Good Morning Football: Auburn vs. the Piggies
By: Kevin Strickland
Will tomorrow’s early morning start be a wake-up call for the resurgent Auburn Tigers or will the Arkansas Razorbacks hit the snooze button on another SEC season?
All signs point to a high noon (well high elevenish at least) wild SEC West shootout. When the dust clears in the streets of Fayetteville tomorrow afternoon, one gunslinger will put a sixth notch on his pistol while the other crumples to a fatal 0-3 league sprawl.
Auburn will dodge the Mallet bullets, and utilize the Gatling gun, Gus Malzahn-directed offensive arsenal of Chris Todd, Ben Tate, Onterrio McCalebb, Darvin Adams, Mario Fannin, Tommy Trott and Terrell Zachary to shoot down the hopes of the ‘Hogs.
If you listen really closely right now you can hear the squealing. “What about Arkansas’ offense,” it goes. “We don’t just have Mallett, Joe Adams, Greg Childs, Jarius Wright and Michael Smith. We can score too!”
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Big Ben rolls over Berry on his way to 128 rushing yards.
By: Kevin Strickland
Eric Berry for Heisman? Sorry, but no.
Auburn running back Ben Tate derailed that fleeting notion when he lowered his shoulder in the third quarter of the Tigers’ 26-22 Saturday win over the Vols and flung the Tennessee safety through the air like a rag doll.
Heisman Trophy candidates do not fly backward through the air for five full yards and hit the ground so hard they dig a trench with their butt. That’s what happened when Tate rammed Berry. The Tennessee safety looked like Superman running in reverse. If Superman started his flight flat on his back with a confused look on his face.
It should be noted that Tate kept his feet and picked up eight more yards after turning Berry into a flopping chew toy.
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By: Kevin Strickland
It seems like its been a long, long time since Auburn football was fun.
New offensive coordinator Gus Malzhan is well on the road to changing that dynamic. In his first two games with the Tigers, Malzhan has helped shred the team’s offensive record books, sent the scoreboard pinwheeling and put the Tigers at as solid a 2-0 as could have possibly been hoped for.
To say that Malzhan’s offense has so far exceeded expectations is like saying Kate Beckinsale is sort of pretty.
The evolution of that offense and the potential it brings to a Tiger team that has watched numerous seasons bog down with offensive ineffiency, adds a whole new dimension to fun at Jordan Hare Stadium.
How fun was Saturday night’s 49-24 demolition of Mississippi State?
It was mascot Aubie dancing with the band fun.
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