make excuses when you go 7-5 again this year.

Bama does not match up to Auburn or LSU, period.
They match up better to UGA than either LSU or Auburn, provided you understand why, which I seriously doubt, given your delusional posts.

And just remember what you said about Miles.
You're going to look pretty bad soon enough.


Make sure you come back and take the crow like a man.
Posted by El Guapo21
Tuscaloosa
Member since Feb 2008
744 posts
Posted on 7/5/08 at 1:51 am to
quote:

Make sure you come back and take the crow like a man.



YEAH! LIKE A MAN! AN INTERNET MAN!!!
Posted by UnknownPoster
Member since Jun 2008
173 posts
Posted on 7/5/08 at 5:33 am to
Bama will be young at LB, but no team in the SEC will have more talent at that position.
Posted by UnknownPoster
Member since Jun 2008
173 posts
Posted on 7/5/08 at 5:37 am to
Tubbs is going into his 13th year as a Head Coach in the SEC. How many titles has he won?
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
214087 posts
Posted on 7/5/08 at 5:41 am to
quote:

Tubbs is going into his 13th year as a Head Coach in the SEC. How many titles has he won?


You have a point!!!
Posted by AuburnCPA
Member since May 2008
18843 posts
Posted on 7/5/08 at 7:39 am to
everyone knows we should have played for it in 2004.
Posted by UnknownPoster
Member since Jun 2008
173 posts
Posted on 7/5/08 at 7:50 am to
quote:

everyone knows we should have played for it in 2004.


Nope, besides, Bama won it that year!

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