🏈 GAME THREAD 🏆 Alabama vs Auburn 🏆 Saturday, CBS TV @ 2:30pm CST

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[the Bookie]

 

[TerryP]

In the keys to the game ...

In AU's best wins this season they've racked up over 200 yards rushing (A&M and Oregon.) If there is a "stat" that bears mentioning, I'll submit that one as one of the most important.

 

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[rick4bama]

ROLL TIDE!!

 

[RTB X Bot]

No. 5 Alabama (-3.5) at No. 15 Auburn: One of my major principles during rivalry week is to go heavy on underdogs, and my initial instincts had me looking at Auburn and the points here. But I can't do it. I know this sounds silly and superstitious, but if Tua Tagovailoa were healthy, I'd be all over Auburn. It feels like too many people have just written off Alabama as a great team because he isn't. There are too many people now expecting Auburn to win and knock Alabama out of the College Football Playoff race, making life on the selection committee simpler.

Life seldom works that way. As good as Tagovailoa is, it's not like he wasn't surrounded by a wealth of talent on the Alabama offense. Sure, Mac Jones might not be Tua, but he still has a bunch of future NFL wide receivers at his disposal. He's also playing behind one of the best offensive lines in the country, one that is better equipped to deal with (not stop!) the Auburn defensive line than most other teams. Then there's the simple fact that I trust Jones in this spot more than I do Bo Nix. We've seen plenty of Nix in games like this, and he just hasn't been good. He was able to complete 60% of his passes against Georgia a couple of weeks ago but averaged only 4.9 yards per attempt. I don't see Auburn winning this game by dinking and dunking down the field. They're going to need big plays I'm not sure Nix can provide. Alabama 27, Auburn 17

 

[mando]

If there is a "stat" that bears mentioning, I'll submit that one as one of the most important.

Unfortunately this has been a problem area for our D. It has been better in the middle recently but still struggles on the edge rushes and the QB keepers.

 

[#80]

We are 0-6 against a rank barn team in Jordan-Hare. Hope we get rid of the 0 on Saturday.

 

[rick4bama]

We are 0-6 against a rank barn team in Jordan-Hare. Hope we get rid of the 0 on Saturday.

If you look at it that way. Bama also win when UGA win, been like that for awhile.

 

[#80]

If you look at it that way. Bama also win when UGA win, been like that for awhile.

If I look at it that way?? ...... I'm just stating a fact.

 

[MunchyOs]

We are 0-6 against a rank barn team in Jordan-Hare. Hope we get rid of the 0 on Saturday.

The barn was ranked in 2001 when we beat them at JHS 31-7. In fact, they still had a shot at the SEC West going into the Iron Bowl that season

 

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[#80]

U. Meyer pick the barn to win.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

U. Meyer pick the barn to win.

Then again so did Ten Bears...….

 

[doemasters]

Roll Tide everyone

 

[rick4bama]

Great Day to be a Bama Fan!!

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

 

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ROLLLLTIDE!

 

[Joe]

The barn was ranked in 2001 when we beat them at JHS 31-7. In fact, they still had a shot at the SEC West going into the Iron Bowl that season

I looked it up and the barn was not ranked in the AP poll in when we beat them in 2001.