Monday, October 8, 2007

Vanderbilt Game Notes and Thoughts

Tuberville gets his 100th SEC win by totally domniating Vanderbilt. Auburn is starting to play like...Auburn.

Good
  • Brad Lester is back!
  • Cox was 14 for 17.
  • Auburn converted 6 out of 11 third downs.
  • Take away 1 Vanderbilt drive, helped by 2 bogus penalties, and Auburn would have had a shutout.
  • Rodgeriqus Smith is stepping up as Auburn's much-needed playmaker at receiver.
  • Dunn only had one reception, but broke like, 20 tackles to turn it into a 33 yard gain.
  • Byrum booted one out of the back of the endzone.
  • Tyronne Green was named "SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week" for his performance against Vandy.
Bad
  • Jason Bosley sprained his knee. He could be out next week against Arkansas.
  • Cox's lone interception was pretty boneheaded.
  • Burns only threw the ball once.
  • Auburn returned two kickoffs, and were called for a 10 yard penalty on both of them.
How were my pregame questions answered?

1. Will Auburn be awake for this one? Yes! Auburn looked wide awake for this one. Not only that, but Tuberville had the focused look on his face that he usually reserves for top 10 opponents.

2. Will Quinton Grove’s absence make a big difference? No. Neither was the absence of Aairon Savage, Tray Blackmon, or Merrill Johnson. I can't help but wonder how they would have looked at full strength. Either way, the future looks bright.

3. Will Cox throw the ball away (Vandy has 10 picks this season)? Yes. Cox had one pick. Aside from that, he played pretty well.

4. Will Borges show more creativity in his play calling? The beer was flowing and the grill was glowing so I can't really answer this. Did he really need to be more creative in this game? Probably not.

Broadcast Sidenote

I'm glad that LF shows games, but the production needs to improve beyond camcorder status. Also, can we do without American Karaoke loser, Chris "Nickleback-like-crappy-vocals" Daughtry every few minutes? Granted, it's better than the Brooks and Dunn, "AAAAooooooooo, let's play some footbaw", but so is slamming my testicles repetitively in a car door. Coincidentally, that's better than having to listen to Daugherty as well.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Daughtry is DEFINITELY better than Brooks and Dunn so stop your whining.

Joe Blow said...

Didn't I say he was better? And since when is expressing an opinion whining?

Anonymous said...

Joe Blow, truer words have n'er been said. However, I think I'd rather hear Brooks and Dunn than Daughtry and I despise country music. Thanks for the laugh. Be prepared to be inundated with hate mail from his cuckoo fans.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous is right, the whack jobs will show up soon. I'd rather hear that guy in Deliverance squeal like a pig than hear Daughtry!