Aside from the game being play at JHS, what does auburn do or have that is better than OM ??
OM has a legitimate, explosive offense that could hang with pretty much anyone in the country. Kiffin will get his points . Alabama is the only team that has slow down OM offense and we had to play an almost perfect game at home to do so. If the OM rush defense can slow down or shut down the barn running game( they did a great job against LSU emerging running game) Bo Nix will have to win the game with his usual circus performance. The OM rushing attack has the 3 headed monster of Corral, Snoop, and Ealy. Drummond is the best WR on either team. The barn offense are to have to generate lots of points if they can't contain the OM offense. And that is something I can't see with their offense.
Sometimes having a bye week can be an advantage and sometimes it can be more detrimental. OM has been in 2 major wars with Arky and Tennessee and came out victorious. They are battle tested!
I was surprised how good they looked beating LSU after they made their adjustments.
Auburn has lost to two teams with a pulse (Penn ST and UGA) . their " biggest win" was against a beat up, wounded 2 straight loss Arky team that loss their mojo after getting mauled by Georgia and then losing an emotional game to Ole Miss the following week. If auburn can run with success, the game will be a lot more interesting, but I still like OM for the win. Kiffin knows he can still have a special season if he wins out which makes every game moving forward important.