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Auburn QB Nix: Tigers 'not scared' of Alabama

Auburn quarterback Bo Nix not only backed up the strong words of a teammate directed toward Alabama on Thursday, he doubled down, telling reporters at SEC media days that they don't fear their in-state rivals.

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HOOVER, Ala. -- Auburn quarterback Bo Nix not only backed up the strong words of a teammate directed toward Alabama on Thursday, he doubled down, telling reporters at SEC media days that they don't fear their in-state rivals.

Tony Fair, a graduate transfer from UAB, tweeted last week, "We comin to take the head off the elephant," referring to Alabama's mascot.

"I think that actually I like the quote," Nix said when asked about the tweet. "I think it's important because we're not scared of Alabama. I know that a lot of people want us to be scared, but we're really not."


Nix credited Alabama as a great team last season, having won the SEC and College Football Playoff National Championship.

He admitted that Alabama "beat us pretty bad" but added that it was "close at the beginning."

Nix threw two interceptions and Alabama won 42-13.

Auburn finished the season 6-5 and coach Gus Malzahn was fired, replaced by former Boise State coach Brian Harsin.

Nix said it's important to him that Flair comes to Auburn with the mindset of wanting to beat Alabama.

He said he knows what that feeling is like, having done it in 2019 as a true freshman.

"For Auburn," Nix said, "we are here to win those big games and to take the head off the elephant."

Auburn linebacker Owen Pappoe didn't repeat Flair's warning shot at Alabama like Nix, but he supported his teammate nonetheless.

"I love the confidence," he said. "It's the biggest rivalry in the country, in my opinion. It's just what comes with it."

 

[It Takes Eleven]

It’s the number one stat I hope Saban and the Tide change going forward. Of course, an al.com reporter had to remind us of that awful tidbit today in an article where Nix backed up the grad transfer Fair’s inane boast of coming in to take the head off the elephant.

QB Bo Nix: Auburn unafraid of Alabama, Tigers aiming to ‘take the head off the elephant’

Bo Nix and Owen Pappoe loved the confidence of transfer defensive lineman Tony Fair, who tweeted last week that Auburn was coming for Alabama this season.

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Nix said "the game was close at the beginning".

They all are.

 

[sean]

Nix said "the game was close at the beginning".

They all are.

Exactly! They all start out as a tie. But it's not how you start, it's how you finish. So it doesn't matter if you had a good first half. If your second half is abysmal, and you give up a bunch of points and lose, that first half was all for nothing if you don't keep up the work in the second half.

 

[TerryP]

Exactly! They all start out as a tie. But it's not how you start, it's how you finish. So it doesn't matter if you had a good first half. If your second half is abysmal, and you give up a bunch of points and lose, that first half was all for nothing if you don't keep up the work in the second half.

They had about 150 yards in the first half, scored three points to go into the second half down by 17. Four punts, and interception, and a field goal in six possessions doesn't equate to a good first half of football.

But what do I know?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

The bama obsession.....
Been on the plains for many years

 

[mando]

They had about 150 yard the first half, scored three points to go into the second half down by 17. Four punts, and interception, and a field goal in six possession doesn't equate to a good first half of football.

But what do I know?

Barner logic!!!

 

[PurlJam]

They had about 150 yards in the first half, scored three points to go into the second half down by 17. Four punts, and interception, and a field goal in six possessions doesn't equate to a good first half of football.

But what do I know?

It did back in the 90's ...... The 1890's.

 

[rick4bama]

Nix and all his buddies, know now that going have to play football. No more back yard games!

 

[Bama Guy]

The game was close in the beginning, and then we kicked off.

 

[sean]

They had about 150 yards in the first half, scored three points to go into the second half down by 17. Four punts, and interception, and a field goal in six possessions doesn't equate to a good first half of football.

But what do I know?

I was speaking in generalities.

 

[TerryP]

I was speaking in generalities.

Translated~generalities: adj. like everything else.

Auburn football did as well as everyone else in 2020, generally speaking, when it came to their game with Bama.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

When you start saying..."we ain't scared"....means "we are kinda scared"

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

Shaking my head.....

 

[mando]

When you start saying..."we ain't scared"....means "we are kinda scared"

Yep trying to convince yourself and your teammates.

 

[rick4bama]

Tony Fair is going to bring them out?

 

[ElephantStomp]

I don’t really care what he thinks one way or the other, but he was a good QB once he got to Oregon and got developed by a competent staff.

I think he’ll do fine in the NFL if gets on the right team with the right coaching staff.

 

[alabama mike]

"We want Bama!" Many say it but few really mean it.

 

[Justneedme81]

Why bring this thread up we can't be this bored?

 

[SnakeFan]

Saturday can’t get here fast enough

 

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