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No fan of UGA: Auburn senior Tristan Davis grew up in suburban Atlanta, but he was never a fan of Georgia or their “cocky” fans.
“Actually my high school was the Bulldogs and we were red, black and white,” said Davis, who went to Tri-Cities High in East Point. “It has nothing to do with that. It’s just the cocky attitude of everybody from Georgia.”
Auburn strength coach Kevin Yoxall is tasked with enforcing discipline on players flagged for unsportsmanlike penalties. Davis warned that he still remembers Georgia players dancing to Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” and might respond with steps of his own.
“Don’t let me get in the end zone,” he said with a laugh. “If I score on a kickoff return against Georgia, I’m with Yox the rest of my life. I’m going to let it be known. They might want to get me right now.”
If somehow against all hope, rational and logic, we can keep trending positive and increase our offensive productivity, (or simply hold serve), while getting the defense to “unquit”, we can win these final two games. The key is getting the defense back to playing the way they were prior to the Vandy game. Can Rhodes motivate them and coordinate them at a high level? Can CTT motivate them? I sure don’t want to end the season with a couple of 42-7 type beatdowns. Now that Kodi Burns has settled in as the starting QB, I thought it would be interesting to see how much of a change he has made in the last 3 games….
Burns had a QB rating of 65.8 in the first 7 games of the season…which has improved to 112.3 in the last 3 games.
In the first 7 games of the season, Auburn averaged 292.6 yards per game in total offense, which has improved to 368.7 yards in the last three.
AU converted 29% of its 3rd down conversions in the first 7 games and 50% in the last 3 games.
AU averaged 4.06 yards per play on 1st down in the first 7 games, which has improved to 5.13 in the last 3 games.
AU went “3 and out” 39% of the time on offense in the first 7 games, which has dropped to 22% in the last 3 games.
Auburn netted 21.1 yards per possession in the first 7 games, which has improved to 30.7 yards in the last 3 games.
During the first 97 offensive possessions in the first 7 games, Auburn gained at least 30-yards during a possession 27.8% of the time. In the last 3 games, AU has gained at least 30-yards in a possession, 50% of the time.
AU averaged a play of 30-yards or more every 53.4 snaps in the first 7 games, which has improved to 1 every 34.8 snaps in the last 3 games.
Kodi Burns by Downs:
During the first 7 games, Burns pass ratings by downs…
1st: 138.6
2nd: 15.6
3rd: 98.8
In the last 3 games as the fulltime starter…
1st: 140.1
2nd: 98.1
3rd: 103.9
In the last 3 games, 10 of his 14 completions on 3rd down has resulted in a first down and he has picked up an additional 7 by running the ball.
Leading Receivers in the last 3 games:
Tommy Trott: 11-99yds-0td
Chris Slaughter: 10-159yds-0td
Rod Smith: 6-71yds-0td
Tim Hawthorne: 4-65yds-0td
Runningback production in last 3 games:
Mario Fannin: 85yds-26-0td (2-22yds-0td)
Brad lester: 85yds-26-1td (1-16yds-1td)
Ben Tate: 82yds-20-1td (5-2yds-0td)
Eric Smith: 16yds-8-0td
That’s 268-yards on 80 carries from the running back position for 3.35 yards per carry. I see progress. We still need a prayer. WE BELIEVE. WAR DAMN EAGLE.
An Escambia County couple died Saturday after an argument over the Alabama/LSU football game ended in shotgun blasts, according to Conecuh County authorities.
District Attorney Tommy Chapman identified the people killed as Dennis and Donna Smith of Appleton Road near Brewton.
The shooting allegedly occurred about 7 p.m. at the home of Michael Williams near the Owassa community in Conecuh County, Chapman said.
Williams was arrested, Chapman said, and charged with two counts of murder.
Dispatchers at the Conecuh County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment about the case.
Investigators said witnesses told them that Dennis Smith, an LSU fan, called Williams, a fan of the Crimson Tide, after the game Saturday evening and an argument ensued.
Officers said Donna Smith was a relative of Michael Williams’ girlfriend.
Soon, the Smiths arrived at Williams’ home and the men wound up in a physical altercation, officers said.
Smith retrieved a pistol from his vehicle, and threatened Williams, who armed himself with a shotgun and fired two blasts, striking and killing Dennis Smith, officers said.
Donna Smith then threatened Williams, who shot and killed the woman, they said.
Investigators said alcohol was believed to have been a factor in the killings, and the investigation was ongoing late Sunday.
From the UT-Martin Game
THE AU VS UGA SUNRISE BOWL at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 15 will be televised regionally by Raycom Sports and kickoff is slated for 11:30 a.m. CT. It will mark Auburn’s third game this season to be aired by Raycom. The Tigers defeated Southern Miss, 27-13, on Sept. 6 at Jordan-Hare Stadium, and fell at Ole Miss, 17-7, on Nov. 1. Auburn leads the all-time series with Auburn. Through 111 meetings, the two teams are separated by just 45 points (Georgia: 1,730; Auburn: 1,685). The rest of the SEC T.V. schedule: USC-UF CBS 2:30, MSU-Bama ESPN 6:45, Vandy-UK ESPN2 7:00.
There will be orange jerseys in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.
The Skyhawks will wear orange and Auburn will wear white for homecoming. Coach Tommy Tuberville said Martin officials asked if the Skyhawks could wear orange. The Tigers agreed.Auburn wore orange jerseys a few times way back when, and although it hasn’t wore them since 1980, the rumor of wearing orange crops up almost every year.
Tuberville was asked on his weekly radio call-in show Thursday night when he would make the controversial decision to allow Auburn to wear orange again.
“I better win a few more games before I do that,” Tuberville joked.
He said he liked Auburn’s traditional uniforms because they’re recognized nationally.
Ironically, Martin looks a lot like Auburn when it wears its blue jerseys and orange-and-blue striped helmets.
Auburn wore orange jerseys in 1978 against Georgia, in 1979 against Mississippi State and again in 1980 against Georgia. Those jerseys were 1-1-1 in those games, but lost the last one to the Bulldogs 31-23 and were retired.
Auburn had last worn orange in 1955 against Tulane, but after losing 27-13, coach Shug Jordan burned them.
**Tennessee-Martin might want to double check the schedule. The Skyhawks have played four games on Thursday night, including the last three.
**It might not be a full house in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, but it still figures to top anything UT-Martin has seen. The Skyhawks played in front of 48,058 fans at South Florida in the season opener, but their last three games have drawn crowds of 1,293, 2,318 and 1,790.
**Auburn’s five homecoming queen finalists are Kellen Cooper, Meredith Gaston, Jordan Huff, Melissa Johnson and Haley Walker.
6 foot 4 Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn’s top 2009 tightend recruit, is already on ESPN…
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This is for EVERY ONE NOW! How is America going to react….We can’t change the outcome… It’s here Are we going to see a change?? Is he going to make it? Does he have what it takes? POST YOUR COMMENTS….
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