Re: Auburn will be a first class cluster
I don't see a train wreck coming. Special teams will be very good, the defense could be pretty decent, and while the offense will be a flaming crater like it was last year, I think the schedule can keep them afloat at a solid record.
You've got to figure that they have at least four wins baked into the schedule (ULM, Ole Miss, New Mexico State, and Alabama A&M). Beyond those guaranteed four wins, they've got pretty low-lying fruit in at least three others (Clemson, MSU, and Vandy). That will probably put them in the neighborhood of six or seven wins, and if they can continue the luck in close games that they have gotten the first three years, it wouldn't be a surprise to see them finish with around eight or nine wins factoring in a mid-tier bowl win against an also-ran of another conference.
I think they'll be a lot like last year. Decent win total, but an ugly team to watch and one that will get smoked by the better teams, specifically 'Bama, LSU, and UGA. Still, though, you can be a bad team these days and still get six or seven wins.