Quote Originally Posted by sup-rbeast View Post
IMO, the only weakness Auburn has in their defensive front 7 is #17...and he's about as pitiful as UT's weak side LB (56 maybe?)...both of em get lost easily in the wash to say the least. The thing about Auburn's new O is that it's like a 2 minute drill the whole game...and teams that don't have a really deep bench full of DB's have a hard time keeping up and are sucking wind by the latter part of the 1st half..and into the second half as well. The OC is the same guy that introduced the Wildhog to Arkansas...and he's pretty creative. I think the game will be a test for Auburn, but I don't think it's one they can't pass. BTW, doesn't UT's O look alot like the Oakland Raiders O?...skill everywhere except QB...seems to follow Kiffin around these days..lol
#56 is Reveiz who was playing about as well as any LB in the conference. He is out for the year. He had monster games at UF and played as well as anyone against UCLA. He was undersized but play with a very high motor. For Auburn, I haven't been impressed at all with their LB's Stevens, Bynes, or Freeman. They just don't look like Auburn LB's.

Also Malzhan didn't come up with the Wildhog. Nutts brother who was on the staff came up with the wildhog. Malzhan was the high school coach in Springdale Ark. He had Mitch Mustain and Damien Williams on his team. Nutt gave him a job to get those kids. But he is a good coach. Malzhan wanted to throw the ball more at Arkansas. The problem was he had Mcfadden and Jones. Needless to say it didn't work out. He had some success in the SEC but against top teams stuggled. Malzhan went to Tulsa and Mustain and Williams went to USC. Malzhan had success at Tulsa. They led the nation in offense i believe. But again. I think in the SEC it is a different animal.

Also the problem with running the 2 minute drill the whole game is your defense is sucking wind as well. They are going to be on the feild alot more going up against some of the better SEC defense's. I don't think anyone expects to see Auburn put up 500 yards against the Bama's, LSU's, Ol'Miss's. Which is who Auburn needs to beat to win the west. Call me old fashioned but I don't like there style and I would be willing to beat they will strugle at times because of it against better teams and especially on the road.

Also I do think UT's O looks alot like Oaklands. But I would disagree about talent everywhere except QB. We need more talent at WR and TE plus need more depth on our OL. But the good part about it is there isn't any drafts. We can get whoever will come and there isn't a staff anywhere better at recruiting than the one in knoxville right now. It is only a matter of time.