Auburn Recap

I must apologize to my three readers for posting late. The "vote of confidence" released by Khayat put me in a bit of a funk. I just didn't expect him to say the worst season in Ole Miss history is progress. Anyway send your complaints to your favorite Canadian Auburn homer. (Who apparently is in Canada for the cheap meds and not to study Irishmen.)

(Pictures from the Clarion Ledger)

THE GOOD

The defense held Auburn to 17 points which is pretty good. In context though it's not as good because Auburn did what they wanted to and that was beat the Rebels with as little as they could get away with and not show Georgia or Alabama anything. They still cranked out over 400 yards and didn't press anything until after Schaeffer's interception when they wanted to put the game away. The offense didn't do anything of note.

I don't want to give out a game ball since if you only score three points no one really deserves it. But Shene's field goal was 51 yards and amounted to the Rebel's entire offense so he gets it.

THE BAD

Auburn did what they wanted to do. This wasn't even close to a moral victory. It was a beat down much worse than the score showed because Tubs wanted to keep it on the ground drive the clock and run the ball. Which they had no time doing. It was the quickest game I can ever remember. Game was over in about three hours and the first half took roughly an hour. It was amazing. They played keep away with the Ole Miss offense all night.

Not that it mattered because the Ole Miss offense was ill prepared. Seth Adams finished with less than a hundred yards passing. Team managed less than 200 yards in total offense. And got destroyed in time of possession.

THE UGLY

The team has give up on Eddie. The Clarion Ledger beat writer said, "the feeling I get from the entire Ole Miss team is that they are farther from a breakthrough game then at any time over the past month. You're never going to get the players or coaches to say much about it, but I really do believe frustration is beginning to set in."

You also have three suspensions in the last month for players that has nothing to do with legal problems but with disrespecting the coach. Its obvious this team has given up and doesn't take the gar fisherman seriously. So expect a repeat of 2005 when the team gave up on him. Lets just hope Croom is classy enough to take a knee again this time in Starkville.