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A. Joe Ferguson B. Vince Ferragamo C. Frank Reich D. Trent Edwards Answer: D If he continues to progress, he'll make a name for himself. In the future, we will not compare Edwards to anybody else, everybody else will be compared to Trent Edwards.

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You Penn State fans ... yeesh. No confidence in your team going into the game vs Michigan. How do you feel now? Congrats on the W against Mich. Now, stroll into the Shoe, drop 50+, 40+, 30+, 20+, heck, just win and make my prediction true.

Nothing is written in stone until the game is played, especially between bitter rivals. However, of the 5 teams I listed, Auburn is the least of Bama's concern IMO. I expect Tenn to put up a bigger fight. I have no idea of what you know regarding Auburns problems, but Auburn's offensive woes run much deeper than a mere learning curve. The problem is coaching and/or higher, and is threatening to put the entire program in chaos. Recent events have put the Tigers stuck between a rock and a hard place. Tuberville says he is committed to the spread offense, but the only guy on Auburn's staff that had implemented and ran such an offense was Franklin, and Franklin got shown the door. If Tuberville continues trying to incorporate the spread, Auburn's offense will continue to be pathetic, and there is a real chance the Tigers could go 1-4 down the stretch with no bowl appearance of any kind. Certain people in lower AL will NOT be happy. On the other hand, if Auburn returns to some type of power running team, they increase their chance of winning games and a bowl appearance. However, doing that risks losing the recruits Tuberville has already gotten commitments from. As it is, based on the recent events, there has already been a handful of Auburn recruits publicly declaring they are no longer fully committed to Auburn and will look at other options. One of them, DE Montez Robinson, is now being wooed by Bama. If Auburn starts losing recruits to Bama: Certain people in lower AL will NOT be happy. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

Spliced a couple of posts together, and did some editing. Key points are in bold. The Bills can pull out a victory here. Let's not give up.

Sorry. I was not trying to imply they should get rid of the guy, but they would be looking to replace Ellison in the starting line up with somebody else. Ellison is clearly a back up LB, and to call him a "starter" in order to promote the idea a certain draft was good is dubious.

Of course, claiming Ellison is a "starter" is a stretch to begin with. If it was not for Crowell's surgery/non-surgery, and subsequent placement on IR, Ellison is riding the bench this year. At this point, I think it's obvious Ellison is on the short list to be replaced this upcoming off-season.

Tell that to a customer standing in front of you complaining your company failed to honor it's service contract or sold him a faulty product. Do you think he really cares which employees fault it was?

Temper, temper, Ramius. The FSU "Return to Glory" is not happening fast enough for you? You're clueless if you think Saban will leave Bama for Auburn. Auburn cannot match the recruiting clout Alabama brings to the table. Besides, the financial aspects alone pretty much rule that option out. There are a lot of other coaches they could get for cheaper. Tuberville has a $6m buyout clause. If Auburn does part ways with Tubby, and becomes seriously interested in Fisher, I doubt another $2.5m will get in their way. Look on the bright side, if that does happen, Tuberville will be available.

And FSU better hurry. A bigger portion of the Auburn world is getting pissed off with Tuberville. Apparently, questions regarding job security have been asked during interviews. Some of the replacement names being tossed about in the delusional minds of Auburn fans: Butch Davis Brian Kelly Dennis Francione (sp) Bill Cowher Lane Kiffin Nick Saban Bobby Petrino Jimbo Fisher

The Mizzou Kool-Aid, heavily sweetened with UB, Nevada, and Nebraska. Both Gordio and I tried to warn him, but he did not want to listen.

The potential of having Bama in the SEC CG is a nice thought. However, I would rather not think that far ahead. Bama still has to play Ole Miss, Miss St, Tenn, LSU, and Auburn. Ole Miss and Miss St are not great teams, but are being coached by Nutt and Croom. While those two screw balls can make some of the stupidest football decisions known to mankind, both can motivate their teams and spoil the plans of their better opponents (see Ole Miss vs Florida, and Miss St vs Vandy) LSU got buried by Florida, but is still only 1 game behind the SEC West leader Alabama. If LSU were to run the table from here out, LSU makes the CG. And do not think that is impossible. 4 of their last 6 are at home, and that includes the game vs. Bama. While I like Bama's chances vs. Tenn and Auburn, both schools are Alabama's biggest rivals. Anything can happen.

