WOW, they are in trouble!!!
I will do a quarter by quarter breakdown of what I saw in their game against La-Monroe.
They rotated QBs every possession and went 3 and out to end all drives. This offense didn't look too imposing in the 1st Quarter against La-Monroe with only 61 yards of offense total. As a matter of fact they didn't even get into scoring position and had to punt 3 times.
Auburn's defense was good at getting pressure on the QB and forced a fumble that was scooped up for Auburn's first TD. 7-0 AU
La-Monroe was able to move the ball pretty well before drives stalled. And even though ULM missed their FG, they were the closest to scoring on offense in the entire quarter.
AU snapped a 12-year drought in returns for a TD, when Dunn took it to the house to close the 1st Quarter. So, defense and special teams was responsible for AU's only score. 14-0 AU
In the 2nd Quarter, AU played sound Defense and when they got the ball back, they went to the run game with Ben Tate. But ULM blitzed on AU's first possession to force a punt, which was a bomb that pinned ULM deep.
ULM had a golden opportunity on a deep ball off of play action where the receiver dropped a TD after he beat the coverage. Then their playcalling was just plain dumb.
AU had a near mistake after there was a fumble on the snap and on that same play, they nearly threw an interception that was dropped by a ULM defender.
Both teams traded punts, so AU had to punt 6 times in the FIRST HALF!!! WOW!
On a drive with Burns at QB, the AU offense had a laughable moment when they had a receiver take off down field before the snap. Of course, it was blown dead for the blatant false start.
Neither team could muster much of anything until AU got a 51-yard run to the edge by Tate. AU finally got into scoring position for the FIRST time at 27 minutes into the game. It took that long!!! WOW!!!
Later Burns threw up a prayer that was caught by Smith, but his toe was on the back line of the end zone. Tough luck!
AU finally got on the board with a FG with 1:16 left in the FIRST half, lol!!!
So, the offense didn't score a TD in the first half at all with this great 'Spread Eagle'!!! 3 points? WOW!!!
17-0 AU at the half.
One interesting to note is that Tony Franklin was on the sideline and not upstairs in a booth.
Another funny moment was when ole Ears was seen rubbing his forehead as to say, "What have I gotten myself into?"
In the 3rd Quarter, ULM fumbled the opening kickoff giving AU great field position.
Mario Fannin came in for the first time on offense and picked up a huge gain. Then on a couple of runs by Lester, AU finally got an offensive TD!!!
WOW, it took more than 31 minutes to get their first offensive TD against ULM? I know what they did to Bama last year, but this is the great Spread Eagle.
After AU forced another ULM punt, they moved the ball effectively with Burns' running athleticism, but he came up gimpy on a hard hit to his knee and had to come out and go to the locker room at the 9:05 mark in the 3rd.
AU missed a FG. When AU got the ball back, they committed their 6th penalty, all on offense.
ULM dropped another interception!!!AU had to punt for the 7th time.
When AU got the ball back, they finally had a good drive by running the ball with a combination of Tate and Smith running the ball. However, this drive stalled on the goaline and they were forced to kick a FG. 27-0 AU
I couldn't watch anymore after that. The game was just too boring!!! ULM's receivers couldn't catch a cold.
If you haven't seen the stats, AU got another TD on a 3-yard pass by Todd. 34-0 AU
AU's offensive line had a ton of penalties-6 in all.
It appears Todd will get the nod at starting QB by default if Burns isn't healthy, b/c he didn't return.
If I was Ears, I would worry b/c this great Eagle Spread put up the following, unimpressive stats:
-19 First Downs (16 from running)
-73 total plays for 5.6 ypp
-85 yards passing to only 6 receivers (3 of those RBs)
(Todd's stats: 9 of 18, 70 yards, 50%, 3.9 y/a, 1 TD, 1 INT, sacked once/Burns' stats: 4 of 9, 15 yards,44%, 1.7 y/a, 0 TD)
-321 yards rushing on 46 rushes
-5 of 15 on 3rd down conversions
-Punted 7 times
They look the same to me!!! RTR!!!
