LSU 45 - Auburn 10

Well, T'Sharvan Bell said it best "they aren't ranked #1 on accident". Their defensive linemen were as fast as any DL I've seen in a long time. There may have been more strong, physical DLs, but in terms of pure speed they take the cake....

that being said, the Auburn Offensive line had as poor of a showing as I've seen from Auburn in the 3 years that Coach Grimes has been at Auburn. Unfortunately, I don't feel it's his fault completely. I simply don't feel that we're very talented on the left side of the offensive line, and our Center being a true freshmen (while very, very talented) does cause some problems. Chad Slade simply doesn't have the quickness, nor does John Sullen, to handle the pulling responsibilities that are necessary in this offenses' running game. If you go back and watch the film from last year, Byron Isom and Mike Berry were literally step by step with one another in perfect harmony and always got to the outside with more than enough time for the RB to be able to read what was developing since they were there so quickly. I felt so bad for Moseley getting his first start under those conditions AND on the road on the Bayou.

This game was absolutely one that could've gone dramatically different but, if we're honest, the better team did win. Auburn was playing great defense after LSU's strong first drive for a TD, but penalties and the coinciding plays that LSU made with those penalties were the difference in the game. The second half probably could've and should've been 7-3 or Auburn could have even taken the lead had they not made penalties and had gotten stops on 3rd downs instead.

The special teams all around were very lackluster when compared with how we've performed as a unit there all year. Steven Clark, possibly the nation's best punter when right, had his worst game of the year. He consistently was putting the ball 10-20 yards short of where the LSU punt returners were, which is very unusual for Clark. He has been consistently hitting punts 43+ yards with over 4 seconds of hangtime, on the year. For Auburn to hang with LSU, I knew that we'd have to dominate field position using Special Teams, but that obviously never happened.

Overall, I don't think too many people felt that we could win this game, being so young and on the road with a first time starting QB against the #1 team in the country. Auburn is certainly better than they played on Saturday afternoon, and Chizik has been fantastic at getting his teams to bounce back after tough losses, and I expect this to be no different. I expect this team to respond against Ole Miss on Saturday night the same way the 2009 team responded on Halloween '09 with a big win over Ole Miss at home and head into the bye week with a 6-3 record and get ready to face a UGA team on the rise at home. That game scares me because it will be yet ANOTHER top 25 team on the road for this young bunch, but hey at least it's not a top TEN road game.

WDE guys, and I'm excited about what the future is shaping up to look like for this young bunch.

Clint Moseley will start at QB on Saturday.........

on the road against LSU. Best of luck, Clint.

He looked very good in his half of football against a good UF defense. He's a bit of a gunslinger, but in my opinion, that is needed to go into Redstick and come out with a win.

Week 7 picks:

Sorry to be so brief...not a lot of time as I'm about to make my way down to "The Loveliest Village on the Plains"!

Auburn- 31 UF- 24

Michigan- 24 MSU- 28

Baylor- 24 Tx A&M- 38

USCe- 41 Miss St.- 21

LSU- 44 Tenn- 24

Ok St.- 59 Texas- 28

UAT- 45 Ole Miss- 10

See y'all at the game this weekend! If you are close stop by. The wifey and I are section 10, row 7, seats 7-8! WDE!

Auburn University cleared of any major violations by NCAA

Auburn University has received a letter from the NCAA enforcement staff stating the NCAA has concluded its investigation, and no major rules violations were found.

"After conducting more than 80 interviews, the NCAA has concluded its investigation into Auburn University," the NCAA said in a statement. "The NCAA enforcement staff is committed to a fair and thorough investigative process. As such, any allegations of major rules violations must meet a burden of proof, which is a higher standard than rampant public speculation online and in the media. The allegations must be based on credible and persuasive information and includes a good-faith belief that the Committee on Infractions could make a finding. As with any case, should the enforcement staff become aware of additional credible information, it will review the information to determine whether further investigation is warranted."

Auburn Athletics Director Jay Jacobs said, "We appreciate the NCAA and thank them for their professionalism and thoroughness during this exhaustive investigation. We are pleased to put this matter behind us.”

Nope, no shake-up at QB..........

Chizik just announced that Trotter will, in fact, be the starting QB. I can tell you this, if the head coach has to announce something like that, it means there was consideration made to the alternative. Also, I have no doubt that Trotter will have to perform exceptionally well or else he will be pulled in favor of Moseley.

Potential shake-up at QB on the Plains?

There are rumblings today that Moseley could be named the starter for the UF game this week, as they have been splitting reps during practice (including Sunday night). If this is going to happen, this is the week for it to happen, in my opinion, as you don't want your first start to be on the road at Baton Rouge (see: Jacoby Brissett).

Vadal Alexander has committed to LSU

Vadal Alexander, OG from Buford, GA., has committed to LSU. He took his final OV to them this weekend and more than likely gave his commitment to them on his visit. Great pickup for the other Tigers. Picked LSU over Auburn and Bama.

He's in the ESPNU150, and a 4* on all sites.