Maybe. But then again I'm not saying Penn St is going to stroll into Columbus and drop 50+ points on the Buckeyes. Penn St is playing good ball, and IMO, when the dust settles in the Shoe, Penn St will walk out with the "W". As for the score of the game, who scores what, and whether or not the spread is covered, that's for y'all to figure out.

IIRC, at the Shoe in Columbus. Too bad for the Buckeyes, it will not matter.

I am a Bama fan. I am not allowed to be objective? My opinion is not intended to be an insult to Bama, but it is more of an observation of the characteristics of the polls. How many times have we seen teams that were idle get leap frogged in the rankings? I am not saying Penn St SHOULD be #2, but based on the present evidence (Bama idle, Penn St. 7-0, wins big in Madison) I would have not been surprised if they were. Now, as for me personally wanting Bama to be #3, that is more of a strategic thought. Bama still has 6 games left, and they are a young team. My biggest fear is some of the freshman get caught up in the hype, and allow it to inflate their ego. That would make them ripe for the picking for a team like Ole Miss or Miss St. A loss to one of those teams, and Bama could kiss a NC goodbye.

Why not? Bama sat out this week, and that has a tendency to work against the team on how it's ranked. Penn State is now 7-0, and they got the last one by walking into Madison, WI, and blowing out the Badgers.

Actually, I would not be surprised to see Texas and Penn State ranked above Bama. In fact, I hope both teams end up that way. Still too early in the season to be #1. That just puts a big fat target on the teams back. I agree with you about about BYU. They should definitely be ahead of USC. The biggest joke is/was Auburn. How does a 4-2 team who beat teams like Miss. St and Tenn with scores like 3-2 and 14-13 even deserve to be in the top 25? Over teams like NC, Mich St, and even Wake Forest? I suppose with this newest loss to Arky, Auburn will drop to 25.

Great! I hope the Mizzou players and coaches feel the exact same way. Then when the Tigers get their jaw jacked by a real smash mouth team (and it doesn't even have to be Bama), it will be fun watching you trying to explain what happened. Have they scored every time they touched the ball? No? That means they can be stopped. It doesn't have to be 3 and out. 5 and out will do. 6 and out will do. Unless that player is a DL or LB, it will not matter. Having Moore tackle a RB 5-6 yards past the LOS is NOT a good thing. Smash mouth teams thrive on getting 5-6 yards a crack. That's their intent. You are right. We do have a difference of opinion, and the argument is somewhat dumb. Mizzou ran the scores up on teams like UB and Nevada. Meanwhile, Bama has played 2 (alleged) top 10 teams, both of the wins took place away from Bryant-Denney Stadium. And you might want to consider those facts before you run your mouth again.

I am not saying Bama would shut down Mizzou, but I seriously doubt Mizzou will hang 40+ points on Bama. You're to focused on how does anybody stop the Mizzou O. They do not have to stop it. They just need to keep it in check, preventing the shoot out. The question you seem to miss: How does the Mizzou D prevent the Bama O from controlling the game, and dictating the tempo?

Seconds maybe the only thing the Mizzou offense will ever get. The Bama D "ain't" the UB D.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah ... I've heard the same thing about Clemson (how will Bama contain Thunder and Lightning - more like Fizzle and Drizzle) I've heard the same thing about Georgia (how will Bama ever deal with Stafford and Knowshon "NoShow" Moreno) Bama is playing old school ball. A punishing running game and strong D. It would be hard to score when the Mizzou offense is standing on the sidelines watching the Bama offensive line grind that Mizzou defense into the turf.

I haven't watched any Dolphins game this year, but that sounds pretty similar to Houston Nutt's WildReb (f/k/a WildHog when he was at Arky) offense. I may have to watch the next Dolphin game to see. Maybe they will bring back the Wishbone and the Veer.

Fixed it. And I agree with your post. The Bills need to win the division to guarantee a playoff spot. It does not matter if they do it as 10-6 team or a 14-2 team. If they do lose to the Chargers (and I am not so sure they will), it will be just another game to learn from, and move forward.

And here I thought it was the drugs that did that.

Beautiful, isn't it? Auburn nation is now in meltdown mode.