I will do a quarter by quarter breakdown of what I saw in their game against La-Monroe.
They rotated QBs every possession and went 3 and out to end all drives. This offense didn't look too imposing in the 1st Quarter against La-Monroe with only 61 yards of offense total. As a matter of fact they didn't even get into scoring position and had to punt 3 times.
Auburn's defense was good at getting pressure on the QB and forced a fumble that was scooped up for Auburn's first TD. 7-0 AU
La-Monroe was able to move the ball pretty well before drives stalled. And even though ULM missed their FG, they were the closest to scoring on offense in the entire quarter.
AU snapped a 12-year drought in returns for a TD, when Dunn took it to the house to close the 1st Quarter. So, defense and special teams was responsible for AU's only score. 14-0 AU
In the 2nd Quarter, AU played sound Defense and when they got the ball back, they went to the run game with Ben Tate. But ULM blitzed on AU's first possession to force a punt, which was a bomb that pinned ULM deep.
ULM had a golden opportunity on a deep ball off of play action where the receiver dropped a TD after he beat the coverage. Then their playcalling was just plain dumb.
AU had a near mistake after there was a fumble on the snap and on that same play, they nearly threw an interception that was dropped by a ULM defender.
Both teams traded punts, so AU had to punt 6 times in the FIRST HALF!!! WOW!
On a drive with Burns at QB, the AU offense had a laughable moment when they had a receiver take off down field before the snap. Of course, it was blown dead for the blatant false start.
Neither team could muster much of anything until AU got a 51-yard run to the edge by Tate. AU finally got into scoring position for the FIRST time at 27 minutes into the game. It took that long!!! WOW!!!
Later Burns threw up a prayer that was caught by Smith, but his toe was on the back line of the end zone. Tough luck!
AU finally got on the board with a FG with 1:16 left in the FIRST half, lol!!!
So, the offense didn't score a TD in the first half at all with this great 'Spread Eagle'!!! 3 points? WOW!!!
17-0 AU at the half.
One interesting to note is that Tony Franklin was on the sideline and not upstairs in a booth.
Another funny moment was when ole Ears was seen rubbing his forehead as to say, "What have I gotten myself into?"
In the 3rd Quarter, ULM fumbled the opening kickoff giving AU great field position.
Mario Fannin came in for the first time on offense and picked up a huge gain. Then on a couple of runs by Lester, AU finally got an offensive TD!!!
WOW, it took more than 31 minutes to get their first offensive TD against ULM? I know what they did to Bama last year, but this is the great Spread Eagle.
After AU forced another ULM punt, they moved the ball effectively with Burns' running athleticism, but he came up gimpy on a hard hit to his knee and had to come out and go to the locker room at the 9:05 mark in the 3rd.
AU missed a FG. When AU got the ball back, they committed their 6th penalty, all on offense.
ULM dropped another interception!!!AU had to punt for the 7th time.
When AU got the ball back, they finally had a good drive by running the ball with a combination of Tate and Smith running the ball. However, this drive stalled on the goaline and they were forced to kick a FG. 27-0 AU
I couldn't watch anymore after that. The game was just too boring!!! ULM's receivers couldn't catch a cold.
If you haven't seen the stats, AU got another TD on a 3-yard pass by Todd. 34-0 AU
AU's offensive line had a ton of penalties-6 in all.
It appears Todd will get the nod at starting QB by default if Burns isn't healthy, b/c he didn't return.
If I was Ears, I would worry b/c this great Eagle Spread put up the following, unimpressive stats:
-19 First Downs (16 from running)
-73 total plays for 5.6 ypp
-85 yards passing to only 6 receivers (3 of those RBs)
(Todd's stats: 9 of 18, 70 yards, 50%, 3.9 y/a, 1 TD, 1 INT, sacked once/Burns' stats: 4 of 9, 15 yards,44%, 1.7 y/a, 0 TD)
-321 yards rushing on 46 rushes
-5 of 15 on 3rd down conversions
-Punted 7 times
They look the same to me!!! RTR!!!
