10-2, outstanding year...

Most people fail to recognize that this year is possibly Tuberville's best year of coaching. The talent disparity between 2004 and 2006 is not glaringly noticable, but its there. Add to that the fact that the 2006 squad suffered an injury almost every game, and, in my mind, 10-2 as an outstanding season.

Look familiar?

When the season began, I thought we would end up 9-3, with losses to Georgia, LSU and Florida. On the plus-side, Auburn took care of Florida and managed to scrape by LSU. Unfortunately, I was correct about Georgia (I could pull a bama excuse and say Tuberville was looking forward to Thumbbowl, but I won't). The Arkansas game came out of nowhere at the time, but looks much better now considering how Arkansas has played to date. On a side note, just once I would enjoy seeing Auburn shut down a power running back from Arkansas.

Fred Talley, is that you?

Finally, there was Tuberville's masochistic beating of Mikey Shula. Auburn's defense played its most complete game. It's offense did just enough to win. Will Herring should be barred from his future occupation as a chiropractor. I'm sure something in the Chiropractic Oath keeps a practitioner from creating his own patients. Apprarently, Quentin Groves is getting a kickback, as well.

Collectively, the games this year have shown a lack of consistency and only strengthened my belief that being an Auburn fan is hard damn work. However, there is something noteworthy about the fact that some fans are complaining after a ten win season. That says a great deal about the state of Auburn football and its fans.

So, enjoy the lead-up to the bowlgame, and, without a doubt, fear the middle finger.

Quick Post...

A promotion-in-name-only has kept me busy for the past week. You know, same money, more responsibilities?

Anyway, it's Georgia week. Here's a little smack to get everyone in the mood.

So I guess it is best that we just come out and say it: Georgia, your football team sucks. And what's worse, your sucky football team is the reason our last home game of the season is being played at 11:30 in the morning.

Auburn Linkage:

Just a few links I found interesting:

Odd article about Matthew Motley, Auburn's kick holder and Team Captain. Why Team Captain, you ask? Because he is an expert on coin tosses (seriously).

Birmingham News Sports Columnist Kevin Scarbinsky puts Auburn's season into perspective. His final analysis:

This team tends to scare its fans more than its opponents, to give up big plays as fast as it can make them, to make people think it would have no chance if it found itself face to face with Ohio State.

This team is not a great team, but it still has a chance to do great things.

This team could go down against Georgia or Alabama, or it could go down in Auburn history.

Like the 2004 team.

AuMicBK of AuNews.net rolls out his weekly update on Auburn players as they advance up the all-time records set by some of the greats. Did you know John Vaughn broke the all-time made field goals record or that Courtney Taylor passed Terry Beasley and Tyrone Goodson to become second in career receptions? Pretty impressive.

Another odd stat, Brad Lester is averaging touchdowns per carry at a rate higher than any other running back in Auburn's history.

Not that anyone may care, but, a little inside info from Arkansas State's perspective.

And finally, just for fun, a pretty pathetic interview with Jimmy Johns, Alabama running back, in which he describes why the upcoming weekend is a revenge game. Basically, Croome told him he would never play quarterback, but could be a very good running back. Mikey Shula recruited Jimmy Johns as a quarterback. Of course, Johns is being used almost exclusively as a running back. For that, Johns is mad at Croome. Figure that one out. Plus, some quality third person references at the end.

By the way, I understand that college football can be a crazy, confusing sport. If you have any questions (or just want to chat), be sure to shoot them to Yahoo Sports' new College Football analyst. Kind of a "where are they now" thing. Just be sure to bring some phone books if you think the conversation will take a long time. That way, he'll be on your eye level.