Link sAUsage: A&M Prep

How did we reach the final month of the regular season already? Auburn’s got four games left, a 6-2 record, and the respect of the national media as the country’s top two-loss team. It wouldn’t be right for us to ruin that respect by laying an egg against a Texas A&M team that’s wounded and hurting at the moment.

Thankfully, we’ve got one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the SEC, who’s got the notice of Kevin Sumlin.

And despite the loss of Kam Pettway, an offense that’s been pretty good over the past couple of months (2.5 quarters at LSU notwithstanding).

Still, we’ve got some holes... mainly in the special teams defense aspect of football. The LSU loss was facilitated by a punt return for a touchdown, and Arkansas hit us back after we scored on the dipsy-doodle with a kickoff return for a touchdown. A&M has someone better returning kicks than anyone that LSU or Arkansas can put on the field.

And for a little A&M knowledge, check out this nice Q&A with one of their beat writers from the Opelika-Auburn News.

If we can find a way to get by the Aggies (likely without Kellen Mond), then we’ll play the number one team in the land barring a big upset this Saturday. If we get by that, we’ll probably play a different number one team two weeks later. It’s already shaping up to be a big November, but with each week, the pressure will mount.

And tonight, basketball gets underway against Barry University in an exhibition game. We’ll see exactly how things are handled with the still-unknown identities of two players whose eligibility may be in doubt, and how some new faces work out on the team. There were some high hopes for this group coming into the season, so it’s all up in the air at this point. Tonight should provide some good clarity.

War Eagle.