After the Rebs got Ackbar-ed hard last weekend by Alabama to the tune of a 63 point loss, it’s hard to see them having much success this weekend against a defense that’s equally stingy when it comes to the whole putting-the- ball-in-the -endzone strategy that is football.What do our lovely bunch of contributors think will happen tomorrow morning
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Auburn narrowly climbed into the rankings at No. 21 following the win, but had to turn right around and play No. 17 Arkansas in Jordan-Hare the next week. The Tigers blasted the Razorbacks, 56-3, putting up 543 rushing yards in the process, a SEC regular-season game record.
To Auburn fans and to themselves, the Tigers were back, and had a complete team with a newfound focus on their prolific offense.
Jarrett Stidham’s offense faced a similar two-game gauntlet this season, leading off with a road matchup at Missouri. Auburn was again favored, but questions still remained as to how Stidham and company would perform following abysmal showings in the past two games against Clemson and Mercer.
Thanks to a newfound deep ball threat in Stidham, the Tigers rolled over Mizzou to the tune of 51-14. Like Arkansas in 2016, Auburn was set to come home the next week to take on a ranked opponent.
Auburn tore apart Mississippi State, 49-10 for the team’s first back-to-back 30 point wins over conference competition in over 30 years. Stidham looked the part of a true offensive leader and, with an already established defense, the Tigers can go nowhere but up for the rest of the year.
No. 12 Auburn looks to keep rolling vs struggling Ole Miss
Mississippi quarterback Shea Patterson is tackled by Alabama linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Matt Luke and Mississippi are banking on the fluctuating fortunes of college football for a fast rebound.
The 12th-ranked Auburn Tigers, on the other hand, are hoping their last two performances will carry over into Saturday’s game against the Rebels.
It’s no wonder the coaches and teams have a totally different perspective. Ole Miss (2-2, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) is stinging from a 66-3 loss to No. 1 Alabama and hoping the best medicine lies in the same border state.
”The best way to get over it is to start focusing on the next opponent,” said Luke, the Rebels’ interim coach. ”Probably more so than any other sport, college football is so week to week. You can totally change everything in one week just by going out and fighting and competing.”
The Tigers (4-1, 2-0) are fresh from a second-straight SEC blowout, 49-10 over Mississippi State . Now, they’re three-touchdown favorites in this one with one of the SEC’s best defenses and an offense that has been increasingly producing big plays.
Tigers coach Gus Malzahn, like Luke, isn’t pinning too much on the last games
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