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.