i spent New Years eve with my dad and 70 thousand plus drunk rednecks enjoying the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta as my Auburn Tigers unleashed the spread attack on those other Tigers who wear Orange, Clemson.
i'll admit that i was giddy with excitement when Auburn took the field in a 5 receiver set on their first possession of the game. i appreciate what Al Borges helped the Tigers pull off in 2004, but i'm glad to see the West Coast offense go. if i had to watch another play action pass my fucking head was gonna explode.
"hope springs eternal" would be the theme of the evening. Mario Fannin and Kodi Burns both look like THE FUTURE of this new spread offense. Fannin is as lethal a receiver as Auburn has had from the Runningback position in years...or at least he was New Year's eve. and Burns looks like he could end up being the best threat we've at QB since Dameuyne Craig. the young receiving corp should thrive in this new passing attack, as long as Kodi is half the passer he is the runner. all in all I'm hanging my hat on these two freshman as the best building blocks for a possible return to the SEC title game in the next few years.
the offense ran something like 90 plays....which was like 2 games worth of offense compared the rest of this season. the young o-line has really gelled together well and they are chop blocking like true champions. (watch your ACL motherfucker...we iz coming 4 yr ass). Tate, Lester, and Fannin all looked go running toss sweeps and taking the handoff out of the shotgun formation. hopefully incoming freshman Enrique Davis can add some explosiveness to an already solid backfield. but it was Burns that really stole the show. playing a significant amount and keeping Clemson's defense off balance. he did most of his damage on the ground with 69 yards rushing but he also tossed a touchdown pass to Fannin, but it was the game winning run in overtime that really has me dreaming big things for the Tigers next year. never have i felt so euphoric after an Auburn victory in a meaningless bowl game in a non-championship year as i did after this one. with the best defense in the SEC coming back and a new spread offense with a athlete like Burns running it, 2008 is set to be a big year.
as for senior QB Brandon Cox, thanks for the wins against Florida and Bama and for 4th and forever against UGA in '05, you were a true warrior and you leave the school with 27 wins as a 3 year starter. great stat and all, but don't let the door hit you on the way out. i've never hated and loved a Qb so much as you.
so Auburn closes the book on '07 with a big win.
WAR FUCKING EAGLE!
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