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Hey, Auburn beat Georgia real bad on Saturday.
Sorry. I mean “Auburn whipped the dog crap out of ‘em” on Saturday.
The Tigers won 40-17 over the formerly #1 (now #7) team in the country, and rose to #6 in the rankings. We’ll see how high they get in the College Football Playoff rankings that are released tonight.
Being in the top six is a nice little team honor at this point, but you can’t do it without the pieces.
Namely, the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week.
Graded out at 91 percent with a season-high six blocks.@AuburnFootball's Casey Dunn is the #SECFB Offensive Lineman OTW. pic.twitter.com/gcDcgXIXQU
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 13, 2017
Or the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week.
4-of-4 on FGs with the 4th breaking the SEC record for career FG made.@AuburnFootball's @DanielCarlson38 is the #SECFB Special Teams POTW. pic.twitter.com/oDBbXAYZkM
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 13, 2017
Or you know, the SEC Offensive Player of the Week.
233 all-purpose yards; 167 yds rushing with two catches for 66 yds and a TD. @AuburnFootball's @AyeyoKEJO is the #SECFB Offensive POTW. pic.twitter.com/LlUs6u66Ii
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) November 13, 2017
On the defensive side of the ball, we had some guys make big plays. Like all of the defensive linemen. Jeff Holland, Marlon Davidson, Derrick Brown, Dontavius Russell. All got sacks.
An NFL scout was asked, “Which of the Auburn defensive linemen do you like?”
— The All-American (@TheAthleticCFB) November 12, 2017
“All of them.”
The Tigers look like a contender: https://t.co/PU1UvD9bRc pic.twitter.com/Ukm3NoY1MT
And after the dominating defensive performance, allowing just 46 rushing yards to Nick Chubb (who can have his all-time rushing yards and zero titles of any kind) and Sony Michel, the Auburn defense as a whole is uh... good.
STAT PROFILES HAVE BEEN UPDATED. ENJOY. UNLESS YOU’RE A GEORGIA FAN. https://t.co/s1qZq5GW3t pic.twitter.com/8QzRmsOrny
— Bill Connelly (@SBN_BillC) November 13, 2017
So, we should just get a nice easy win over Louisiana-Monroe this weekend, and look ahead to Alabama afterward. But let’s not overlook the Warhawks. They’ve got some SEC scalps.
The Iron Bowl might be less than two weeks away, but don't expect Auburn to look past Louisiana-Monroe on its way to Alabama https://t.co/YgD0qDs2f4
— Josh Vitale (@AUBlog) November 13, 2017
See, if Auburn beats ULM, they hit nine wins. Check out this interesting graphic.
With a win over LA-Monroe, fate won't allow Auburn to not win a championship because Auburn can't *just* win 9 to 11 games. It's the Uncanniest Valley on the Plains. pic.twitter.com/UIfCYbwwuz
— War Room Eagle (@WarRoomEagle) November 13, 2017
The last time Alabama beat an Auburn team that won nine games or more? 1994.
Before that? 1984.
Before that? 1974.
Before that? 1971.
That’s it. Just four times. When Auburn has at least nine wins in a year, they beat Alabama in 1957, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2013.
Bottom line, when Auburn’s good, they usually win the Iron Bowl.
War Eagle.