Auburn Finally Gets Noticed

After putting up a strong performance against a "defensively solid but offensively patheti-sad" Tennessee squad this weekend and moving to an undefeated 5-0 on the season, the Auburn Tigers have vaulted to 17 in the AP polls and 19 in the Coaches Poll, as shown in this artist's rendering using an attractive woman's bum. Please remind my wife that this is entirely football related.

The Tigers' stellar offense under Gus Malzahn turned in another stalwart performance against Monty Kiffin's "stouter than we would have expected" defense. While the score of 26-22 made the game look closer than it actually was, Tennessee's offense was stunningly bad. I refuse to let all of the blame go to Jonathan Crompton on this one. Sure, most of the blame is fine, but not all of it. The receivers dropped perfectly tolerable passes time after time, and the offensive line did little to help out the passing game. If it weren't for RB Montario Hardesty and a TE whose name I'm too lazy to look up, the Volunteers wouldn't have had a single point on the board. Hardesty should get a damn medal for the performance he has turned in against Florida and Auburn. Meanwhile, Eric Berry looked decidely un-Eric Berry-ish in a solid but forgettable performance.

So now Auburn been noticed, even going so far as to making the front page of ESPN as of the time of this post. Now all we have to do is play the hardest part of our schedule, a large portion of which is on the road. The offense is blowing and going, but unless Coach Chizik and Defensive Coordinator Ted Roof get the defense back on track, and find a magic potion to avoid injuries, it's going to get a lot rougher from here on out. This Auburn team has shown something special so far in this season, and with good luck, injury bug repellent, and continued offensive production, we are looking at a season that is going to exceed almost everyone's expectations.